Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) | |||
| Country | Albania | |||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 43 | |||
| Selection date | 18 December 2004 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Tomorrow I Go" | |||
| Artist | Ledina Çelo | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 53 points | |||
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Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Tomorrow I Go", composed by Adrian Hila, with lyrics by Pandi Laço, and performed by Ledina Çelo. The Albanian participating broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), selected its entry through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës in December 2004. This marked the second time that Albania participated in the contest since its debut in 2004. Due to the top 10 result in the previous contest, the nation automatically qualified for the grand final, which took place on 21 May 2005. In the final, it performed as number eight and placed 16th out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 53 points.