Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) | |||
| Country | Albania | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Festivali i Këngës 53 Song: Internal selection | |||
| Selection date | Artist: 28 December 2014 Song: 15 March 2015 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "I'm Alive" | |||
| Artist | Elhaida Dani | |||
| Songwriters | Sokol Marsi | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 62 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 34 points | |||
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Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria, with the song "I'm Alive" performed by Elhaida Dani. Dani was chosen through the national selection competition, Festivali i Këngës, organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2014. Dani emerged as the winner of contest with the song "Diell"; however the song withdrawn as the Albanian entry at the request of one of the song's songwriters and replaced with "I'm Alive". Prior to the 2015 contest, Albania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times since its first entry in 2004.
"I'm Alive" was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in the lead up to the contest. Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing 14th, the nation was among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final. In the final on 23 May, the entry was performed 26th and placed 17th out of the 27 finalists.