Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Albania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Participating broadcasterRadio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
Country Albania
Selection processFestivali i Këngës 61
Selection date22 December 2022
Competing entry
Song"Duje"
ArtistAlbina and Familja Kelmendi
Songwriters
  • Enis Mullaj
  • Eriona Rushiti
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 83 points)
Final result22nd, 76 points
Participation chronology
◄2022 2023 2024►

Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Duje" performed by Albina and Familja Kelmendi. Its entry was selected through a dedicated televoting process during the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2022. Up until point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since its debut in 2004.

Assigned to the second semi-final on 11 May 2023, Albania placed 9th with a total of 83 points and qualified for the final. At the conclusion of the final on 13 May, the nation placed 22nd with a total of 76 points. This was the 11th occasion that Albania qualified for the final out of the 19 times it had participated in Eurovision.