Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) | |||
| Country | Albania | |||
| Selection process | Festivali i Këngës 63 | |||
| Selection date | 22 December 2024 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Zjerm" | |||
| Artist | Shkodra Elektronike | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 122 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 218 points | |||
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Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Zjerm", written by Beatriçe Gjergji, Kolë Laca, and Lekë Gjeloshi, and performed by Gjergji and Laca as Shkodra Elektronike. The Albanian participating broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), selected its entry through its traditional national selection competition. Festivali i Këngës.
Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2025 and was later selected to perform in position 12. At the end of the show, " Zjerm" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Albania placed second out of the fifteen participating countries in the semi-final with 122 points. In the final, Albania closed the show in position 26 and placed eighth out of the 26 participating, scoring a total of 218 points. This marked Albania's highest point total since its debut.