About Albania...

2007 Result
History (1956 to 2006)
This year's entry
What I predicted...
What you thought...
What actually happened

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2007 Result

Points in Semi Final: 49
Position in Semi Final: 17th

Points in Final:
Position in Final:
More about the 2007 result for Albania

2008 Contest: Must compete in Semi Final

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History (1956 to 2006)

Albania's previous appearances: 3 year(s) out of 51 [note]
Years participated: 2004- [note]
Best result: 7th (2004)

Albania entered Eurovision for the first time in 2004, and defied the sceptics by doing much better than many had expected. Anjeza Shahini and her song of 'The image of you' finished an impressive 4th in the Semi Final, easily qualifying for the Final where it finished 7th. As a result, Albania enjoyed the advantage of a guaranteed place in the Final for 2005. Sticking to what seemed like a winning formula, Albania chose another shouty woman (Ledino Celo) singing an energetic song in English ('Tomorrow I go'). The resulting 16th place with 53 points (including what risks becoming a customary exchange of high marks with Greece and Macedonia) was no disgrace, but it lacked the sweet charm of Anjeza's effort the year before. The result saw Albania having to take part in the 2006 Semi Final, where hopes rested on the 20-year-old Luiz Ejlli and the song 'Zjarr e ftohtë'. However, Luiz's decent performance and 14th place was not enough, meaning that Albania must once again take part in the Semi Final in 2007.
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This year's entry

Position in Semi Final draw: 11
Position in Final draw: Failed to qualify

What I said prior to the Semi Final:
"Albanian hopes in 2007 rest with the husband and wife team of Aida & Frederik Ndoci, performing 'Hear my plea', an English version of the song 'Balada e gurit' ('Stone ballad') that won the Albanian national selection. The song's composer and lyricist, Ardian Hila and Pandi Laco, are no stranger to Eurovision having been responsible for Ledina Celo's entry two years ago. The song itself is, well, rather good if a little strange. Frederick - looking like a young Jeremy Beadle - and Aida perform it with great passion and meaning, but it does take a long time to get going before erupting into a sonorous chorus. However, the English version, as well as the customary culling to fit the required three-minute time slot, has made the song less impenetrable than ititially appeared."

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What I predicted...

My prediction for Semi Final: 20th to 22nd
My prediction for Final: Will not qualify
What I predicted prior to the Semi Final:
"As always, Albania is likely to pick up a healthy sprinkling of Balkan votes, but I fear even that won't be enough to lift this song out of the Semi Final. It is, in many ways, quite a beautiful Eurovision entry, with a great deal of charm; however, I'm going to agree with the bookmakers and the Soult.com Eurovision Jury Voters, who seem to think that Albania will end up near the bottom of the Semi Final scoreboard. "
Want an alternative prediction? See Simon Hylands' 'Je t'adore, Eurovision!' site

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What you thought...

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In the run up to the Contest, 1,274 visitors to this site awarded points to their favourite songs in the Soult.com Eurovision Jury Vote 2007, voting as a representative of their own country's 'jury'. The votes awarded by representatives of each country were totalled, with each of the 42 participating countries (plus the 'Rest of the World') then awarding points - 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - based on the overall voting preference of its representatives. The points awarded to the entry from Albania are shown in the tables below:

Points awarded to Albania overall:
AL	X	AD	10	AM	0	AT	0	BY	0	BE	0
BA	4	BG	0	HR	0	CY	0	CZ	0	DK	0
EE	0	FI	0	FR	0	GE	0	DE	0	GR	0
HU	0	IS	1	IE	0	IL	0	LV	0	LT	0
MK	0	MT	0	MD	0	ME	0	NL	0	NO	0
PL	0	PT	0	RO	0	RU	0	RS	0	SI	0
ES	0	SE	0	CH	0	TR	0	UA	0	UK	0
WO	0	Last updated: 12 May 2007 Next scheduled update: None
Total points: 15, from 3/43 juries
Position: 29 out of 42

Points awarded to Albania in the Semi Final:
AL	X	AD	12	AM	1	AT	0	BY	0	BE	0
BA	6	BG	0	HR	0	CY	0	CZ	0	DK	0
EE	0	FI	0	FR	0	GE	0	DE	0	GR	0
HU	0	IS	7	IE	0	IL	0	LV	0	LT	0
MK	0	MT	0	MD	0	ME	0	NL	0	NO	0
PL	0	PT	0	RO	0	RU	0	RS	0	SI	0
ES	0	SE	0	CH	0	TR	0	UA	0	UK	0
WO	0	Last updated: 12 May 2007 Next scheduled update: None
Total points: 26, from 4/43 juries
Position: 20 out of 28

Points awarded to Albania in the Final:
AL	X	AD	0	AM	0	AT	0	BY	0	BE	0
BA	0	BG	0	HR	0	CY	0	CZ	0	DK	0
EE	0	FI	0	FR	0	GE	0	DE	0	GR	0
HU	0	IS	0	IE	0	IL	0	LV	0	LT	0
MK	0	MT	0