Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with the song "Karma" performed by Anxhela Peristeri. Its entry was selected through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2020. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and various television and radio appearances in Albania, Greece, Kosovo and San Marino.
Eugent Bushpepa was part of the artistic committee who selected the 26 entries for the 59th edition of Festivali i Këngës. Bushpepa represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and finished in 11th place.
A video postcard introduced Anxhela Peristeri's shows, portraying a small house on the Hoge Brug in Maastricht decorated with personal pictures, a violin and other objects linked to the artist. At the end of the postcard, Peristeri greets the audience while playing a violin solo.
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Albania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since its debut in 2004. Festivali i Këngës, a long-standing song contest that takes place every year in Albania since 1962, is used to select the country's entrant for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2004 with Anjeza Shahini placing seventh. It remained the country's highest result in the contest until 2012, when Rona Nishliu finished fifth.
Anjeza Shahini in Istanbul (2004)
Frederik Ndoci and Aida Ndoci in Helsinki (2007)
Olta Boka in Belgrade (2008)
Juliana Pasha in Oslo (2010)
