Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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Country | Albania | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festivali I Këngës 46 | |||
Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 14 December 2007 15 December 2007 Final 16 December 2007 |
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Selected entrant | Olta Boka | |||
Selected song | "Zemrën e lamë peng" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 67 points) | |||
Final result | 17th, 55 points | |||
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania selected their entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on December 16, 2007 in the Festivali I Këngës competition. The winner was Olta Boka with the song "Zemrën e lamë peng" (Hearts Trapped In Time), she represented Albania in Belgrade on May 22 where she participated in the second semi-final and won a place in the final.
For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for the Albania broadcast was Leon Menkshi.
Olta Boka finished 9th with 67 points in the second semi-final, thus qualifying for the final
In the final, she performed 3rd following United Kingdom and preceding Germany, finishing in 17th place with 55 points.