Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | RTSH |
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| First appearance | 2012 |
| Best result |
5th
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| Worst result |
Last
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| External links | |
| Albania's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeAlbania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
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The participation of Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2012. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2012 contest was Igzidora Gjeta with the song "Kam një këngë vetëm për ju", which finished in twelfth place out of twelve participating entries, achieving a score of thirty-five points. There has only been two absences from the competition, the first being in 2013 and the second in 2014. Albania returned to the contest in 2015, when Mishela Rapo represented them with the song "Dambaje", achieving ninety-three points and finishing in fifth place out of seventeen participating countries. On 1 June 2016, Klesta Qehaja won the Festivali i Këngës për Femije with the song "Besoj", earning the right to represent Albania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in Valletta, Malta. She received thirty-eight points and therefore finished thirteenth out of seventeen participating countries. As of Junior Eurovision 2016, Albania have awarded the most points to Malta, and received the most points from Italy.
On 14 August 2012, the Albanian national broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced that they would be making their Junior Eurovision debut at the 2012 contest in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 December 2012. The mechanism used at the time in order to select their representative was a national pre-selection show entitled Junior Fest Albania 2012. Child-singer, Igzidora Gjeta, was the first participant to represent Albania with the song "Kam një këngë vetëm për ju", which finished in twelfth place achieving a score of thirty-five points. This was Albania's worst result in their contest history.
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