This weekend, the prestigious Festivali i Këngës will be broadcast for the 53rd time in history, with its winning act going on to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Tonight and tomorrow, two semifinals will take place, with the top acts qualifying for the final on Sunday. You can watch the semifinals live on RTSH's own webcast, starting at 20:45 CET.
Floriana Garo, Turjan Hyska and Liberta Spahiu will host the three shows. Alexander Rybak, winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, will be one of the special guests of the competition.
Find out below which 26 acts are part of the competition!
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First semifinal (December 26)
Enver Petrovci - Të vranë bukuri
Revolt Klan - Më mungon
Julian Gjojdeshi - Himn i jetes
Sigi Bastri & Florent Abrashi - Eklips mbi oqean
Marsela Çibukaj - S'muj
Saimir Braho - Kristal
Klajdi Musabelliu - Vetëm te ti besoj
Erga Halilaj - Ti s'më njeh
Besiana Mehmedi & Shkodran Tolaj - Kështjella
Estela Brahimllari - Kjo natë
Lindita Halimi - S'të fal
Offchestra - Bajram
Venera Lumani - Dua të jetoj
Second semifinal (December 27)
Jozefina Simoni - Mendje trazi
Altin Goci - Rock për gjithë jetën
Bojken Lako Band - Të ndjej
Elhaida Dani - Të kërkoj
Kelly - Nëse ti do
Rezarta Smaja - Më rrëmbe
Grupi Aurora - Maria
Ana Gramo - Në koma
Mjellma Berisha - Sot jetoj
Emi Bogdo - Një femër
Agim Poshka - Në rrugën tonë
Xhejn & Enxhi Kumrija - Njeri
Gjergj Leka - Himn
The final (December 28)
We will find out which 18 songs made it to the final after the semifinals have concluded.
