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RTSH, the Albanian national broadcaster, has confirmed that Albania will partake at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest next year in Bulgaria.

Thus Albania joins the list of countries who have so far confirmed their participation at the upcoming Eurovision 2027 edition.

The 2027 Albanian Eurovision entry and act will be determined via the traditional Albanian song festival – Festival i Kenges in December.

RTSH has published the names of the 28 competing acts at Fest 65 aka Festivali i Kenges.

Albania in Eurovision

Albania debuted at our beloved competition in 2004 and is yet to win the competition. The ‘Land of the Eagle‘ has partaken in the competition 22 times. The country’s best result at Eurovision till date is a 5th place which was achieved at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with Rona Nishliu‘s ‘Suus‘.

In 2026 Alis represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest with his epic entry ‘Nan’.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.