The  grand final of the 52nd edition of the Albanian music festival, Festivali i Këngës, the show that will selects the Albanian representative at Eurovision Song Contest will be held tonight in Tirana.  16 acts will compete for the Eurovision ticket to Copenhagen. Viewers had the chance to listen to the entries on 26 and 27 December.

The show

16 songs will be performed tonight.  The show will be hosted by Enkel Demi, accompanied by host and actress Klea Huta.

How to watch

[alert-info]The show will be aired live on RTSH at 20:30 CET.

• TVSH
• TVSH Satelite (Eutelsat 16A 16.0°E 12656 V DVB-S MPEG-2 4883 1/2)
• Eurovision.tv
• Webcast on TVSH official website
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The participants

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1. Hersiana Matmuja – Zemërimi i një nate
2. Besiana Mehmedi & Shkodran Tolaj – Jam larg
3. Luiz Ejlli – Kthehu
4. Frederik Ndoci – Një ditë shprese
5. Grupi NA – Jehona
6. Klodian Kaçani – Me ty
7. Lindi Islami & Venera Lumani – Natë e parë
8. Blerina Braka – Mikja ime

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9. Xhejsi Jorgaqi – Ëndërrat janë ëndërra
10. Xhejn & Enxhi Kumrija – Kur qielli qanë
11. Grupi LYNX – Princesha
12. Marjeta Billo – Ti mungon
13. Sajmir Braho – Grua
14. Rezarta Smaja – Në zemër
15. Edmond Mancaku & Entela Zhula – Vetëm për ty
16. Renis Gjoka – Mjegulla

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Guest performers

Emmelie de Forest, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, is going to be the international guest performer at Festivali i Këngës 52 in Tirana. Elhaida Dani, the winner of the The Voice of Italy 2013 is the other artist who will perform at the festival.

The jury

The jury which contains 7 members from the Albnanian art and music scene will determine the winner of Festivali i Këngës 52 which will represent Albania at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen.

1. Agim Krajka, composer
2. Aleksander Lalo, composer
3. Hajg Zaharian, composer
4. Petrit Malaj, actor
5. Eriona Rushiti, composer
6. Xhevair Spahiu, lyricist
7. Bojken Lako, singer & songwriter

The Poll

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Bledar Sejko & Adrian Lulgjuraj represented Albania at this years Eurovision with their rock entry called Identitet, but unfortunately they did not manage to enter the final.