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Albania’s long running Festivali i Këngës 61 is where we find the country’s Eurovision artist and song. After two semi-finals this week we’ve made a quick score ahead of the final this Thursday night.
The Scores
| 🇦🇱 Festivali i Këngës 61 | Total | 12s | |
| 1 | Fifi – “Stop” 🥇 | 44 | 1 |
| 2 | Manjola Nallbani – “Duaj” | 42 | 1 |
| 3 | Elisa Lila – “Evita” | 41 | 2 |
| 4 | Enxhi Nasufi – “Burrë” | 39 | 1 |
| 5 | Albina Kelmendi – “Duje” | 36 | 0 |
| 6 | Vanesa Soni – “Aroma jonë” | 34 | 0 |
| 7 | Erma Mici – “Kozmosi i dashurisë” | 26 | 0 |
| 8 | Rezarta Smaja – “N’Eden” | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | Melodajna Mancaku – “Gjysma e zemrës sime” | 19 | 1 |
| 10 | LYNX – “Nëse ke besim” | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Rovena Dilo – “Motit” | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Serxhio Hajdini – “Vështirë” | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Alban Kondi & Lorela Karoshi – “Melodi” | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Evi Reçi – “Ma kthe” | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Petrit Çarkaxhiu – “Emri yt mirësi” | 2 | 0 |
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