Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country	Albania
National selection
Selection process	Festivali I Këngës 46
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals; 14 December 2007; 15 December 2007; Final; 16 December 2007
Selected entrant	Olta Boka
Selected song	"Zemrën e lamë peng"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (9th, 67 points)
Final result	16th, 55 points
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Albania selected their entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on December 16, 2007 in the Festivali I Këngës competition. The winner was Olta Boka with the song "Zemrën e lamë peng" (Hearts Trapped In Time), she represented Albania in Belgrade on May 22 where she participated in the second semi-final and won a place in the final.

Festivali I Këngës 46

For the full results, see Festivali i Këngës 46.

Draw	Singer	Song	Points	Place
1	Manjola Nallbani	"Kjo botë merr frymë nga dashuria"	27	7
2	Produkt 28	"30 sekonda"	3	15
3	Eneida Tarifa	"E para letër"	11	10
4	Mariza Ikonomi	"Mall i tretur"	20	9
5	Greta Koçi	"Natën të kërkova"	35	6
6	Flaka Krelani & Doruntina Disha	"Jeta kërkon dashuri"	57	2
7	Mira Konçi & Redon Makashi	"Nën një qiell"	37	5
8	Kthjellu	"Dhoma"	9	11
9	Kozma Dushi	"Tatuazh në kujtesë"	1	16
10	Devis Xherahu	"Endacaku"	0	17
11	Teuta Kurti	"Qyteti i dashurisë"	3	14
12	Samanta Karavello	"Pse u harrua dashuria"	23	8
13	Juliana Pasha	"Një qiell të ri"	54	3
14	Agim Poshka	"Kujt i them të dua"	8	12
15	Jonida Maliqi	"S'ka fajtor në dashuri"	36	4
16	Olta Boka	"Zemrën e lamë peng"	67	1
17	Rosela Gjylbegu	"Po lind një yll"	8	13

For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for the Albania broadcast was Leon Menkshi.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}

Olta Boka finished 9th with 67 points in the second semi-final, thus qualifying for the final

In the final, she performed 3rd following United Kingdom and preceding Germany, finishing in 17th place with 55 points.