Festivali i Këngës The national broadcaster of Albania,
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), organised the 55th edition of
Festivali i Këngës to select the
country's entrant for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The contest took place in December 2017, for which 24 songs had been internally shortlisted by a jury panel made up of music professionals. Subsequently, after the grand final,
Lindita and her
Albanian-language song "Botë" were chosen to represent Albania in the contest, after the votes of an expert jury panel and the internet were combined, resulting in 85 total points.
Kyiv performing during a rehearsal prior the first semi-final in Kyiv. The
62nd edition of the
Eurovision Song Contest took place in
Kyiv, Ukraine, and consisted of two semi-finals held on 9 and 11 May, and the grand final on 13 May 2017. According to the
Eurovision rules, each participating country, except the host country and the "
Big Five" including , , , and the , were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the grand final, although, the top ten countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final. On 31 January 2017, it was announced that "World" would be performed in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest. During the live show, Albania performed fourth following and preceding . The country eventually failed to qualify for the grand final in fourteenth place with 38 points ranking fourteenth by the jury's 38 points and twelfth by the televote of 38 points. The well-received performance of Lindita begins with her singing the song in front of dark green lights while wearing a white costume which symbolises "peace" and "elegance". Following the first refrain, a clock appears on the
LED screens and fills the entire circular stage floor, ticking to the song. Later in the show, the screens shows sailing spaceships and numerous chandeliers flowing on the stage. == Personnel ==