Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
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| Country |  Albania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior Fest 2021 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 October 2021 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anna Gjebrea | |||
| Selected song | "Stand By You" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 84 points | |||
| Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Albania participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France, with the song "Stand By You" performed by Anna Gjebrea. Its entry was selected through the national selection competition Junior Fest 2021 organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in October 2021. The country returned to the contest after an absence of one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background[]
Prior to the 2021 contest, Albania had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times since its first entry in 2012, only opting not to participate at the 2013, 2014 and 2020 contests. Albania has never won the contest, with their best result being in 2015, with the song "Dambaje" by Mishela Rapo achieving fifth place with a score of 93 points.[1] The country did not participate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] but on 18 August 2021, RTSH announced that Albania will participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 following their one-year absence.[3]
Before Junior Eurovision[]
Junior Fest 2021[]
The national final, Junior Fest 2021, took place on 23 October 2021. The national final consisted of nineteen competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by 100% votes of jury members made up of music professionals.[4]
Key: Winner Second place Third place
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adea Rreshka | "Botën ndal" | — |
| 2 | Viola Gjyzeli | "A më njihni" | — |
| 3 | Iris Çarçani | "Per ty mam" | — |
| 4 | Sergita Varfi | "Tek një flutur krahët marr" | — |
| 5 | Kristel Qarri | "Nesër" | — |
| 6 | Violeta Beshiri | "Mbi krahët e tu" | — |
| 7 | Sajana Kodheli | "Si ty" | — |
| 8 | Stelios & Artemis Tollkuci | "Këngë e klases tonë" | — |
| 9 | Dea & Eva Çutra | "Mesazh nga e ardhmja" | — |
| 10 | Ajlis Disha | "Një këshillë" | — |
| 11 | Klara Leti | "Ëndrra ime e vërtetë" | 3 |
| 12 | Dea Moniku | "Dhurata më ë bukur" | — |
| 13 | Marina Daka | "Shoqja ime" | 2 |
| 14 | Altea Kamberi | "Atdheun kam" | — |
| 15 | Anna Gjebrea | "Stand By You" | 1 |
| 16 | Uarda Dibra & Rosela Gropaj | "Qeni i rruges" | — |
| 17 | Sibora Teqja | "Jemi ne e ardhmja" | — |
| 18 | Keit Hitaj | "Sekreti është sekret" | — |
| 19 | Eizhen Qinami | "Mom" | — |
Promotion[]
On 20 November, Anna Gjebrea travelled to North Macedonia to perform "Stand By You" on MRT 2, along with the North Macedonian entrant Dajte Muzika.[5]
Artist and song information[]
Anna Gjebrea[]
Anna Gjebrea | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anna Gjebrea |
| Born | 26 January 2009 |
| Origin | Albania |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Anna Gjebrea (born 26 January 2009)[6] is an Albanian singer from Tirana. She is the daughter of Ardit Gjebrea,[7] with whom she also released the duet "Per ty" in 2017.[8]
Stand By You[]
| "Stand By You" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Anna Gjebrea |
| Lyricist(s) |
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| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Mikja ime fëmijëri" (2019) | |
"Stand By You" is a song by Anna Gjebrea, written by Adam Watts, Gannin Arnold, Sanni M'Mairura and Endi Çuçi.[9] The music video was filmed on 27 October 2021 in a school, and released two days later.[10][11]
At Junior Eurovision[]
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 took place at La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, on 19 December 2021. After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Albania would perform eleventh on 19 December 2021, following Kazakhstan and preceding Ukraine.[12]
At the end of the contest, Albania received 84 points, placing 14th out of 19 participating countries.
Voting[]
The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten.[13]
The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 17 December at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for three songs.[14] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.
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Detailed voting results[]
| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded |
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| 01 |  Germany
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14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 13 | |
| 02 |  Georgia
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16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 03 |  Poland
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9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 04 |  Malta
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10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| 05 |  Italy
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 06 |  Bulgaria
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8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 07 |  Russia
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3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 08 |  Ireland
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17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
| 09 |  Armenia
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7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan
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13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
| 11 | Albania
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| 12 |  Ukraine
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15 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 16 | |
| 13 |  France
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4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan
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5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 |  Netherlands
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12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
| 16 |  Spain
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6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 17 |  Serbia
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11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | |
| 18 |  North Macedonia
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 |  Portugal
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18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
References[]
- ^ "Albania". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (17 September 2020). "Albania: RTSH Cites COVID-19 As Reason Behind Junior Eurovision Withdrawal". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Farren, Neil (18 August 2021). "