Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

"Dambaje"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country	Albania
Artist(s)	Mishela Rapo
Languages	Albanian, English, Turkish, Italian, German, French, Serbo-Croatian, Imaginary
Composer(s)	Adrian Hila
Lyricist(s)	Pandi Laço
Entry chronology
	◄ "Kam një këngë vetëm për ju" (2012)
	"Besoj" (2016) ►

Mishela Rapo
Mishela Rapo
Born	15 December 2000; Tirana, Albania
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2010–present

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country	Albania
National selection
Selection process	Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë
Selection date(s)	Semi-final; 26 May 2015; Final; 27 May 2015
Selected entrant	Mishela Rapo
Selected song	"Dambaje"
Finals performance
Final result	5th, 93 points
Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Albania selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë. The competing songs will be broken down into one semi-final taking place on 26 May 2015. Mishela Rapo and her song "Dambaje" will represent Albania.

Before Junior Eurovision

Festivali i Këngës për Fëmijë

On 13 March 2015, it was announced that Albania will participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. On 6 May 2015 it was reported that the winner of Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë will represent Albania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1]

Final – 27 May 2015
Draw	Artist	Song	Restult
1	Franceska Aurora Verzeroli and Jasmina Dervishi	"Vallja fëmijët i bashkon"	—
2	Zhaklina Veizaj	"Të dua vendi im"	—
3	Jasmina Hako	"Do të vij një ditë"	—
4	Anjeza Sejdia	"Ku ta gjej daullen gjyshi"	—
5	Amela Buzi	"Bota blu"	—
6	Xhamerino Bollati	"Rramp e Bamp e Bum Bum Bum"	—
7	Elisa Gjipi	"Nuk dua të rritem"	—
8	Livia Murataj	"Eksploroj"	—
9	Klodjana Vata & Igli Bodurri	"Bota gjithë dashuri"	—
10	Amela Agastra	"Kurrë mos thuaj jo"	—
11	Dario Zela	"Hëna–çapkënia"	3
12	Mishela Rapo	"Dambaje"	1
13	Marko Strazimiri	"Nuk di se çfarë të them"	—
14	Wendi Mancaku and Vanessa Sono	"Jeto"	2

Participant

Mishela Rapo

Mishela Rapo was born on 15 December 2000 in Tirana, Albania. In 2012, she attempted to represent Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Mama Mia (Te Amo)", but did not win.[2] On 27 May 2015, Rapo was declared the winner of Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë with her song "Dambaje". She represented Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, finishing in 5th place with 93 points.[3]

Dambaje

"Dambaje" is a song by the Albanian singer Mishela Rapo. It represented Albania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1][3][4]

On 27 of May 2015, RTSH held the Festivali 53 i Femijeve contest. The winner of the contest would be selected to represent Albania at the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Mishela Rapo won the contest and, thus, won the right to represent Albania in Bulgaria on 21 November. The music is composed by Adrian Hila, while the lyrics are by Pandi Laço. Both have worked together on songs for Eurovision to represent Albania. While the song is performed in Albanian, it also has a line in six other languages. This song marks the first time Turkish has been used in a Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry.[3]

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Albania were drawn to perform sixteenth on 21 November 2015, following Malta and preceding Montenegro.[5]

Points awarded to Albania

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
EBU Italy		Australia Montenegro Slovenia	Macedonia	Armenia Bulgaria
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Ireland	Georgia San Marino Serbia	Kids Jury	Belarus Malta	Netherlands Ukraine

Points awarded by Albania

12 points	Malta
10 points	Armenia
8 points	Georgia
7 points	Macedonia
6 points	Belarus
5 points	Australia
4 points	Italy
3 points	Russia
2 points	Ukraine
1 point	Montenegro

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Albanian jury:

Zana Shuteriqi
Eriona Rushiti
Kristaq Koçi
Enis Mulla
Hajk Zaharian

Split Voting Results from Albania
Draw	Country	Z. Shuteriqi	E. Rushiti	K. Koçi	E. Mulla	H. Zaharian	Average Jury Points	Televoting Points	Points Awarded
01	Serbia
02	Georgia	5	2	7	4	1	3	8	8
03	Slovenia	2	1		3	8	2	3
04	Italy	7	6	5	2	7	7	2	4
05	Netherlands	4	3	6	1	6	4
06	Australia	3	8	8	6		5	4	5
07	Ireland			4
08	Russia	8	7		10	5	8		3
09	Macedonia					4		10	7
10	Belarus	10	10	10	8		10		6
11	Armenia	6		3	5	12	6	7	10
12	Ukraine		5					6	2
13	Bulgaria		4		7	2	1	1
14	San Marino			2
15	Malta	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12
16	Albania
17	Montenegro	1		1		3		5	1

Commentator and spokesperson

Year	Commentator	Spokesperson
2015	Andri Xhahu	Majda Bejzade

References

Ko, Anthony (28 May 2015). "Mishela Rapo will represent Albania at JESC 2015 in Bulgaria". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
Ko, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Junior Eurovision 2015: Mishela Rapo will represent Albania with "Dambaje"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Albania: Mishela Rapo Is Off To JESC 2015". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Mishela Rapo to represent Albania!
James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

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[SongandArtist-1] Ko, Anthony (28 May 2015). "Mishela Rapo will represent Albania at JESC 2015 in Bulgaria". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[2] Ko, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Junior Eurovision 2015: Mishela Rapo will represent Albania with "Dambaje"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[Singer-Song-3] Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Albania: Mishela Rapo Is Off To JESC 2015". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[4] Mishela Rapo to represent Albania!

[5] James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.