Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Albania participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Barbie" performed by Efi Gjika. The Albanian broadcaster RTSH was responsible for the organization of their representative at the contest. Their entry was selected through Junior Fest 2018, a national selection process consisting of sixteen artists competed in order to become the Albanian representative on 23 September 2018.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Albania
National selection
Selection processJunior Fest 2018
Selection date(s)
  • 23 September 2018
Selected entrantEfi Gjika
Selected song"Barbie"
Selected songwriter(s)Hristina Gjika
Efthimia Gjika
Finals performance
Final result17th, 44 points
Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2017 2018 2019►

Background

Prior to the 2018 contest, Albania had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest four times since its first entry in 2012, only opting not to participate at the 2013 and 2014 contests. Albania has never won the contest, with their best result being in 2015, with the song "Dambaje" performed by Mishela Rapo, achieving fifth place with a score of 93 points. In 2016, Klesta Qehaja represented Albania in Valletta, Malta with the song "Besoj".[1] The country ended in 13th place out of 17 countries, achieving 38 points. In 2017, Ana Kodra represented Albania in Tbilisi, Georgia with the song "Don't Touch My Tree" and participated in the 2018 national final but did not win.

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

The national final Junior Fest 2018 took place on 23 September 2018. It consisted of sixteen competing acts participating in a televised production at Amphitheater of the Lake Park in Tirana.

Draw [2] Artist [3] Song [4] Language
1 Hera Hysi "Melodi pranverore" (Spring Melodies) Albanian
2 Emmi Rushiti "Mbrëmje feste" (Party Feast) Albanian
3 Kristiana Veshaj "Sot" (Today) Albanian
4 Efi Gjika "Barbie" Albanian
5 Jasmina Hako "Happy" Albanian, English
6 Sindi Goga "Me tinguj fantazi" (With Sound Fantasy) Albanian
7 Iris Sula & Samanta Qoshku "Çdo gjë do dashuri" (Everything will love you) Albanian
8 Era Rakipllari "Panorama" Albanian, English
9 Merlin Xhai "Botë e re" (New World) Albanian
10 Laura Boriçi "Është koha" (It's Time) Albanian
11 Iris Dollani "Ylberi im" (My Pavonine) Albanian
12 Sajana Kodhelaj "Ylli im" (My Star) Albanian
13 Ana Kodra "Prindër ju lutem" (Parents, Please) Albanian
14 Melodajn Mancaku "Ëndërroj" (Daydream) Albanian
15 Speranca Bregasi "Ditari" (Diary) Albanian
16 Uendi Goga "Qiellin dhe yjet i dua" (Heaven and stars, I love) Albanian

Artist and song information

Efi Gjika
Background information
Birth nameEfthimia Gjika
Born (2008-09-26) 26 September 2008
OriginAlbania
Occupation(s)Singer
"Barbie"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Efi Gjika
Languages
Albanian, English
Entry chronology
◄ "Don’t Touch My Tree" (2017)   
"Mikja ime fëmijëria" (2019) ►

Efi Gjika

Her official name is Efthimia Gjika, she composed the song herself.

Barbie

"Barbie" is a song by Albanian child singer Efi Gjika. It represented Albania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Albania was drawn to perform fourth on 25 November 2018, following Kazakhstan and preceding Russia.

Voting

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Albania

Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Albania received 34 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Albania

12 points France
10 points Macedonia
8 points Poland
7 points Australia
6 points Azerbaijan
5 points Malta
4 points Kazakhstan
3 points Armenia
2 points Ukraine
1 point Israel

Split voting results

Split voting results from Albania
Draw Country Juror 1 Juror 2 Juror 3 Juror 4 Juror 5 Average Rank Points
01  Ukraine 6 13 7 5 17 9 2
02  Portugal 16 14 14 10 16 15
03  Kazakhstan 8 8 8 4 6 7 4
04  Albania
05  Russia 17 19 18 14 13 19
06  Netherlands 15 9 15 15 12 14
07  Azerbaijan 4 2 4 6 18 5 6
08  Belarus 7 18 10 13 15 12
09  Ireland 19 17 19 12 9 17
10  Serbia 10 15 11 16 19 16
11  Italy 14 12 16 11 10 13
12  Australia 5 7 5 7 1 4 7
13  Georgia 12 11 12 9 8 11
14  Israel 13 5 13 19 7 10 1
15  France 1 1 1 1 2 1 12
16  Macedonia 3 4 3 2 5 2 10
17  Armenia 11 10 6 17 4 8 3
18  Wales 18 16 17 18 11 18
19  Malta 9 6 9 8 3 6 5
20  Poland 2 3 2 3 14 3 8

See also

References

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