Festivali i Këgnës 2021

Albania will participate in the Europavision Song Contest 2021. The Albanian broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), will organise the national fin Festivali i Këngës 2021 in order to select the Albanian entry for the 2021 contest in Copenhagen,.

Albania will have to go through the semi finals to determine the top 10 of each semi final and whether they will qualify.

Format
The 4th edition of Festivali i Këngës was organised by the national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), for determining their representative for the Europavision Song Contest 2021. The former consisted of two semi-finals on 21 and 22 October, and the final on 24 October 2020, and was held at the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana. The three live shows were hosted by Albanian television presenter Alketa Vejsiu.

Contestants
In September 2020, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) published a provisory list of 20 artists shortlisted to compete in the two semi-finals of the contest, with the songs being revealed on 9 October 2020. Previously, the broadcaster had opened a submission period for artists and composers between March and June to participate in the competition.