Festivali i Këgnës 23

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.

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 21 October 2020 and was broadcast at 21:00 (CET). Ten contestants participated in the first semi-final. The highlighted contestants qualified for the final.

Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 22 Octpber 2020 and was broadcast at 21:00 (CET). Ten contestants participated in the second semi-final. The highlighted contestants qualified for the final.

Final
The final took place on 24 October 2020 and was broadcast at 21:00 (CET). The finalists were announced on 22 October 2020, and the winner was chosen by a jury consisting of two Albanian members and three international members with connections to the Europavision Song Contest. The jury was composed of Christer Björkman, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Felix Bergsson, Mikaela Minga and Rita Petro.