Albania was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 that took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 26 November 2017. The Albanian broadcaster RTSH was responsible for the organization of their representative at the contest. Their entry was selected through Junior Fest 2017, a national selection process consisting of sixteen artists who competed to become the Albanian representative on 14 October 2017. Ana Kodra won the selection with the song "Mos ma prekni pemën", meaning "Don't Touch My Tree".
Background
Prior to the 2017 contest, Albania had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since its first entry in 2012, opting not to participate at the 2013 and 2014 contests. Albania has never won the contest, with their best result being in , 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". The country ended in 13th place out of 17 countries, achieving 38 points.
Before Junior Eurovision Junior Fest 2017 The national final Junior Fest 2017 took place on 14 October 2017. It consisted of sixteen competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a jury panel. Sixteen songs took part in Junior Fest 2017, which was held in the Palace of Congresses in Tirana. A three-member professional jury, made up of Fatma Methasani, Andi Bajgora and Lum Veseli, selected Ana Kodra as the winner of the selection with the song "Mos ma prekni pemën". The song was later entitled "Don't Touch My Tree" along with the release of the official video on 14 November 2017.
Draw Artist Song Language 1 Kristiana Veshaj "Profesioni" Albanian 2 Amela Agastra "Dance Up" Albanian 3 Sara Bajraktari "Flas me ëndrrën" Albanian 4 Auron Ismaili "Shkolla e vjetër" Albanian 5 Ana Kodra "Mos ma prekni pemën" Albanian 6 Valeria Cara "Kohën pas ta kthej" Albanian 7 Kleansa Susaj "Melodi" Albanian 8 Vivjan Kokeri "Historia që nuk flet" Albanian 9 Jana Shala "Si një melodi" Albanian 10 Argisa Sako "Hola" Albanian, Spanish 11 Diana Tahiri "Një sekret" Albanian 12 Alina Jani "Yjet" Albanian 13 Uendi Goga "Të japim ty një shpresë" Albanian 14 Vivian Biagioni "Si në përrallë" Albanian 15 Klaudia & Eliza Thartori "Garderoba" Albanian 16 Ajla Buzi "DJ Pom" Albanian
At Junior Eurovision During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 20 November 2017, Albania was drawn to perform tenth on 26 November 2017, following Georgia and preceding Ukraine.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Albania Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Albania received 35 points from the online vote
+ Points awarded by Albania Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results + Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 12 13 10 14 12 14 02 3 3 2 6 4 3 8 03 13 12 13 3 13 13 04 2 7 3 1 3 2 10 05 9 2 12 9 5 6 5 06 14 15 15 15 15 15 07 10 14 6 5 8 8 3 08 6 6 8 4 7 5 6 09 1 4 1 2 2 1 12 10 11 11 5 14 8 6 9 2 12 15 9 7 7 11 12 13 4 1 11 12 1 4 7 14 5 10 5 13 10 7 4 15 8 8 9 11 9 10 1 16 7 11 4 10 14 11
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