Albania was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "", written by and performed by Kroni Pula. The Albanian participating broadcaster, (RTSH), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2025 contest, (RTSH) had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest representing Albania ten times since its first entry in the . Albania has never won the contest, with their best result being in , when Mishela Rapo represented the country with "Dambaje", placing 5th. The nation opted not to take part in the contest in and , and in (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). In , Nikol Çabeli competed for Albania with the song "", which ended up in 7th place with 126 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
was the sixty-third edition of Festivali i Këngës për Fëmijë, the national final format used by RTSH to select Albanian entries for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Twenty-nine finalists — divided into the "Junior" and "Young" categories — were selected by a jury panel composed of music industry professionals and announced on 30 May 2025, with the winner of the "Junior" category being selected as the national entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
The winner of the competition – which took place from 29 May to 1 June 2025 at the "" Theathre in Shkodër, hosted by Edona Reshitaj and Erdit Asllanaj, and broadcast on RTSH1, RTSH Muzikë and Radio Tirana 1 – was determined by the combination of votes from a professional jury (50%) and a children's jury (50%), with the final also seeing several acts receive special awards for their participation. These included the prize for best vocals to Tara Fejzullahu, Eslin Kurti and Nivis Sulishti.
Kroni Pula, born in Tirana, was declared the winner of "Junior" category, with the song "". In addition to the competing entries, the guest performers included Nikol Çabeli (Albania Junior Eurovision 2024 entry), Alis Kallaçi, Myfarete Laze, Robert Radoja and Inva Mula.
+ Participants: Junior artists Artist Song Songwriter(s) Amina Zegullaj "" Anila Mahmudi "" Armantja Balla and Marin Kerri "" Ea Zoga "" Eslin Kurti "" Greis Zeka "" Hera Hoxha "" Ilenia Llanaj "" Ivana Gjurbavija "" Jasemin Çaku "" Kejsi Sinani "" Kristel Metkaj "" Sokol Marsi Kroni Pula "" Marvin Myshketa "" Nivis Sulishti "" Prishila Puka "" Roslin Krate "" Endrit Shani Rozafa Maka "" Tara Fejzullahu "Bye bye bye" Florent Boshnjaku Tea Kashta and Elia Fezjaj "" + Participants: Young artists Artist Song Songwriter(s) Aiden Balla "" Ajris Shehu "" Suela Tukaj Asel Dilaveri and Arbias Hallunaj "" Drini Drishti "" Ismet Drishti Enid Nika "Këngët e vendit tim" Maria Kalaja "Ja çfarë bëri bubi im" Mia Shkenza "Legjenda" Frederik Ndoci Noara Daci "Ne te tre" Serena Turhani "Nëpër ëndrra"
Shows +Night 129 May 2025ArtistSongCategory1Kejsi Sinani""Junior2Roslin Krate""3Ivana Gjurbavija""4Jasemin Çaku"5Ajris Shehu ""Young6Drini Drishti""7Maria Kalaja""8Mia Shkenza""9Enid Nika""10Kristel Metkaj""Junior11Prishila Puka""12Eslin Kurti""13Armantja Balla and Marin Kerri""14Ea Zoga""
+Night 230 May 2025ArtistSongCategory1Greis Zeka""Junior2Ilenia Llanaj""3Nivis Sulishti""4Tea Kashta and Elia Fezjaj""5Tara Fejzullahu"Bye bye bye"6Serena Turhani""Young7Aiden Balla""8Noara Daci""9Asel Dilaveri and Arbias Hallunaj""10Hera Hoxha""Junior11Amina Zegullaj""12Anila Mahmudi""13Kroni Pula""14Rozafa Maka""15Marvin Myshketa""
Key: Winner Second place Third place
+Final Young Category1 June 2025 Artist Song Place1 Ajris Shehu "" 2 Drini Drishti ""23 Maria Kalaja ""14 Mia Shkenza "" 5 Enid Nika "" 6 Serena Turhani "" 7 Aiden Balla "" 38 Noara Daci "" 9 Asel Dilaveri and Arbias Hallunaj ""
+ Final Junior Category1 June 2025 Artist Song Place1 Kejsi Sinani "" 2 Gresi Zeka "" 3 Anila Mahmudi "" 4 Marvin Myshketa "" 5 Elia Fejzaj and Tea Kashta "" 6 Hera Hoxha "" 7 Nivis Sulishti "" 8 Prishila Puka "" 39 Amina Zegullaj "" 10 Kroni Pula "" 111 Rozafa Maka "" 12 Eslin Kurti "" 13 Tara Fejzullahu "Bye bye bye" 14 Ea Zoga "" 215 Armantja Balla and Marin Kerri "" 16 Jasemin Çaku "" 17 Ilenia Llanaj "" 18 Roslin Krate "" 19 Ivana Gjurbavija "" 20 Kristel Metkaj ""
At Junior Eurovision The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at the Gymnastic Hall of Olympic City in Tbilisi, Georgia on 13 December 2025. On 4 November 2025, an allocation draw was held to determine the running order of the contest, ahead of which each song was classified into a different category based on its musical style and tempo. Albania was drawn to perform in position 18, performing last, following the entry from the .
Voting
At the end of the show, Albania received 60 points from juries and 85 points from online voting, placing 6th.
+ 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 85 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 The following members comprised the Albanian jury: Enis Mulla Blerta Ristani Eriona Rushiti Ea Zoga Marina Daka
+ Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 16 6 9 5 15 8 3 02 10 4 10 12 14 9 2 03 17 15 14 14 12 16 04 14 5 12 13 9 14 05 1 1 1 15 2 3 8 06 9 8 5 9 4 6 5 07 11 17 16 6 11 15 08 7 10 7 16 10 10 1 09 4 9 6 8 7 5 6 10 13 11 15 3 5 7 4 11 8 7 11 10 13 12 12 15 14 8 4 17 11 13 5 12 4 7 6 4 7 14 6 13 13 11 8 13 15 2 2 2 2 3 2 10 16 12 16 17 17 16 17 17 3 3 3 1 1 1 12 18
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