!Song
!Song
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#CEDFF2;” |1
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |1
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Rigersa Loka
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Rigersa Loka
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”Albanian Heart”
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”Albanian Heart”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Të dua shumë|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Të dua shumë|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#CEDFF2;” |4
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |4
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Sheila Haxhiraj
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Sheila Haxhiraj
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Zemra e tokës|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Zemra e tokës|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Balukeprera|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Balukeprera|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#CEDFF2;” |8
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |8
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Ghiti
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Ghiti
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Okej!|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Okej!|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Nuk kthehem pas|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Nuk kthehem pas|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#FF7F7F;” |10
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |10
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Erand Sojli
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Erand Sojli
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Të kam në fron|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Të kam në fron|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Ta kam fal|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Ta kam fal|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#FF7F7F;” |12
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |12
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Kimi
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Kimi
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Prap diell del|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Prap diell del|i=unset}}”
!Song
!Song
|-
|-
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#CEDFF2;” |1
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |1
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Savjana Vjerdha
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Savjana Vjerdha
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Dimër për dimër e vjeshtë për vjeshtë|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Dimër për dimër e vjeshtë për vjeshtë|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Në krahët e tu|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Në krahët e tu|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#FF7F7F;” |4
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |4
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Sihana Haxhnikaj
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Sihana Haxhnikaj
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Horizont|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Horizont|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Tresh|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Tresh|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#FF7F7F;” |8
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |8
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Malvina Likaj
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Malvina Likaj
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Përtej shpirtit|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Përtej shpirtit|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Pa pretendime|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” |”{{lang|sq|Pa pretendime|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#FF7F7F;” |11
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |11
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Threex
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |Threex
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Vite|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#FF7F7F;” |”{{lang|sq|Vite|i=unset}}”
|-
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! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center; background:#CEDFF2;” |12
! scope=”row” style=”text-align:center;” |12
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Endri Kaçaçi
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |Endri Kaçaçi
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Si unë|i=unset}}”
| align=”left” style=”background:#CEDFF2;” |”{{lang|sq|Si unë|i=unset}}”
64th edition of Festivali i Këngës
Festivali i Këngës 64 will be the 64th edition of the annual Albanian music competition Festivali i Këngës, organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). It will be held between 17 and 20 December 2025 at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana and will be hosted by Arilena Ara and Salsano Rrapi. The winner of the competition will represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
The 64th edition of Festivali i Këngës will consist of two semi-finals on 17 and 18 December 2025, a “nostalgia night” on 19 December 2025 and a final on 20 December 2025.[1]
In July 2025, it was announced that Elhaida Dani – who won Festivali i Këngës 53 – would serve as the artistic director, repeating her function from the previous edition, where she was widely credited with enhancing the quality of the shows.[2] Belioza Çoku was announced as the executive producer in October 2025,[3] while Arilena Ara – who won Festivali i Këngës 58 – and comedian Salsano Rrapi were named the hosts in December 2025.[4]
Broadcasters Andri Xhahu and Antoneta Koçi will host a special Post Festivali broadcast after each of the shows.[5]
A seven-member jury will vote to determine 23 acts advancing to the final from the qualifying phase, announced at the end of the third night.
In the final, each member of the jury distributes 1–8, 10 and 12 points between the competing songs, with the entry receiving the highest number of votes from the televote, which also accepts votes from Kosovo, being awarded a capped maximum score equivalent to half of the total jury maximum and the remaining entries receiving a proportional share of points based on their respective vote totals. For example, the entry receiving the highest number of votes is awarded 84 points, while an entry receiving 10% of that vote total is awarded 8 points after rounding.[1][6][7] A worldwide online vote officially designated as the “diaspora vote” was originally planned to complement the domestic SMS vote for the second year in row; intended to be conducted through the RTSH website and – for the first time – a dedicated mobile application titled FiK – Festivali i Këngës,[1] it was withheld on the first day of the festival in order to “guarantee transparency”.[8]
The jury consists of Anila Basha, Belinda Budini, Bleona Qereti, Olen Cesar, Rame Lahaj, Valentin Veizi and Zef Çoba.[7]
RTSH opened an application period for interested artists and composers on 1 September 2025, with applications open until 30 September; as a novelty, songs created with the assistance of generative artificial intelligence were immediately discarded in order to “preserve the authenticity” of the festival.[9] A total of 28 artists appeared on the list of selected competing acts, which was published on 13 October.[10] On 22 November, Egzon Pireci announced his withdrawal from the contest due to “personal reasons”;[11] Lynx was designated as his replacement and announced as a competitor three days later.[12] The genres and titles of the entries were revealed in batches between 21 and 28 October,[13] with the songs eventually released on 1 December.[14]
Key: Entry withdrawn Replacement entry
The semi-finals will take place on 17 and 18 December 2025.
Key: Automatic Qualifier Qualifier Non-Qualifier
The “nostalgia night” will take place on 19 December 2025. Contestants will perform songs from the history of Festivali i Këngës in duet with the original performers.[5]
- ^ Originally titled as “ID”.
- ^ a b c Godolja, Besmir (14 October 2025). “‘Nuk ka ndere shoqërore’, Elhaida Dani zbulon surprizat e këtij edicioni të Festivalit në RTSH” [“There is no social honor”, Elhaida Dani reveals the surprises of this edition of the Festival on RTSH] (in Albanian). Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (19 July 2025). “🇦🇱 Albania: Elhaida Dani Artistic Director for Festivali i Këngës 64”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ “Festivali i 64-t i Këngës, producentja: RTSH ka patentën e vetme që çon Shqipërinë në arenën ndërkombëtare” [64th Festivali i Këngës producer: RTSH has the only patent that takes Albania to the international arena] (in Albanian). RTSH. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Quku, Bardhi (16 December 2025). “Nga juria, të ftuarit dhe këngëtarët. Prezantuesit Salsano Rrapi dhe Arilena Ara zbulojnë çfarë do të ndodhë në Fest ’64” [From the jury, guests and singers. Presenters Salsano Rrapi and Arilena Ara reveal what will happen at Fest ’64] (in Albanian). RTSH. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b Sheshi, Jonida (16 December 2025). “Prapaskenat e Fest 64, Andri Xhahu dhe Antoneta Koçi tregojnë disa nga surprizat e këtij edicioni” [Behind the scenes of Fest 64, Andri Xhahu and Antoneta Koçi reveal some of the surprises of this edition] (in Albanian). RTSH. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2025). “Albania: Rehearsals Have Started for Festivali i Këngës 64”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b Kokonozi, Ina (17 December 2025). “Fest 64 – Nga tenorë, kompozitorë e gazetarë, prezantohet juria e Festivalit të Këngës” [Fest 64 – Tenors, composers and journalists present the jury of the Song Festival] (in Albanian). RTSH. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Kalemi, Joana (17 December 2025). “FEST 64/ Si të votoni këngëtarin e preferuar nga Shqipëria dhe Kosova” [FEST 64/ How to vote for your favorite singer from Albania and Kosovo] (in Albanian). RTSH. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ “Festivali i 64-t i Këngës në RTSH, hapet thirrja për artistët” [The 64th Song Festival at RTSH, the call for artists opens] (in Albanian). RTSH. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Godolja, Besmir (13 October 2025). “Kjo është LISTA e konkurrentëve për Fest 64! Surpriza mes emrave të njohur dhe të rinj” [This is the LIST of competitors for Fest 64! Surprises among well-known and new names] (in Albanian). RTSH. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2025). “Albania: Egzon Pireci Withdraws from Festivali i Këngës 64”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Farren, Neil (25 November 2025). “Albania: Lynx Added to Festivali i Këngës 64 Lineup”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (28 October 2025). “Albania: Festivali i Këngës 64 Song Details Reveal Complete”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (29 November 2025). “Albania: Festivali i Këngës 64 Songs to be Released on December 1”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b Conte, Davide (10 December 2025). “Albania: Festivali i Këngës 64 Semi-Finals Running Order Released”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
