Albania in the Eurovision Song Festival 1

Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 1 with the song "Nata e pare" written by Lindi and Venera. The song was performed by Lindi & Venera themselves. The Albanian entry for the 2016 contest in Bratislava, Slovakia was selected through the national final Jeta e muzikës November 2016, organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). An initial 12 entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: one semi-final and a final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a four-member judging panel. The jury could decide how many contestants would compete in the final of Jeta e muzikës November 2016. In the final, "Nata e pare" performed by Lindi & Venera was selected as the winner based on a public vote, devided in the 12 Albanian districts.
==Jeta e muzikës==
===Semi-Final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Result
01 	Elsa Lila 	"Valeria" 	Eliminated
02 	Elvana Gjata 	"Gjaku im" 	Eliminated
03 	Kejsi Tola 	"Iceberg" 	Advanced
04 	Arilena 	"Aeroplan" 	Advanced
05 	Rita Ora 	"Poison" 	Advanced
06 	Greta ft Eni Koci	"S'jam jetime" 	Advanced
07 	Bebe Rexha 	"I can't stop drinking about you"	Advanced
08 	Elhaida Dani 	"Baciami e basta" 	Eliminated
09 	Lindi & Venera 	"Nata e pare" 	Advanced
10 	Besa ft Ansi 	"Kamaleon" 	Advanced
11 	Miriam Cani 	"Shiu im" 	Advanced
12 	JEM 	"Love trigger" 	Eliminated
===Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Berat	Dibër	Durrës	Elbasan	Fier	Gjirokastër	Korçë	Kukës	Lezhë	Shkodër	Tirana	Vlorë	Total	Result
01 	Greta ft Eni Koci	"S'jam jetime" 	3 	5 	5 	4 	3 	4 	4 	3 	5 	5 	3 	4 	48 	7
02 	Bebe Rexha 	"I can't stop drinking about you"	6 	3 	3 	3 	4 	3 	3 	5 	6 	3 	4 	3 	46 	8
03 	Besa ft Ansi 	"Kamaleon" 	7 	8 	12 	10 	8 	12 	10 	10 	10 	12 	12 	10 	121 	2
04 	Kejsi Tola 	"Iceberg" 	10 	10 	8 	8 	12 	7 	6 	7 	8 	8 	7 	8 	99 	3
05 	Arilena 	"Aeroplan" 	8 	4 	4 	6 	5 	5 	5 	4 	4 	6 	5 	6 	62 	6
06 	Miriam Cani 	"Shiu im" 	4 	6 	7 	5 	6 	6 	7 	6 	3 	4 	8 	5 	67 	5
07 	Rita Ora 	"Poison" 	12 	7 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	12 	7 	7 	6 	7 	94 	4
08 	Lindi & Venera 	"Nata e pare" 	5 	12 	10 	12 	10 	10 	12 	8 	12 	10 	10 	12 	123 	1