Albania in the Eurovision Song Festival 12

Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 12 with the song "Don't start now" written by Ian Kirkpatrick. The song was performed by Dua Lipa. The Albanian entry for the twelfth contest in Bucharest, Romania was selected through the national final Jeta e muzikës 12, 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 12. In the final, "Don't start now" performed by Dua Lipa 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 	Tuna 	"Dreqi e marrte" 	Advanced
02 	Irkenc Hyka ft. Mimoza Shkodra	"Valla" 	Advanced
03 	Besa 	"Amor (déjame)" 	Advanced
04 	Arilena 	"I'll give you my heart"	Eliminated
05 	Flora Cash 	"Roses on your dress" 	Eliminated
06 	Dua Lipa 	"Don't start now" 	Advanced
07 	Ronela Hajati 	"Marre" 	Advanced
08 	Olta Boka 	"Pa faj" 	Eliminated
09 	Kejsi Tola 	"U rritem" 	Advanced
10 	Miriam Cani 	"Ne parajse" 	Eliminated
11 	Elvana Gjata 	"A m'don" 	Advanced
12 	ARNON ft. Sardi 	"E pash une djallin" 	Advanced
===Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Berat	Dibër	Durrës	Elbasan	Fier	Gjirokastër	Korçë	Kukës	Lezhë	Shkodër	Tirana	Vlorë	Total	Result
01 	Dua Lipa 	"Don't start now" 	12 	12 	10 	8 	6 	8 	5 	12 	12 	12 	12 	6 	115 	1
02 	Besa 	"Amor (déjame)" 	10 	8 	12 	10 	8 	7 	8 	10 	8 	10 	10 	12 	113 	2
03 	ARNON ft. Sardi 	"E pash une djallin"	8 	5 	6 	7 	12 	6 	3 	6 	7 	5 	6 	5 	76 	5
04 	Elvana Gjata 	"A m'don" 	7 	10 	7 	12 	10 	10 	7 	8 	5 	8 	8 	10 	102 	3
05 	Tuna 	"Dreqi e marrte" 	6 	7 	8 	6 	7 	12 	10 	7 	6 	7 	7 	8 	91 	4
06 	Irkenc Hyka ft. Mimoza Shkodra	"Valla" 	5 	4 	4 	4 	5 	4 	12 	4 	4 	3 	4 	3 	60 	7
07 	Kejsi Tola 	"U rritem" 	4 	3 	3 	5 	3 	3 	4 	3 	3 	4 	3 	4 	42 	8
08 	Ronela Hajati 	"Marre" 	3 	6 	5 	3 	4 	5 	6 	5 	10 	6 	5 	7 	65 	6