64 was the 64th edition of the annual Albanian music competition , organised by (RTSH). It was held between 17 and 20 December 2025 at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana and was hosted by Arilena Ara and Salsano Rrapi. The winner of the competition, Alis with "", represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Format The 64th edition of consisted of two semi-finals on 17 and 18 December 2025, a "nostalgia night" on 19 December 2025 and the final on 20 December 2025.
In July 2025, it was announced that Elhaida Daniwho won 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. Belioza Çoku was announced as the executive producer in October 2025, while Arilena Arawho won and comedian Salsano Rrapi were named the hosts in December 2025.
Broadcasters Andri Xhahu and Antoneta Koçi hosted a special broadcast after each of the shows.
Voting structure A seven-member jury voted to determine the five newcomers advancing to the final from the qualifying phase, announced at the end of the third night, as well as half of the result of the final, with the remaining half decided by the televote, which also accepted votes from Kosovo. A worldwide online vote officially designated as the "diaspora vote" was originally planned to complement the domestic televote for the second year in a row, but was withheld on the first day of the festival in order to "guarantee transparency".
The members of the jury were Anila Basha, Belinda Budini, Bleona Qereti, , Rame Lahaj, and .
Contestants 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. A total of 28 artists appeared on the list of selected competing acts, which was published on 13 October. On 22 November, Egzon Pireci announced his withdrawal from the contest due to "personal reasons"; Lynx was designated as his replacement and announced as a competitor three days later. The genres and titles of the entries were revealed in batches between 21 and 28 October, with the songs eventually released on 1 December.
Key: Withdrawn Replacement entry
+ 64 established artists Artist Song Songwriter(s) 2 Farm "" 2 Farm Alis "" Egzon Piereci "" Enxhi Nasufi "" "" "" Fifi and Tiri Gjoci "" Frensi "" "" Gresa Gjocera and Bledi Kaso "" Inis Neziri "" "" Kleansa Susaj "" Luna Çausholli "" Lorenc Hasrama "" Lynx "" Lynx Rezarta Smaja "" Sara Kapo "" Vedat Ademi "" + 64 newcomersArtistSongSongwriter(s)Endri Kaçaçi""Erand Sojli""Erand SojliGhiti""Kimi""Malvina Likaj""Rigersa Loka"Albanian Heart"Savjana Vjerdha""Sheila""Sihana Haxhnikaj""Threex""
Shows
Semi-finals The semi-finals took place on 17 and 18 December 2025 at 21:00 CET. Kroni Pula, who represented Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025, featured as a special guest in semi-final 1.
Key: Automatic Qualifier Qualifier
+Semi-final 117 December 2025ArtistSong 1 Rigersa Loka "Albanian Heart"2 Lorenc Hasrama ""3 Sara Kapo ""4 Sheila ""5 Kleansa Susaj ""6 Gresa Gjocera and Bledi Kaso ""7 Rezarta Smaja ""8 Ghiti ""9 Lynx ""10 Erand Sojli ""11 Inis Neziri ""12 Kimi ""13 Alis ""14 Enxhi Nasufi ""
+Semi-final 218 December 2025ArtistSong1 Savjana Vjerdha ""2 2 Farm ""3 ""4 Sihana Haxhnikaj ""5 Luna Çausholli ""6 ""7 Frensi ""8 Malvina Likaj ""9 Vedat Ademi ""10 ""11 Threex ""12 Endri Kaçaçi ""13 Fifi and Tiri Gjoci ""14 ""
Nostalgia night The "nostalgia night" took place on 19 December 2025 at 21:00 CET. The 18 established artists performed songs from the history of in duet with guest performers. +Nostalgia night19 December 2025 ArtistGuest artistSong1 Alis Anxhela Peristeri ""2 Sara Kapo Eneda Tarifa ""3 Lynx Altin Goci ""4 Rezarta Smaja Sidrit Bejleri ""5 Luna Çausholli Kelly ""6 Kleansa Susaj Gili ""7 Erik Lloshi Mateus Frroku ""8 Gresa Gjocera and Bledi Kaso Elton Deda ""9 Lorenc Hasrama Vesa Luma ""10 Evi Reçi Kastriot Tusha ""11 Enxhi Nasufi Vikena Kamenica ""12 Gerta Mahmutaj Kleiti Mahmutaj ""13 Frensi Rosela Gjylbegu ""14 2 Farm Kozma Dushi ""15 Inis Neziri Jonida Maliqi ""16 Vedat Ademi Teuta Kurti ""17 Kamela Islamaj Orgesa Zaimi ""18 Fifi and Tiri Gjoci Young Zerka ""
Final The final took place on 20 December 2025 at 21:00 CET. Tommy Cash, who represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, featured as a special guest. +Final20 December 2025 ArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace1Gerta Mahmutaj""077162Lynx""000203Frensi""22022114Evi Reçi""000205Rezarta Smaja""15015136Rigersa Loka"Albanian Heart"505177Vedat Ademi""42216358Erik Lloshi""404189Kleansa Susaj""0002010Sara Kapo""64955611Sheila""652893312Savjana Vjerdha""1101114132 Farm""104252814Kamela Islamaj""4041815Gresa Gjocera and Bledi Kaso""0002016Inis Neziri""3270102217Lorenc Hasrama""100101518Endri Kaçaçi""401454719Luna Çausholli""13536920Alis ""6884152121Ghiti""170171222Enxhi Nasufi""250251023Fifi and Tiri Gjoci""2956854 + Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total1""02""03""4108224""05""87156"Albanian Heart"2357""71010105428""449""010""411611""106871212106512""4521113""1721014""31415""016""856763217""641018""582611084019""1120""121212128126821""22132341722""4355532523""6737629
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