Performing as number 14th, the nation was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the final, marking Albania's fourth non-qualification in the contest.

[2] The national broadcaster of Albania, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), organised the 51st edition of Festivali i Këngës in order to select their participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

[5] Prior to the scheduled event, RTSH opened a submission period between July and 9 October 2012 for artists and composers to participate in Festivali i Këngës, during which they received approximately 65 applications.

[15] Adrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Sejko emerged as the winning artists and were simultaneously announced as Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

[17] For promotional purposes, Lulgjuraj and Sejko embarked on a small tour with live performances at various events related to the contest, including in the Netherlands.

[20] On 17 January 2013, a special allocation draw was held in Malmö that placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.

[22] At the end of the second semi-final, the country was not announced among the top 10 entries and therefore failed to qualify for the final, marking Albania's fourth non-qualification in the Eurovision Song Contest.