Nishliu represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku , Azerbaijan after winning the national selection on 29 December 2011 with the entry " Suus " . She is the first singer from Kosovo to represent Albania in the contest . Because of the Qafa e Vishës bus tragedy , RTSH deferred the first semifinal by more than two hours on 22 May , resulting in low ratings during Nishliu 's appearance . It did not affect Nishliu 's own participation in the contest , as she got second place in the semi-final and advanced to the finals . Albania used its jury votes to vote for the other 17 countries in the semifinal , and it used the jury votes again on 26 May . RTK also did not air highlights from the first semifinal due to the bus crash . She ended up winning fifth place in the final with 146 points ; Albania 's best result to date . She became an Albanian citizen on 12 January 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Rona Nishliu