▁ 2 6 ▁October , ▁jud ges ▁moved ▁to ▁Alban ia ' s ▁center ▁city ▁El bas an . ▁The ▁aud itions ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Palace ▁of ▁Sports . ▁ ▁After ▁that , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁left ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Pr ist ina . ▁The ▁aud itions ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁" Pal ace ▁of ▁Youth ▁Complex " ▁in ▁Am ph it he ater ▁Studios ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October . ▁From ▁the ▁producer ' s ▁aud itions , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 ▁qual ifiers . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁city ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁aud itions ▁was ▁Alban ia ' s ▁capital ▁and ▁biggest ▁city ▁Tir ana . ▁The ▁aud itions ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁K lan ▁Television ▁Studios ▁from ▁ 1 – 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Boot camp ▁The ▁Boot camp ▁phase ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 5 0 ▁contest ants ▁in ▁Boot camp ▁from ▁each ▁category . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁day , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁decided ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁participants ▁on ▁dan cing , ▁by ▁telling ▁them ▁that , ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁proceed ▁in ▁the ▁Jud ges ' ▁houses ▁would ▁be ▁by ▁dan cing . ▁But , ▁after ▁the ▁time ▁passed ▁mid night , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁told ▁the ▁participants ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁jo ke . ▁However , ▁after ▁each ▁contest ant ▁performed ▁once ▁and ▁by ▁group ▁performing , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁advanced ▁ 3 2 ▁participants ▁for ▁the