▁Aud ition ", ▁where ▁the ▁produ cers ▁chose ▁sing ers ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁phase ▁which ▁was ▁" The ▁Aud ition ▁before ▁the ▁Jud ging ▁panel ". ▁The ▁Aud itions ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁biggest ▁cent ers ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁including ▁Kos ovo ' s ▁capital ▁Pr ist ina . ▁The ▁producer ' s ▁aud itions ▁started ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁while ▁the ▁Aud itions ▁before ▁the ▁jud ging ▁panel ▁started ▁in ▁October . ▁The ▁Produ cer ' s ▁aud itions ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁cities ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁including ▁P og ra dec , ▁D urr ë s ▁and ▁Kor ç ë . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁city ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁aud itions ▁was ▁V l ora ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁applic ants , ▁where ▁ 8 0 0 ▁got ▁to ▁perform . ▁The ▁aud itions ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Palace ▁of ▁Sports . ▁From ▁the ▁southern ▁capital ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁jud ges ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁capital ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁Sh k od ë r . ▁The ▁aud itions ▁in ▁Sh k od ra ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁aud itions ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁" M ig jen i " ▁theatre . ▁In ▁ 2 5 ▁and