The Image of You
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The Image Of You was the debut entry for Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest, being performed in English by Anjeza Shahini in the semi-final of the 2004 Contest.
The song was performed 13th in the semi-final, following Lithuania's entry What's Happened To Your Love by the duo Linas & Simona and preceding Cyprus' entry "Stronger Every Minute" by Lisa Andreas. The song ended the night in fourth place with 167 points, enough to qualify for the final.
| The Image of You | ||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry | ||
| Country | Albania | |
| Artist(s) | Anjeza Shahini | |
| Language | English | |
| Place | 7th | |
| Points | 106 | |
| Place in Semifinal | 4th | |
| Points in Semifinal | 167 | |
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Drawn seventh in the final, the song followed the Germany's Max with Can't Wait Until Tonight, and preceded Ukraine's Ruslana with Wild Dances. At the close of voting, the song had received 106 points to finish seventh, which guaranteed Albania a final berth at the 2005 Contest.
The song itself begins with Shahini singing over a piano melody before it quickly builds to a moderately-paced dance number. The lyrics deal with the singer's feelings in what appears to be a whirlwind romance.
An Albanian version of the song was also released, entitled Imazhi Yt ("Your Reflection").
The song was succeeded as Albanian representative in 2005 by Tomorrow I Go, performed by Ledina Çelo.
