Albania initially participated in the North Vision Song Contest 4 in Gothenburg, Sweden with an internally selected entry, but later withdrew due to lack of support from other countries surrounding their chosen song..
Internal Selection[]
On 11 July 2013, it was announced that the Albanian entry would be selected internally. On 2 August 2013, it was revealed that Merland Kademi would be representing Albania with his song "Këtu fillon parajsa".
5 days later, on 7 August 2013, the participation was withdrawn due to lack of support from other countries surrounding their chosen song.