sentences:  The winning song was chosen by a seven-member jury panel.The jury consisted of Shpëtim Kushta (professor), Nora Çashku (composer and professor), Peter Schmid (pianist), Valton Beqiri (composer), Vojsava Nelo (composer), Flamur Shehu (writer) and Sherif Merdani (singer and composer).Because Albania failed to qualify in 2006 country had competed in the semi-final performed 11th, following Netherlands and preceding Denmark, the entry was edited to a three-minute version and translated to English under the title "Hear My Plea" and did not manage to qualify for the final, receiving 49 points and finishing on a 17th place out of 28.