sentences:  Festivali i Këngës 45 consisted of two semi-finals which took place on 21 December and 22 December and the final evening on 23 December 2006.On 20 December, a quarter final took place with 20 newcomers competing for two spots in the actual festival.Albania was represented at Eurovision by Frederik Ndoci with the song "Balada e gurit" "(The Stone Ballad)".