The names of the 22 songs and singers selected to compete in the two semi-finals were released on 13 November. The semi-finals took place on 21 and 22 December 2017 and were broadcast at 20:45 (CET), respectively. The allocation draw of the participating entries for each semi-final was published on 19 December, a few days before the event. The interval acts for the first semi-final included performances from Italian singer-songwriter Riccardo Cocciante and Albanian singer Elhaida Dani, the latter of whom represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The results of the semi-finals are outlined in the tables below. Of the 22 entries, 14 progressed to the final. The grand final took place on 23 December 2017 and was broadcast at 20:45 (CET). It consisted of the fourteen entries that had qualified for the final, including eight from the first semi-final and six from the second semi-final. After gathering the maximum points from the jury, "Mall" by Eugent Bushpepa emerged as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The results of the final are summarized in the table below. An accompanying music video for "Mall" premiered on the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest on 26 March 2018. Apart from the music video, Eugent Bushpepa traveled to the city of Aveiro on the Atlantic Ocean to film his introductory postcard, serving as an introduction for each participating country and artist. The postcard shows him visiting the fishermen's houses, fish warehouses and the salt mines of Aveiro. For further promotional purposes, the singer embarked on a small tour with live performances at various Eurovision Song Contest-related events, including Amsterdam and Madrid. In addition, he was scheduled to perform in London but was forced to withdraw due to issues obtaining a visa. The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 took place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and the grand final on 12 May 2018. According to the rules, each participating country, apart from the host country and the "Big 5", consisting of , , , , and the , were required to qualify from one of the two semi-finals to compete for the grand final. The grand final thus consists of the host country, "Big 5", and the top ten countries from each semi-final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting.