Thirteenth place may be unlucky for some, but in Eurovision terms, it means the hallowed “left hand side of the board” and for this ranking of 40 songs, it’s definitely…
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Eurovision 2021: semi-final 2 results reaction
Another great and enjoyable show and mercifully for those of watching on the BBC, fewer cut aways from the actual show items after the contrived “funny” Line of Duty skit…
Eurovision 2021 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
After the build up and excitement of the first Eurovision semi-final, the second semi-final seems to come up almost at a rush and a surprise, with barely any time to…
Eurovision 2021 top 39 countdown #28: ALBANIA – Anxhela Peristeri– Karma
The Albanian national final, Festivali i Këngës (FiK), kicks off national final season, but taking place so early in the season, it feels a very long time ago by the…
The best of the rest: Eurovision 2021 national final favourites (part 1)
The cancellation of the 2020 contest has meant than many broadcasters re-selected their 2020 artists for 2021, including a number of those who had won their place via a national…
Albania national final preview – Festivali i Këngës 59
Albania traditionally open the national final season with their extremely long running song festival, Festivali i Këngës, modelled on Italy’s Sanremo, and similarly used as the selection method for their…
Eurovision 2020 top 41 countdown: #25 to #21
This set of songs, from 25 to 21, would all qualify for the grand final if my positions reflected who reached the final. These are my mid-table rankings, and as…
Albania national final preview – Festivali i Këngës 58
Albania’s national music festival, Festivali i Këngës, has been running almost as long as the Eurovision Song Contest, and is now the route by which Albania selects their contestant. FiK…
Eurovision 2019 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
So after the shocks, surprises and disappointments of semi-final 1, we’ve got the second semi-final coming up and once again, my friend and fellow Eurovision fan Clive and I have…
Eurovision 2019 previews countdown: #16 ALBANIA – Jonida Maliqi – “Ktheju tokës”
A last trip to the Balkans (if you exclude Greece), and it’s Albania that come up trumps in my rankings. Their song in 2018 was one that grew on me…