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…
Tag: Albania
Albania: Festivali i Këngës 59 final
The final of the 59th Song Festival of Albania, with the winning artist (and a version of the song!) becoming Albania’s Eurovision entry for 2021. Watch the final via the…
Albania: Festivali i Këngës 59 semi-final 2
The second of two semi-finals featuring all 25 artists singing an acoustic version of their song. Watch the semi-final via the broadcaster’s website or on their YouTube channel.
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…
My top 5 songs from…Albania
The advantage of being first in the (Eurovision) alphabet is that Albania was both my first top 5 written, and it is also the first of my top 5s to…
Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #20 ALBANIA – Eugent Bushpepa – “Mall”
We’re into the top 20! The crème de la crème of this year’s offerings – well according to me anyway… And first up in this top group is a country that…