Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 1 – Albania
First up in my 2022 Countdown is Albania, with a banger that pleases on every aspect. It’s brimming with Balkan sounds and rhythms and...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Albania is ‘anguished’
Albania
Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm
In theory, Zjerm has everything you'd expect from a classic Albanian Eurovision entry: anguished vocal lines, regional instrumentation, and a sense...
UK and Malta – Morning all! Plus an unexpected Turkey
Well - twas the Start of the Big 14.... I have sat through some toss this week - however, my faith has suddenly been...
Albania picks Eurovision song for 2018
As is tradition, the first singer and song to go public for Eurovision next year comes from Albania. Even though the Austrians have revealed...
Anxhela Peristeri is the 2021 winner in Albania
So after the longest off season known to man - thanks to the Coronavirus shenanigans - one of the few certainties in life has...
Albanian Press Conference – Orville Lives!
The first press conference, starting late of course, was the Albanian artist Ronela and the edited highlights are below:
Ronela tells everyone she wrote the...
The Albanian Reaction
I've just been reading in the BBC World Serbian section about how they hope that Eurovision will help the rest of Europe see it...
25 August – My plane is landing on the unlit runway...
Yesterday we had sublime Portuguese nonsense to entertain you. Today we have a song that you might want to keep away from spaniels and...
Monty looks at Georgia, Albania, Portugal and Bulgaria
Goedemorgen Oneuropeans, and welcome to Day 7. A week already! It’s the final second rehearsals for the semi-finalists, and a short day today after...
Albania – How is the family?
Sorry - as most of you know, I have a real life and a Eurovision one, and that has gotten in the way in...