Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Albania
A good old-fashioned ethno-wail tells me Eurovision is back with a bang, and: so far, so Albania.
It's all a bit surplus to requirements, since...
13 September – Beat after beat, we looked in vain for...
Do you prefer a song in a language you can't understand? If you can speak English you're always in luck with the songs taking...
19 February – You’re thirsty and you’re craving when you see...
Certain countries often send music in a particular stylee year after year. You must know of several that do that. But just occasionally they...
27 January – Don’t hit it with stones
Eurovision can be a terrifying beast. You're there on stage, possibly alone, with several thousand rabid fans before you, only some of whom want...
12 July – My heart looks for a station, and in...
It's a thing these days that many songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember...
Albania – nailing it
This is going to be there in the shake up. It is one of the few songs that, so far, have been nailed on....
Riigi gets to Bakoo Bakoo
So I made it here at last. It’s a long story involving 60 qapik and a bike race, but I’ve arrived at the heart...
Albania – nice set … again …
Oh well!
It's a nice set - again!
This was a wee bit - well - late really - poor old Luiz was having poor sound...
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...
Albania – What was that?
Next Thursday, Albania follows Russia onto the stage. And if you thought Sergey went big on effects, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Unfortunately, the...