Festivali i Këngës 57 songs and acts named
Just before many of us celebrate the last airing of the John Lewis Christmas advert, one country sets about picking an entry for the...
26 March – So much nostalgia, so little hope
Did you enjoy the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. In 2019. You were wearing your blue jumper. It was the one that never...
Oh Phil Phil Phil…
You've got your curmudgeonly midweek slump on again, intcha!
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As I type I've had to do a runner into the corridor, cos...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 – Part 1 Albania – Titan by...
As ever Albania remains one of the first countries to choose an entry, but among the last to reveal their zhuzhed-up Eurovision revamp. Besa’s...
1 February – I know, you know, that the morning is...
Are you from a country that's never won our favourite TV show? How do you feel? Do you think that one of your...
![Shkodra Elektronike rehearsing Zjerm for Albania at St. Jakobshalle - Sarah Louise Bennett [EBU]](https://oneurope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/250507_Sarah-Louise-Bennett_EBU_16082-2.jpg "Tradition Meets Tech: Albania’s Eurovision Flame")
Tradition Meets Tech: Albania’s Eurovision Flame
The team behind Albania’s Eurovision entry Zjarm aren’t just riding high after their latest rehearsals, they’re sparking something deeper: a revival of identity, pride,...
30 March – But it’s hard to turn a new page
For some performers, it can be a long time between their selection, and the time they get to exercise their vocal chords on the...
12 July – I feel fire and cold
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...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 1 – Albania.
Duje by Albina & Familja Kelmendi.
It’s a family affair for my first review of 2023. Albina is the runner-up of The Voice of Albania,...
What the internet thinks about Eurovision 2022 – Day Four
This year the initial Eurovision rehearsals are a closed shop - yesterday the press were locked out of ALL press conferences too - go...