Albania secures Eurovision 2026 participation after debt deal with EBU
Albania’s Eurovision future had looked uncertain in recent weeks, but broadcaster RTSH has now confirmed the country will take part in next year’s contest...
25 August – My plane is landing on the unlit runway...
Do you remember when the contest went east? About as east as it's possible to go whilst still being in Europe? It was a...
19 August – You’re thirsty and nostalgic
Don't you just love our favourite TV show for its masses of different styles? You can have good old Scandi-Schlager, followed by good old...
Albania Says “No Thanks” to AI Songs in Festivali i Këngës...
Albania has opened submissions for the 64th edition of Festivali i Këngës, and if you're a robot thinking about entering a song: jog on.
From...
![Shkodra Elektronike rehearsing Zjerm for Albania at St. Jakobshalle - Sarah Louise Bennett [EBU]](https://oneurope.net/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,...
4 May – You make my days and nights so hazy
Cast your mind back, if you can, to when your country first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. A time for optimism and...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 1 – Albania
Zjerm by Shkodra Elektronike
Albania, always first out of the blocks alphabetically for my Countdown and usually first chronologically too, with the magnificent Festivali I...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 1/37 – Albania
Zjerm – Shkodra Elektronike
Now depending on your age or your geographic location this is either “a banger” that is going to score a gamillion...
Nick “does” 2025 – Albania
Zjerm – Shkodra Elektronike
Now, I have to start with a little confession. Traditionally I find it hard going to start these countdowns, because working...
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...