Eurovision season usually begins in December with Albania's Festivali i Këngës, sometimes known as FiKmas. We dig into FiK's history.

Merry FiKmas Summary * Eurovision 2021 Updates: Semi-Final Allocations and Plan C Videos (2:49) * Artist Updates (7:52) + Cyprus will send Elena Tsagkrinou with "El Diablo" + Bulgaria's VICTORIA floats "Ugly Cry" for consideration + Senhit covers "Amar Pelos Dois" + Damir won't represent Croatia; Aksel won't represent Finland + The ROOP will compete in Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo * National Selection Updates (16:53) + France's National Final coming in January + Norway expands Melodi Grand Prix 2021 + Upcoming drops: Sweden's Melodifestivalen Acts, Estonia's Eesti Laul songs * Main Topic: Albania's Festivali i Këngës and How to Open Up (25:36)

Links * Cover Image by Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay * Eurovision Selection Season 2021 Playlist (Spotify) * #71: Sticks Nix FiK Picks