You're listening to the Global Countdown first broadcast on the briefing on the 30th of January.
And finally on today's show, our regular listeners will know that Global Countdown sound you just heard.
And they'll know what's about to happen because I'm joined by Monocle's musical curator, Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
Give me that Thai introduction again.
Fe Savadi Krupp.
Sorry.
I did practice a lot, but it's hard and apparently if you are a woman, you say savadi ka, which I find it much easier.
But as a man, I have to do the right thing, right?
So I suppose so we'll let you do the right thing.
So we are heading to Thailand.
That is the spoiler for this Global Countdown.
What made you go there?
Well, first of all, I think everybody's talking about Thailand in 2025.
It's a country that does well.
It's a country that Monaco is increasingly larger presence and I don't think many people know about Thai music.
They have a very strong local music scene.
All I can tell you, Chris, they love a good ballad, as you will see in this top five ballad territory.
Okay.
And very local.
We always.