What will Azerbaijan have in store for the Song Contest in 2012? The ESC Insider’s Samantha Ross decides to do some Eurovision stargazing and wonder what’s going to be in store for everyone descending on The Land of Fire next May.

Announcing two projects from the ESC Insight team: our updated web directory of Eurovision Song Contest sites, and ESC Buzz, a window on the fast moving world of Eurovision reporting.

The latest Eurovision news in the Insight Podcast, with more JESC finalists, ESC National Final heats, the return of Lys Assia, Ell and Nikki in London, and music from the Rast Jazz Group.

I know a lot of people might try to ignore Junior Eurovision, but the 2009 winner, Ralf Mackenbach, might make that difficult in the next few years. Yes, he’s still in that strange no man’s land that will make you think Bieber, but this self-titled slice of musical action shows a performer on the cusp of maturity.