Just like that, we start again. The September 1st deadline is past, broadcasters get ready to listen to over 10,000 songs, and the exciting road to finding one three-minute winner in May has begun. Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest (with a garnish of X-Factor).

September 1st is here, and while there will be a lot of interest on the performers aiming for Eurovision glory, Ewan Spence has some advice for the songwriters looking for success on the Song Contest stage. 

The lessons we learned from ESC Insight’s summer survey of its readers and listeners, including out articles, videos, podcasts, and radio broadcasts.

Eurovision season has already begun. In fact it begun way back in June when Stockholm held its qualifier for Svensktoppen Nästa, Sweden’s new music competition. With one place in Melodifestivalen up for grabs this is the new avenue many artists are taking to get selected. Ben Robertson reports.

The team behind the theatrical hit ‘Eurobeat’ return to the Edinburgh Fringe to launch ‘Eurobeat Moldova’. Ewan catches up with the team to find out more about the new show in a summer ESC Insight In-Depth interview.

With the latest Eurovision news from Ukraine and beyond, read this week’s Newsletter. Our column this week looks at the way the Ukrainian cities are bidding to host with their hearts and with their wallets.