With three top ten placings in a row and a record points scoring victory, Norway is one of the more successful nations in recent Eurovision history. ESC Insight sent Ben Robertson off to their National Final, Melodi Grand Prix, to see if he could find its winning formula.

In this week’s edition we are reviewing each of the Eurovision songs newly selected across the continent and finding the best extras from the world of Eurovision that you don’t want to miss. Our column, Robertson’s Reflection, this week looks at the news of fans getting access to the EuroClub and Fan Cafe complex, and […]

The UK asks the public, Germany goes K-Pop, and someone talks back in Latvia. Ewan Spence reports on all the Eurovision Song Contest news from the last seven days for ESC Insight, with music from Kristel Partna & Oliver Kuusik.

We’re all familiar with the names of our favourite performers and bands at the Song Contest, but it’s called the Eurovision Song Contest… not the Eurovision Performers Contest. What is the National Final season like for the other side of the team; the writers, lyricists, composers, and songwriters? ESC Insight invited Matthew Ker to tell us about Eurovision 2016 from his point of view.

Ben Robertson reviews another week of Eurovision news with headlines including new music, National Final dramas and the announcements coming soon. Catch up this week’s Robertson’s Reflection all about how the new Eurovision voting pattern will change the pace of the Grand Final.

How much impact will this new voting system have on the Eurovision Song Contest result? Will we have new winners, new qualifiers, and new last placed songs? How might these ‘pre-determined countries’ make up a missing televote? Ben Robertson piles through the maths minefield to find out.