Junior Lerin debuts as a singer in Melodifestivalen 2026, viewing the opportunity to perform ‘Copacabana Boy’ as a “miracle”. Despite the criticism that the song has, we explain why is it healthy for Melodifestivalen that Junior is a part of this competition.

Sweden’s biggest music competition is shaking up the rules again, shifting how winners are crowned and hiding one crucial result from the live broadcast. To find out who actually survives the night, fans will have to look beyond the main stage as SVT gambles on a new way to keep the drama alive.

Eurovision 2026 is seeing a massive shift in which countries are competing, and it’s going to shake up the final results. We look at the data to see how new participants and recent withdrawals shake up the scoreboard more than any other time this century.

James Stephenson tunes into the start of National Final season for Eurovision 2026, and rediscovers where his Eurovision Song Contest heart truly lies.

Moldova is back: trading a 1956 TV studio for the state-of-the-art Chișinău Arena to mark its 20th Eurovision anniversary. With a €50,000 prize and a massive 19-camera production, the nation is making its most professional bid yet for the trophy.

Is Eurovision’s legendary Bucharest to Chișinău express a party on rails like Moldova’s iconic Eurovision song suggests? ESC Insight takes the journey to Moldova the long way round to experience the train, and its history, first hand.