With a New Year comes our first Eurovision song, and the promise of many more coming in from across the continent. Robertson's Reflection this week scans the Junior Eurovision voting breakdown just to pick out a few trends that might be important come voting in May.

Looking back on two frantic weeks of Eurovision news before the Christmas season, Ben Robertson is back with another ESC Insight Newsletter.

The Newsletter this week has the news of returning countries and national selections galore as the race to Stockholm finally heats up. Our column Robertson's Reflection this week asks why more countries than ever before are heading down the Internal Selection route to select their entries.

The newsletter this week goes through Eurovision tickets, Melfest excitement and the shocking stories of Germany and (less so) Australia. Robertson's Reflection outlines how Junior Eurovision needs better social care and support for their young superstars.

Welcome to the last ESC Insight Newsletter before the final of Junior Eurovision on Saturday night. We're catching up with all the highlights from the Press Centre in one power-packed edition. Robertson's Reflection this week contrasts the battle of Junior Eurovision in the growing gulf between the teen and pre-teen styled performances.