How does an Australian girl know about Eurovision, let alone learn to love it? In the first of a series, we explore the unique introduction of the song contest into our individual writers lives and catapulted us into the world of Eurovision online and ESC Insight.

It's less than a month until Junior Eurovision 2011 (and we'll be starting Junior Juke Box Jury next week). But first, a quick primer on JESC for those new to one of the biggest Song Contest for young people in the world.

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.

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.