This Saturday sees Melodifestivalen scrap Andra Chansen and replace it with a new concept... a Semi Final. Ben Robertson explains what it is, how it works, and how the results may change because of it

As the continent's biggest National Final moves from the Avicii Arena to Sweden's National Football Stadium, Ben Robertson looks at why tickets for this year's show have been so hard to sell, and what the production team does to mitigate the effect of this.

Not just one but two naughty English language words make an appearance in today's third heat of Melodifestivalen. Ben Robertson looks at why Swedes can't help but keep swearing - and in English - at their Eurovision National Final.

Both Elsie Bay and The Rasmus sing about Jezebel, the former queen of Israel, in their prospective Eurovision entries. Ben Robertson dives into the lyrics and see similarities and differences in how the two songs portray the character known as "the archetype of the wicked woman"

The Eurovision Song Contest is not a political contest, but it does reflects the politics of those taking part. Nowhere can this be seen more than Ukraine and Russia. With tensions between the two countries near breaking point, Fin Ross Russell looks at how the conflict between the two countries has been reflected through the Song Contest.