Attending his third Latvian final in a row, Ben Robertson has witnessed first hand how the country has moved from being an no-hoper to topping the betting odds and being in the mix for its second Eurovision victory this May. The reason for that success, he argues, is one Aminata Savadogo.

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.

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.

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.

Once more the Eurovision Song Contest is changing its voting system. The presentation of the votes will be the biggest visible change, but it's the changes to the jury and public scoring systems that will have the biggest impact on the Contest. Ewan Spence looks forward to what we can expect to see in May, and what's happening behind the scenes.