Turin is throwing a full eight evening schedule at Eurovision Village, ten EuroClubs and a glamourous venue for the Opening Ceremony. Yet while the city is covered in Eurovision regalia the Song Contest in Italy is far from a carbon copy of shows from before the pandemic. Ben Robertson explains why.

As Italy prepare to host the 2022 Eurovision song Contest, their neighbours in San Marino are about to field their 12th entry. John Lucas pays a road-trip to the Most Serene Republic to find out why they became the little microstate that could... 

Last year the jury vote at Eurovision 2021 was won by Gjon's Tears from Switzerland, who gave his biggest vocal performance on the night of the jury final. This is a prime example of why the jury criteria of 'vocal capacity' needs to be scrapped, argues Ben Robertson.

It’s right there in the title. How does the Contest in The Eurovision Song Contest actually work? In our series of explainers, we look at the voting, the scoring, and the paths to win Eurovision.

As the worldwide audience grows, we’re taking time to explain the Song Contest.  our second “Explaining Eurovision”, we'll talk about the songs at the Contest, what you can and can't do, and what can appear on stage in the live shows.