Following on from Sharleen Wright’s look at what makes a successful National Final, guest writer GertJan Waterink makes the case for strong Internal Selections at the Eurovision Song Contest.

With Bilal Hassani winning in France and Bishara finishing second in Melodfestivalen, Karie Westermann is wondering if we are about to enter a new era for the Eurovision Song Contest… the Age of the Stan.

As the National Final season for 2019 comes to an end with Sweden’s showcase in the Friends Arena, Sharleen Wright explains why fans of the Eurovision Song Contest are missing the point over National Finals.

Melodifestivalen has twelve songs left but only one can take the ticket to Tel Aviv in May. With a new voting system ready to unleash Ben Robertson investigates just how much different voting is this year, and explains how it gives more power to the Swedish population.

This Saturday the final four acts for Sweden's Melodifestivalen will be chosen...but what's the point asks Ben Robertson. Why does Sweden have this extra week of competition in their already marathon selection show for Eurovision?