Memories After Attending 25 Eurovision National Finals
Ben Robertson reminisces his attendance at National Finals after his twenty-fifth selection show at Melodifestivalen 2024.
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Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Vote Early, Vote Often
The final results are in, the playlist is complete, the big screen awaits, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast.
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Eurovision’s Shrinkage Problem And Some Ideas To Fix It
The number of countries participating in the Eurovision Song Contest has been steadily dwindling for a while now. Since 2018, the trend of the 3-year average has been downwards. Hayden Kent looks at the impact this has on the Song Contest
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Discussing Malmö’s Eurovision Changes
Voting from the first Grand Final Song, the automatic qualifiers perform live in the Semi Finals, the Rest Of The World gets more time to vote, and more, all discussed over a coffee in the latest podcast.
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Nine Things You Need To Know About Eurovision’s Exciting Changes
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will see a “fairer playing field” and “more entertainment for fans and viewers” to this year’s Song Contest. We explain what you need to know about these changes to the competition.
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Eurovision Reference Group Chair Bakel Walden
Bakel Walden, Chair of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about the role of the Reference Group, his career in Television, his hopes for the Song Contest, and more, in the latest Chat over Coffee interview.
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Aftonbladet’s Tobbe Ek
Aftonbladet’s self-proclaimed Boy, Tobbe Ek, sits down with Ewan Spence to talk about covering Melodifestivalen and Eurovision for a living, how he started out on his rewarding journalistic career, why he never became an actor, and more…
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The Logistics and Sustainability of the Melodifestivalen Tour
ESC Insight speaks to the Project Manager for the production of Melodifestivalen, Tobias Åberg, about his role and how Melodifestivalen keeps the show on the road each week.
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Explaining and Predicting The Melfest Final Qualifiers Round
There is no more Andra Chansen and there is no more Semi Final, instead we have a Final Qualifiers round in Melodifestivalen, and we explain how it works and try to predict what will happen in this year’s show.
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Eurovision Insight News Podcast: One Final To The Tune Of Another
Someone tries to sing for San Marino, someone tries to sing for Spain, someone tries to sing the same song twice, and more, in the latest Insight News podcast.
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Olly Alexander Is The UK’s New Eurovision Champion
It’s been years (and years) since the United Kingdom last won the Eurovision Song Contest. Like a bad boyfriend, our entries have let us down repeatedly – until things changed. Gina Jones asks if 2024 will be the year the BBC can break the curse and win again.
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Five Ways AI Can Improve The Eurovision Song Contest
Let’s start with a ridiculously brief and oversimplified look at what is meant by AI in the current climate, and specifically generative AI. It’s the big buzzword in technology and artistic circles right now. This is where, with a few prompts, questions and guidance, a computer program will construct the requested media to the best […]
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