It may be the weekend, but our daily podcasts from backstage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 continue. Today, Ewan Spence is joined by Alesia Michelle and Danie Tregonning to discuss second rehearsals from the Semi Finals and the first look at the Grand Finalists.

As the open rehearsals come to an end we get our look at the Big Five and our Israeli hosts. In the latest newsletter, John Lucas looks at the acts that are automatically through to Saturday’s Grand Final. Who’s on course and who has more work to do?

Day five of the daily podcasts from backstage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Samantha Ross, John Paul Lucas, and Ewan Spence discuss the start of the second rehearsals.

Albania’s Head of Delegation Kleart Duraj sat down with ESC Insight’s Samantha Ross to talk Festivali i Këngës, its place in Albanian arts, and bringing the winner to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Day four of the daily podcasts from backstage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Ewan Spence discusses the action with Sharleen Wright and Samantha Ross, looking at the rehearsals from the bottom half of Semi Final 2.

The first set of Semi Two rehearsals for Eurovision 2019 have concluded, and there’s still plenty to play for. John Lucas rounds up the entries who have hit the ground running, and the ones who still have a lot of work to do…