Moldova is back: trading a 1956 TV studio for the state-of-the-art Chișinău Arena to mark its 20th Eurovision anniversary. With a €50,000 prize and a massive 19-camera production, the nation is making its most professional bid yet for the trophy.
Is Eurovision’s legendary Bucharest to Chișinău express a party on rails like Moldova’s iconic Eurovision song suggests? ESC Insight takes the journey to Moldova the long way round to experience the train, and its history, first hand.
The Eurovision Song Contest is going on tour – but is it the right time? James Stephenson speaks to Eurovision Director Martin Green about the newly announced Live Tour, and analyses whether fans will embrace the event.
Sem Anne van Dijk analyses why the Eurovision Song Contest attracts so many neurodiverse fans – and explores why its fandom is the ideal space for them to shine.
As 2025 draws to a close, Ewan Spence settles back into a high wingbacked chair, pours out a toast to the New Year, and takes his own look back at the shadow cast over the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025.
On this episode of Eurovision Uncovered, James Stephenson explores how the Eurovision Song Contest has been shaped by the values of its fans – and the pressure its under to turn the volume down.
