March saw John Egan experience his first ever Norsk MelodiGrandPrix. It got him thinking on the balance between a national Song Contest, local TV audiences, and the ultimate prize of the Eurovision Song Contest ticket.

Goodbye to our first legend, a winner drops to third, and some surprise tickets go on sale. Ewan Spence and ESC Insight bring you another week of Eurovision Song Contest news.

Everyone talks about Eurovision being a Song Contest, but you need more than a good voice to win the trophy, you need a story. Guest writer Jenny Gerlach looks at some of the approaches taken in recent years, and which of this year’s three-minute wonders fit the tropes.

Eurovision Juke Box Jury continues with round four. Ewan Spence joins David Elder and Ross Middleton to discuss Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Poland, Sweden, and Belgium. Will they pick up a hit, miss, or maybe?

As the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, Lys Assia’s place in the history of our Contest was guaranteed the moment the credits rolled over ‘Refrain’. But it was her passion for the Song Contest throughout her life that endeared her to the fanbase. Ewan Spence remembers her career and a playful sense of adventure.

Let’s make plans for November, the wrong song at number one, and how to win at ‘Your Mum’ jokes. All that and more as Ewan Spence and ESC Insight bring you another week of Eurovision Song Contest news.