Ben Robertson had one of sixteen places on the Melodifestivalen selection jury for 2016. In the first of a three-part series about the experience, he outlines what the criteria and expectations SVT gave to each jury member before they even set foot inside the jury room.
Just like that, we start again. The September 1st deadline is past, broadcasters get ready to listen to over 10,000 songs, and the exciting road to finding one three-minute winner in May has begun. Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest (with a garnish of X-Factor).
September 1st is here, and while there will be a lot of interest on the performers aiming for Eurovision glory, Ewan Spence has some advice for the songwriters looking for success on the Song Contest stage.
The lessons we learned from ESC Insight’s summer survey of its readers and listeners, including out articles, videos, podcasts, and radio broadcasts.
Eurovision season has already begun. In fact it begun way back in June when Stockholm held its qualifier for Svensktoppen Nästa, Sweden’s new music competition. With one place in Melodifestivalen up for grabs this is the new avenue many artists are taking to get selected. Ben Robertson reports.
The team behind the theatrical hit ‘Eurobeat’ return to the Edinburgh Fringe to launch ‘Eurobeat Moldova’. Ewan catches up with the team to find out more about the new show in a summer ESC Insight In-Depth interview.