John Egan takes a close look at the challenges that face a first-time host of the Eurovision Song Contest. What lessons can be learned from past debutants, and how can nationalism be portrayed on the Eurovision stage?
Seven days of Eurovision squeezed into just one podcast, hosted by Ewan Spence. This week, three new songs to love, a bad Whigfield pun, and trying to understand Sanremo; plus music from The Kolors.
Ahead of tonight’s ‘Eurovision: You Decide’ show to select the UK’s act for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018, Lisa-Jayne Lewis and Ewan Spence present a very special mix of interviews, clips, and opinions in an Insight You Decide special.
Why is it getting harder and harder to buy a ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest and why does it appear that the scalpers, bots, and secondary markets have more tickets than the fans? Ewan Spence investigates some potential solutions.
We’re steadily filling up the spreadsheet for Lisbon, with internal selections and national finals providing us with a great batch of songs and artists. Does this make analysing the results of the semi-final draw more than a crystal-ball gazing exercise? Lisa-Jayne Lewis takes you through the news and gives you hints on what’s to come, too.
The ESC Insight team look over the Semi Final draw for Eurovision 2018 to decide who won and who lost as they came out of the pots.
