The latest edition of the ESC Insight newsletter, with your weekly portion of Eurovision goodness is now available. Featuring more tickets, more songs, and a returning Swedish hero. John Lucas is your guide to the wonderful world of the Song Contest.

More performers have their tickets to Kyiv, more heats and Semi Finals offer hope, and tickets went on sale. Mostly. Ewan Spence brings you all the news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Welcome to the latest edition of the ESC Insight newsletter, your weekly slice of Eurovision headlines – this week featuring more dramatic twists than a season of Stranger Things. There’s chaos in Kyiv, scandal in Spain, man-boobs in Malmo and much more to chew on below…

As Francesco Gabbani walks towards Kyiv after a shock win at the 67th Sanremo Music Festival, Ewan Spence takes a moment to look over organisation of the festival to see what else the Song Contest can appropriate from the Italian Riviera.

ESC Insight reports from backstage at the 67th Sanremo Music Festival. Ewan Spence is joined by the OGAE Italy team to preview the final night of the world-famous festival on the Insight news podcast.

As the Eurovision Song Contest continues down a path of even more English-language domination, many fans are questioning if ‘Celebrate Diversity’ is a suitable slogan for Kyiv’s hosting. One country where that conversation is rearing its head is Malta, with a National Final on February 18th likely to be dominated by discussions of identity, culture and language.