Jamala’s ‘1944’ won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine, but she had help from history. John Egan tests his hypothesis that the continent-wide anti-Stalin vote was enough to push Ukraine towards victory.
The production costs for Eurovision 2016 were some of the lowest we have had in a decade, but the show spectacle still existed to a world-class level. How have SVT made that possible? Ben Robertson investigates.
What do we need to learn from the 2016 Contest, what can we expect for the 2017 Contest, how did JESC change, and who just volunteers to sing? Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Song Contest.
Sofabet’s Daniel Gould was betting thousands on the outcome of the Eurovision Song Contest… and he had to gamble it all during the new voting system. How did the new voting system, the preview concerts, and some awkward odds come together?
Looking back on everything you may have missed from a hectic Grand Final with interval acts, awards and plenty of jury result fallout – this is the ESC Insight Newsletter. Ben Robertson this week looks at what a Ukrainian victory now means for the culture of the Song Contest, once again back in Eastern hands.
Ellie Chalkley emotes in music. This is her mixtape playlist of two weeks in Stockholm, and a look back at her first Eurovision Song Contest.