The winners, the losers, the hopes, the dreams, and The Grey People. Joining Ewan Spence to looking over the results from Semi Final 1 are Samantha Ross (ESC Insight) and Peter Dunwoody (EscXtra).

For many viewers, the idea of a Eurovision in Sweden without Petra Mede is already inconceivable. But how did she make such a powerful impact in her presenting role in 2013, and what can other broadcasters learn from her success?

Ok, everybody…exhale. We’ve got the results in, and Samantha Ross is here to take you through some of tonight’s finer points and statistics.

The moment is almost here! We’ve had months of news filtering in and weeks of rehearsals, and for eight acts tonight, it’ll all be over in a matter of hours. But until the lucky qualifiers’ names emerge at the end of the show tonight, we still have a fabulous show ahead! Samantha Ross takes a look at what to expect tonight.

Russia. Eurovision. Booing. The modern Song Contest has become synonymous with the great bear in the East playing the role of pantomime villain shadowing over a serious mistrust from the Eurovision community. Come 2016, come Sergey Lazarev, and come a complete change in one of Eurovision’s main characters. Ben Robertson investigates why.

The final steps of this year’s journey finally arrive. Share the moment with Ewan Spence and Lisa-Jayne Lewis in ESC Insight’s Alternative Commentary track for the first semi-final from the Globen Arena.