Norway’s Agnete isn’t the first indigenous person to compete in the Eurovision. In this article John Egan looks at the sometimes awkward history of first peoples’ representation in the world’s favourite song contest.
Our final weekly news podcast before the ESC Insight team heads to Stockholm, and we’ve got the loss of an entire country, a surprise preview concert, JESC details, and more. Join Ewan Spence as he rounds up the latest news and views from the Eurovision Song Contest.
From West Wing and Katrina and the Waves, to Mad Men and Mans Zelmerlow, how has the Eurovision Song Contest adopted the lessons of cinematic television? Ewan Spence explores the new rules in the latest episode of Every Song a Story.
With just one week until Stockholm, the Eurovision news is hotting up. This week’s Newsletter reviews Romania’s removal, the best bits from London’s Eurovision Party and the things you need to know before Stockholm, like what is inside our EuroClub.
Stockholm is going to be full of people wandering around with lots of big ‘Come Together’ laminated cards around their neck. What if you don’t have one of these mysterious accreditations. Alison Wren looks at the activities available across Stockholm outside of the bubble.
Sweden occupies a curious place in the heart of the Eurovision Song Contest, in parts loved by fans as a unifying force of love, in other parts cast down as the ultimate agent of selfish chaos and change. Jasmin Bear looks at the relationship between country and Contest.
