Results from Iceland, Hungary, and Sweden, running down this week’s Eurovision news, the national shows this weekend, and all the clowns from Eesti Laul without the clown visuals.

How important are ‘the fans’ to the Eurovision Song Contest? ESC Insight’s Ben Robertson spoke to the head of OGAE, the artists, and the television producers about the rise of the fan clubs, their current impact, and how they could evolve in the future.

It’s Monday, which means the Insight Newsletter should be with you, with all the previews and reviews you need from the world of Eurovision.

On this week’s Insight podcast we have the results from Malta and Switzerland, no idea what from Lithuania, news on the B&W-Hallerne, a preview of this weekend’s National Final shows, and a bit of a dance floor filler from Malta.

Discussions around artists entering the Eurovision Song Contest will include a focus on the career impact an appearance may have. However there has been little analysis about how that impact is assessed. What realistic goals are on offer for performers entering a National Final or Internal Selection process? In particular this article will focus on Prospect Theory and how artists assess the positive and negative returns offered by the Song Contest, how these are affected by the decision making process, and the impact this has on the Song Contest’s musical line-up.

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