SVT have confirmed the time and place of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest. It’s going to be on Saturday May 18th, 2013, at the 15,500 seater Malmo Arena.
How the Jury works, Abba replaced in Sweden, online viewing figures, Junior withdrawals, and music from Joan Franka.
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After the 2012 Contest, there has been a lot of talk around the 50/50 scoring system of televoting and juries. One day the jury system could come under a huge amount of scrutiny and if it doesn’t measure up, confidence in Eurovision could be damaged. What could the EBU do now to make the jury process robust and transparent?
We have viewing figures, jury results, more National Final winners, and our first ‘Second Chance’ of the Summer from Switzerland. All that and more in the latest Insight podcast.
As the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest fades from view, and thoughts turn to the next Contest, what will people take away from Azerbaijan’s hosting of the Eurovision? The ESC Insight team have sat down to think about the moments that made Baku a memorable Contest.














