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How Sanremo Giovani Reveals Sanremo 2025’s New Normal
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As Sanremo week begins, don’t forget about Sanremo Giovani. The Newcomers’ contest started in November 2024, and the final rounds will take place on Wednesday and Thursday during Sanremo. Ilaria Pagano looks back at Giovani to discover the trends and what the juries may look for in 2025…

Why Vidbir Is More Than Ukraine’s Eurovision National Final
Ziferblat, Ukraine 2025 (image: Suspilne/YouTube)

Sometimes, a National Final is just a National Final. Sometimes a National Final is far more than “just selecting a song.” Phil Dore considers the importance of Vidbir to Ukraine.

Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Where Internal Selections Roam Free
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How to announce an internal selection, adding some Spanish to the iceberg, thinking about keeping our digital family in touch, and more. Ewan Spence and Tom Hendryck discuss the latest news in this week’s Insight News podcast.

ESC Insight Presents…..Eurovision Wars: Grand Final Pressure
Eurovision Wars S03E05: The pressure and politics of the 2024 Grand Final (artwork: Phil Dore, EBU, EBU)

In episode five of the Eurovision Wars podcast, we talk about the Grand Final of Malmö 2024. How does the pressure leading up to the live show play out, how did the likes of Israel, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom fare, and how important is the Song Contest to the wider world?

Eurovision Insight News Podcast: The Work That Becomes A New Genre Is Eurovision
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Betrayed by The Traitors, memories of France Gall, a bit of popera, and more. Ewan Spence and AJ Clay discuss the latest news in this week’s Insight News podcast.

How Important Is The Eurovision Semi Final Draw For The Winner?
Semi Final Draw for Basel 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest (image: EBU / esc.tv)

Does the Semi Final Draw help or hinder the eventual winner of the Eurovision Song Contest? Ewan Spence looks at the relationship between the draw and the victor.


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