We have our entry list, and the forty three countries who have submitted an application are known. As Eurovision 2012 takes shape, what’s drawing the attention of the ESC Insight team?

There’s National Final action every weekend from now until the middle of March when we will know all the song for Eurovision 2012. So what’s the state of play this week? With music from Greta Salome and Jonsi.

We continue to ask our writers the question “Why Eurovision?”, and now it’s the turn of ESC Insight’s editor, Ewan Spence. And it all starts with a cowboy, a black & white television, and Sally Ann Triplett.

Will it be 42 or 43 in Baku? We still await news on the final entry list, but the heats continue as countries around the continent search for their Song for Europe. With details on date changes, deadline problems, musical selections and music from Gianni and the Maltese selection, it’s the latest news from the ESC Insight podcast.

A little diversion from the usual flavour of articles to start 2012, as I write both to keen Eurovision watchers, and to whoever will be working on the United Kingdom’s Eurovision Song Contest entry this year. Simply put, the UK need McFly.

Song number two for the 2012 Song Contest is here, thanks to last night’s Festival i Kenges in Albania. Spain have announced their singer, more National Final news, organsiastional details from Baku, and some festive music from Ovi, Paula Seling, Chiara and Niamh Kavanagh.