Five of this year’s Eurovision tracks come before judges Ewan Spence, Paul Jordan and Karina Westerman. Will Denmark, Bosnia, Poland, Slovakia or Switzerland be the hits or the misses of this year’s Eurovision.

There’s a lot of complex issues behind the two words of political voting, and it’s this area that is explored in the latest Short Guide to Eurovision.

A look at how the scoring works in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, and what 50% Jury and 50% public actually means

A look at the rules of Eurovision, focussing on the rules about the song each country can enter.

A quick audio introduction to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Is Alexander Rybak more than jaunty violins and fluffy songs of princesses and true love? Yes, but only on side two of his debut album, Fairytales.