Can Junior Eurovision Reach the Next Generation?
James Stephenson asks whether the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is doing enough to establish itself with young people, and why targeting a big audience may not lead to a big impact.
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All The Statistics As Armenia Wins Junior Eurovision
Armenia has won the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Ben Robertson, James Stephenson and Dane Jorgensen pile through the statistics to pick out the headlines from the dramatic victory.
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Primetime or Bedtime: Who Benefits From Junior Eurovision’s Late Start?
Junior Eurovision’s return to a 21:00 CEST primetime slot brings the spectacle of the contest back into the evening spotlight. What difference does a few hours make? Ben Robertson has the answer.
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The Junior Eurovision Experience: Making Media Work For Our Young Artists
In many ways Junior Eurovision preparations for delegation are much like the real thing. Make-up, sound checks, rehearsal schedules, cultural visits in the local area. But last year one thing was removed from the package. Access to independent press. Ben Robertson investigates why this happened, and proposes another model where Junior Eurovision could re-introduce press in line with their values and to the benefit of delegations and their young artists.
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Escapism By Music: Why Four Countries Are Only Competing at Junior Eurovision in 2026
Four countries – Ireland, Spain, North Macedonia and the Netherlands – are taking part in Junior Eurovision this year, but chose to sit out Eurovision in Vienna. What is it about Junior Eurovision that has kept them? Ben Robertson reports.
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Download ESC Insight’s Guidebook To Junior Eurovision 2026
All the songs, all the numbers, all the history – all in one place. Download your guide to 2026’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest from ESC Insight.
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ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 5: Looking back at Pan-Arcticvision
In the final episode of our Pan-Arcticvision podcast series, Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany review Pan-Arcticvision from their holiday apartment in the Faroe Islands.
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ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 4 featuring Kokym
In the fourth episode of ESC Insight presents Go North! hosts Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany are joined by Kokym, the guest artist representing occupied Palestine at Pan-Arcticvision.
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Six things MPs need to know about why the UK flounders at Eurovision
As a cross-party group of MPs prepare to hear evidence on why the BBC has performed badly at the Eurovision Song Contest recently, Gina Jones offers a handy summary of the issues they’ll need to tackle to help turn things around.
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Eurovision says it’s back to normal. What is normal now?
As the Netherlands returns to the Eurovision Song Contest, it appears the era of the boycott is coming to an end. But are we really going back to normal? James Stephenson asks what comes next.
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ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 3 featuring Klara Pasma
In the third episode of ESC Insight presents Go North! hosts Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany are joined by Klara Pasma, the artist representing Northern Sweden.
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Føroyar Fun Facts: ESC Insight presents Go North! A Pan-Arcticvision Podcast
To prepare for their trip to Pan-Arcticvision, Phil Dore and Aisling Tempany have been researching our host country, Føroyar, in the latest episode of the Go North! podcast miniseries.
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