You might have heard the mention at the end of our final podcast from Malmö 2024, but for those who didn’t, that was the 1000th podcast from ESC Insight. It’s a milestone certainly worthy of celebration, but at the end of a long Eurovision season, we wanted to do something a little bit more than “thanks for listening.” Which brings us to today, and…

There’s lots to look back on, and over the summer months, we’ll be sure to do that. But for now, here are our highlights from the Grand Final, the week in Malmö, and the 2024 season as we bring the curtain down. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Our Final News From Malmö, Sunday 12th May Ewan Spence, Fin Ross Russell, and Dude Points are joined by Samant…

As the Eurovision Finale approaches, we explore a range of different show dimensions set to influence this year’s result. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Saturday 11th May Fin Ross Russell & Dude Points are joined by 12 Points From America’s Erik Nelson to preview the 2024 Eurovision Grand Final. They discuss the best of the big …

Between Swedish musical numbers, surprise results and a schlager-filled finale, there was so much to enjoy as the Eurovision 2024 Semi Finals concluded. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Friday 10th May Fin Ross Russell & Dude Points are joined by 12 Points from America’s Liz Capouch to reflect on a surprise-filled Semi Final Two. …

With even more great songs, staging and skits, we’re excited to present our podcast preview of Semi Final Two. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Thursday 9th May Fin Ross Russell and Dude Points are joined by Eurovision Bulgaria’s Madlen Tutelian to preview Semi Final Two. They discuss sensual Slimane, the double feature of Spanish…

Nicoline Refsing has a long and storied career at the Eurovision Song Contest, working with numerous artists at Eurovision and Junior Eurovision, as well as taking on the 2014 Contest in Copenhagen as Creative Director and Content Producer. This year, she is working with Dons to bring ‘Hollow’ to the Malmö Arena stage. How does the collaborative pr…

Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Artists, Eurovision in Concert (Part 2) …with Dude Points (DudePoints.fun). Join Dude Points as she chats with the artists at this year’s Eurovision In Concert; featuring Kaleen, Aiko, Nutsa Buzaladze, Gåte, and cameos from Cornald Mass and Mustii. Stay up to date with all the discussions, news, and reviews as t…

As fifteen brilliant artists brought their a-game to the Malmö Arena, only ten could qualify for Saturday night’s Grand Final. We showcase the successful acts whilst giving a shout out to our treasured unsuccessful ones. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Wednesday 8th May Following an electric first Semi Final, Fin Ross Russell and…

Stephen Neal is a Live Multicamera Studio Director for BBC Studios. His day job is directing The One Show, but every year he puts on his Eurovision hat as the UK Transmission Director for our Song Contest. He started his Eurovision Transmission role in 2013, and as the Contest returns to Malmö, Ewan sits down with Stephen to talk about his work bri…

Semi Final One is here and with fifteen countries competing for a spot in Saturday night’s Grand Final as well as the United Kingdom and Germany performing alongside hosts Sweden, there’s lots to unpack and go through in today’s podcast. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Tuesday 7th May Fin Ross Russell & Dude Points are joined by …

Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Artists, Eurovision in Concert (Part 1) …with Dude Points (DudePoints.fun). Join Dude Points as she chats with the artists at this year’s Eurovision In Concert; featuring Windows95 Man, Silvester Belt, Hera Björk, Nebulossa, and Bambie Thug. Stay up to date with all the discussions, news, and reviews as the show…

Welcome back to Malmö as we kick off our coverage of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. With as many exciting new additions as show aspects that stayed the same, there’s plenty to catch you up on as we head into this year’s contest. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Malmö, Monday 6th May Fin Ross Russell and Dude Points sit down with Saman…

Eurovision Insight Podcast: Meet The Artists, London Eurovision 2024 …with Dude Points (DudePoints.fun). Join Dude Points as she chats with the artists at this year’s London Eurovision Party; featuring Stand Uniqu3 (UK JESC 2023), Michael Rice (UK 2019), Natalia Barbu, Dons, Marcus & Martinus, Tali, 5miinust and Puuluup, and Isaak. Stay up to date …

We have five songs left from the Eurovision 20204 songs that we will be reviewing, so one last time, let’s bring in the hits, the misses, and the maybes. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #7 with Matthew Ker (Majiker) and Dude Points (DudePoints.fun). France: Mon amour, by Slimane. Georgia: Firefighter, by Nutsa Buzaladze. Australia: One Mi…

You might have noticed, but we’re running a touch late with the Juke Box Jury episodes, but rest assured we’ll have the final episode out before the weekend is out. Just remember that we did record all the shows before the rehearsals started. With that… Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #6 with Samantha Ross (12 Points From America) Gina Jo…

Into the back half of the songs to review for Juke Box Jury, as everyone gets ready for the trip to Malmö 2024. But will they get a hit, a miss, or a maybe stamped on their ticket across the Oresund Bridge? Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #5 with Nova and Olympia (The Novympia Channel on YouTube). Slovenia: Veronika, by Raiven. Armenia: J…

Eurovision Technical Director Ola Melzig has worked on the Song Contest since Stockholm 2000, from renting out a few lights to creating award-winning stages and emotional moments unsurpassed in the industry. He is in charge of the Contest’s various ‘show’ elements. He puts into practice the vision of the Eurovision stage with decades of experience …

It’s a six-song special for this week’s Juke Box Jury as a half-dozen musical moments heading to Malmö stop off to find out if they’ll get a hit, a miss, or a maybe. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #4 with Fin Ross Russell (Island Life Productions) and Lucy Percy (@JeMappelelPercy). Iceland: Scared of Heights, by Hera Björk. Germany: Alwa…

Our third set of songs looking to pick up a “hit” has arrived in the Juke Box Jury offices. Let’s discuss the songs, the chances, the music, the memes, and more, in our latest episode. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #3 with Samantha Ross (12 Points From America) and Matthew Ker (Majiker). Denmark: Sand, by Sana. Czechia: Pedestal, by Aik…

You don’t get long to prepare to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Once you allow time for the bidding process at one end and the time needed to start construction and rehearsals at the other, you have a handful of months to not only put on the TV show but also to sort out the Host City and build on the success of previous years. The latter is the …

We carry on looking at the sogs heading to Malmö for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. They all might be fighting for the hits, misses, and maybes, but the journey is just as important as the result. Come join us now… Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #2 with Dude Points (dudepoints.fun) and Fin Ross Russell (Island Life Productions). Alban…

There are several innovations in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but one of the biggest on-screen will be the stage. No longer anchored to the auditorium’s rear, the stage’s full behemoth is being brought into the middle of Malmö Arena. With the audience on all sides and cameras capturing a 360-degree view, this year’s artists will be the firs…

The National Final season is behind us, Malmö is ahead of us, and in the quiet space between lies Juke Box Jury. Yes, the run is starting slightly later than previous years, but everything else stays the same. We’ll talk about all the songs over seven shows, and when we have all our hits, misses, and maybes, it’ll be time to start taking in the reh…

Like many major events, the Eurovision Song Contest has a large pool of volunteers to help host it. As ambassadors for Malmö, they can contribute to the event and experience Eurovision from behind the scenes. That could involve guiding guests around town, helping dress the city for tourists, being attached to a delegation to support their time in M…

As the Heads of Delegation Meeting passes, the submissions from our broadcasters are in, and we have a locked-in list of music for Malmö in 2024. We’ve got a few more rules as well as anew venue if you can’t make it into the arena. Let’s head into the Eurovision world… Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Vote Early, Vote Often The final results are in…