Special: How popular are this year’s entries on the Internet?

Mar 28, 2012 - One week after the draw of the running order has been held, and we know all the songs and their running ...

Special: Analysis of the draw

Mar 21, 2012 - The very same question comes up each and every year - does the running order affect the result, and how much? ...

Editorial: Britain needs to get behind Engelbert

Mar 2, 2012 - Yesterday was one of the most strange that I can remember concerning a British Eurovision act. A morning announcement from the ...

Editorial: Does returning to Melodifestivalen gain a better result?

Nov 16, 2011 - Amidst the rumours that Charlotte Perrelli will be returning to Melodifestivalen for a third time, after having won on two previous ...

Editorial: The Eurovision Sound in America: A quick overview

Nov 9, 2011 - The success of songs that have emerged from Eurovision is always varied within countries that air the Contest every year, but ...

Editorial: Returning to Eurovision: a bad idea?

Nov 2, 2011 - Some people say that once you've done Eurovision, you should never go back. Michael Ball famously said that he'd ''rather stick ...

Editorial: Jugovizija, a Song Contest?

Oct 26, 2011 - Jugovizija was the festival in which Yugoslavia used to choose its Eurovision entrant. Yugoslavia had eight national television stations, and all ...

Editorial: The Czech dilemma

Oct 19, 2011 - It can be said with very little room for disagreement that one of the least successful track records in the history ...

Editorial: Does the running order influence the winner?

Oct 5, 2011 - Hello and welcome to the first of many editorial features that you can expect to find here on escXtra over the ...