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With 41 countries announced for Eurovision, we have our first confirmed artist name, more National Final dates, and the final pieces for Junior Eurovision are falling into place. Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, plus music from Aminata.

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Hungary 2016

Pioneer, performed by Freddie. Composition: Zé Szabó. Lyrics: Borbála Csarnai.

There’s a hint of The Scorpions’ love of whistling hiding inside ’Pioneer’. There’s a hint of choral power. There’s even a hint of tenderness that could break out into a classic power ballad. Here lies my problem with Freddie’s entry.

There are hints of greatness, but nothing is developed, nothing stands out, and the song itself offers a rather boring three minutes. It has the motif that is going to fill the three minutes, and it is… satisfied. No more, no less.

The song ’Pioneer’ manages to do the exact opposite of the title. It pioneers nothing. It’s happy to play it safe, qualify, and not embarrass Hungary.

Sorry, I want more.

Semi Final: Points: 197: Placing: 4th. Grand Final: Points: 108. Placing: 19th.

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With over forty countries entered for the Adult Contest in May, and seventeen for the Junior Contest next month, the Eurovision Song Contest is in good health. Plans are being made, songs are being requested, and dates for National Finals are being fixed. Let’s catch up with the news from across the continent and beyond on the latest Insight news podcast.

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As this summer has shown, it takes time to get everything ready to host the Eurovision Song Contest. From organising internal bids and finding free time in venue schedules, to arranging extra-curricular events and filling in all the government forms, a winning broadcaster has around fifty weeks befo

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We have a host city, a venue, and enough countries to run a Song Contest. What else has happened in the last two weeks? Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest in the latest ESC Insight Podcast.

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With thousands of songs submitted, how does the Melodifestivalen jury cut them down to just fourteen? Ben Robertson explains how, in his Melfest memoir.

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Although the announcement has been delayed a number of times, today the community found out where we're all being asked to visit in May. We're off to Kyiv for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017!

ESC Insight’s Ewan Spence and Sharleen Wright look at how to get to Kyiv, where to stay, and what to do about visas. EBU has said dates are 9/11/13 May, but we’re holding off a week or two before making non-transferrable bookings

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Ben Robertson had one of sixteen places on the Melodifestivalen selection jury for 2016. In the first of a three-part series about the experience, he outlines what the criteria and expectations SVT gave to each jury member before they even set foot inside the jury room.

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Just like that, we start again. The September 1st deadline is past, broadcasters get ready to listen to over 10,000 songs, and the exciting road to finding one three-minute winner in May has begun. Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest (with a garnish of X-Factor).

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September 1st is here, and while there will be a lot of interest on the performers aiming for Eurovision glory, Ewan Spence has some advice for the songwriters looking for success on the Song Contest stage.

Pass this to your favourite composer or lyricist. Now is the time for them to think about entering Eurovision.

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The production costs for Eurovision 2016 were some of the lowest we have had in a decade, but the show spectacle still existed to a world-class level. How have SVT made that possible? Ben Robertson investigates.

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What do we need to learn from the 2016 Contest, what can we expect for the 2017 Contest, how did JESC change, and who just volunteers to sing? Ewan Spence brings you the latest news from the world of the Song Contest.

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Sofabet's Daniel Gould was betting thousands on the outcome of the Eurovision Song Contest... and he had to gamble it all during the new voting system. How did the new voting system, the preview concerts, and some awkward odds come together?

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Ellie Chalkley emotes in music. This is her mixtape playlist of two weeks in Stockholm, and a look back at her first Eurovision Song Contest.

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