[strollfan]

Looking through the SF1 video entries again this morning, it's certainly the Swedish entry that stands out as something that can easily be replicated on stage as a live performance.

Obviously, she also has a powerful voice, as did our own Sam Ryder last year.

I hope to see some amazing staging in Liverpool  next month.

I thought for many years that the large BBC contribution to ESC was set design or lighting, but I may be wrong in that. I'm sure someone will correct me.

There's actually doubt the Swedish staging will be able to be replicated due to the size of the rig required, it's a massive and time intensive prop and very heavy to rig.

Nowadays I don't believe there's any responsibilities for broadcasters other than the host, the BBC will have been in charge of set design, lighting, graphic design, everything this year but in previous years they won't have been involved at all. Only responsibilities are in terms of fees which help cover organisation by both the EBU and the host broadcaster.