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escgo! at Eurovision
On-location: Oslo 2010 – Düsseldorf 2011 – Baku 2012 – Malmö 2013 – Copenhagen 2014 – Vienna 2015 – Lisbon 2018 – Tel Aviv 2019
Virtually: Stockholm 2016 – Kyiv 2017 – Rotterdam 2021 – Turin 2022 – Liverpool 2023 – Malmö 2024 – Basel 2025
2010 – 2014 as “esc-chat.com” | since 2015 as “escgo!”
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2025? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
The (pre)View from Somewhere: 2025 edition
Your Eurovision day longread is here! Shi has been dissecting the non-qualifiers and the grand final running order, song by song. Grab a coffee and settle in…
ESC 2025: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s second semi-final.
ESC 2025: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 1
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s first semi-final.
ESC 2025 rehearsals: A first look at the automatic finalists
The “big five” plus host country Switzerland have had their first rehearsals in Basel – and Martin thinks he might have spotted a winner…
ESC 2025 rehearsals: The semi 2 winners and losers
Emmy brings the Aqua vibes for Ireland, Klavdia is caught between a rock and a hard place – and does Maltese even have a word for “subtlety”? It’s time for Martin to (over)analyse the second semi-finalists based on their rehearsal video clips…
Mum, they stole our truel!
It looks like the threatened changes to the semi-final qualifier presentation are becoming a reality – and the concept is quite a familiar one…
ESC 2025 rehearsals: The semi 1 winners and losers
It’s good news for Red Sebastian and less good news for Gabry Ponte – at least, if we can believe what the rehearsal video clips from Basel tell us…
Silêncio e tanta gente: the ESC 2025 rehearsals begin!
There’s a sense of quiet in the air as the rehearsals for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest begin – and Martin thinks that may be no bad thing…
The View from Israel: Unforgettable
There’s one more night left for Eurovision 2024, and Shi is hoping we can all enjoy it a little.
Overthinking the 2024 grand final running order
As the dust settles on the second semi-final, Martin takes a look at what the producers have come up with for the ESC 2024 grand final running order and what – if anything – it might mean…
The View from Israel: We rum-de-dum-dum-da
The View is back for Eurovision 2024! Different location, same overthinking – and now it’s time for the second semi-final.
The View from Israel: Whеn the stars align then I’ll be thеre
The View is back for Eurovision 2024! Different location, same overthinking – starting with the first semi-final!
After the Grand Final: A verdict and three wishes
Pre-recorded backing vocals and a wish for more cultural flavour – these are some of Felix’s takeaways from the Eurovision 2023 grand final!
Quick verdict: Semi-final 2
Felix’s thoughts on the second semi-final of ESC 2023 – and three positive surprises!
Some first thoughts on the grand final running order
This is the running order for the ESC 2023 grand final – Martin shares a few thoughts on what it could all mean…
The View from San Francisco: Don’t be scared to say just what you think
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – and that’s just Romania. Shi turns her attention to the semi 2 songs in her latest view from over the waves!
Quick verdict: Semi-final 1
Felix’s thoughts on the first semi-final of ESC 2023 – and three positive surprises!
The View from San Francisco: The words are spilling out, what the heck is this about?
Shi is back with the first of her (re)views this year – see what she thinks about tonight’s first semi-finalists!
Eurovision and me – it’s complicated.
Felix kicks off the Eurovision week with some personal thoughts on his Eurovision journey.
ESC week on escgo!
It’s nearly time for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest – here’s what to expect next week!
Sam Ryder, chart success and the rebirth of UK@ESC
A momentous week for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest ends with Sam Ryder climbing to #2 in the UK singles chart!
A coffee and a column: It is okay.
For the last time around this ESC, Felix shares his thoughts of the day – this time during an imaginary afternoon coffee. Here’s his first reactions on last night’s show and its outcome!
The View from San Francisco: One More Day
The View from San Francisco continues as Shi previews the Grand Final – and muses on the complexities of Ukraine winning or not winning.
Review: Eurovision 2022 Vinyl Edition
We take a look at the lovely 4LP vinyl edition of this year’s ESC compilation – and Martin reconnects with his teenage collector gene…
The View from San Francisco: That Night
The View from San Francisco continues as Shi picks through the bones of last night’s second semi-final!
A coffee and a column: Where are we now?
Felix shares his thoughts of the day – during his morning coffee. Today, it’s time for retrospections and premonitions.