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The View from San Francisco: Rotterdam, or Anywhere
In the final part of her Eurovision 2019 review, Shi reflects on some of the brilliant touches in this year’s production, how Israel (re)discovered its love for ESC, and the end of her Tel Aviv journey.
The View from San Francisco: Another Summer Night
In the second part of her ESC 2019 review, Shi looks at the differing arcs of the returning artists, what made Duncan’s winning reprise so special – and the delegations that made things unnecessarily hard for themselves…
The View from San Francisco: Goodbye to Yesterday
In the first part of her Eurovision 2019 wrap-up, Shi looks at the things a blogger and a delegation can get wrong – and how to accidentally get things just right.
After 44 years, the Netherlands win Eurovision!
The winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest is "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands - ending a 44-year wait for the country dating back to Teach-In and "Ding-A-Dong" in 1975. In an incredibly exciting results presentation, Sweden won the jury vote...
Jury Final: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury final!
ESC 2019: The semi 2 qualifiers and the final running order!
Eight more songs left us on Thursday night, and we now have the full line-up of the 26 finalists for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Check it out!
Semi-Final 2, Jury Rehearsal: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury rehearsal of the second semi-final of ESC 2019!
Semi 1: Here’s the ten qualifiers!
There were a few surprises along the way, but tonight Europe (and Australia) selected its ten qualifiers from the first semi-final of ESC 2019! Here are the lucky ten and the halves of the final they drew at the press conference afterwards: FIRST HALF Cyprus Czech...
The View from Tel Aviv: I’m coming home
Home. It’s not just the name of the Israeli entry – it’s a state of mind. Having been in Israel for eleven days now, Shi takes stock on what the Eurovision-at-home experience has meant to her so far.
Semi-Final 1, Jury Rehearsal: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury rehearsal of the first semi-final of ESC 2019!
Semi-Final 1, Dress Rehearsal 1: Live report from the hall
We’re live in the hall for the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final of ESC 2019!
Rehearsals Day 8 LIVE: Second Rehearsals – Israel, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Germany
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 8 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Norway through Azerbaijan
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 7 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Croatia through Albania
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 7 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: First Rehearsals – Israel, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Germany
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Romania through Austria
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Armenia through Latvia
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 1 – Greece and San Marino
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 1 – Georgia through Portugal
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 5 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 1 – Czech Republic through Belgium
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 5 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 1 – Cyprus through Slovenia
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 5 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
The view from Tel Aviv: The sum and the parts
Semi-final two, the *sensible* semi? Not when you’ve got bizarre staging choices and press centre hypes to deal with. Shi picks through the bones of the last two days in Tel Aviv!
Rehearsals Day 4 LIVE: Norway, The Netherlands, North Macedonia and Azerbaijan
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 4 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 4 LIVE: Croatia, Malta, Lithuania, Russia and Albania
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 4 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 3 LIVE: Austria and Sweden
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 3 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 3 LIVE: Moldova, Romania, and Denmark
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 3 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 3 LIVE: Armenia, Ireland, Latvia and Switzerland
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 3 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!