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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...
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2019? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
Better love: Some of the bets to look out for at Eurovision 2019!
It’s time for us to take our usual look at some of the most interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision grand final!
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!
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s second semi-final
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the second batch of ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
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...
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s first semi-final
The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
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EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2019
escgo! in Tel Aviv
Live Blogs from the Press Centre
Jury Final: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury final!
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-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!
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!
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: Greece and San Marino
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 2 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: Iceland, Estonia and Portugal
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 2 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: Belgium, Georgia and Australia
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 2 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: Belarus and Serbia
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 1 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: Slovenia, Montenegro and Hungary
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 1 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland and Poland
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 1 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Songs
Semi-final 1
| Country | Artist | Song |
| Cyprus | Tamta | Replay |
| Montenegro | D Mol | Heaven |
| Finland | Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman | Look Away |
| Poland | Tulia | Fire of Love (Pali się) |
| Slovenia | Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl | Sebi |
| Czech Republic | Lake Malawi | Friend of a Friend |
| Hungary | Joci Pápai | Az én apám |
| Belarus | ZENA | Like It |
| Serbia | Nevena Božović | Kruna |
| Belgium | Eliot | Wake Up |
| Georgia | Oto Nemsadze | Keep on Going |
| Australia | Kate Miller-Heidke | Zero Gravity |
| Iceland | Hatari | Hatrið mun sigra |
| Estonia | Victor Crone | Storm |
| Portugal | Conan Osiris | Telemóveis |
| Greece | Katerine Duska | Better Love |
| San Marino | Serhat | Say Na Na Na |
Semi-final 2
| Country | Artist | Song |
| Armenia | Srbuk | Walking Out |
| Ireland | Sarah McTernan | 22 |
| Moldova | Anna Odobescu | Stay |
| Switzerland | Luca Hänni | She Got Me |
| Latvia | Carousel | That Night |
| Romania | Ester Peony | On a Sunday |
| Denmark | Leonora | Love Is Forever |
| Sweden | John Lundvik | Too Late For Love |
| Austria | PÆNDA | Limits |
| Croatia | Roko | The Dream |
| Malta | Michela | Chameleon |
| Lithuania | Jurij Veklenko | Run with the Lions |
| Russia | Sergey Lazarev | Scream |
| Albania | Jonida Maliqi | Ktheju Tokës |
| Norway | KEiiNO | Spirit in the Sky |
| Netherlands | Duncan Laurence | Arcade |
| North Macedonia | Tamara Todevska | Proud |
| Azerbaijan | Chingiz | Truth |
Big Five + Host Country
| Country | Artist | Song |
| Germany | S!sters | Sister |
| Israel | Kobi Marimi | Home |
| United Kingdom | Michael Rice | Bigger than Us |
| France | Bilal Hassani | Roi |
| Italy | Mahmood | Soldi |
| Spain | Miki | La Venda |
Tel Aviv Blog
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.
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.
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!
The view from Tel Aviv: Is it true? Is it over?
All of the first semi-finalists have now had their first rehearsals. Who’s underperforming? Who’s brought the right package right from day one? Shi takes a look!
Selam, selam, here we go again, on a journey to… well, you know
It’s been a long journey for Israel at ESC – and for Shi as an Israeli ESC fan. As the rehearsals begin and Tel Aviv beckons, she reflects on her own personal history with the contest and the steps that took her from there to here.
We covered the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on-location in Tel Aviv, thanks to our editor Shi.
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ESC 2019 News and Home Blogs
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...
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2019? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
Better love: Some of the bets to look out for at Eurovision 2019!
It’s time for us to take our usual look at some of the most interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision grand 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!
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s second semi-final
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the second batch of ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
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...
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s first semi-final
The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
Insta report: The artists of Eurovision 2019
We’ve checked out the profiles of this year’s Eurovision entrants so you don’t have to. Here are 10 posts we couldn’t leave unshared!
Five things to look out for as rehearsals begin
Rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest begin on Saturday. But what in particular should the assembled fan media be watching out for as the 41 participating countries take to the stage for the first time? We take a closer look!
Our Song Reviews 2019
Line-up check 2019: Our views on the automatic finalists
The Eurovision 2019 line-up check is complete! If you missed our reviews of the big five plus host country Israel, now’s your chance to catch up…
Line-up check 2019: United Kingdom
The escgo! team reviews “Bigger Than Us” by Michael Rice.
Line-up check 2019: Spain
The escgo! team reviews “La venda” by Miki.
Line-up check 2019: Italy
The escgo! team reviews “Soldi” by Mahmood.
Line-up check 2019: Israel
The escgo! team reviews “Home” by Kobi Marimi.
Line-up check 2019: Germany
The escgo! team reviews “Sister” by S!sters.
Line-up check 2019: France
The escgo! team reviews “Roi” by Bilal Hassani.
Line-up check 2019: Our views on the second semi-final
Continuing its line-up check, the escgo! team has now reviewed all 18 participants in the second semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Read what we think here!
Line-up check 2019: Azerbaijan
The escgo! team reviews “Truth” by Chingiz.
Line-up check 2019: North Macedonia
The escgo! team reviews “Proud” by Tamara Todevska.
Line-up check 2019: Netherlands
The escgo! team reviews “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence.
Line-up check 2019: Norway
The escgo! team reviews “Spirit In The Sky” by KEiiNO.
escgo! in Tel Aviv
We covered the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on-location in Tel Aviv, thanks to our editor Shi.
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...
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2019? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
Better love: Some of the bets to look out for at Eurovision 2019!
It’s time for us to take our usual look at some of the most interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision grand final!
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!
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s second semi-final
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the second batch of ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
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...
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s first semi-final
The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
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!