Today, two countries come into focus: Lithuania, because they have already reached the final of their somewhat unnoticed preselection rounds, and Albania, because Festivali i Këngës starts today, an event that has developed into a major national final in the ESC...

The Chat Charts are going into the next round! Have you got used to how it works already? You can always feel free to ask us if you're unsure about anything, or take a look at the detailed rules, as from now on we'll get to business right away in our charts posts!...

Update 18 December, 16:20: Heilsarmee announced their intention to look for a creative solution together with SRF, meaning that they intend to wait with an ultimate decision about their participation. If the Swiss public has its say, the "Salvation Army" will be...

Belgium has chosen its song for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden. Reflecting the drive towards austerity that seems to be dominating this year's on-season, Walloon broadcaster RTBF opted to select its entry in a simple (if not exactly...

The Belgian national final will be held this Sunday morning, on the radio. The chosen artist, Roberto Bellarosa, will present three entries. A combination of jury and televoting will decide the winner. This Sunday 10:30 CET Belgium, Final Eurovision 2013 Radio: RTBF...

Heilsarmee won the Swiss national final, and thus will represent the country in Malmö with the song "You And Me". The result was made up by 100% televoting, the international jury only gave their comments on the entries. Nicolas Fraissinet won our voting in the...

Tonight, we will know the first definite entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Switzerland is hosting its national final "Die Große Entscheidungsshow" in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen. There will be an international jury to comment on each...

It's that day again: Tonight, we will know the first definite entry of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Sure, we have had shows from Belarus and Lithuania already, but the latter were just heats and - as usual - there is no guarantee that the former will have...

It's full speed ahead for the 2013 Chat Charts season! If you've been paying attention, you'll know that every edition - including last week's premiere - features ten songs. And since we ask for your submissions and suggestions, every week some new songs enter the...

The Chat Charts are kicking off! We previously introduced the concept and posted the detailed rules - but now the actual Chat Charts can finally begin. A total of 22 songs were submitted for this week and, according to the rules, 10 of them made it into this premiere...

With the ticket sale underway and the first national finals approaching - even though it's still only November! - that must make it time for an esc-chat.com round-up of all the latest news concerning the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. First things first: for...

The #esc chat is getting its own weekly charts! Starting from 4th December, you will be able to vote for your current favourite Eurovision-related songs. Every Tuesday, we will run a new poll featuring your favourite songs of the previous week and up to three new...