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Good evening! Today has seen the third sequence of rehearsals this year, including surprises and disappointments. After Martin's efforts yesterday, it's my turn again to review the videos of the day and give my comments, based on my personal opinion. Two things have...
Before I arrive in Baku, I’ve done a quick detour to Dubai to visit my friend Michael, who will be accompanying me to Azerbaijan later this week. Since it’s 42 degrees outside at the moment, I thought I’d come in to cool for a bit, and what better way to pass the time...
Evening all! It's my turn to take the reins and comment on today's rehearsals for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. It was another interesting day in Baku; indeed, one might suggest that the second half of the first semi-final is the most exciting stretch of songs we...
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com is providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! In the first week, we will be tweeting our comments about the rehearsals and have a daily review on them online in the evenings, judged by videos. Our...
The first ESC 2012 week has finally arrived in Baku! Today, the press centre at the Crystal Hall opened, and the first rehearsals and press conferences took place. esc-chat.com will do coverage from Baku from Friday on (as reported earlier). This week, Martin and...
How I got into Eurovision Part 3: Danniiboy Sandra Kim has a lot to answer for. Thanks to her, in just a few days, I’m heading off to a country that most people couldn’t even pinpoint on a map! She’s the cause of why I spend a large chunk of my disposable income...
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com will be providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! Our man in Baku is long-time #esc chatter and contributor Danny Lynch, who will arrive in the Azeri capital on May 18th. His coverage will include...
Sweden won the #esc ChatVote 2012! Loreen’s Eurovision entry “Euphoria” scored a total of 150 points. 27 chatters took part in the annual poll, with most of them giving their points “live” in the chatroom. Italy came second with 122 points. Norway landed on 3rd place...
"Blaue Grotte Ausflug" are the first non-English words we will encounter in the first semi-final of ESC 2012. A few weeks ago we looked at the bigger names in the line-up - now it's time to check out what languages we're going to hear in late May! Since the...
The entries that will compete in our ChatVote 2012 final have been revealed! Semi 1 qualifiers: Greece, Austria, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, Iceland and Latvia. Semi 2 qualifiers: Belarus, Macedonia, Slovenia, Turkey, Netherlands, Norway,...
It's time for a happy #esc tradition to take place once again. ChatVote 2012 is now open! In the run-up to every ESC, the regular members of the #esc chatroom gather to vote and find out their favourite song from that year's contest. Last year, our chosen champion was...
Six weeks from today, we will know the 20 semi-final qualifiers and will be restlessly awaiting the final of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Baku. In the meantime, let's have a closer look at some of the more familiar faces in the lineup! A total of...
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