Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s first semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.
Semi 1: Here’s the ten qualifiers!
Ten lucky winners made it through to Saturday’s grand final tonight. Congratulations to them!
ESC 2021 is here: The birth of a new decade
You may put a crack in the Eurovision Song Contest, but you can’t break it. We salute the start of the contest’s glorious twenties!
ESC 2021: 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.
Je me cash: A look at the betting markets for the first semi-final
Martin takes his traditional look at the betting markets for the contest, starting with tonight’s first semi-final!
The View from San Francisco: Tonight Again
In which “hey, don’t I know you from somewhere?” isn’t a pick-up line.
Semi-Final 1, Jury Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the jury rehearsal of the first semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Semi-Final 1, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
The View from San Francisco: Is This What You Wanted?
In which Shi ponders about the auto finalists and the difference between “not trying to win” and “trying not to win”.
Rotterdam 2021: Turquoise Carpet Report
Today, the Turquoise Carpet event was held in Rotterdam as part of today’s opening ceremony! We followed the event on its live stream – and here are our highlights from today’s glamorous opening event!
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Felix sums up the third day of rehearsals, from San Marino to Serbia, in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
Rehearsals Day 3 LIVE: Iceland and Serbia
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Iceland and Serbia.
Rehearsals Day 3 LIVE: From Austria to Moldova
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Austria, Poland and Moldova.
Rehearsals Day 3 LIVE: From San Marino to Greece
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of San Marino, Estonia, Czech Republic and Greece.
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The View from San Francisco: Beautiful Mess
The second day of rehearsals was a good reminder of some ground rules to have when following (and – sometimes – watching) the first rehearsals.
Felix sums up the second day of rehearsals in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: Ukraine and Malta
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Ukraine and Malta.
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: From Israel to Azerbaijan
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Israel, Romania and Azerbaijan.
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: From Cyprus to Belgium
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Cyprus, Norway, Croatia and Belgium.
The View from San Francisco: Replay
The View from San Francisco is back with a 2021 twist!
Felix sums up the first rehearsal day in this compact and snappy audio commentary!
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Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s first semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.
ESC 2021 is here: The birth of a new decade
You may put a crack in the Eurovision Song Contest, but you can’t break it. We salute the start of the contest’s glorious twenties!
Je me cash: A look at the betting markets for the first semi-final
Martin takes his traditional look at the betting markets for the contest, starting with tonight’s first semi-final!
The View from San Francisco: Tonight Again
In which “hey, don’t I know you from somewhere?” isn’t a pick-up line.
The View from San Francisco: Is This What You Wanted?
In which Shi ponders about the auto finalists and the difference between “not trying to win” and “trying not to win”.
Rotterdam 2021: Turquoise Carpet Report
Today, the Turquoise Carpet event was held in Rotterdam as part of today’s opening ceremony! We followed the event on its live stream – and here are our highlights from today’s glamorous opening event!
Overthinking is fun: The automatic finalists draw their halves!
The “big five” have drawn which half they’ll perform in during next Saturday’s grand final. A perfect excuse for a spot of speculation!