Read more“Eurovision starts with my birthday!” (Filipp Kirkorov)
"Eurovision starts with my birthday!" (Filipp Kirkorov) In the most recent Meet & Greet with Moldova, co-composer of "Sugar" and Eurovision legend Filipp Kirkorov talked about parties, and that he misses them at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. In this...
The View from San Francisco: Think about Things
The rehearsals of the first semi are (almost) done, which means it’s “will they, won’t they” time inside Shi’s brain! Scary times indeed.
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Israel to Ukraine
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Israel, Romania, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Cyprus to Belgium
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Cyprus, Norway, Croatia and Belgium.
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: North Macedonia and Ireland
Martin jumps on board for his first rehersal liveblog this year – as we check out the second set of rehearsals from North Macedonia and Ireland!
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Lithuania to Sweden
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Lithuania, Slovenia, Russia and Sweden.
The View from San Francisco: Where We Draw the Line
In which Shi realizes that we have now completed the entire first round of semi final rehearsals.
Felix sums up the fourth day of rehearsals, from Georgia to Denmark, in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
Rehearsals Day 4 LIVE: From Finland to Denmark
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Finland, Latvia, Switzerland and Denmark.
Read more“The flying dolphin is Yohanna” (Daði Freyr)
"The flying dolphin is Yohanna" (Daði Freyr) In yesterday's Meet & Greet, Daði og Gagnamagnið were asked about the Eurovision references in their performance. The flying dolphin, as we now learned, is indeed a reference to the dolphin in Iceland 2009's backdrop....
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Line-up check 2021: Bulgaria
The escgo! team turns its attention to Victoria and “Growing Up Is Getting Old”.
Our audio format “Three Minutes to Talk!” is going into its second round. What random Eurovision-related topic will Martin give Felix to talk about this time? The challenge is simple: To talk about it for three minutes – completely unprepared!
Line-up check 2021: Portugal
The escgo! team reviews this year’s Portuguese entry, “Love Is On My Side” by The Black Mamba.
Line-up check 2021: Albania
The escgo! team reviews “Karma” by Anxhela Peristeri, the Albanian entry for ESC 2021.
“Russian Woman” by Manizha wins ChatVote 2021!
Our chat community has decided: Russia has the best song in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest!
Chat Story
Felix suddenly realised that we’ve never really blogged about our legendary chatroom before. Time to fix that!
Line-up check 2021: Georgia
The escgo! team reviews “You” by Tornike Kipiani.
Line-up check 2021: Serbia
The escgo! team reviews the Serbian entry for ESC 2021, “Loco Loco” by Hurricane.
We’re excited to launch our first audio format on escgo! In “Three Minutes to Talk”, the challenge is a simple one: Talk about a random Eurovision-related topic for three minutes – completely unprepared! In this first episode, it’s Martin who’s setting Felix something to talk about. But what topic? Hear for yourself!
Line-up check 2021: Iceland
The escgo! team turns its attention to “10 Years” by Daði & Gagnamagnið.
Line-up check 2021: Moldova
The escgo! team reviews “Sugar” by Natalia Gordienko, the latest entry in our 2021 Eurovision review series!
Read more“This thing can do a lot.” (Florian Wieder)
"This thing can do a lot." (Florian Wieder) The quote comes from Florian Wieder, who is the Stage Designer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. And the "thing"? It's the stage! We're learning a few hints about it in the first episode of Krista Calling, a new fun...
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The View from San Francisco: Zitti E Buoni
Shi has quite a few personal words to say and thoughts to share about the 2021 Eurovision final and what came after.
“Zitti e buoni”: ITALY wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2021!
Rock ‘n’ roll triumphs! The winner of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is “Zitti e buoni” by Måneskin, the entry from ITALY!
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2021? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2021 will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
The View from San Francisco: Grab the Moment
Hey there, dear 26 Eurovision finalists, it’s time to face the televote! What are you going to do to make us vote for you?
Bet me free: Five interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision final!
escgo!’s resident betting obsessive Martin is here to talk you through your gambling options for tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest grand final!
ESC 2021: Why it’s OK to not be OK
If you’re feeling uncomfortable about some of the things surrounding this year’s contest, you’re not alone. And that’s OK!
Grand Final, Jury Show: Live Blog
We liveblogged the Jury Show (second dress rehearsal) of the ESC 2021 Grand Final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
The escgo! Jury announces their points for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021!
Here are our team’s favourites for Saturday – presented to you in ESC jury style, from 1 to 12 points!
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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.
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.
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!
escgo! is in Rotterdam – virtually!
Introducing our live coverage of ESC 2021 from inside the virtual “bubble” via the Online Press Centre!
“What about my dreams?” The wonderful phenomena that sleeping Eurovision fans experience
I have a dream. We all have a dream. Join us as we dive into the wild world of Eurovision-related dreams – and share yours with us too!