Rehearsals Day 4 LIVE: From Georgia to Bulgaria
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Georgia, Albania, Portugal and Bulgaria.
The View from San Francisco: The Image of You
The third day of the 2021 rehearsals came and went, and with it the glorious display of the full possible range of approaches to Eurovision staging.
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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"This is not how we dress, normally, in Norway." (TIX) In yesterday's Meet & Greet with TIX, the Norwegian singer explained the message about his staging (basically being restrained by one's demons and insecurities) - and eventually pointed out that people in...
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.
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Line-up check 2021: Poland
The escgo! team casts its eye over Rafał from Poland and “The Ride”.
Line-up check 2021: Austria
The escgo! team turns its attention to “Amen” by Vincent Bueno from Austria.
Line-up check 2021: Our views on the second semi-finalists
The Eurovision 2021 line-up check reaches its final stages as our editors review the entries in the second semi-final – starting with San Marino and ending with Denmark.
Line-up check 2021: Greece
The escgo! team reviews “Last Dance” by Stefania, the Greek entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
Line-up check 2021: Czech Republic
The escgo! team reviews the Czech entry for ESC 2021, “Omaga” by Benny Cristo.
Line-up check 2021: Estonia
The escgo! team reviews “The Lucky One” by Uku Suviste.
ChatVote 2021: Qualifiers revealed, final voting begins!
If you’re one of our #esc chat regulars, you’ll want to know the finalists for this year’s ChatVote. They’re in here along with all the other details you’ll need to take part in our grand final!
Line-up check 2021: San Marino
The escgo! team kicks off its review of the ESC 2021 second semi-final with “Adrenalina” by Senhit (and possibly Flo Rida too).
Insta Report Part 2: The five most aesthetic Instagram accounts of this year’s contestants
We’re in the middle of checking out the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest artists on Instagram. Today’s selection of five accounts worth your attention: the ones exhibiting fine aesthetic style!
Eurovision 2021: The stage is set
At the Ahoy in Rotterdam, the stage for ESC 2021 is largely complete ahead of the first stand-in rehearsals. Check out these pics and videos!
Line-up check 2021: Malta
The escgo! team reviews “Je me casse” by Destiny.
“I might be the lucky one”: A look at the ESC 2021 betting markets
With one month to go until the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest week, our resident casual gambler Martin takes a look at how the betting markets for this year’s contest are shaping up!
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Grand Final, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the ESC 2021 grand final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
ESC 2021: The final running order – and what we think of it!
The running order of the Grand Final – with comments from Martin, Felix and Shi.
Presenting the ten qualifiers from semi 2 – and the final running order!
The line-up of the 2021 grand final is complete. Ten more countries made it through the second semi-final, and the final running order is on its way!
ESC 2021: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
After a fairly successful set of predictions on Tuesday, it’s time for Felix, Shi and Martin to tell us which songs they think will qualify from tonight’s second semi-final!
Luck is on my side: A look at the betting markets for the second semi-final
Martin continues his overview of the betting markets for the 2021 contest by casting his eye over tonight’s second semi-final!
Semi-Final 2, Jury Show: Live Blog
We blogged the jury show of the second semi final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Semi-Final 2, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the second semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
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Insta Report Part 3: The five accounts with the most personality of the ESC 2021 contestants
We complete our look at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest artists on Instagram by showcasing the ones whose personality really shines through!
In our third episode, Felix turns the tables and chooses a Eurovision-related topic for Martin to talk about for three minutes – completely unprepared!
“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: Our views on the second semi-finalists
The Eurovision 2021 line-up check reaches its final stages as our editors review the entries in the second semi-final – starting with San Marino and ending with Denmark.
Insta Report Part 2: The five most aesthetic Instagram accounts of this year’s contestants
We’re in the middle of checking out the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest artists on Instagram. Today’s selection of five accounts worth your attention: the ones exhibiting fine aesthetic style!
Eurovision 2021: The stage is set
At the Ahoy in Rotterdam, the stage for ESC 2021 is largely complete ahead of the first stand-in rehearsals. Check out these pics and videos!