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!
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!
Line-up check 2021: Denmark
We complete our review series for the 2021 Eurovision entries with “Øve os på hinanden” by Fyr & Flamme!
Line-up check 2021: Switzerland
The escgo! team reviews “Tout l’univers” by Gjon’s Tears, the Swiss entry for Eurovision 2021.
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"A very warm 'hello'." (Helga Vlahović) Can you imagine, a thousand million people all together? We can - and it's all thanks to Helga. We saw this tweet today: https://twitter.com/InEurovision/status/1390060525694881793 ...and it reminded us of the very many...
Line-up check 2021: Latvia
The escgo! team reviews “The Moon Is Rising” by Samanta Tina.
Line-up check 2021: Finland
Get your mosh on! It’s time for the escgo! team to review “Dark Side” by Blind Channel from Finland.
Line-up check 2021: Bulgaria
The escgo! team turns its attention to Victoria and “Growing Up Is Getting Old”.
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Line-up check 2021: Croatia
The escgo! team reviews “Tick-Tock” by Albina from Croatia.
10 years ago! We look back at some classics from the 2011 national finals
There was no SongHunt in 2011 yet – but if there had been, these are some of the songs we’d have been enjoying there. Join us in a little retrospective!
Line-up check 2021: Norway
The escgo! team reviews “Fallen Angel” by TIX, this year’s Norwegian entry.
ChatVote 2021 season is launched!
It’s the 17th edition of the annual live event in which our chatters pick their favourite song from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest – here’s everything you need to know about the escgo! ChatVote.
Line-up check 2021: Cyprus
The escgo! team turns its attention to “El Diablo” by Elena Tsagrinou in its latest review.
“Behöver inte dig idag” by Clara Klingenström wins SongHunt 2021!
SongHunt 2021 has concluded – and the best non-winning song of the season is “Behöver inte dig idag” by Clara Klingenström from Sweden!
Line-up check 2021: Ireland
The escgo! team reviews “Maps” by Lesley Roy, the Irish entry for Eurovision 2021!
Line-up check 2021: North Macedonia
The escgo! team reviews “Here I Stand” by Vasil.
Line-up check 2021: Australia
The escgo! team reviews “Technicolour” by Montaigne.
Line-up check 2021: Our views on the first semi-finalists
The Eurovision 2021 line-up check continues! Our team of editors reviews the entries in the first semi-final, from Lithuania to Malta.
Line-up check 2021: Sweden
The escgo! team reviews the Melodifestivalen winner and Swedish entry, “Voices” by Tusse.
Line-up check 2021: Russia
The escgo! team reviews “Russian Woman” by Manizha.
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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!
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!
Rehearsals Day 8 LIVE: The Direct Finalists
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of the direct finalists: Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom and Spain.
The View from San Francisco: Let Me Try
In which Shi’s sleep deprivation and overthinking tendencies have a date with the predictions for semi 2.
Stage Verdict 2021
Now that Felix has seen all the entries of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 rehearsed at least once, it’s time for him to share his verdict!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: From Finland to Denmark
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Finland, Latvia, Switzerland, and Denmark.
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Introducing the SongHunt 2021 finalists!
Still deciding who to vote for in our search for the best national final song of the season? Then check out our guide to all 15 finalists!
Line-up check 2021: Our views on the automatic finalists
The Eurovision 2021 line-up check begins! Our team of editors reviews the entries from the Netherlands and the “Big Five”.
ESC 2021: The semi-final running orders are revealed!
From The Roop through to Fyr & Flamme, here’s how the two semi-finals will line up in Rotterdam.
39 songs: This is the line-up for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
With the exclusion of Belarus from the 2021 contest, we can now say that we have the final line-up for ESC 2021!
12 more songs to remember from the 2021 national final season
Time to look back and remember some songs from the recently completed national final season that nearly made it into SongHunt 2021… and some that weren’t so close.
Tusse from Sweden and Manizha from Russia complete the 2021 national final season
The last week of this year’s Eurovision national final campaign ended with the climax of Melodifestivalen in Sweden – and an unexpected and entertaining Russian final!
Dancing in the “Måneskin” and more besides as the ESC 2021 line-up takes shape!
Estonia, Denmark, Portugal and Italy select their entries for Rotterdam – as the final Super Saturday of the season keeps us entertained for eight hours and more…