SongHunt: The History
SongHunt, our format to find the most robbed national final song of the season, now has quite a long history to look back on. Here you can read all about it and enjoy the past winners!
SongHunt 2021 – Semi-Final 1
Let the SongHunt begin! Semi-final 1 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
Super Saturday entertains us with entries from Finland, Norway and Spain
After six hours of national final action, the ESC 2021 line-up now includes a nu-metal banger from Finland – and *not* the big fan favourite from Norway…
It’s time for SongHunt 2021!
The annual quest to find the most robbed national final song of the 2021 season begins – this year’s SongHunt is on the way!
Albina gets the Croatian ticket to ESC 2021
We have a winner in Dora, one of our chat’s favourite national finals of the season!
The Roop’s living a celebration – and Go_A bring the noise
Lithuania and Ukraine have entries for ESC 2021, and the EBU announces that the scenarios for the contest in Rotterdam have narrowed further.
France and Israel select – and news about SongHunt 2021!
Barbara Pravi will represent France, Eden Alene has a new song for Israel… and the SongHunt fun for 2021 will begin soon. It’s all happening!
SongHunt 2021: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2021 based on our votes in the #esc chat.
2021 begins here, with an Albanian winner: It’s Anxhela Peristeri
Not a moment too soon, we officially start to turn our back on the horror year of 2020 with the first selected song for ESC 2021. And the winner of Festivali i Këngës is….
At last, a Valentina wins Eurovision
No, not Monetta – but Valentina Tronel from France is the winner of the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest!
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Semi 1: Here’s the ten qualifiers!
There were a few surprises along the way, but tonight Europe (and Australia) selected its ten qualifiers from the first semi-final of ESC 2019! Here are the lucky ten and the halves of the final they drew at the press conference afterwards: FIRST HALF Cyprus Czech...
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s first semi-final
The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
The View from Tel Aviv: I’m coming home
Home. It’s not just the name of the Israeli entry – it’s a state of mind. Having been in Israel for eleven days now, Shi takes stock on what the Eurovision-at-home experience has meant to her so far.
Semi-Final 1, Jury Rehearsal: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury rehearsal of the first semi-final of ESC 2019!
Semi-Final 1, Dress Rehearsal 1: Live report from the hall
We’re live in the hall for the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final of ESC 2019!
Rehearsals Day 8 LIVE: Second Rehearsals – Israel, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Germany
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 8 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Norway through Azerbaijan
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 7 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Croatia through Albania
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 7 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: First Rehearsals – Israel, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Germany
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Romania through Austria
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Armenia through Latvia
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 1 – Greece and San Marino
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
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Selected Highlights
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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!
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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.
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Say last last last! Running order for ESC 2019 revealed
Serhat gets the “pimp slot” while Armenia and Azerbaijan are kept as far apart as possible – read all about the running order for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Weekend round-up: Melodifestivalen and the race to the finish line
All the internal selections are in, all the national finals are complete, and we don't think there'll be any more countries withdrawing - which means we now have the 41 songs that will compete in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest! The (extended) last weekend of the...
Weekend round-up: Seven more countries select for Tel Aviv
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Moldova, Portugal, Georgia and Serbia all selected their entries for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on the last big hectic weekend of the national final season. Find out what they chose here!
Five things that still annoy me about the German final
Felix may be a fan of this year’s German entry by S!sters, but that doesn’t make him any less critical of the German final. Here are his five things that ARD needs to get right next time!
Mahmood, Cinderella, and a fairytale with a happy ending
OK, happy end! It’s not just a line from a classic Eurovision performance – it’s the reality of Mahmood’s Sanremo journey. Shi takes a look at why the Cinderella story is so enduring and how it has parallels in our ESC world.
Weekend round-up: Joci Pápai, jury politics and ginormous props
Entries from Germany, Ukraine, Hungary, Denmark and Lithuania joined the ESC 2019 line-up this weekend. Let Martin talk you through all the Friday and Saturday night action!
Comment: Wait, what has Germany actually done?
Felix is shocked by the negative reactions to S!sters’ victory in the German final. But should he be getting all defensive about it? Some personal reflections on an unexpected fan experience.