ChatVote 2020 is launched!
Here are the details of the streamlined ChatVote 2020 that we’ll be holding to crown our chatters’ favourite from the 2020 songs.
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 8
The SongHunt continues with Heat 8 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
Is always over now? ESC 2020 is cancelled
The news from EBU HQ is bad, to say the least – the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled outright.
Lost in Corona: The curious case of the 2020 season
Everything is up in the air right now when it comes to ESC 2020, but we’re hopeful that the contest will still be able to bring people together in a time of crisis.
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 7
The SongHunt continues with Heat 7 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 6
The SongHunt continues with Heat 6 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 5
The SongHunt continues with Heat 5 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 4
The SongHunt continues with Heat 4 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 3
The SongHunt continues with Heat 3 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
SongHunt 2020 – Heat 2
The SongHunt continues with Heat 2 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
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Five things to look out for as rehearsals begin
Rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest begin on Saturday. But what in particular should the assembled fan media be watching out for as the 41 participating countries take to the stage for the first time? We take a closer look!
Selam, selam, here we go again, on a journey to… well, you know
It’s been a long journey for Israel at ESC – and for Shi as an Israeli ESC fan. As the rehearsals begin and Tel Aviv beckons, she reflects on her own personal history with the contest and the steps that took her from there to here.
Line-up check 2019: Our views on the automatic finalists
The Eurovision 2019 line-up check is complete! If you missed our reviews of the big five plus host country Israel, now’s your chance to catch up…
Line-up check 2019: United Kingdom
The escgo! team reviews “Bigger Than Us” by Michael Rice.
Line-up check 2019: Spain
The escgo! team reviews “La venda” by Miki.
Line-up check 2019: Italy
The escgo! team reviews “Soldi” by Mahmood.
Line-up check 2019: Israel
The escgo! team reviews “Home” by Kobi Marimi.
Line-up check 2019: Germany
The escgo! team reviews “Sister” by S!sters.
Line-up check 2019: France
The escgo! team reviews “Roi” by Bilal Hassani.
Line-up check 2019: Our views on the second semi-final
Continuing its line-up check, the escgo! team has now reviewed all 18 participants in the second semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Read what we think here!
Line-up check 2019: Azerbaijan
The escgo! team reviews “Truth” by Chingiz.
SongHunt 2019 – Semi-final 1
SongHunt 2019 continues with the first semi-final. The competition between the last remaining 24 songs is extremely strong – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
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Selected Highlights
Check out some of our favourite and most popular articles from recent years.
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.
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The View from San Francisco: Lisboa – Jerusalem
Eurovision 2018 was a series of journeys for Israel, for Netta, and for Shi too. She looks at the ESC experience from an Israeli perspective – and the aftermath in the Israeli media and beyond.
A German in Lisbon: Yeah Yeah, Inflammation
Felix sums up the last few days of his Lisbon experience – including an encounter with his 2018 fave at Euroclub – and looks ahead to the grand final.
Gallery: The host city Lisbon
We’ve been out and about in Lisbon, surely one of the most picturesque and personality-filled Eurovision host cities. Enjoy some of our photo highlights in this gallery!
Grand final: First rehearsal tweet blog
Felix was tweeting live from the arena during this afternoon’s first dress rehearsal of the grand final of ESC 2018. This post handily rounds up all his tweets in one place!
Blue Carpet Gallery: Finalists
We attended the Blue Carpet ceremony at ESC 2018 – check out our photo gallery of the automatic finalists!
SongHunt 2018: Introducing the finalists
YOUR votes will decide the winner of SongHunt 2018 – so join us as we introduce the twelve finalists!
Gallery: Eurovision in monochrome
A collection of some of our best black and white photos from inside and outside the Eurovision 2018 arena.