SongHunt 2020 – Heat 1
The SongHunt begins – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the 2020 Eurovision season!
The allocation draw for ESC 2020
We now know which countries will perform in which semi-final at ESC 2020 – read more!
Arilena Ara wins the Albanian ticket to ESC 2020!
The first entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest is known – and, as is traditional, it’s Albania who kick us off with the dramatic “Shaj” by Arilena Ara.
SongHunt 2020: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2020 based on our votes in the #esc chat.
Eurovision 2020: It could have been anywhere, but it’s Rotterdam!
Forget about The Beautiful South – today it’s all about The Triumphant South Holland as Rotterdam is announced as the host city of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest!
Five milestones in Eurovision history
The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself – but not at the Eurovision Song Contest. We take a look at five milestones in ESC history that changed the nature of the competition.
The View from San Francisco: Rotterdam, or Anywhere
In the final part of her Eurovision 2019 review, Shi reflects on some of the brilliant touches in this year’s production, how Israel (re)discovered its love for ESC, and the end of her Tel Aviv journey.
The View from San Francisco: Another Summer Night
In the second part of her ESC 2019 review, Shi looks at the differing arcs of the returning artists, what made Duncan’s winning reprise so special – and the delegations that made things unnecessarily hard for themselves…
The View from San Francisco: Goodbye to Yesterday
In the first part of her Eurovision 2019 wrap-up, Shi looks at the things a blogger and a delegation can get wrong – and how to accidentally get things just right.
“Dua ta besoj” by Artemisa Mithi & Febi Shkurti wins SongHunt 2019
SongHunt 2019, our season-long poll series to find the best non-winning national final song, has come to an end – and “Dua ta besoj” by Artemisa Mithi & Febi Shkurti, from the Albanian preselection, is the winner of the grand final!
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Line-up check 2019: North Macedonia
The escgo! team reviews “Proud” by Tamara Todevska.
Line-up check 2019: Netherlands
The escgo! team reviews “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence.
Line-up check 2019: Norway
The escgo! team reviews “Spirit In The Sky” by KEiiNO.
Line-up check 2019: Albania
The escgo! team reviews “Ktheju tokës” by Jonida Maliqi.
Line-up check 2019: Russia
The escgo! team reviews “Scream” by Sergey Lazarev.
Line-up check 2019: Lithuania
The escgo! team reviews “Run With The Lions” by Jurij Veklenko.
Line-up check 2019: Malta
The escgo! team reviews “Chameleon” by Michela.
Line-up check 2019: Croatia
The escgo! team reviews “The Dream” by Roko.
Line-up check 2019: Austria
The escgo! team reviews “Limits” by PÆNDA.
Line-up check 2019: Sweden
The escgo! team reviews “Too Late For Love” by John Lundvik.
Line-up check 2019: Denmark
The escgo! team reviews “Love Is Forever” by Leonora.
Line-up check 2019: Romania
The escgo! team reviews “On A Sunday” by Ester Peony.
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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.
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: Slovenia
The escgo! team reviews “Amen” by Ana Soklič.
Line-up check 2021: Lithuania
The escgo! team begins its reviews of semi-final 1 with Lithuania and “Discoteque” by The Roop.
Line-up check 2021: United Kingdom
The escgo! team completes its review of the automatic finalists by turning its attention to “Embers” by James Newman.
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A German in Lisbon: The first results (and more)
The first semi-final, party (and not-so-party) nights and more Lisbon tourism in Felix’s latest round-up of Lisbon life.
Blue Carpet Gallery: Semi-final 2
We attended the Blue Carpet ceremony at ESC 2018 – check out our photo gallery of the artists from the second semi-final!
Blue Carpet Gallery: Semi-final 1
We attended the Blue Carpet ceremony at ESC 2018 – check out our photo gallery of the artists from the first semi-final!
A German in Lisbon: The middle weekend
A Saturday at the Israeli party and a Sunday on the Blue Carpet are just some of the highlights in Felix’s latest Lisbon round-up!
SongHunt 2018 – The Final!
What’s the best non-winning national final song of the 2018 Eurovision season? Our SongHunt reaches its conclusion – and your votes will decide the winner!
Five more times the Eurovision host country went local
So you’ve won the Eurovision Song Contest. What next? We look at five times the host nation took the opportunity to show off a bit of niche local flavour – in one form or another.
A German in Lisbon: Russia, Moldova, Cable Car!
Over in Lisbon, Felix experiences seriously contrasting rehearsals from Russia and Moldova – and views the Altice Arena from a unique angle!