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!
Meet the twelve finalists in SongHunt 2019!
We’re proud to introduce the twelve national finalists that have battled through the heats, quarter-finals and semi-finals for their big chance at SongHunt glory. Read, watch, listen, and vote for your favourite!
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!
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Line-up check 2019: Australia
The escgo! team reviews “Zero Gravity” by Kate Miller-Heidke.
Italy wins ChatVote 2019!
“Soldi” by Mahmood is the winner of the 15th annual edition of ChatVote, the traditional event held by escgo! and the #esc chatroom to find our favourite song ahead of each year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
SongHunt 2019 – Quarter-Final 3
SongHunt 2019 continues with the second quarter-final. Things are hotting up – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Line-up check 2019: Georgia
The escgo! team reviews “Keep On Going” by Oto Nemsadze.
Line-up check 2019: Belgium
The escgo! team reviews “Wake Up” by Eliot.
Line-up check 2019: Serbia
The escgo! team reviews “Kruna” by Nevena Božović.
Line-up check 2019: Belarus
The escgo! team reviews “Like It” by ZENA.
ChatVote 2019: 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 2019: Hungary
The escgo! team reviews “Az én apám” by Joci Pápai.
Line-up check 2019: Czech Republic
The escgo! team reviews “Friend Of A Friend” by Lake Malawi.
SongHunt 2019 – Quarter-Final 2
SongHunt 2019 continues with the second quarter-final. Things are hotting up – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Line-up check 2019: Slovenia
The escgo! team reviews “Sebi” by Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl.
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SongHunt 2021 – The Final
It’s the grand final of SongHunt 2021 – and YOUR votes will help us find the most robbed national final song of the season!
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.
New simple URL for the webchat
Our webchat can now be accessed by this simple URL: escgo.com/chat
The chat interface is working again, after we found a fix for the technical problems caused by a fire.
SongHunt 2021 – Semi-Final 4
Our quest to find the most robbed national finalist of 2021 continues – and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies!
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!
SongHunt 2021 – Semi-Final 3
Our quest to find the most robbed national finalist of 2021 continues – and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies!
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…
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Line-up check 2018: Our views on the automatic finalists
Our review of the entries participating in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest concludes with the six songs that will definitely be in the grand final. Catch up on what we think here!
Albania wins ChatVote 2018!
“Mall” by Eugent Bushpepa has won the 2018 edition of ChatVote, our long-standing annual vote to find our chatters’ favourite entry from the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest!
SongHunt 2018 – Semi-Final 1
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Line-up check 2018: Our views on the second semi-final
The escgo! team’s review series has now taken in all 18 participants in the second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Catch up on what we think here!
Line-up check 2018: Our views on the first semi-final
The escgo! team has cast its eye over all 19 participants in the first semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Read what we think here!
Lill-Babs 1938-2018
Remembering Sweden’s ESC 1961 representative, who passed away last week.
ChatVote 2018 season is launched!
It’s the 14th 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.