Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland and Poland
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 1 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
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.
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SongHunt 2019 is launched!
Introducing the fifth edition of our annual search to find the best non-winning national final song!
Round-up: Czech friends, ‘rude Finns and more
Who says exciting things only happen on Super Saturday? It's been a busy working week in the world of Eurovision as the 2019 contest moves ever closer! On Monday, the Czech Republic completed its non-televised selection, with a public vote and a jury of recent ESC...
The allocation draw for ESC 2019
We now know which countries will perform in which semi-final at ESC 2019 – read more!
Say yay, Spain – you’re actually making progress!
Or: the things we can learn from (small) changes in national final formats. Join Shi as she reviews the Spanish selection process in our first escgo! longread of 2019!
Bilal Hassani: King of France!
Bilal Hassani will represent France at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Roi” after sweeping the televoting in tonight’s final of Destination Eurovision.
New format, same old story? Reviewing the 2019 UK contenders
The BBC has revamped the format of its national selection for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest – but will this make a difference to the UK’s international fortunes, or does it just mean making the same mistakes in a different order? Martin takes a look at the three songs and six performers in the running.
SongHunt 2019: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2019 based on our votes in the chat.
Albania kicks off the 2019 season with “Ktheju tokës”
Jonida Maliqi is the winner of Festivali i Këngës, making “Ktheju tokës” the first song in the line-up for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Junior Eurovision 2018: Poland wins in real life, Georgia wins in #esc
escgo.com and the #esc chat woke up from the off-season hibernation by gathering to watch the 2018 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this afternoon! And of course, it wouldn't be an #esc viewing of a Eurovision-related event without some voting, would it?...
“Fără tine” by Dora Gaitanovici wins SongHunt 2018
SongHunt 2018, our poll series to find the best non-winning national final song of the year, has come to an end – and “Fără tine” by Dora Gaitanovici, from the Romanian preselection, is the winner of the grand final!
Eye Cue from Macedonia win the 2018 Barbara Dex Award
The Barbara Dex Award for the worst outfit at ESC 2018 has been handed out to the (un)lucky recipient.
Mea culpa: The art of being wrong about Eurovision
If people were never wrong about the Eurovision Song Contest, there’d be no point in it being a contest. Martin takes a looks at some of his biggest missteps this year…
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SongHunt 2020 – The Final
It’s here! Vote now in the final round of SongHunt 2020, as our search for the most robbed song of the 2020 Eurovision season reaches its exciting conclusion!
Daði Freyr from Iceland wins Eurostream 2020!
“Think About Things” from Iceland has won Eurostream 2020, the fan-led online alternative to the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest!
SongHunt 2020 – Semi-Final 2
It’s the second semi-final of SongHunt 2020, and six of these songs will make it to the grand final – YOUR votes will decide which ones!
Join us in the #esc chat next week as we support Eurostream 2020!
We’re happy to be one of numerous sites joining in with this fan-led online alternative to the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest!
SongHunt 2020 – Semi-Final 1
The semi-finals of SongHunt 2020 begin! YOUR votes will decide who reaches the grand final as we search for the most robbed national finalist of the 2020 Eurovision season!
Italy wins ChatVote 2020 with “Fai rumore” by Diodato!
ChatVote 2020 has a winner – and by an overwhelming margin, “Fai rumore” by Diodato is our chatters’ favourites of the songs that would have taken part in ESC 2020!
ChatVote 2020: 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!
SongHunt 2020 – The Quarter-Finals
All four quarter-finals of SongHunt 2020 are being held simultaneously. Here are all the details!
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Michael Schulte goes to Lisbon! But is Germany moving in the right direction?
Our German team member Felix looks back on his country’s national final. Was the revamped preselection concept a success, and are things pointing the right way for the future?
Melodifestivalen: Is the heart ruining everyone’s fun?
On Valentine’s Day, we discuss a matter of the heart. Specifically, the Melodifestivalen heart. Is it spoiling the excitement of the Swedish semi-finals?
When ESC stands for Eurovision Salt Contest
This weekend’s Romanian semi-final takes place in a salt mine. (Of course it does.) But you might be surprised to learn that there’s a long history of salt at the Eurovision Song Contest…
Ten things we took away from SuRie’s UK final win
The UK has chosen its entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest – but what did we learn from the national final show in Brighton?
The allocation draw for ESC 2018
The allocation draw for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest has taken place. As in recent years, the countries had previously been divided into "pots" based on their voting history with the aim of ensuring a balanced spread across the two semi-finals. To allow the...
UK finalists reviewed: Another step in the right direction
The BBC have released the UK finalists for the 2018 contest – time for Martin, the British member of the escgo! team, to cast his eye over the six candidates.
Madalena Iglésias: “Ele e ela” singer dies at 78
A sad piece of news today from the host country of ESC 2018, as we learned that Portugal's 1966 representative, Madalena Iglésias, has passed away at the age of 78. After two unsuccessful entries, 1966 marked the first time Portugal sent a more upbeat pop song to the...