Line-up check 2019: Armenia
The escgo! team reviews “Walking Out by Srbuk.
Line-up check 2019: Our views on the first semi-final
The escgo! team has cast its eye over all 17 participants in the first semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Read what we think here!
Line-up check 2019: San Marino
The escgo! team reviews “Say Na Na Na” by Serhat.
Line-up check 2019: Greece
The escgo! team reviews “Better Love” by Katerine Duska.
Line-up check 2019: Portugal
The escgo! team reviews “Telemóveis” by Conan Osiris.
Line-up check 2019: Estonia
The escgo! team reviews “Storm” by Victor Crone.
Line-up check 2019: Iceland
The escgo! team reviews “Hatrið mun sigra” by Hatari.
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!
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Good, better, betting: Your guide to semi-final 1
Ahead of tonight’s first semi-final, Martin takes a look at the betting options you might want to consider if you want to make a profit from your favourite TV show.
Download and print your voting sheet for the first semi-final
Print your voting sheet for the first semi-final! It’s printer-friendly: greyscales only, no flags, no images.
Semi-final 1: Jury rehearsal tweet blog
Felix was tweeting live from the arena during tonight’s semi-final dress rehearsal, which will also form the basis for the juries’ votes. This post handily rounds up all his tweets in one place!
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!
The View from San Francisco: Second Rehearsals, Day 8
Shi will have plenty to say about the big shows this week too – but before that, she completes her review of the rehearsals with the automatic finalists!
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.
The View from San Francisco: Second Rehearsals, Day 7
You don’t have to be in the press centre to need a stiff drink when it comes to reviewing a whole day of the second semi-finalists. Shi knows.
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!
The View from San Francisco: All Kinds of Rehearsals, Day 6
A bit of semi 1, a bit of semi 2, a bit of the grand final – all of this and more occupies Shi in her latest San Francisco review.
A German in Lisbon: Justice for Valentina!
San Marino! Other things happened to Felix in Lisbon today too. But mainly: San Marino!
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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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Ten more qualifiers for Saturday, final running order revealed
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 is over – and ten more songs have qualified, completing the line-up for Saturday’s grand final. The running order has now also been announced!
ESC 2017: These are the escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2!
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 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.
A San Francisco semi 1 post mortem
So, semi 1, where do I start with you? I think it’s safe to say it wasn’t one for the books, or even for a YouTube rewatch (the fact it’s blocked in the US notwithstanding), but it had its moments. None of those moments were provided by our three hosts, but the saving...
Reviewing semi-final 1: Felix’s top three thoughts
The first of three shows is over at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. Time for me to look back at some of the notable moments from yesterday’s eventful show!
The View from San Francisco – Second Semi Final, Second Rehearsals
From all the way in the USA, our Shi turns her attention to the second rehearsals of the second semi-finalists in her regular long read.
SongHunt 2017 – The final is launched!
What's the best non-winning song of the 2017 national final season? The semi-finals are closed, and our SongHunt is finally reaching its end! In the past weeks, we have narrowed down our favourites from the national preselections to just 12 songs, and now it's time to...
Five fan theories we’re waiting to see tested
Martin takes a look at some of the most popular – and most ridiculous – theories going round the fan world about what might happen voting-wise at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.