That’s how you place a bet: Your guide to the grand final!
The final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is nearly upon us, and as always, one way of adding a bit of spice to proceedings is to have a bet or two on what's going to happen. Unlike the semi-finals, today is where the mainstream bookmakers also turn up with some...
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.
The View from San Francisco: Last Thoughts before the Final
ESC 2018 is nearly over… but there’s the small matter of the grand final to negotiate first. Shi takes one last view from San Francisco before the big show.
Download and print your voting sheet for the ESC 2018 grand final
Print your voting sheet for the grand final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest! It’s printer-friendly: greyscales only, no flags, no big images.
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!
The View from San Francisco: Semi 2 Post Mortem
The second semi-final was a mixed bag in terms of quality, but did the right songs prevail? Shi takes a transatlantic look!
The running order for the grand final (and what it tells us)
Here’s how the 26 songs in the grand final of ESC 2018 will line up on Saturday night – and what we think that might mean…
Blue Carpet Gallery: Finalists
We attended the Blue Carpet ceremony at ESC 2018 – check out our photo gallery of the automatic finalists!
Semi 2: The ten qualifiers and their final halves!
The second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is over, and we have our next ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday night! At the post-show press conference, the lucky artists also found out whether they will perform in the first or second half of...
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SongHunt 2018 – Quarter-Final 3
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: Bulgaria
The escgo! team reviews “Bones” by Equinox.
Line-up check 2018: Estonia
The escgo! team reviews “La forza” by Elina Nechayeva.
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.
Line-up check 2018: Belarus
The escgo! team reviews “Forever” by Alekseev.
Line-up check 2018: Israel
The escgo! team reviews “Toy” by Netta.
Line-up check 2018: Lithuania
The escgo! team reviews “When We’re Old” by Ieva Zasimauskaitė.
Line-up check 2018: Czech Republic
The escgo! team reviews “Lie To Me” by Mikolas Josef.
Line-up check 2018: Belgium
The escgo! team reviews “A Matter Of Time” by Sennek.
Line-up check 2018: Albania
The escgo! team reviews “Mall” by Eugent Bushpepa.
Line-up check 2018: Iceland
The escgo! team reviews “Our Choice” by Ari Ólafsson.
Line-up check 2018: Azerbaijan
The escgo! team reviews “X My Heart” by Aisel.
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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.
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