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!
A German in Lisbon: First impressions from the host city
As Felix decided to not spend all of his time cooped up in the arena, he went on a quick bus tour around Lisbon and collected some first impressions of the host city!
The View from San Francisco: Second Rehearsals, Day 5
Portugal is an Atlantic-facing country. On the other side of the Atlantic and beyond is San Francisco. Shi is there, and she will give you all the analysis you need and more. Day 5, you have been warned!
A German in Lisbon: The first full day
As anyone who ever lived in Cologne would say: "Et es wie et es, et kütt wie et kütt, un et hätt noch emmer joot jejange." That's Cologne dialect for "It's how it is, it will be like it is, and it has always worked out fine in the end." It's time for me to adopt this...
A quick update from the arena
Hello from Felix in the Altice Arena! It's this website's first full day in Lisbon, it's the first day of open rehearsals, and… well, let's just say things went a bit differently to how we imagined. So we're adapting to the situation and changing our plan to something...
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 4
Over in San Francisco, Shi has now seen all of the semi-finalists rehearse once. But is she any the wiser? And what does Harry Potter have to do with all of this?
Lisbon Day 4: The view from… Lisbon!
Felix casts his eye over the fourth day of rehearsals in concise form. Sometimes you don’t need many words.
A German in Lisbon: The arrival
Felix’s daily reviews from Berlin are a thing of the past – because they’re now daily reviews from the host city Lisbon!
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SongHunt 2018 – Heat 4
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
A frosty song for Montenegro 2018
“Inje” is the Montenegrin entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, a Balkan ballad named after some chilly weather.
Belarus and Greece: Two ways to announce a result
There’s more than one way to announce a national final winner. You can do it quickly… or you can not hold a national final at all. Belarus and Greece duly join the ESC 2018 line-up!
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?
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 3
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Denmark selects Rasmussen for Lisbon
"Higher Ground" by Rasmussen is the Danish entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The singer, full name Jonas Flodager Rasmussen, won a convincing victory in this year's edition of the Danish Melodi Grand Prix, achieving 50% of the vote in the three-song...
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?
ZiBBZ to EZC 2018 for ZwitZerLand!
OK, so we may have taken a few liberties with the spelling in our headline. But it's true that Switzerland will be represented at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest by the duo ZiBBZ. The siblings (ZiBBlingZ... get it?), originally from Zurich but now based in Los...
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 2
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Christabelle to represent Malta at ESC 2018
The televoters and the jury agreed: “Taboo” by Christabelle will represent Malta at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!
Spain and Czech Republic give us a night of contrasts
The number of known entries for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest doubled yesterday as Spain and the Czech Republic selected their candidates for Lisbon - and the results could not have been more contrasting. In a special ESC edition of the current season of casting...
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SongHunt 2019 – Quarter-Final 4
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: Latvia
The escgo! team reviews “That Night” by Carousel.
Line-up check 2019: Switzerland
The escgo! team reviews “She Got Me” by Luca Hänni.
Line-up check 2019: Moldova
The escgo! team reviews “Stay” by Anna Odobescu.
Line-up check 2019: Ireland
The escgo! team reviews “22” by Sarah McTernan.
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.
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