escgo! has arrived in Lisbon!
It's late in the afternoon, or early in the evening, however you want to define this time of the day, but: We, escgo - I, Felix - have arrived to the bubble! It's my first time with F accreditation, and the only editor from our team on-location, so things will be a...
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 3
Day three in the Lisbon madhouse, and our foreign correspondent Shi is trying to take it all in from the other side of the Atlantic.
Lisbon Day 3: The view from Berlin
Tomorrow Felix travels to Lisbon, where he’ll be blogging for us throughout the rest of the ESC weeks! But before that, how did he see day 3 from home base?
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 2
Shi’s “View from San Francisco” series continues! Pull up a chair and join our foreign correspondent as she examines the second day of rehearsals in Lisbon.
Lisbon Day 2: The view from Berlin
Felix is busy packing his bags for Lisbon – but he’s putting that on hold for a few moments to turn his attention to day 2 of rehearsals at the Altice Arena.
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 1
Shi’s “View from San Francisco” series is back! Join our foreign correspondent as she takes the first day of rehearsals under the microscope.
Lisbon Day 1: The view from Berlin
Felix will be arriving in Lisbon on Wednesday – but until then, he’ll be reviewing events in the host city from his home base of Berlin. Starting with what we learned on day 1!
SongHunt 2018 – Semi-Final 2
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Eurovision is like a box of surprises: Felix anticipates his 7th ESC adventure
As Felix anticipates his seventh visit to the Eurovision Song Contest, he looks back on previous adventures – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
“I’ve been waitin’ such a long time…”: The 10 longest waits to host Eurovision
Some countries have a proud history of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest. And others… well, others have to wait a bit longer. As Lisbon 2018 approaches, we look at the ten participating nations that have had to show a lot of patience.
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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...
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 1
The SongHunt begins – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
France has chosen – but will it be a ‘Merci’ or a ‘Monsieur’?
France has selected its entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. At the culmination of the three-week Destination Eurovision selection process, "Mercy" by the duo Madame Monsieur proved to be the clear favourite of the televoting public while also attracting enough...
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...
SongHunt 2018: Full results
The full qualification list for SongHunt 2018 based on our votes in the chat, plus an overview of the heats and later rounds.
Chat Awards 2017: The winners!
Presenting the winners of the #esc and escgo! Chat Awards for 2017!
Albania sends “Mall” and makes us glad. Here’s how!
Eugent Bushpepa will represent Albania at ESC 2018 in Lisbon with his song "Mall". Here's how that, and Festivali i Këngës in general, makes us glad. We're glad to see that Albania is trying something new at Eurovision. We're glad to see that one of our chat's big...
SongHunt 2018 kicks off with Festivali i Këngës
It’s the return of SongHunt, our season-long quest to find the best non-winning national final song of the year. Click to find out more!
Chat Awards 2017: Your chance to crown your favourites
The escgo! Chat Awards 2017 are launched – submit your nominations now!
Over the past four years, this annual event has become one of the biggest traditions of our #esc chat. The Chat Awards are our chance to look back on the year gone by and welcome the impending new on-season.
ESC 2018 to be held in Lisbon on 8, 10 and 12 May
The 2018 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held at the MEO Arena in Lisbon on 8, 10 and 12 May.
1962: Marking the birth of nul points
1962 - The year when "nul points" appears on the scoreboard for the first time! What took them so long? Nevertheless, four whole countries all score a big fat zero this year, establishing a cult “achievement” that will entertain ESC fans – and the public – for decades...
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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!
Line-up check 2019: Georgia
The escgo! team reviews “Keep On Going” by Oto Nemsadze.
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