Line-up check 2018: Georgia
The escgo! team reviews “For You” by Iriao.
Line-up check 2018: Australia
The escgo! team reviews “We Got Love” by Jessica Mauboy.
Line-up check 2018: Netherlands
The escgo! team reviews “Outlaw In ‘Em” by Waylon.
Line-up check 2018: Moldova
The escgo! team reviews “My Lucky Day” by DoReDos.
Line-up check 2018: Russia
The escgo! team reviews “I Won’t Break” by Julia Samoylova.
Line-up check 2018: Denmark
The escgo! team reviews “Higher Ground” by Rasmussen.
ChatVote 2018: 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 2018 – Quarter-Final 4
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: San Marino
The escgo! team reviews “Who We Are” by Jessika featuring Jenifer Brening.
Line-up check 2018: Serbia
The escgo! team reviews “Nova deca” by Sanja Ilić & Balkanika.
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SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Statements” by Loreen
Loreen could be in Kyiv now, representing Sweden with her song “Statements”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the quarter-finals, the...
It’s nearly Eurovision. It’s always Eurovision.
As the 2017 final approaches, Martin’s thoughts turn to the ways in which we fans experience this whole Eurovision Song Contest thing.
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Se o tempo não falasse” by Inês Sousa
Inês Sousa could be in Kyiv now, representing Portugal with her song “Se o tempo não falasse”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the...
Reviewing semi-final 2: Felix’s top three thoughts
Last night saw the second of three shows at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. Ten more countries qualified, making Saturday's grand final line-up complete. But those are just the dry facts. Felix looks back on some of the other noteworthy moments from last...
A San Francisco semi 2 post mortem
Eurovision expectations are an interesting phenomenon that, more often than anything else in life, end up cast aside after reality proved them to be entirely wrong. For example, I expected the first semi to be much stronger than the second, and instead I could barely...
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “As I Lay Me Down” by Wiktoria
Wiktoria could be in Kyiv now, representing Sweden with her song “As I Lay Me Down”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the quarter-finals,...
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.
Semi 2: Three bets to consider
Martin turns his gambler’s eye to the second semi-final of ESC 2017 and picks out some interesting bets that might be worth a look.
Download and print your voting sheet for the second semi-final
Print your voting sheet for the second semi-final! It’s printer-friendly: greyscales only, no flags, no images.
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Hold On” by Nano
Nano could be in Kyiv now, representing Sweden with his song “Hold On”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the quarter-finals, the...
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...
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SongHunt 2019 – Heat 7
The SongHunt continues with Heat 7 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Weekend round-up: Melodifestivalen and the race to the finish line
All the internal selections are in, all the national finals are complete, and we don't think there'll be any more countries withdrawing - which means we now have the 41 songs that will compete in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest! The (extended) last weekend of the...
SongHunt 2019 – Heat 6
The SongHunt continues with Heat 6 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Weekend round-up: Seven more countries select for Tel Aviv
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Moldova, Portugal, Georgia and Serbia all selected their entries for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on the last big hectic weekend of the national final season. Find out what they chose here!
SongHunt 2019 – Heat 5
The SongHunt continues with Heat 5 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Five things that still annoy me about the German final
Felix may be a fan of this year’s German entry by S!sters, but that doesn’t make him any less critical of the German final. Here are his five things that ARD needs to get right next time!
Mahmood, Cinderella, and a fairytale with a happy ending
OK, happy end! It’s not just a line from a classic Eurovision performance – it’s the reality of Mahmood’s Sanremo journey. Shi takes a look at why the Cinderella story is so enduring and how it has parallels in our ESC world.
SongHunt 2019 – Heat 4
The SongHunt continues with Heat 4 – and YOUR votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
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