Line-up check 2018: Austria
The escgo! team reviews “Nobody But You” by Cesár Sampson.
Line-up check 2018: Croatia
The escgo! team reviews “Crazy” by Franka.
Line-up check 2018: Macedonia
The escgo! team reviews “Lost And Found” by Eye Cue.
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.
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SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Himmel och hav” by Roger Pontare
We’re profiling our SongHunt finalists this week – now it’s time to turn our attention to the return of Roger Pontare in Melodifestivalen.
Stage verdict: Switzerland, Belarus and Bulgaria
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
Stage verdict: San Marino, Croatia, Norway
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Contigo” by Mirela
We’re profiling our SongHunt finalists this week – now we turn our attention to Mirela and her song that many feel was “robbed” in Spain!
Stage verdict: Hungary, Denmark, Ireland
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “I Wish I Loved You More” by Holly Brewer
We’re profiling our SongHunt finalists this week – now it’s time to look at Holly Brewer from the United Kingdom.
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...
Stage verdict: Malta, Romania, Netherlands
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
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.
Stage verdict: Serbia, Austria, Macedonia
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
Stage verdict: Armenia, Slovenia and Latvia
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
The View from San Francisco – First Semi Final, Second Rehearsals
Last year, when I wrote my view from San Francisco series, I was a full time freelancer and as I knew the chance of work happening during rehearsal week was The MakeMakes and Ann-Sophie, I just told my clients I wasn’t available until later in May. This year, however,...
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SongHunt 2019 is launched!
Introducing the fifth edition of our annual search to find the best non-winning national final song!
Round-up: Czech friends, ‘rude Finns and more
Who says exciting things only happen on Super Saturday? It's been a busy working week in the world of Eurovision as the 2019 contest moves ever closer! On Monday, the Czech Republic completed its non-televised selection, with a public vote and a jury of recent ESC...
The allocation draw for ESC 2019
We now know which countries will perform in which semi-final at ESC 2019 – read more!
Say yay, Spain – you’re actually making progress!
Or: the things we can learn from (small) changes in national final formats. Join Shi as she reviews the Spanish selection process in our first escgo! longread of 2019!
Bilal Hassani: King of France!
Bilal Hassani will represent France at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Roi” after sweeping the televoting in tonight’s final of Destination Eurovision.
New format, same old story? Reviewing the 2019 UK contenders
The BBC has revamped the format of its national selection for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest – but will this make a difference to the UK’s international fortunes, or does it just mean making the same mistakes in a different order? Martin takes a look at the three songs and six performers in the running.
SongHunt 2019: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2019 based on our votes in the chat.
Albania kicks off the 2019 season with “Ktheju tokës”
Jonida Maliqi is the winner of Festivali i Këngës, making “Ktheju tokës” the first song in the line-up for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
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