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.
Running order for ESC 2018 semi-finals revealed
The producers have announced the order in which the entries will be performed in the semi-finals of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. We take a closer look!
Line-up check 2018: We review the 43 songs competing at the Eurovision Song Contest
April is here, which means it’s time for the escgo! team to review this year’s ESC entries. Introducing our line-up check series!
SongHunt 2018 – Quarter-Final 2
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
SongHunt 2018 – Quarter-Final 1
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Tschüss, Lys
Lys Assia wasn’t just a grande dame – her status in the context of Eurovision was much more sacred. If anybody ever embodied divinity in the world of Eurovision, it was her. Felix shares his personal memories and says farewell to an icon.
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Stage verdict: Iceland, Czech Republic and Cyprus
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: Greece, Poland and Moldova
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: Finland, Azerbaijan and Portugal
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: Albania, Belgium and Montenegro
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: Sweden, Georgia and Australia
How well are Sweden, Georgia and Australia selling their songs at Eurovision in Kyiv? Felix is dissecting each entry into six categories. In each category, he awards between 1 and 4 stars. Not for the songs though: in this series, it’s all about the job they do on stage!
From Iceland to Latvia: 2nd rehearsals, as seen by an absent fan
It’s a late start to the day here at home. It’s basically October and we don’t know any song for Lisbon yet, only Cyprus and the Netherlands announced their entrants already. I’m sipping my coffee and then I suddenly realise it’s actually May, and rehearsals in Kyiv...
From Finland to Moldova: 2nd rehearsals, as seen by an absent fan
As I’m attempting my verdict on the second set of rehearsal clips, I created my own little press centre here in Berlin, with my laptop, a notepad, coffee, my CEZAR pen from Malmö, and some (fresh) Manner for some Vienna vibes. Time to find out and comment on what...
From Sweden to Montenegro: 2nd rehearsals, as seen by an absent fan
I’m blogging about the ESC rehearsals from home. While I’m an absent fan, and my sources are obviously limited, I will still try to give my comments about what’s going on in Kyiv. It's a rainy day here in Berlin and I decided to cancel my appointment at the...
The View from San Francisco – Second Semi Final, First Rehearsals
It’s a new day, a new semi-final, 18 new rehearsals, and I am feeling like I’m really ready for it to be next week already. Hi! Serbia: Much like Sweden, Serbia makes sure we get an easy landing at the beginning of the second semi-final, opting for a staging that...
First no Stockholm, and now no Kyiv? A personal editorial.
escgo! is back from a long hibernation. You might have noticed that we haven’t posted a lot about Eurovision recently, other than our own events and polls. | Why we at escgo! took a longer break, and why we just relaunched with a fresh new website.
The View from San Francisco – First Semi Final, First Rehearsals
Missed me? Last year, out of complete boredom and a great need to obsess about rehearsals despite being on the other side of the world, I decided to take advantage of the fact I co-manage this website and ramble my random rehearsal thoughts away. Somehow people cared...
Line-up check 2017: The “big 5” + Ukraine
Just in time for the first day of rehearsals and our website revamp and relaunch, it’s the final part of the escgo! line-up check for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest – and what better way to end than with the automatic finalists? See what our editors think and whether you agree or disagree!
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Junior Eurovision 2018: Poland wins in real life, Georgia wins in #esc
escgo.com and the #esc chat woke up from the off-season hibernation by gathering to watch the 2018 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this afternoon! And of course, it wouldn't be an #esc viewing of a Eurovision-related event without some voting, would it?...
“Fără tine” by Dora Gaitanovici wins SongHunt 2018
SongHunt 2018, our poll series to find the best non-winning national final song of the year, has come to an end – and “Fără tine” by Dora Gaitanovici, from the Romanian preselection, is the winner of the grand final!
Eye Cue from Macedonia win the 2018 Barbara Dex Award
The Barbara Dex Award for the worst outfit at ESC 2018 has been handed out to the (un)lucky recipient.
Mea culpa: The art of being wrong about Eurovision
If people were never wrong about the Eurovision Song Contest, there’d be no point in it being a contest. Martin takes a looks at some of his biggest missteps this year…
Back from Lisbon: Something had to win
Felix analyses the results of a year whose songs offered him very little personally. Was there really another feasible winner?
The View from San Francisco: Lisboa – Jerusalem
Eurovision 2018 was a series of journeys for Israel, for Netta, and for Shi too. She looks at the ESC experience from an Israeli perspective – and the aftermath in the Israeli media and beyond.
Israel wins the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!
The winner of ESC 2018 is Israel! Congratulations!
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2018? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2018 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
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