The ABC of ESC: Australia, Belgium and Croatia present their songs
As the deadline approaches, more and more countries are revealing their internally selected entries for ESC 2018. See what Australia, Belgium and Croatia have in store for us!
Weekend round-up: Saara, San Marino and a soaring soprano
The last big Super Saturday of the 2018 national final season has been and gone. Join us and dive into the entries that joined the battle for the ESC crown this weekend!
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 6
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Waylon decides: “Outlaw In ‘Em” to Lisbon!
After presenting five potential ESC entries on Dutch TV over the past week, Waylon has decided which entry he will take with him to Lisbon in May!
Eleni Foureira reveals her “Fuego” for Cyprus
The title and singer have been known for a while – but today Cyprus officially presented “Fuego”, its entry for ESC 2018.
What a weekend! Seven countries choose their songs for Lisbon
In an incredibly busy weekend, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovenia, Hungary, Latvia, Armenia and Romania all selected their entries for ESC 2018. Join us as we round up all the action!
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 5
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Michael Schulte goes to Lisbon! But is Germany moving in the right direction?
Our German team member Felix looks back on his country’s national final. Was the revamped preselection concept a success, and are things pointing the right way for the future?
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika to ESC 2018 for Serbia!
Serbia has selected its entry for the 2018 competition and it couldn’t be any more Balkan – right down to the artist name. Find out more here!
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!
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ChatVote 2017: Qualifiers revealed, final voting begins!
Following two nights of preview video viewing, live voting and opening of virtual envelopes in our live stream, the semi-final qualifiers that will compete in our ChatVote 2017 final are now known! Semi 1 qualifiers: Azerbaijan, Iceland, Albania, Belgium, Armenia,...
ChatVote 2017 is launched!
It's that time of year again - ChatVote 2017 is officially launched! This will be the 13th edition of our traditional annual event, in which the #esc chatters decide which is their favourite entry in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's true - ChatVote...
Our weekend in Gothenburg
escgo! was in Gothenburg for the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2017. Check out our Instagram gallery of some of the best moments!
“Celebrate Diversity” with the allocation draw for ESC 2017
This morning, the allocation draw for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted at the Column Hall of the Kyiv City State Administration. This followed on from yesterday's presentation of the visual design for the competition and this year's slogan: "Celebrate...
SongHunt 2017: Full results
The full qualification list for SongHunt 2017 based on our votes in the chat, plus an overview of the heats and later rounds.
SongHunt 2017: Introducing the Last Chance Poll
In addition to the usual method of determining the participants based on votes in our chat, each of the eight heats of SongHunt 2017 will include the current two most popular songs from this rolling poll, i.e. the songs with the most cumulative votes in the Last Chance poll when the new SongHunt heat is created.
SongHunt 2017 begins – here’s what’s new!
escgo! proudly announces the launch of SongHunt 2017! The first heat will be launched on Sunday 29 January - and the brand new Last Chance poll is already underway! It's the third season of our annual poll marathon aimed at finding the best national final song of the...
Chat Awards 2016 – The winners!
On Sunday night, the 2016 edition of the escgo! Chat Awards were held in our #esc chatroom. This fun annual event attracted a healthy audience of chatters, all of whom got the opportunity to vote on the nominees in various categories as we honoured our favourites from...
“Helpless” by The Hardkiss wins SongHunt 2016
SongHunt 2016, our poll marathon to find the best national final song of the year, has come to an end: “Helpless” by The Hardkiss, from the Ukrainian final, has won the grand final! “History” from Norway ended up in 2nd place, followed by “Don't Worry” from Sweden in...
Final Post-Mortem: The View from San Francisco
Well, well, Sweden. What can I say. I know a lot of fans complain about your attempt to take over the Eurovision world, but I have to hand it to you – you are bloody good at it. That was some show. I needed a few days to work out everything in my head. I have to admit...
“1944”: Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Ukraine's entrant Jamala has won the 61st Eurovision Song Contest with the song “1944“, the country's second victory in the competition after Ruslana's "Wild Dances" in 2004. The winner scored a total of 534 points, followed by jury favourite Australia in second place...
The Final Countdown: The View from San Francisco
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! And what better way is there to spend the time between now and Te Deum than going through the finalists for some thoughts, comments and personal wishes? This time I consulted with my friend, the Eurovision sorter, and made a...
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Blue Carpet Gallery: Finalists
We attended the Blue Carpet ceremony at ESC 2018 – check out our photo gallery of the automatic finalists!
Semi 2: The ten qualifiers and their final halves!
The second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is over, and we have our next ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday night! At the post-show press conference, the lucky artists also found out whether they will perform in the first or second half of...
Just wanna bet you off: Your guide to semi-final 2
One show down, two to go – Martin takes you through some of the betting opportunities that are available for tonight’s second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.
ESC 2018: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s second semi-final
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 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.
SongHunt 2018: Introducing the finalists
YOUR votes will decide the winner of SongHunt 2018 – so join us as we introduce the twelve finalists!
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 big images.
Gallery: Eurovision in monochrome
A collection of some of our best black and white photos from inside and outside the Eurovision 2018 arena.
A German in Lisbon: The first results (and more)
The first semi-final, party (and not-so-party) nights and more Lisbon tourism in Felix’s latest round-up of Lisbon life.
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