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...
Meditate against PED in 7 steps! Here’s your new morning routine.
Post Eurovision Depression is something every fan suffers from at this time of year. But escgo! has the perfect solution. Just follow these easy steps and make PED a thing of the past!
“Petale” by Instinct wins SongHunt 2017
SongHunt 2017, our poll series to find the best non-winning national final song of the year, has come to an end – and “Petale” by Instinct, from the Romanian preselection, is the winner of the grand final!
SongHunt Superfinal – The last duel
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SongHunt Superfinal Round 2
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SongHunt Superfinal Round 1
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Read moreThere are many things one can say about Slavko, but *unknowingly* badly dressed…? Still, he wins the Barbara Dex Award for 2017 anyway. “Congratulations”!
There are many things one can say about Slavko, but *unknowingly* badly dressed...? Still, he wins the Barbara Dex Award for 2017 anyway. "Congratulations"!
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Line-up check 2016: The automatic finalists
It's the final part of the escgo! line-up check for 2016, which means it's time for our editors, Felix, Martin and Shi, to turn their attention to the countries that are automatically qualified for the grand final of ESC 2016: the "big five" and the host country,...
Line-up check 2016: Second half of semi-final 2
In the fourth and penultimate part of our ESC 2016 line-up check series, it’s time for our editors – Felix, Martin and Shi – to give their views on the songs in the second half of the second semi-final! Just like in our first, second and third articles, each entry has...
Line-up check 2016: First half of semi-final 2
In the third part of our ESC 2016 line-up check series, it’s time for our editors – Felix, Martin and Shi – to give their views on the songs in the first half of the second semi-final! Just like in our first and second articles, each entry has been randomly assigned...
Line-up check 2016: Second half of semi-final 1
In the second part of our ESC 2016 line-up check series, it's time for our editors - Felix, Martin and Shi - to give their views on the songs in the second half of the first semi-final! Just like in our first article, each entry has been randomly assigned to one of...
Line-up check 2016: First half of semi-final 1
In the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, April is the month for analysis and anticipation. Now it's time for us here at escgo! to make our contribution with our annual line-up check series! This year we've tweaked the format slightly. Each entry has been randomly...
Editorial: escgo! after Vienna – looking to the future!
And yet another Eurovision Song Contest is over! It was the 6th consecutive year for us (formerly esc-chat.com, now escgo!) covering the contest in the respective host city. And Vienna was a good host! We were amazed by the friendliness of the staff and the locals,...
Vienna Blog – Part 7: Final Rehearsal and the Big Day!
As part of our live coverage from ESC 2015 by Felix and Martin, our website featured a rolling live blog throughout our time in Vienna, the content of which is reproduced below and in the other “Vienna Blog” posts! Friday 22 May, 15:29 As you can see, we are not...
Vienna Blog – Part 6: Time for the Second Semi-Final
As part of our live coverage from ESC 2015 by Felix and Martin, our website featured a rolling live blog throughout our time in Vienna, the content of which is reproduced below and in the other “Vienna Blog” posts! Wednesday 20 May, 14:55 We are live in the hall to...
Vienna Blog – Part 5: The Tuesday Night
As part of our live coverage from ESC 2015 by Felix and Martin, our website featured a rolling live blog throughout our time in Vienna, the content of which is reproduced below and in the other “Vienna Blog” posts! Tuesday 19 May, 20:35 We're live in the press centre...
Vienna Blog – Part 4: Red Carpet and a Departure
As part of our live coverage from ESC 2015 by Felix and Martin, our website featured a rolling live blog throughout our time in Vienna, the content of which is reproduced below and in the other “Vienna Blog” posts! Sunday 17 May, 17:57 We're at the Vienna City Hall,...
Vienna Blog – Part 3: Second Semi-Final Rehearsals and More
As part of our live coverage from ESC 2015 by Felix and Martin, our website featured a rolling live blog throughout our time in Vienna, the content of which is reproduced below and in the other “Vienna Blog” posts! Saturday 16 May, 10:13 What you see below is just one...
Vienna Blog – Part 2: First Semi-Final Rehearsals and More
As part of our live coverage from ESC 2015 by Felix and Martin, our website featured a rolling live blog throughout our time in Vienna, the content of which is reproduced below and in the other “Vienna Blog” posts! Friday 15 May, 10:43 We're in the hall for the first...
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A German in Lisbon: First impressions from the host city
As Felix decided to not spend all of his time cooped up in the arena, he went on a quick bus tour around Lisbon and collected some first impressions of the host city!
The View from San Francisco: Second Rehearsals, Day 5
Portugal is an Atlantic-facing country. On the other side of the Atlantic and beyond is San Francisco. Shi is there, and she will give you all the analysis you need and more. Day 5, you have been warned!
A German in Lisbon: The first full day
As anyone who ever lived in Cologne would say: "Et es wie et es, et kütt wie et kütt, un et hätt noch emmer joot jejange." That's Cologne dialect for "It's how it is, it will be like it is, and it has always worked out fine in the end." It's time for me to adopt this...
A quick update from the arena
Hello from Felix in the Altice Arena! It's this website's first full day in Lisbon, it's the first day of open rehearsals, and… well, let's just say things went a bit differently to how we imagined. So we're adapting to the situation and changing our plan to something...
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 4
Over in San Francisco, Shi has now seen all of the semi-finalists rehearse once. But is she any the wiser? And what does Harry Potter have to do with all of this?
Lisbon Day 4: The view from… Lisbon!
Felix casts his eye over the fourth day of rehearsals in concise form. Sometimes you don’t need many words.
A German in Lisbon: The arrival
Felix’s daily reviews from Berlin are a thing of the past – because they’re now daily reviews from the host city Lisbon!
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...
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