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!
SongHunt 2017: Semi-final 2
The SongHunt continues – let’s find the best song from the new national final season! This is semi-final 2, featuring twelve qualifiers from the SongHunt quarter-finals. The 6 songs with the most votes will proceed to the grand final. This poll is closed. A video...
Welcome to the new escgo!
Surprise, surprise: Here we are, with an all new escgo! The team has been working hard behind the scenes, and now we can proudly present you a whole new website with a fresh new look. We are quite sure you will find your way around rather easily, but here are a few...
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ESC 2014 – A look at the results
Just five days ago, the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest came to a climax with the grand final. And unlike in previous years, we don't have to wait for the split results anymore - they are now openly available on eurovision.tv to provide more transparency. Winners and...
“Rise Like A Phoenix”: Austria wins Eurovision Song Contest 2014
After waiting for a victory for more than 45 years, Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest again - for only the second time ever! Conchita Wurst from Austria scored the highest result with the song “Rise Like A Phoenix”. In total, she collected 290 points, ahead of...
The Grand Final – our prediction!
Just like for the semi-finals, the esc-chat.com team has compiled the individual predictions of its members. But this time we've done things a little differently! Each of us has made a ranked prediction of the Top 10, followed by two unranked groups containing the...
Voting order revealed
The voting order for tonight's Eurovision Song Contest final has been revealed. The spokespersons of the 37 participating countries will announce the results in the following order (name of spokesperson in brackets): Azerbaijan: (Sabina Babayeva) Greece: (Andrianna...
Live Blog – First Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final
The auto-refresh function is now deactivated, the liveblog sorted in chronological order. HELLO EUROPE Good afternoon people! I am here in the press centre ready to blog the first dress rehearsal of the FINAL! I cannot believe we are finally here! Who will win?...
10 countries qualify from semi-final 2
Last night, these ten countries have qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014: Malta Norway Poland Austria Finland Belarus Switzerland Greece Slovenia Romania esc-chat.com's prediction was nearly correct Before the show, we published our prediction...
Semi-final 2 – predictions by the esc-chat.com team
Tonight, the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be held. 15 countries will compete for the 10 available tickets for the grand final on Saturday! You can read up here how the first dress rehearsal of tonight’s show went. Just like back on...
Live Blog – First Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final Two
The auto-refresh function is now deactivated, the post resorted into chronological order. INTRODUCTION Hello everyone! I am here in the arena ready to blog the first dress rehearsal of the second semi final! Let's see what today has in store for us! I was in the arena...
10 countries qualify from semi-final 1
Last night, these ten countries have qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014: Montenegro Hungary Russia Armenia Azerbaijan San Marino Ukraine Sweden Netherlands Iceland esc-chat.com got all "sure qualifiers" right! Before the show, we published our...
Semi-final 1 – predictions by the esc-chat.com team
Tonight, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be held. 16 countries will compete for the 10 available tickets for the grand final on Saturday! You can read up here how the first dress rehearsal of tonight's show went. As every year, we from...
Live Blog – First Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final One
The article is now in chronological order. The auto-refresh function is now deactivated. INTRODUCTION Hello peoples! I'm here in the press centre ready to blog the first dress rehearsal of semi final one! Stay tuned for all the happenings! We are due to kick off at...
Live Rehearsals Day 7 – Big 5 & Denmark, first rehearsal
This post is now in chronological order – auto-refreshing is deactivated. 09:55 MORNING Good morning people! We are here again ready to blog for you - this time it's the turn of the big 5 plus Denmark! Let's see what they have in store for us! 10:00 GERMANY Up first...
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Line-up check 2018: Greece
The escgo! team reviews “Oneiro mou” by Gianna Terzi.
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.
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