Pre-rehearsal betting: Who will be the semi-final qualifiers?
We take a look at the betting odds for the ESC 2017 semi-finals to find out which countries will the markets think will qualify for the grand final ahead of the first rehearsals.
1956: Let the Eurovision Song Contest begin!
The escgo! team looks back at the very first Eurovision Song Contest and picks out some of its favourite entries for you to enjoy.
Line-up check 2017: Second half of semi-final 2
As the first rehearsals in Kyiv come ever closer, it’s time for the escgo! line-up check to complete its analysis of the songs of the second semi-final. As always, the entries have been split between our editors – Felix, Shi and Martin – to give their personal preferences and predictions in text and emoji form. The non-assigned authors also get a 30-word “right of reply” afterwards.
Line-up check 2017: First half of semi-final 2
The annual escgo! line-up check for 2017 has reached the second semi-final, to be held in Kyiv on Thursday 11 May. And while Russia’s withdrawal was an unnecessarily long, drawn-out and uncomfortable process for all concerned, at least it means the remaining 18 songs can now be neatly split between two blog posts. Which is very thoughtful of them. Anyway, it’s time to join our editors Felix, Martin and Shi as they turn their attention (and their emoji rayguns) to the next contenders for the Eurovision crown…
SongHunt 2017 – Semi-final 1
The SongHunt continues – let’s find the best song from the new national final season! This is semi-final 1, featuring twelve qualifiers from the SongHunt quarter-finals. The 6 songs with the most votes will proceed to the grand final. This poll is...
Line-up check 2017: Second half of semi-final 1
The escgo! line-up check for 2017 continues as we turn our attention to the remaining songs of the first semi-final. Like last time, each song has been assigned to one of our editors, who has 100 words to give their opinion – accompanied by some emojis illustrating their prediction and preference. Then the other two editors each get a 30-word “right of reply”.
Line-up check 2017: First half of semi-final 1
In the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, April is the month for analysis and anticipation. And now that the lack of clarity surrounding Russia’s participation in ESC 2017 has finally been settled (we assume), it’s high time for us here at escgo! to make our contribution with our annual line-up check series!
Portugal wins ChatVote 2017!
Portugal has won the 13th annual edition of ChatVote, the traditional event held by escgo! and the #esc chatroom to find our favourite song ahead of each year’s Eurovision Song Contest! In the 2017 edition, “Amar pelos dois” by Salvador Sabral received a total of 225...
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Live Rehearsals Day 6 – Semi Final 2, Second Rehearsal
Liveblog is now in chronological order – auto-refreshing is deactivated. 11:40 GOOD MORNING Morning peoples! We are ready to blog semi final 2! Keep this page open and it will automatically refresh and give you all the news about the stage action for today! 12:10...
Live Rehearsals Day 5 – Semi Final One Second Rehearsal
Liveblog is now in chronological order - auto-refreshing is deactivated. 11:55 GOOD MORNING Hey folks! I'm here in the press centre this morning ready for the second rehearsals - today we have the whole of semi final one - each act will have 20 minutes on stage today...
Winners and losers: Our verdict on the first rehearsals
All of the semi-finalists for this year's Eurovision Song Contest have now rehearsed for the first time, and esc-chat.com has been keeping you up-to-date with live daily rehearsal blogs from Danny, our man on the scene in Copenhagen. But those of us who aren't in...
Live Rehearsals Day 3 – Austria to Romania
09:45 Good morning Europe (and the world!). Welcome to our live blog from the third day of rehearsals in Copenhagen, where we'll be seeing the first runthrough of the remaining competitors in semi-final 2. Just grabbing a coffee now, then we'll get started with the...
Live Rehearsals Day 2 – Moldova to Poland
Good morning Europe! 10:20 MOLDOVA First up is Felix's favourite - Christina Scarlat from Moldova. There were a few technical problems yet again and the press centre only got to see a few of the run throughs. It looks like the setting is a forest, with the stage...
Live Rehearsals Day 1 – Armenia to Belgium
09:55 Good Morning Europe! Today is when Eurovision 2014 officially begins! We have the first ten countries on stage today for their first dress rehearsal, and I will be bringing you all the latest news from what is happening on the Eurovision stage! 10.01 Armenia is...
Line-up check 2014: United Kingdom
Just over a year ago, I wrote a piece about the BBC's attitude towards ESC and the logic behind Bonnie Tyler's participation. It began with the line "It’s frustrating being a British fan of the Eurovision Song Contest" - and I could have started this line-up check...
Line-up check 2014: Ukraine
Ukraine has never missed a final ever since joining Eurovision in 2003. The country has collected over 200 points on four occasions, and is more often seen in the top ten than outside it. Once again, Ukraine hosted a national final in the morning, though they were...
Line-up check 2014: Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the stalwarts of the Eurovision Song Contest, taking part every single time they haven't been excluded due to relegation. Although they won the very first contest with Lys Assia and helped Céline Dion on her way to global stardom by letting her...
Line-up check 2014: Sweden
The most closely observed of all participating countries, Sweden, hasn't actually been overly successful in the last nine years - apart from a third place in Düsseldorf (Popular) and, of course, their victory with the subsequent top hit Euphoria. Loreen has remained a...
København, vi kommer!
For the fifth time in a row, esc-chat.com is reporting live from the Eurovision host city! From today (25 April) until 11 May, we will provide you with rehearsal live blogs and other insights from Copenhagen. While Danny (our man in Copenhagen) is on the plane, let's...
Line-up check 2014: Spain
You can tell when Spain are sending something decent to the Eurovision Song Contest because our #esc chatroom invariably sees an influx of new chatters from the Iberian nation, all eager to find out what we think about their entry. Although this year is no "Rosamania"...
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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.
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.
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