escgo in Vienna – read up our liveblog!
This was our liveblog on the right sidebar during the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Read it up from Day 1 to the Final!
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...
Vienna Blog – Part 1: The Arrival
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 10 May, 23:58 Vienna calling! MartinF...
“Heroes”: Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest 2015 (updated)
(updated 25 May) Måns Zelmerlöw from Sweden has won the 60th Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Heroes", just three years after the country's most recent victory. The winner scored a total of 365 points, followed by Russia on 2nd place (303) and Italy (291). This...
27 good reasons to vote tonight
You're a Eurovision fan. It's your moral duty to use your televoting fingers tonight. But who to vote for? escgo! gives you 27 good reasons, one per country. Vote for Slovenia! Because it's the escgo! ChatVote winner. Vote for France! Because it's the most impressive...
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Rehearsals Day 6
How is it day 6 already? Anyway, it's been the first day for esc-chat.com in Baku, meaning, our new editor Danny began his work in the press centre today. He also started his daily diary blog. He will have a new post for each day, which will get updated every now and...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Thursday
17:26 So as you have seen, I've finally arrived in sunny Baku! I landed yesterday at 3.30pm from Dubai on a flight where apart from an Australian girl who was also here for Eurovision, I was the only non Azeri on the flight! but didn't get to my accommodation until...
esc-chat.com have arrived in Azerjeben, Azerjabon…in Bakooo!!!
Salam! (That's Azeri for hello, btw) esc-chat .com have arrived in a rather warm Baku! After a rather eventful journey from the airport which took 4 hours (more on that later) I finally got to my accomodation. I was up bright and breezy(ish) this morning in time for...
Rehearsals Day 5
Day 5 in Baku, and today saw the start of what you might call the "hard work" phase of the rehearsal fortnight. If the first rehearsals are all about getting the initial camerawork and technicalities right, and the dress rehearsals are there for fine-tuning, then it's...
Semi Final 2 Thoughts from Dubai!
Hello again peeps! I’m heading off to Baku tomorrow morning, (yay!) but before I do, here’s my rundown of the first rehearsals from Semi Final 2, and my predictions for who will qualify. These are based on one watch only, and as before, are subject to drastic changes!...
Rehearsals Day 4
Day 4 in Baku, and today's rehearsal schedule included easily the most hotly-awaited performance from the runaway favourite with fans and bookmakers alike. But more about Donny Montell later. First, we take a look at the nine songs that preceded his appearance on the...
Rehearsals Day 3
Good evening! Today has seen the third sequence of rehearsals this year, including surprises and disappointments. After Martin's efforts yesterday, it's my turn again to review the videos of the day and give my comments, based on my personal opinion. Two things have...
Semi Final 1 Thoughts from Dubai!
Before I arrive in Baku, I’ve done a quick detour to Dubai to visit my friend Michael, who will be accompanying me to Azerbaijan later this week. Since it’s 42 degrees outside at the moment, I thought I’d come in to cool for a bit, and what better way to pass the time...
Rehearsals Day 2
Evening all! It's my turn to take the reins and comment on today's rehearsals for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. It was another interesting day in Baku; indeed, one might suggest that the second half of the first semi-final is the most exciting stretch of songs we...
esc-chat.com in Baku 2012
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com is providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! In the first week, we will be tweeting our comments about the rehearsals and have a daily review on them online in the evenings, judged by videos. Our...
Rehearsals Day 1
The first ESC 2012 week has finally arrived in Baku! Today, the press centre at the Crystal Hall opened, and the first rehearsals and press conferences took place. esc-chat.com will do coverage from Baku from Friday on (as reported earlier). This week, Martin and...
Ehtiyyatlı olun! esc-chat.com is coming to Baku.
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com will be providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! Our man in Baku is long-time #esc chatter and contributor Danny Lynch, who will arrive in the Azeri capital on May 18th. His coverage will include...
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SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Statements” by Loreen
Loreen could be in Kyiv now, representing Sweden with her song “Statements”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the quarter-finals, the...
It’s nearly Eurovision. It’s always Eurovision.
As the 2017 final approaches, Martin’s thoughts turn to the ways in which we fans experience this whole Eurovision Song Contest thing.
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “Se o tempo não falasse” by Inês Sousa
Inês Sousa could be in Kyiv now, representing Portugal with her song “Se o tempo não falasse”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the...
Reviewing semi-final 2: Felix’s top three thoughts
Last night saw the second of three shows at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. Ten more countries qualified, making Saturday's grand final line-up complete. But those are just the dry facts. Felix looks back on some of the other noteworthy moments from last...
A San Francisco semi 2 post mortem
Eurovision expectations are an interesting phenomenon that, more often than anything else in life, end up cast aside after reality proved them to be entirely wrong. For example, I expected the first semi to be much stronger than the second, and instead I could barely...
SongHunt 2017 finalist presentation: “As I Lay Me Down” by Wiktoria
Wiktoria could be in Kyiv now, representing Sweden with her song “As I Lay Me Down”. But our SongHunt rules only allow songs that didn’t win their national finals, but got a lot of love in our Eurovision chat. This love took the song to the heats, the quarter-finals,...
Ten more qualifiers for Saturday, final running order revealed
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 is over – and ten more songs have qualified, completing the line-up for Saturday’s grand final. The running order has now also been announced!
ESC 2017: These are the escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2!
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 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.
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