SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 4
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 4 is open – it’s the last of our semi-finals, and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies. Get involved!
SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 3
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 3 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 2
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 2 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 1
Let the SongHunt begin! Semi-final 1 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2023 is launched!
It’s time for SongHunt 2023! The first chat event and poll launch will take place on Sunday 12 February. Find out everything you need to know, and save the dates in your calendars!
Liverpool 2023: The allocation draw, the artwork and the slogan!
Here’s the latest update on what to expect at ESC 2023.
SongHunt 2023: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2023 based on our votes in the #esc chat.
Liverpool to host ESC 2023!
The 2023 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool in the second week of May.
Sam Ryder, chart success and the rebirth of UK@ESC
A momentous week for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest ends with Sam Ryder climbing to #2 in the UK singles chart!
A coffee and a column: It is okay.
For the last time around this ESC, Felix shares his thoughts of the day – this time during an imaginary afternoon coffee. Here’s his first reactions on last night’s show and its outcome!
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The View from San Francisco: One More Day
The View from San Francisco continues as Shi previews the Grand Final – and muses on the complexities of Ukraine winning or not winning.
ESC 2022: The escgo! Jury announces their points for the Grand Final!
Here are our team’s favourites for Saturday – presented to you in ESC jury style, from 1 to 12 points!
Review: Eurovision 2022 Vinyl Edition
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The View from San Francisco: That Night
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A coffee and a column: Where are we now?
Felix shares his thoughts of the day – during his morning coffee. Today, it’s time for retrospections and premonitions.
Semi 2: Ten more qualifiers for Saturday – and the final running order!
The line-up of Saturday’s grand final is complete! Ten more countries made it through the second semi-final – and we have the final running order!
ESC 2022: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
We couldn’t let tonight’s show pass without another batch of team predictions, could we? These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s second semi-final!
The View from San Francisco: I Don’t Know
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The View from San Francisco: I’m Only Human
The View from San Francisco continues, and it’s time for the post-mortem of the first semi final of Eurovision 2022!
Semi 1: Ten qualifiers for Saturday!
Ten lucky winners made it through to Saturday’s grand final. Congratulations to them!
ESC 2022: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 1
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s first semi-final.
The View from San Francisco: What For?
The View from San Francisco continues. And Shi has questions – lots of them – ahead of tonight’s first semi-final!
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Quick verdict: Semi-final 2
Felix’s thoughts on the second semi-final of ESC 2023 – and three positive surprises!
Some first thoughts on the grand final running order
This is the running order for the ESC 2023 grand final – Martin shares a few thoughts on what it could all mean…
ESC 2023: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
This is how Shi, Felix and Martin think the second semi-final of ESC 2023 will go down!
The View from San Francisco: Don’t be scared to say just what you think
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – and that’s just Romania. Shi turns her attention to the semi 2 songs in her latest view from over the waves!
Quick verdict: Semi-final 1
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ESC 2023: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 1
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s first semi-final.
The View from San Francisco: The words are spilling out, what the heck is this about?
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Eurovision and me – it’s complicated.
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ESC 2023: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 1
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s first semi-final.
The View from San Francisco: The words are spilling out, what the heck is this about?
Shi is back with the first of her (re)views this year – see what she thinks about tonight’s first semi-finalists!
Eurovision and me – it’s complicated.
Felix kicks off the Eurovision week with some personal thoughts on his Eurovision journey.
ESC week on escgo!
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Teya & Salena from Austria win ChatVote 2023!
Congratulations to the winner of the 19th annual escgo! and #esc ChatVote – it’s Austria!
ChatVote 2023 is launched! One Night. One Winner.
Here’s how the 19th edition of our legendary annual event will work. For our chat regulars, the lines are now open for you to submit your votes!
“Evita” by Elsa Lila is the winner of SongHunt 2023!
And most robbed song of the 2023 national final season is….. Elsa Lila’s “Evita”! Find out what happened in the final of SongHunt 2023 right here.























