Line-up check 2015: Russia
In the 11 years since the semi-final system began, only four countries of this year’s participants have made it to every final, and who of those four (Greece, Russia, Romania and Azerbaijan) will be the last one standing is anybody’s guess. But there’s no doubt that...
SongHunt Quarter-final 3
[introduction and detailed rules] | [SongHunt explained in 90 seconds] | [results page] The SongHunt continues – let’s find the best song from this national final season! This is quarter-final 3, featuring 12 randomly allocated songs that qualified from the heats...
Line-up check 2015: Sweden
Sweden is spoilt with an excellent result record. Five victories, 36 top 10 placements in total - that's more than half of the whole Eurovision history. There were three top 3 results in the past four years, but it also isn't very long since Sweden failed to qualify,...
Line-up check 2015: Switzerland
Eurovision songwriters just love a good "shine" metaphor. Maybe Katrina and the Waves are to blame, with their ultra-successful Love Shine A Light setting an unwelcome precedent back in 1997. Whatever the reason, four of the last six contests have featured an entry...
Line-up check 2015: Slovenia
Slovenia's recent Eurovision history doesn't look very glorious. In the most recent ten contests, there were only three Slovenian entries reaching the final: 2007 (Alenka Gotar), 2011 (Maja Keuc), and just last year (Tinkara). From the country's perspective,...
Line-up check 2015: Serbia
Serbia returns to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 following a one-year break. Cynics might suggest they were sulking after Moje 3 failed to reach the grand final in Malmö; kinder souls would say they were simply taking time to rethink their approach to the contest...
escgo! in Vienna 2015
The most exciting two weeks of the Eurovision calendar are nearly here! On Monday, rehearsals for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest will begin at the Stadthalle in Vienna - and, for the sixth consecutive year, escgo! will be live on the scene for you right through to...
Line-up check 2015: Portugal
If I could sit down for an interview with the people in charge for song selections in Portugal, I would only ask one question: What are you aiming to achieve when you pick the songs you do for your selections? I suspect – or hope – the answer wouldn’t be “succeeding...
Line-up check 2015: Romania
Romania has been a permanent fixture in the Eurovision grand final since the start of the semi-final era, although the days when they looked all set to be the next winner after strong showings in 2005 and 2006 are rapidly receding into history. Last year, Paula Seling...
Line-up check 2015: Norway
Every year there are a couple of songs that happen to be huge fan favorites, but when I listen to them, not only do I dislike them (that can happen quite a bit, but I will understand why other people like them), I also really struggle to see their appeal. This always...
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Rehearsals, May 2nd – LIVE!
Last night saw the official opening night of EuroClub in Düsseldorf Old Town, although there were few signs of ESC festivities just yet - the only artist I spotted was a slightly bemused-looking Axel aka Paradise Oskar trying to sway in time with "Boom Boom". It's an...
Feel Your Eurovision Beat… in Berlin!
My Eurovision 2011 begins... at home! The capital of the host country didn't get chosen as host city. I am over this fact now, and it's not like there's no traces of Eurovision here, quite the opposite is the case! The madness began on Friday night, and a long...
FelixK’s review on rehearsal day 1
We made it! Rehearsal Day 1 is over, I am in my own private press centre with youtube providing the videos for me. And I obviously don't want to miss the chance to review them as well, having quite different opinions (and a different perspective) than MartinF. ;)...
Rehearsals, May 1st – LIVE!
U-Bahn negotiated, security queues survived - welcome to the press centre at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, where I'll be keeping a close eye on today's rehearsals and what we learn from them. First and foremost, the arena is looking impressive, as the first photo at...
Let’s just start from the capital!
Hello, this is FelixK blogging from.. Berlin for now! Off to Cologne on wednesday and Düsseldorf on saturday. Already started packing, we have a lot to do, even though I didn't get accreditation this year - I'll provide you with pictures and blog posts from the city!...
esc-chat.com in Düsseldorf 2011
For the 2nd year in a row we're blogging from Eurovision, and for the first time it's 2 of us doing this, so there's a lot more to expect! MartinF and FelixK will keep you informed about the rehearsals, the atmosphere in the city, the highlights and the scandals....
Düsseldorf, wir kommen!
Following last year's reports from Oslo, esc-chat.com will have a two-man team on site in Düsseldorf to cover all the action from the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest! Our coverage begins this weekend. When Magdalena Tul takes the stage on the morning of May 1st, MartinF...
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Selected Highlights
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Five fan theories we’re waiting to see tested
Martin takes a look at some of the most popular – and most ridiculous – theories going round the fan world about what might happen voting-wise at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Stage verdict: Serbia, Austria, Macedonia
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
Stage verdict: Armenia, Slovenia and Latvia
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
The View from San Francisco – First Semi Final, Second Rehearsals
Last year, when I wrote my view from San Francisco series, I was a full time freelancer and as I knew the chance of work happening during rehearsal week was The MakeMakes and Ann-Sophie, I just told my clients I wasn’t available until later in May. This year, however,...
Stage verdict: Iceland, Czech Republic and Cyprus
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
Stage verdict: Greece, Poland and Moldova
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
Stage verdict: Finland, Azerbaijan and Portugal
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
Stage verdict: Albania, Belgium and Montenegro
Felix takes a look at how the next three countries are selling their songs on stage at ESC 2017 in Kyiv based on what we’ve seen in the rehearsals so far.
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