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Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2026? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
The (pre)View from Somewhere: Happy Birthday to You
How does the time always go by so slow when we wait for Eurovision week, and then so fast that we blink and suddenly it’s time for the final? It will forever be one of life’s mysteries. Nevertheless, it’s ESC day, so here’s Shi with her traditional big overview of the grand final!
ESC 2026: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that we think will qualify from tonight’s second semi-final.
ESC 2026: 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 we think will qualify from tonight’s first semi-final.
Søren Torpegaard Lund from Denmark is the winner of ChatVote 2026!
The 22nd annual edition of ChatVote is over, and the best song in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest is the entry from… Denmark!
ESC 2026: Semi-final running orders announced
Here are the running orders for the two semi-finals of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest!
SongHunt 2026: Detailed results
Time to reveal the full results of SongHunt 2026, including the top ranks of the semi-finals and the split results of the final!
“Lululai” by Komiat is the winner of SongHunt 2026!
Our chat community and the public have decided: “Lululai” by Komiat from Finland is the most ROBBED song of the 2026 Eurovision national final season!
ChatVote 2026 is launched – the voting lines are open!
It’s time for the 22nd edition of our legendary annual event. For our chat regulars, the lines are now open for you to submit your votes!
Søren Torpegaard Lund from Denmark is the winner of ChatVote 2026!
The 22nd annual edition of ChatVote is over, and the best song in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest is the entry from… Denmark!
ESC 2026: Semi-final running orders announced
Here are the running orders for the two semi-finals of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest!
SongHunt 2026: Detailed results
Time to reveal the full results of SongHunt 2026, including the top ranks of the semi-finals and the split results of the final!
“Lululai” by Komiat is the winner of SongHunt 2026!
Our chat community and the public have decided: “Lululai” by Komiat from Finland is the most ROBBED song of the 2026 Eurovision national final season!
ChatVote 2026 is launched – the voting lines are open!
It’s time for the 22nd edition of our legendary annual event. For our chat regulars, the lines are now open for you to submit your votes!
SongHunt 2026 – The Final
It’s the grand final of SongHunt 2026 – and YOUR votes will help us find the most robbed national final song of the season. Vote now, vote often!
SongHunt 2026 – Semi-final 3
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 3 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2026 – Semi-final 2
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 2 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2026 – 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 2026 is launched!
It’s time for SongHunt 2026! The public polls and chat events are nearly upon us, and there are some changes you’ll want to know about – so read all about it here and save the dates in your calendars!
SongHunt 2026: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2026 based on our votes in the #esc chat.
Happy FiKmas – and a few thoughts on 2026
Navigating the choppy waters of ESC fandom isn’t exactly easy right now. Martin has a few thoughts on our community’s role in that as 2025 turns to 2026.
Austria wins ESC 2025!
“Wasted Love” by JJ is the winner of the 2025 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest!
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2025? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
The (pre)View from Somewhere: 2025 edition
Your Eurovision day longread is here! Shi has been dissecting the non-qualifiers and the grand final running order, song by song. Grab a coffee and settle in…
ESC 2025: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
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 second semi-final.
ESC 2025: 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.
ESC 2025 rehearsals: A first look at the automatic finalists
The “big five” plus host country Switzerland have had their first rehearsals in Basel – and Martin thinks he might have spotted a winner…
ESC 2025 rehearsals: The semi 2 winners and losers
Emmy brings the Aqua vibes for Ireland, Klavdia is caught between a rock and a hard place – and does Maltese even have a word for “subtlety”? It’s time for Martin to (over)analyse the second semi-finalists based on their rehearsal video clips…
Mum, they stole our truel!
It looks like the threatened changes to the semi-final qualifier presentation are becoming a reality – and the concept is quite a familiar one…
ESC 2025 rehearsals: The semi 1 winners and losers
It’s good news for Red Sebastian and less good news for Gabry Ponte – at least, if we can believe what the rehearsal video clips from Basel tell us…
Silêncio e tanta gente: the ESC 2025 rehearsals begin!
There’s a sense of quiet in the air as the rehearsals for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest begin – and Martin thinks that may be no bad thing…
Shkodra Elektronike from Albania are the winners of ChatVote 2025!
The 21st annual edition of ChatVote is over, and the best song in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest is the entry from… Albania!
Almost SongHunt: Twelve songs that only just missed out on SongHunt 2025
Twelve songs that nearly made it into SongHunt 2025. Find out which songs narrowly missed out!
SongHunt 2025: Detailed results
Time to reveal the full results of SongHunt 2025, including the top ranks of the semi-finals and the split results of the final!
ChatVote 2025 is launched – the voting lines are open!
It’s time for the 21st edition of our legendary annual event. For our chat regulars, the lines are now open for you to submit your votes!
“This Dream Of Mine” by Arwin is the winner of SongHunt 2025!
Our chat community and the public have decided: “This Dream Of Mine” by Arwin from Sweden is the most ROBBED song of the 2025 Eurovision national final season!