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Before “Fulenn”: Five times smaller languages should have made it to Eurovision
France will be represented in Turin by a song in Breton – a language we’ve seen on the ESC stage only once before. We take a look at five memorable songs in smaller languages that had their chance at reaching the Eurovision stage, but that stumbled at the final hurdle!
Eurovision Update: Girl power rules as the national final season concludes
Sweden! Iceland! Portugal! And a whole load of internal selections! All of this awaits you in the latest escgo! Eurovision Update…
SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 4
The SongHunt continues with the last of our semi-finals! Semi 4 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
Eurovision Update: Five finals keep us entertained across a busy weekend!
We catch up with a busy weekend – and a rewarding one for Malik Harris, Reddi, WRS, Alvan & Ahez and Konstrakta!
SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 3
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 3 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
Eurovision Update: Australia and Finland choose – and an EBU decision on Russia
Sheldon Riley and The Rasmus will be going to Eurovision 2022 – but Russia will not. Read all about it in our latest Eurovision Update…
SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 2
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 2 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
Eurovision Update: Winners! Drama! Scandals!
Looking back on a very busy week full of national finals, scandals and drama!
Read more“A 10-second Crosscraft advert followed by a VISIT GOZO postcard. Malta, never change.”
"A 10-second Crosscraft advert followed by a VISIT GOZO postcard. Malta, never change." This was an observation in our #esc chat during the Maltese semi-final on Thursday night. As long-standing viewers of the Maltese preselection, we have come to know and love the...
Arilena Ara wins the Albanian ticket to ESC 2020!
The first entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest is known – and, as is traditional, it’s Albania who kick us off with the dramatic “Shaj” by Arilena Ara.
SongHunt 2020: Full results
This page contains the full qualification list for SongHunt 2020 based on our votes in the #esc chat.
Eurovision 2020: It could have been anywhere, but it’s Rotterdam!
Forget about The Beautiful South – today it’s all about The Triumphant South Holland as Rotterdam is announced as the host city of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest!
Five milestones in Eurovision history
The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself – but not at the Eurovision Song Contest. We take a look at five milestones in ESC history that changed the nature of the competition.
The View from San Francisco: Rotterdam, or Anywhere
In the final part of her Eurovision 2019 review, Shi reflects on some of the brilliant touches in this year’s production, how Israel (re)discovered its love for ESC, and the end of her Tel Aviv journey.
The View from San Francisco: Another Summer Night
In the second part of her ESC 2019 review, Shi looks at the differing arcs of the returning artists, what made Duncan’s winning reprise so special – and the delegations that made things unnecessarily hard for themselves…
The View from San Francisco: Goodbye to Yesterday
In the first part of her Eurovision 2019 wrap-up, Shi looks at the things a blogger and a delegation can get wrong – and how to accidentally get things just right.
“Dua ta besoj” by Artemisa Mithi & Febi Shkurti wins SongHunt 2019
SongHunt 2019, our season-long poll series to find the best non-winning national final song, has come to an end – and “Dua ta besoj” by Artemisa Mithi & Febi Shkurti, from the Albanian preselection, is the winner of the grand final!
Here’s another fine mess EBU’ve gotten us into…
The full results of the ESC 2019 grand final have been revised following the EBU’s admission that it messed up the calculation of the Belarusian jury votes. We have questions.
SongHunt 2019 – The Final!
It’s the grand final of SongHunt 2019 – and YOUR votes will decide the best national final song of the season!
After 44 years, the Netherlands win Eurovision!
The winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest is "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands - ending a 44-year wait for the country dating back to Teach-In and "Ding-A-Dong" in 1975. In an incredibly exciting results presentation, Sweden won the jury vote...
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2019? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
Better love: Some of the bets to look out for at Eurovision 2019!
It’s time for us to take our usual look at some of the most interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision grand final!
Jury Final: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury final!
ESC 2019: The semi 2 qualifiers and the final running order!
Eight more songs left us on Thursday night, and we now have the full line-up of the 26 finalists for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Check it out!
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s second semi-final
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is just a few hours away, and so it’s time for us in the escgo! team to predict the second batch of ten qualifiers for the grand final on Saturday.
Semi-Final 2, Jury Rehearsal: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury rehearsal of the second semi-final of ESC 2019!
Semi 1: Here’s the ten qualifiers!
There were a few surprises along the way, but tonight Europe (and Australia) selected its ten qualifiers from the first semi-final of ESC 2019! Here are the lucky ten and the halves of the final they drew at the press conference afterwards: FIRST HALF Cyprus Czech...
ESC 2019: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s first semi-final
The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 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.
The View from Tel Aviv: I’m coming home
Home. It’s not just the name of the Israeli entry – it’s a state of mind. Having been in Israel for eleven days now, Shi takes stock on what the Eurovision-at-home experience has meant to her so far.
Semi-Final 1, Jury Rehearsal: Live Blog from the Press Center
We’re live in the press center for the jury rehearsal of the first semi-final of ESC 2019!
Semi-Final 1, Dress Rehearsal 1: Live report from the hall
We’re live in the hall for the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final of ESC 2019!
Rehearsals Day 8 LIVE: Second Rehearsals – Israel, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Germany
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 8 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Norway through Azerbaijan
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 7 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Croatia through Albania
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 7 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: First Rehearsals – Israel, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Germany
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Second Rehearsals, Semi 2 – Romania through Austria
Check out our live blog from the press centre and Day 6 of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!