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The View from San Francisco: Tonight Again
In which “hey, don’t I know you from somewhere?” isn’t a pick-up line.
Semi-Final 1, Jury Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the jury rehearsal of the first semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Semi-Final 1, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
The View from San Francisco: Is This What You Wanted?
In which Shi ponders about the auto finalists and the difference between “not trying to win” and “trying not to win”.
Rotterdam 2021: Turquoise Carpet Report
Today, the Turquoise Carpet event was held in Rotterdam as part of today’s opening ceremony! We followed the event on its live stream – and here are our highlights from today’s glamorous opening event!
Overthinking is fun: The automatic finalists draw their halves!
The “big five” have drawn which half they’ll perform in during next Saturday’s grand final. A perfect excuse for a spot of speculation!
Rehearsals Day 8 LIVE: The Direct Finalists
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of the direct finalists: Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom and Spain.
The View from San Francisco: Let Me Try
In which Shi’s sleep deprivation and overthinking tendencies have a date with the predictions for semi 2.
Stage Verdict 2021
Now that Felix has seen all the entries of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 rehearsed at least once, it’s time for him to share his verdict!
A German in Lisbon: The arrival
Felix’s daily reviews from Berlin are a thing of the past – because they’re now daily reviews from the host city Lisbon!
escgo! has arrived in Lisbon!
It's late in the afternoon, or early in the evening, however you want to define this time of the day, but: We, escgo - I, Felix - have arrived to the bubble! It's my first time with F accreditation, and the only editor from our team on-location, so things will be a...
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 3
Day three in the Lisbon madhouse, and our foreign correspondent Shi is trying to take it all in from the other side of the Atlantic.
Lisbon Day 3: The view from Berlin
Tomorrow Felix travels to Lisbon, where he’ll be blogging for us throughout the rest of the ESC weeks! But before that, how did he see day 3 from home base?
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 2
Shi’s “View from San Francisco” series continues! Pull up a chair and join our foreign correspondent as she examines the second day of rehearsals in Lisbon.
Lisbon Day 2: The view from Berlin
Felix is busy packing his bags for Lisbon – but he’s putting that on hold for a few moments to turn his attention to day 2 of rehearsals at the Altice Arena.
The View from San Francisco: First Rehearsals, Day 1
Shi’s “View from San Francisco” series is back! Join our foreign correspondent as she takes the first day of rehearsals under the microscope.
Lisbon Day 1: The view from Berlin
Felix will be arriving in Lisbon on Wednesday – but until then, he’ll be reviewing events in the host city from his home base of Berlin. Starting with what we learned on day 1!
SongHunt 2018 – Semi-Final 2
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Eurovision is like a box of surprises: Felix anticipates his 7th ESC adventure
As Felix anticipates his seventh visit to the Eurovision Song Contest, he looks back on previous adventures – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
“I’ve been waitin’ such a long time…”: The 10 longest waits to host Eurovision
Some countries have a proud history of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest. And others… well, others have to wait a bit longer. As Lisbon 2018 approaches, we look at the ten participating nations that have had to show a lot of patience.
Five things to look out for as rehearsals begin
Rehearsals for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest begin on Sunday. But what in particular should the assembled fan media be watching out for as the 43 participating countries take to the stage for the first time? We take a closer look!
May the forza be with you: One fan’s pursuit of that elusive Eurovision spirit
It was a frustrating season for Shi. And then her country suddenly became the big favourite. The San Francisco ESC pre-party takes in expectations, surprises – and finding a way to care.
Line-up check 2018: Our views on the automatic finalists
Our review of the entries participating in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest concludes with the six songs that will definitely be in the grand final. Catch up on what we think here!
Line-up check 2018: United Kingdom
The escgo! team reviews “Storm” by SuRie.
Line-up check 2018: Spain
The escgo! team reviews “Tu canción” by Amaia & Alfred.
Line-up check 2018: Portugal
The escgo! team reviews “O jardim” by Cláudia Pascoal.
Line-up check 2018: Italy
The escgo! team reviews “Non mi avete fatto niente” by Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro.
Line-up check 2018: Germany
The escgo! team reviews “You Let Me Walk Alone” by Michael Schulte.
Line-up check 2018: France
The escgo! team reviews “Mercy” by Madame Monsieur.
Albania wins ChatVote 2018!
“Mall” by Eugent Bushpepa has won the 2018 edition of ChatVote, our long-standing annual vote to find our chatters’ favourite entry from the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest!
SongHunt 2018 – Semi-Final 1
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Line-up check 2018: Our views on the second semi-final
The escgo! team’s review series has now taken in all 18 participants in the second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Catch up on what we think here!
Line-up check 2018: Ukraine
The escgo! team reviews “Under The Ladder” by Mélovin.
Line-up check 2018: Slovenia
The escgo! team reviews “Hvala, ne” by Lea Sirk.
Line-up check 2018: Montenegro
The escgo! team reviews “Inje” by Vanja Radovanović.
Line-up check 2018: Sweden
The escgo! team reviews “Dance You Off” by Benjamin Ingrosso.