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The View from San Francisco: Beautiful Mess
The second day of rehearsals was a good reminder of some ground rules to have when following (and – sometimes – watching) the first rehearsals.
Felix sums up the second day of rehearsals in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: Ukraine and Malta
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Ukraine and Malta.
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: From Israel to Azerbaijan
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Israel, Romania and Azerbaijan.
Rehearsals Day 2 LIVE: From Cyprus to Belgium
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Cyprus, Norway, Croatia and Belgium.
The View from San Francisco: Replay
The View from San Francisco is back with a 2021 twist!
Felix sums up the first rehearsal day in this compact and snappy audio commentary!
Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: From Australia to Ireland
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Australia, North Macedonia and Ireland.
Read more“Mmming amazing to be on that stage!” (Manizha)
"Mmming amazing to be on that stage!" (Manizha) In today's Meet & Greet of Russia, upon asked how she feels, Manizha first asked the host whether it's okay to use the F-word. She was advised to say it very quickly so that nobody would notice. Then finally, the...
What a weekend! Seven countries choose their songs for Lisbon
In an incredibly busy weekend, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovenia, Hungary, Latvia, Armenia and Romania all selected their entries for ESC 2018. Join us as we round up all the action!
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 5
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Michael Schulte goes to Lisbon! But is Germany moving in the right direction?
Our German team member Felix looks back on his country’s national final. Was the revamped preselection concept a success, and are things pointing the right way for the future?
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika to ESC 2018 for Serbia!
Serbia has selected its entry for the 2018 competition and it couldn’t be any more Balkan – right down to the artist name. Find out more here!
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 4
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
A frosty song for Montenegro 2018
“Inje” is the Montenegrin entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, a Balkan ballad named after some chilly weather.
Belarus and Greece: Two ways to announce a result
There’s more than one way to announce a national final winner. You can do it quickly… or you can not hold a national final at all. Belarus and Greece duly join the ESC 2018 line-up!
Melodifestivalen: Is the heart ruining everyone’s fun?
On Valentine’s Day, we discuss a matter of the heart. Specifically, the Melodifestivalen heart. Is it spoiling the excitement of the Swedish semi-finals?
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 3
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Denmark selects Rasmussen for Lisbon
"Higher Ground" by Rasmussen is the Danish entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The singer, full name Jonas Flodager Rasmussen, won a convincing victory in this year's edition of the Danish Melodi Grand Prix, achieving 50% of the vote in the three-song...
When ESC stands for Eurovision Salt Contest
This weekend’s Romanian semi-final takes place in a salt mine. (Of course it does.) But you might be surprised to learn that there’s a long history of salt at the Eurovision Song Contest…
Ten things we took away from SuRie’s UK final win
The UK has chosen its entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest – but what did we learn from the national final show in Brighton?
ZiBBZ to EZC 2018 for ZwitZerLand!
OK, so we may have taken a few liberties with the spelling in our headline. But it's true that Switzerland will be represented at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest by the duo ZiBBZ. The siblings (ZiBBlingZ... get it?), originally from Zurich but now based in Los...
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 2
The SongHunt continues – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
Christabelle to represent Malta at ESC 2018
The televoters and the jury agreed: “Taboo” by Christabelle will represent Malta at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!
Spain and Czech Republic give us a night of contrasts
The number of known entries for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest doubled yesterday as Spain and the Czech Republic selected their candidates for Lisbon - and the results could not have been more contrasting. In a special ESC edition of the current season of casting...
The allocation draw for ESC 2018
The allocation draw for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest has taken place. As in recent years, the countries had previously been divided into "pots" based on their voting history with the aim of ensuring a balanced spread across the two semi-finals. To allow the...
SongHunt 2018 – Heat 1
The SongHunt begins – and your votes are needed in our quest to find the best national final song of the season!
France has chosen – but will it be a ‘Merci’ or a ‘Monsieur’?
France has selected its entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. At the culmination of the three-week Destination Eurovision selection process, "Mercy" by the duo Madame Monsieur proved to be the clear favourite of the televoting public while also attracting enough...
UK finalists reviewed: Another step in the right direction
The BBC have released the UK finalists for the 2018 contest – time for Martin, the British member of the escgo! team, to cast his eye over the six candidates.
Madalena Iglésias: “Ele e ela” singer dies at 78
A sad piece of news today from the host country of ESC 2018, as we learned that Portugal's 1966 representative, Madalena Iglésias, has passed away at the age of 78. After two unsuccessful entries, 1966 marked the first time Portugal sent a more upbeat pop song to the...
SongHunt 2018: Full results
The full qualification list for SongHunt 2018 based on our votes in the chat, plus an overview of the heats and later rounds.
Chat Awards 2017: The winners!
Presenting the winners of the #esc and escgo! Chat Awards for 2017!
Albania sends “Mall” and makes us glad. Here’s how!
Eugent Bushpepa will represent Albania at ESC 2018 in Lisbon with his song "Mall". Here's how that, and Festivali i Këngës in general, makes us glad. We're glad to see that Albania is trying something new at Eurovision. We're glad to see that one of our chat's big...
SongHunt 2018 kicks off with Festivali i Këngës
It’s the return of SongHunt, our season-long quest to find the best non-winning national final song of the year. Click to find out more!
Chat Awards 2017: Your chance to crown your favourites
The escgo! Chat Awards 2017 are launched – submit your nominations now!
Over the past four years, this annual event has become one of the biggest traditions of our #esc chat. The Chat Awards are our chance to look back on the year gone by and welcome the impending new on-season.
ESC 2018 to be held in Lisbon on 8, 10 and 12 May
The 2018 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held at the MEO Arena in Lisbon on 8, 10 and 12 May.