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Line-up check 2021: Estonia
The escgo! team reviews “The Lucky One” by Uku Suviste.
ChatVote 2021: Qualifiers revealed, final voting begins!
If you’re one of our #esc chat regulars, you’ll want to know the finalists for this year’s ChatVote. They’re in here along with all the other details you’ll need to take part in our grand final!
Line-up check 2021: San Marino
The escgo! team kicks off its review of the ESC 2021 second semi-final with “Adrenalina” by Senhit (and possibly Flo Rida too).
Insta Report Part 2: The five most aesthetic Instagram accounts of this year’s contestants
We’re in the middle of checking out the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest artists on Instagram. Today’s selection of five accounts worth your attention: the ones exhibiting fine aesthetic style!
Eurovision 2021: The stage is set
At the Ahoy in Rotterdam, the stage for ESC 2021 is largely complete ahead of the first stand-in rehearsals. Check out these pics and videos!
Line-up check 2021: Malta
The escgo! team reviews “Je me casse” by Destiny.
“I might be the lucky one”: A look at the ESC 2021 betting markets
With one month to go until the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest week, our resident casual gambler Martin takes a look at how the betting markets for this year’s contest are shaping up!
Line-up check 2021: Ukraine
The escgo! team reviews the Ukrainian entry for ESC 2021, “Shum” by Go_A.
Line-up check 2021: Azerbaijan
The escgo! team reviews “Mata Hari” by Efendi.
Line-up check 2017: First half of semi-final 1
In the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, April is the month for analysis and anticipation. And now that the lack of clarity surrounding Russia’s participation in ESC 2017 has finally been settled (we assume), it’s high time for us here at escgo! to make our contribution with our annual line-up check series!
Portugal wins ChatVote 2017!
Portugal has won the 13th annual edition of ChatVote, the traditional event held by escgo! and the #esc chatroom to find our favourite song ahead of each year’s Eurovision Song Contest! In the 2017 edition, “Amar pelos dois” by Salvador Sabral received a total of 225...
The ChatVote history
Read all about the ChatVote, our legendary and long-standing vote in the #esc chat to find our favourite from that year’s contest!
Gallery: The ChatVote history
See the detailed ChatVote history here.
ChatVote 2017: Qualifiers revealed, final voting begins!
Following two nights of preview video viewing, live voting and opening of virtual envelopes in our live stream, the semi-final qualifiers that will compete in our ChatVote 2017 final are now known! Semi 1 qualifiers: Azerbaijan, Iceland, Albania, Belgium, Armenia,...
ChatVote 2017 is launched!
It's that time of year again - ChatVote 2017 is officially launched! This will be the 13th edition of our traditional annual event, in which the #esc chatters decide which is their favourite entry in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's true - ChatVote...
Our weekend in Gothenburg
escgo! was in Gothenburg for the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2017. Check out our Instagram gallery of some of the best moments!
“Celebrate Diversity” with the allocation draw for ESC 2017
This morning, the allocation draw for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted at the Column Hall of the Kyiv City State Administration. This followed on from yesterday's presentation of the visual design for the competition and this year's slogan: "Celebrate...
SongHunt 2017: Full results
The full qualification list for SongHunt 2017 based on our votes in the chat, plus an overview of the heats and later rounds.
SongHunt 2017: Introducing the Last Chance Poll
In addition to the usual method of determining the participants based on votes in our chat, each of the eight heats of SongHunt 2017 will include the current two most popular songs from this rolling poll, i.e. the songs with the most cumulative votes in the Last Chance poll when the new SongHunt heat is created.
SongHunt 2017 begins – here’s what’s new!
escgo! proudly announces the launch of SongHunt 2017! The first heat will be launched on Sunday 29 January - and the brand new Last Chance poll is already underway! It's the third season of our annual poll marathon aimed at finding the best national final song of the...
Chat Awards 2016 – The winners!
On Sunday night, the 2016 edition of the escgo! Chat Awards were held in our #esc chatroom. This fun annual event attracted a healthy audience of chatters, all of whom got the opportunity to vote on the nominees in various categories as we honoured our favourites from...
“Helpless” by The Hardkiss wins SongHunt 2016
SongHunt 2016, our poll marathon to find the best national final song of the year, has come to an end: “Helpless” by The Hardkiss, from the Ukrainian final, has won the grand final! “History” from Norway ended up in 2nd place, followed by “Don't Worry” from Sweden in...
Final Post-Mortem: The View from San Francisco
Well, well, Sweden. What can I say. I know a lot of fans complain about your attempt to take over the Eurovision world, but I have to hand it to you – you are bloody good at it. That was some show. I needed a few days to work out everything in my head. I have to admit...
“1944”: Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Ukraine's entrant Jamala has won the 61st Eurovision Song Contest with the song “1944“, the country's second victory in the competition after Ruslana's "Wild Dances" in 2004. The winner scored a total of 534 points, followed by jury favourite Australia in second place...
The Final Countdown: The View from San Francisco
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! And what better way is there to spend the time between now and Te Deum than going through the finalists for some thoughts, comments and personal wishes? This time I consulted with my friend, the Eurovision sorter, and made a...
What if…? Five possible victory scenarios
Tonight sees the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It's time to go through some possible scenarios, to speculate how certain possible victories would affect Eurovision in the one or other way, and finally to give you a personal voting recommendation....
Eurovision 2016: Five bets to consider
Tonight sees the grand final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, and as always, one of the ways you can add some extra spice to your own enjoyment of the event is by placing a bet or two. If you've been following my betting blogs this week, you'll know that my tips...
escgo prediction 2016: The Grand Final
Our big day has arrived! Tonight, the grand final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. For fans around the continent and beyond, it's the climax to the most exciting time of the year, the conclusion of an on-season that can be said to...
Semi-final 2 post-mortem: The View from San Francisco
Another semi final came and went, and just like that, even though it feels like only yesterday we sat through the first day of rehearsals, we now have our full final line-up. Not without putting a third of Europe through a collective heart attack first, though. Not...
Final line-up complete – six more ChatVote finalists qualify
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is over! Time to look at some facts and give a personal verdict on the show. The ten happy qualifiers are: Latvia Georgia Bulgaria Australia Ukraine Serbia Poland Israel Lithuania Belgium The ChatVote analysis...
Semi 2: Five bets to consider
The lead-up to the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest is always a time for "lessons learned". Several of the assumptions we make about ESC voting went out of the window on Tuesday night: Greece and Bosnia & Herzegovina lost their 100% qualification...
escgo! prediction 2016: Semi-final 2
Tonight it's time for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016! Once again, just like for semi-final 1, us escgo! editors try to predict the 10 qualifiers of the show. You can see the choices of Martin, Felix and Shi in the table below - followed by a...
Countdown to Semi 2: The View from San Francisco
Going through the second semi-final, I realized I am not quite as emotionally attached to the songs here as I was to the songs in the first semi. This heat, as it turns out, is more about the songs I want to stay in it than the ones I want to see going through. And...
Semi-final 1 post-mortem: The View from San Francisco
A little late, because real life interfered - RUDE, I know - but here I am, and I have big news: I'm not a complete idiot! I actually managed to get stuff mostly right! It's all very exciting, but I'm sure it will change by the end of the second semi. For now, though,...
First ten finalists chosen – eight ChatVote finalists qualify
The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is over! Time to look at some facts and give a personal verdict on the show. The ten happy qualifiers are: Azerbaijan Russia The Netherlands Hungary Croatia Austria Armenia Czech Republic Cyprus Malta The...
What if…? Five possible (and impossible) scenarios for tonight
It's the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 tonight! While we all wait impatiently, I've sat down for a moment or two and thought about all kinds of things that could happen tonight. So... what if…? …Austria doesn't qualify We've seen it before: Big...