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ChatVote 2023 is launched! One Night. One Winner.
Here’s how the 19th edition of our legendary annual event will work. For our chat regulars, the lines are now open for you to submit your votes!
“Evita” by Elsa Lila is the winner of SongHunt 2023!
And most robbed song of the 2023 national final season is….. Elsa Lila’s “Evita”! Find out what happened in the final of SongHunt 2023 right here.
Eurovision Song Contest 2023: The semi-final running orders are here!
Here’s how the countries will line up in semi 1 and 2 of ESC 2023 in Liverpool.
SongHunt 2023 – The Final
It’s the grand final of SongHunt 2023 – and YOUR votes will help us find the most robbed national final song of the season. Vote now, vote often!
SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 4
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 4 is open – it’s the last of our semi-finals, and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies. Get involved!
SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 3
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 3 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2023 – Semi-final 2
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 2 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!
SongHunt 2023 – 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 2023 is launched!
It’s time for SongHunt 2023! The first chat event and poll launch will take place on Sunday 12 February. Find out everything you need to know, and save the dates in your calendars!
Read more“This is not how we dress, normally, in Norway.” (TIX)
"This is not how we dress, normally, in Norway." (TIX) In yesterday's Meet & Greet with TIX, the Norwegian singer explained the message about his staging (basically being restrained by one's demons and insecurities) - and eventually pointed out that people in...
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...
Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: From Lithuania to Sweden
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Lithuania, Slovenia, Russia and Sweden.
escgo! is in Rotterdam – virtually!
Introducing our live coverage of ESC 2021 from inside the virtual “bubble” via the Online Press Centre!
“What about my dreams?” The wonderful phenomena that sleeping Eurovision fans experience
I have a dream. We all have a dream. Join us as we dive into the wild world of Eurovision-related dreams – and share yours with us too!
Insta Report Part 3: The five accounts with the most personality of the ESC 2021 contestants
We complete our look at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest artists on Instagram by showcasing the ones whose personality really shines through!
In our third episode, Felix turns the tables and chooses a Eurovision-related topic for Martin to talk about for three minutes – completely unprepared!
Line-up check 2021: Denmark
We complete our review series for the 2021 Eurovision entries with “Øve os på hinanden” by Fyr & Flamme!
Line-up check 2021: Switzerland
The escgo! team reviews “Tout l’univers” by Gjon’s Tears, the Swiss entry for Eurovision 2021.
Read more“A very warm ‘hello’.” (Helga Vlahović)
"A very warm 'hello'." (Helga Vlahović) Can you imagine, a thousand million people all together? We can - and it's all thanks to Helga. We saw this tweet today: https://twitter.com/InEurovision/status/1390060525694881793 ...and it reminded us of the very many...
Line-up check 2021: Latvia
The escgo! team reviews “The Moon Is Rising” by Samanta Tina.
Line-up check 2021: Finland
Get your mosh on! It’s time for the escgo! team to review “Dark Side” by Blind Channel from Finland.
Line-up check 2021: Bulgaria
The escgo! team turns its attention to Victoria and “Growing Up Is Getting Old”.
Our audio format “Three Minutes to Talk!” is going into its second round. What random Eurovision-related topic will Martin give Felix to talk about this time? The challenge is simple: To talk about it for three minutes – completely unprepared!
Line-up check 2021: Portugal
The escgo! team reviews this year’s Portuguese entry, “Love Is On My Side” by The Black Mamba.
Line-up check 2021: Albania
The escgo! team reviews “Karma” by Anxhela Peristeri, the Albanian entry for ESC 2021.
“Russian Woman” by Manizha wins ChatVote 2021!
Our chat community has decided: Russia has the best song in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest!
Chat Story
Felix suddenly realised that we’ve never really blogged about our legendary chatroom before. Time to fix that!
Line-up check 2021: Georgia
The escgo! team reviews “You” by Tornike Kipiani.