The escgo! team has cast its eye over all 17 participants in the first semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Read what we think here!

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The escgo! team has cast its eye over all 17 participants in the first semi-final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Read what we think here!
“Soldi” by Mahmood is the winner of the 15th 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.
Serhat gets the “pimp slot” while Armenia and Azerbaijan are kept as far apart as possible – read all about the running order for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest!
All the internal selections are in, all the national finals are complete, and we don't think there'll be any more countries withdrawing - which means we now have the 41 songs that will compete in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest! The (extended) last weekend of the...
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Moldova, Portugal, Georgia and Serbia all selected their entries for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on the last big hectic weekend of the national final season. Find out what they chose here!
Felix may be a fan of this year’s German entry by S!sters, but that doesn’t make him any less critical of the German final. Here are his five things that ARD needs to get right next time!
OK, happy end! It’s not just a line from a classic Eurovision performance – it’s the reality of Mahmood’s Sanremo journey. Shi takes a look at why the Cinderella story is so enduring and how it has parallels in our ESC world.
Entries from Germany, Ukraine, Hungary, Denmark and Lithuania joined the ESC 2019 line-up this weekend. Let Martin talk you through all the Friday and Saturday night action!
Felix is shocked by the negative reactions to S!sters’ victory in the German final. But should he be getting all defensive about it? Some personal reflections on an unexpected fan experience.
Estonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia and Romania all added their songs to ESC 2019 on this Super Saturday (and sleepy Sunday) weekend. Find out what we’ll be hearing in May with our weekend Eurovision national final round-up!
From Salford on Friday night to Sanremo in the early hours of Sunday morning, here’s your weekend round-up of what’s been happening in the world of the ESC 2019 national finals!
Introducing the fifth edition of our annual search to find the best non-winning national final song!
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