The escgo! Jury announces their points for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021!
Here are our team’s favourites for Saturday – presented to you in ESC jury style, from 1 to 12 points!
Grand Final, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the ESC 2021 grand final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s second semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.
ESC 2021: The final running order – and what we think of it!
The running order of the Grand Final – with comments from Martin, Felix and Shi.
Presenting the ten qualifiers from semi 2 – and the final running order!
The line-up of the 2021 grand final is complete. Ten more countries made it through the second semi-final, and the final running order is on its way!
ESC 2021: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 2
After a fairly successful set of predictions on Tuesday, it’s time for Felix, Shi and Martin to tell us which songs they think will qualify from tonight’s second semi-final!
Luck is on my side: A look at the betting markets for the second semi-final
Martin continues his overview of the betting markets for the 2021 contest by casting his eye over tonight’s second semi-final!
Semi-Final 2, Jury Show: Live Blog
We blogged the jury show of the second semi final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Semi-Final 2, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the second semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s first semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.
Semi 1: Here’s the ten qualifiers!
Ten lucky winners made it through to Saturday’s grand final tonight. Congratulations to them!
ESC 2021 is here: The birth of a new decade
You may put a crack in the Eurovision Song Contest, but you can’t break it. We salute the start of the contest’s glorious twenties!
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Grand Final, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the ESC 2021 grand final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Rehearsals Day 1 LIVE: From Lithuania to Sweden
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Lithuania, Slovenia, Russia and Sweden.
Our Song Reviews 2021
Line-up check 2021: Germany
Does the escgo! team feel love for Jendrik’s “I Don’t Feel Hate”?
Line-up check 2021: France
Martin reviews “Voilà” by Barbara Pravi and Felix and Shi respond!
Line-up check 2021: Netherlands
Kicking off our 2021 line-up check, the escgo! team reviews “Birth Of A New Age” by Jeangu Macrooy.
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Songs
Semi-final 1
Country | Artist | Song |
Lithuania | The Roop | Discoteque |
Slovevnia | Ana Soklič | Amen |
Russia | Manizha | Russian Woman |
Sweden | Tusse | Voices |
Australia | Montaigne | Technicolour |
North Macedonia | Vasil | Here I Stand |
Ireland | Lesley Roy | MAPS |
Cyprus | Elena Tsagrinou | El Diablo |
Norway | TIX | Fallen Angel |
Croatia | Albina | Tick-Tock |
Belgium | Hooverphonic | The Wrong Place |
Israel | Eden Alene | Set Me Free |
Romania | ROXEN | Amnesia |
Azerbaijan | Efendi | Mata Hari |
Ukraine | Go_A | Shum |
Malta | Destiny | Je Me Casse |
Semi-final 2
Country | Artist | Song |
San Marino | Senhit | Adrenalina |
Estonia | Uku Suviste | The Lucky One |
Czech Republic | Benny Cristo | omaga |
Greece | Stefania | Last Dance |
Austria | Vincent Bueno | Amen |
Poland | RAFAŁ | The Ride |
Moldova | Natalia Gordienko | SUGAR |
Iceland | Daði og Gagnamagnið | 10 Years |
Serbia | Hurricane | Loco Loco |
Georgia | Tornike Kipiani | You |
Albania | Anxhela Peristeri | Karma |
Portugal | The Black Mamba | Love Is On My Side |
Bulgaria | VICTORIA | Growing Up Is Getting Old |
Finland | Blind Channel | Dark Side |
Latvia | Samanta Tina | The Moon Is Rising |
Switzerland | Gjon’s Tears | Tout l’Univers |
Denmark | Fyr og Flamme | Øve Os På Hinanden |
Big Five + Host Country
Country | Artist | Song |
France | Barbara Pravi | Voilà |
Germany | Jendrik | I Don’t Feel Hate |
Italy | Måneskin | Zitti E Buoni |
Spain | Blas Cantó | Voy A Quedarme |
The Netherlands | Jeangu Macrooy | Birth Of A New Age |
United Kingdom | James Newman | Embers |
Rotterdam Blog
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The View from San Francisco: Where We Draw the Line
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The third day of the 2021 rehearsals came and went, and with it the glorious display of the full possible range of approaches to Eurovision staging.
Felix sums up the third day of rehearsals, from San Marino to Serbia, in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
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Felix sums up the second day of rehearsals in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
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!
We covered the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 from our homes via the Online Press Centre.
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Insta Report Part 1: The five most popular Instagram accounts of this year’s contestants
Once again, we’ve checked out all 39 artists of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Instagram and picked some accounts that we thought are worth sharing! Today, we’re focusing on the five accounts with the most followers.
ESC 2021: The semi-final running orders are revealed!
From The Roop through to Fyr & Flamme, here’s how the two semi-finals will line up in Rotterdam.
39 songs: This is the line-up for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
With the exclusion of Belarus from the 2021 contest, we can now say that we have the final line-up for ESC 2021!
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We’re covering the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 from our homes via the Online Press Centre.
Semi-Final 2, First Dress Rehearsal: Live blog
We blogged the first dress rehearsal of the second semi-final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s first semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.
Semi 1: Here’s the ten qualifiers!
Ten lucky winners made it through to Saturday’s grand final tonight. Congratulations to them!
ESC 2021 is here: The birth of a new decade
You may put a crack in the Eurovision Song Contest, but you can’t break it. We salute the start of the contest’s glorious twenties!
ESC 2021: The escgo! predictions for tonight’s semi-final 1
It wouldn’t be Eurovision without some predictions from our team! These are the songs that Felix, Shi and Martin think will qualify from tonight’s first semi-final.
Je me cash: A look at the betting markets for the first semi-final
Martin takes his traditional look at the betting markets for the contest, starting with tonight’s first semi-final!
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!
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: From Finland to Denmark
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Finland, Latvia, Switzerland, and Denmark.
Rehearsals Day 7 LIVE: From Georgia to Bulgaria
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Georgia, Albania, Portugal and Bulgaria.
The View from San Francisco: Story of My Life
In which Shi overthinks the principles of effective Eurovision storytelling through stagings.
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: The automatic finalists
We’re live-blogging the first rehearsals of Italy, Germany, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom and Spain.
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: From Austria to Serbia
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Austria, Poland, Moldova, Iceland and Serbia.