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.
Rehearsals Day 6 LIVE: Malta… and from San Marino to Greece
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Malta, San Marino, Estonia, Czech Republic and Greece.
Read more“Eurovision starts with my birthday!” (Filipp Kirkorov)
"Eurovision starts with my birthday!" (Filipp Kirkorov) In the most recent Meet & Greet with Moldova, co-composer of "Sugar" and Eurovision legend Filipp Kirkorov talked about parties, and that he misses them at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. In this...
The View from San Francisco: Think about Things
The rehearsals of the first semi are (almost) done, which means it’s “will they, won’t they” time inside Shi’s brain! Scary times indeed.
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Israel to Ukraine
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Israel, Romania, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Cyprus to Belgium
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Cyprus, Norway, Croatia and Belgium.
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: North Macedonia and Ireland
Martin jumps on board for his first rehersal liveblog this year – as we check out the second set of rehearsals from North Macedonia and Ireland!
Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Lithuania to Sweden
We’re live-blogging the second rehearsals of Lithuania, Slovenia, Russia and Sweden.
The View from San Francisco: Where We Draw the Line
In which Shi realizes that we have now completed the entire first round of semi final rehearsals.
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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!
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Our Song Reviews 2021
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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 |
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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!
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!
Read more“This thing can do a lot.” (Florian Wieder)
"This thing can do a lot." (Florian Wieder) The quote comes from Florian Wieder, who is the Stage Designer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. And the "thing"? It's the stage! We're learning a few hints about it in the first episode of Krista Calling, a new fun...
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!
“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!
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!