Eurovision 2022: 41 countries confirmed – these are their plans!
41 countries have confirmed their participation in the upcoming edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy. Here’s the list – and what we know about the countries’ plans so far!
Eurovision Update: The new national final season is taking shape!
What’s new this week? What are the latest updates on the Eurovision 2022 season? We’re highlighting some of the freshest announcements!
Turin to host Eurovision 2022 on May 10, 12 and 14!
After much speculation, the Italian host city of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest is finally known.
Home Composed 2021: Europe’s amateur songwriters need your votes!
The competition for Eurovision fans who write their own songs is celebrating its 30th birthday. Here’s how you can help decide the winner!
Ten things we learned from the 2021 live-on-tape performances
We watched the live-on-tape performances of the ESC 2021 songs – here’s what we took away from the experience!
Between the years: Looking ahead
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over – time to look ahead: Observations, speculations, and a whole lot of wishful thinking.
Between the years: Looking back
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over – time to look back: Praise, critique and other observations.
Felix and Martin discuss the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 and speculate a bit about the near future.
A top three of Italy, France and Switzerland? It’s been done…
The top end of the 2021 scoreboard had a familiar feel as some of Eurovision’s oldest participating countries had their moment to shine – but not for the first time!
The View from San Francisco: Zitti E Buoni
Shi has quite a few personal words to say and thoughts to share about the 2021 Eurovision final and what came after.
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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!
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”.
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ESC 2022: Semi-final running orders revealed!
The order in which the songs will be performed in the semi-finals of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest was announced today in a pair of video revelations. Who’s singing when? Find out here!

SongHunt 2022 – The Final
It’s the grand final of SongHunt 2022 – and YOUR votes will help us find the most robbed national final song of the season!

40 songs: This is the line-up for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
All 40 songs known: We have the final line-up for ESC 2022!

SongHunt 2022: 12 finalists known!
The semi-final stage is over in SongHunt 2022, and this means: We know our first 12 finalists! Here they are, and that’s what’s happening next!

Before “Fulenn”: Five times smaller languages should have made it to Eurovision
France will be represented in Turin by a song in Breton – a language we’ve seen on the ESC stage only once before. We take a look at five memorable songs in smaller languages that had their chance at reaching the Eurovision stage, but that stumbled at the final hurdle!

Eurovision Update: Girl power rules as the national final season concludes
Sweden! Iceland! Portugal! And a whole load of internal selections! All of this awaits you in the latest escgo! Eurovision Update…

SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 4
The SongHunt continues with the last of our semi-finals! Semi 4 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!

Eurovision Update: Five finals keep us entertained across a busy weekend!
We catch up with a busy weekend – and a rewarding one for Malik Harris, Reddi, WRS, Alvan & Ahez and Konstrakta!
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The Sound of Beauty: The ESC 2022 allocation draw is here!
Who’s in the first and second semi-finals? The allocation draw for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest has taken place!
SongHunt 2022 – Here are the dates!
It’s time to announce SongHunt 2022! The first chat event and poll launch will take place on Sunday 20 February. Find out everything you need to know, and save the dates in your calendars!
Turin to host Eurovision 2022 on May 10, 12 and 14!
After much speculation, the Italian host city of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest is finally known.
Ten things we learned from the 2021 live-on-tape performances
We watched the live-on-tape performances of the ESC 2021 songs – here’s what we took away from the experience!
Between the years: Looking ahead
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over – time to look ahead: Observations, speculations, and a whole lot of wishful thinking.
Between the years: Looking back
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over – time to look back: Praise, critique and other observations.
Felix and Martin discuss the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 and speculate a bit about the near future.