“Zitti e buoni”: ITALY wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2021!
Rock ‘n’ roll triumphs! The winner of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is “Zitti e buoni” by Måneskin, the entry from ITALY!
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2021? Our prediction for the final
Happy Eurovision – the big day has arrived! Tonight the grand final of ESC 2021 will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. But who will hold the trophy at the end of the show? It’s time for our team’s predictions!
The View from San Francisco: Grab the Moment
Hey there, dear 26 Eurovision finalists, it’s time to face the televote! What are you going to do to make us vote for you?
Bet me free: Five interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision final!
escgo!’s resident betting obsessive Martin is here to talk you through your gambling options for tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest grand final!
ESC 2021: Why it’s OK to not be OK
If you’re feeling uncomfortable about some of the things surrounding this year’s contest, you’re not alone. And that’s OK!
Grand Final, Jury Show: Live Blog
We liveblogged the Jury Show (second dress rehearsal) of the ESC 2021 Grand Final as it happened. Check out our rolling liveblog!
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!
Good Morning, Eurovision! (2)
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.
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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.
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.
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SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 3
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 3 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!

Eurovision Update: Australia and Finland choose – and an EBU decision on Russia
Sheldon Riley and The Rasmus will be going to Eurovision 2022 – but Russia will not. Read all about it in our latest Eurovision Update…

SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 2
The SongHunt continues! Semi-final 2 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!

Eurovision Update: Winners! Drama! Scandals!
Looking back on a very busy week full of national finals, scandals and drama!
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SongHunt 2022 – Semi-final 1
Let the SongHunt begin! Semi-final 1 is open and YOUR votes will help to decide who qualifies, so get involved!

Eurovision Update: National final season in full flow!
There are far too many new entries to list in this blurb, so let’s just say: Click and find out all the latest updates about who is – and who possibly *isn’t* – going to Turin in May!

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!
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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.
“Zitti e buoni”: ITALY wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2021!
Rock ‘n’ roll triumphs! The winner of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is “Zitti e buoni” by Måneskin, the entry from ITALY!
The View from San Francisco: Grab the Moment
Hey there, dear 26 Eurovision finalists, it’s time to face the televote! What are you going to do to make us vote for you?
Bet me free: Five interesting betting markets for tonight’s Eurovision final!
escgo!’s resident betting obsessive Martin is here to talk you through your gambling options for tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest grand final!
ESC 2021: Why it’s OK to not be OK
If you’re feeling uncomfortable about some of the things surrounding this year’s contest, you’re not alone. And that’s OK!
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!
Good Morning, Eurovision! (2)
Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s second semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.