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!
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.
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Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Israel to Ukraine
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Rehearsals Day 5 LIVE: From Cyprus to Belgium
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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
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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.
Felix sums up the fourth day of rehearsals, from Georgia to Denmark, in another edition of escgo!’s compact audio commentary.
Rehearsals Day 4 LIVE: From Finland to Denmark
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The View from San Francisco: The Image of You
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.
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SongHunt 2022 – Here are the dates!
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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.
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!
Felix and Martin discuss the aftermath of last night’s first semi-final in our escgo! audio feature for today.
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!
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.
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”.