It’s time to kick off the Dress Rehearsals for the second Semi Final. And ESC United is taking you right there with us. At 17:00, we will take you inside the arena and you’ll be able to watch the complete show from the inside the arena. The live stream is at the usual place, RIGHT HERE. The Stream will go …

Emotions were running high last night as is always the case following a semi-final. But things took a turn for the worse in the winners’ press conference with some politically charged questions raised by the press. One such incident raised was that of Armenia’s representative, Iveta Mukuchyan, holding the flag of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh during the semi-final results …

This is all happening too fast. Tonight is the Jury Show for the Second Semi Final. That means, starting 21:00 CET, the 18 countries that are allocated to this Semi, will take the Stage hoping to win over the Jury’s support and votes. So this means, it’s time to start predicting. As every year, it’s a battle Team Stockholm vs …

Earlier today, Team Stockholm and the ESC United Readers gave a shot at predicting the outcome of Semi Final 1. Now that the results are officially in, we can share the results. The Readers got 9 out of 10 qualifiers right while the team in Stockholm got only 8 out of ten right. So this round goes to the televoters, …

What a show that was! After all 18 songs performed and left it in Europe’s hands we have a result! The ten countries who have made it through the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest are as follows; Azerbaijan Russia Netherlands Hungary Croatia Austria Armenia Czech Republic Cyprus Malta Unfortunately this spells the end for eight of tonight’s …

Your votes have been counted, the results are in and you can stop voting now, Europe and beyond! It’s now time to officially reveal which songs you have predicted to qualify, and how that compares to the rankings of the team here in Stockholm! We were amazed at the response to our poll so thank you very much to all …

If you’re out and about in Stockholm on any of the live show nights, keep an eye on the skies. Some of the city’s famous landmarks will be lighting up as a result of reactions to Eurovision! Osram (the lighting company) are using the free app LIGHTIFY@Eurovision, available from www.osram.com/ESC, to judge what colour the following landmarks will light up; Stadshustornet (City …

All of the rehearsals, hours upon hours of stage time for the artists and now finally we are approaching crunch time – and we’ll be there every step of the way. Tonight, the Family semi-final will take place right now in Ericsson Globen. All 18 countries will perform one last time before the live show. We will be live streaming …

After months of preparation, nerve-wracking national selection shows, hours of rehearsals, countless interviews and press meetings, tonnes of partying (there’s room for that at Eurovision t00) and a little dose of sightseeing, the stage is set, the artists are raring to go and we are finally here. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 to begin! …

One of the Russian jury members during tonight’s Jury Show decided it would be a good idea to broadcast some of the jury final on periscope. The video shows the jury members watching the Netherlands and Armenia and shows the screen they are watching which shows a lot of the Dutch and Armenian performances. The video also reveals some voting …