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Watch now: The Grand Final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 14, 2016
With months of preparation from the 42 competing nations being dedicated to this night, tonight is finally the night where

Stockholm Calling: Grand final jury show review
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 13, 2016
Two semi-finals down and only the grand final to go; tonight sees each of the 26 finalists perform their entries

Russia: Interview with Sergey Lazarev ahead of Euro After Party performance
- By Michalis Vranis
- . May 12, 2016
The Eurovision Grand final is round the corner as 26 countries will be competing to win the crown and become

Eurovision 2016: Semi-final 1 qualifier allocation draw
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 11, 2016
The results of the first semi-final are in and we have our first 10 qualifiers! Following tonight’s show, the semi-final

Eurovision Odds: Predictions and favourites pre-semi
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 10, 2016
As the first semifinal looms, we take a look at the state of play with bookmakers before the live shows

Russia: Anastasia Stotskaya’s vote withdrawn; live broadcast is not a breach
- By Gil Laufer
- . May 10, 2016
Following the live broadcast of Anastasia Stotskaya, one of the Russian jury members for Eurovision Song Contest 2016, revealing votes

Watch now: Semi-final 1 of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 10, 2016
It’s finally here! The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest OFFICIALLY begins this evening with the first semi-final of the competition, taking

Russia: EBU investigates the Periscope jury voting live broadcast
- By Gil Laufer
- . May 10, 2016
The jury semifinal 1 of Eurovision 2016 took place last night, where the jury members of the participating countries had

Stockholm Calling: Semi-final 1 jury show review
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 9, 2016
This evening sees the semi-final 1 jury show for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest and we here at ESCToday are

Stockholm Calling: Russia’s second rehearsal
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 6, 2016
Rehearsals for the first semi-final are underway today as the 18 participants return to the arena for a second time!

Eurovision Odds: Tight at the top as France challenges Russia
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 5, 2016
How have the first few days of rehearsals affected the bookies’ ranking of songs? We take another snapshot of the

Stockholm Calling: Day 1 rehearsals continue with 4 more countries
- By Jessica Weaver
- . May 2, 2016
It’s been a busy morning on day 1 of rehearsals with 4 more acts still to take to the Eurovision

Eurovision odds: Can 2016 be another perfect bookies’ year?
- By Richard West-Soley
- . April 29, 2016
The two-week warning siren is about to sound, and fans – and casual punters – are starting to place their

Eurovision 2016: National jury members revealed
- By Jessica Weaver
- . April 29, 2016
With only days to go before the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest begins, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has today released