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2018

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place for the first time in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country’s first victory at the 2017 contest in Kiev, with the song “Amar pelos dois”, performed by Salvador Sobral.

The contest comprised two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018 in the Altice Arena, Lisbon.
The winner of the 2018 Eurovision
The winner was Netta with ‘Toy’ representing Israel, who as she picked up her award, declare ‘Next year in Jerusalem.’ That prompted various outcries and a few suggestions of boycott, plus general talk of how it’s going to be a security nightmare and such.

See the full results from the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Romanian misfiring

I wasn’t watching during the first run of Romania’s second rehearsal I’m afraid. I’m too busy being pleased about my lunch. Now that I’ve...

Taking the Hacksaw to Eurovision Semi 2

Now that we've seen all of the songs in the Eurovision semi-final shows here in Lisbon, we asked our occasional contributor-at-large Roy D Hacksaw to give...

Qualifiers draw their half for the Grand Final

The ten songs through to Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final took part in a press conference and draw to decide which half of the...

Israel wins 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

A nail-biting vote took the result of the 2018 contest down to the wire, but Israel was named the winner. Netta claimed a fourth...

FYR Macedonia – We get to see the last run-through

Well we have sound *and* vision for Macedonia. The first thing we see on stage is the lead singer's arse - some people might...

Eurovision 2018 – Day seven – highlights and low points

Today was the last 'big day' of rehearsals - tomorrow it's a half day with the Big Five and Portugal. In a week's time,...
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Eurovision 2018 – Everything we said about day three

It's not everyone who wants to start their day with Alexander Rybak, but it's that sort of dedication to the cause that makes OnEurope...

Shufflepop is dead – long live….. Vikings?

So, after a billion years of me moaning that the Danes have entered the same song, but only sung by someone different (for which'...

Slovenia – Never knowingly Superfluous – avec result!

True, i'm not quite so sure why sixteen songs have to be whittled down in Slovenia but, considering I am an EMA watcher of...

First Dress Rehearsal – Semi Final 1 – EI’s live feed...

With thanks to our chums at Eurovision Ireland whilst I swan around Lisbon, you get to enjoy their excellent live blog of the first Semi-...