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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

The Humans’ masquerade moment

Ooh my second favourite of the year now and The Humans and Romania, yes I know I’m weird! I absolutely love the soft rock...

Romania: maybe not Goodbye quite yet

Gosh. Romania. I wasn’t expecting that. This is high-concept performance, sweetie. Yes, but is it art, darling? Cristina is clad in a purple floor-length gown,...

Romania – There is clearly a high concept here

The first 45 seconds of this has everything - It has a blonde woman, Cristina, with MASSIVE Dynasty shoulder pads and a purple dress....

Boy wonder Rybak is bak!

So the Rybak opens the second semi final and the Norwegian package is pretty much ready to go. We missed the first run-through, but...

Norway: that’s how you get on my tits

Bom dia! Tudo bem? We had our first proper Eurovision party last night, with an impromptu DJ set from DH Ohrmeister, Konstantin, in Trumps...

Norway – There is a lot to like but …

There are people in this press room who are now convinced that Rybak is going to win this contest after seeing the run-through. It...

UFFFFFF!!

It’s a crusty old ‘bom dia’ today Oneurope as we stagger into the shed by the Tagus on day three with hangovers after a...

Updated: Injury Time – Mikolas Josef rushed to hospital

The first day of rehearsals haven't ended well for Czech singer Mikolas Josef. Following his first rehearsal this morning, he reported an injury. The...

Eurovision 2018 – Day two at a glance

From the Macedonian closed rehearsal (um problema technicao) through to the Cypriot feugo, today brought us the second half of the first semi-final. Nobody...

Fue go go go!!

Eleni is up last in the first semi and she is sizzling hot in flame gold and red catsuit joined by a troupe of...