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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

Why Your Favourite Song Isn’t Going To Win Eurovision 2018

Yep, it’s that point of the year where we closely examine the respective chances of all this year’s aspiring Eurovision songsmiths to ascertain what their...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Germany

It's easy to do the Ed Sheeran comparisons, and indeed Master Ed's song could easily pass as a lesser cut from the latter-day housewife's...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 38 – Serbia

Here we go again – Balkan Ballad mark 2 from everyone’s favourite Balkan county.  I don’t know what it is with these types of...
Netta

Five years of Eurovision betting – do votes follow the money?

With Eurovision less than a month away, people have started to put their money where their mouth is and place bets on who win...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 37 – San Marino

Ok – Lets get all of the b*llocks out of the way here.  SMRTV can not organise a piss up in a brewery.  This...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 36 – Russia

Words can not do justice as to how HIDEOUS and CLAWING I find this song. It's horrific, trite nonsense that is a V's up...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 35 – Romania

Romania have a good record in this contest and, as I have said for ages, will win this contest in a rolling 5 year...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – San Marino

Following a national selection process that had very little to do with either San Marino or its national broadcaster and everything to do with...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part…29 lets say. Portugal

OK I admit it, i missed out Part 29 in my counting methodology so lets call Portugal 29 and say no more about it. In...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 39 – SPAIN

Tu canción by Alfred and Amaia Aw, who doesn’t love a good old Eurovision romance? Chanée and N'evergreen. Julia and Ludwig. Dima Bilan and himself....