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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

Croatia – qualification hopes may not be so crazy after all

After the delay to us seeing Macedonia, and their lack of pizzazz, Croatia dazzles from the first go. Franka is first framed in close...

Moldovan Result with full jury and televote scores

After a very early start and a very early and slightly chaotic finish, the result of the Moldovan final is now shown below. DoReDos won...

Hungary – Results of Heat One now live

Below are the results of the first A Dal heat of 2018.  The scores were gained by the 4 jurors and the average score...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 42 – Switzerland

The Swiss have been consistently performing under-par with their songs of late and they have been suffering from the 'UK Disease' of not getting...
Georgia

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Georgia

As always, Georgian TV has chosen to follow its own Eurovision path - you say banger, they say open-throat close-harmony vocal group. Sadly, this...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 41 – SWITZERLAND

Stones by Zibbz After winning the first Contest in 1956, it’s fair to say the Swiss have struggled at Eurovision. They’ve finished last on 9...

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...

Cyprus: 17 down, one to Fuego

17 down, one to Fuego, and it is of course Cyprus. Eleni appears in a tunnel of laser cloud, clad in a golden catsuit,...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18 – Georgia

Georgia is the Eurovision equivalent of Millwall Football Club, not in the fact that as a country it has a history of beating people...

Austria – Have we just seen a contender?

ORF have done a thing! Whenever I say things like that, my heart usually sinks and I hide behind the sofa crying mercilessly. This time,...