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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

Belgium – all alone and in the danger zone again

Belgium! Oh. I love this song but I’m not sure about this presentation. Sennek is out on the bridge, the first performer to leave...

Finland – Saara in a spin

It’s time for Saara Aalto, and for us to see whether she’s improved the dog’s dinner of the presentation in the Finnish UMK. She...

Russia – I’m not sure if it’s a deliberate ploy

...but this is either trolling on the highest level, or a grave miscalculation from Russia. First of all Yulia is sitting atop a MOUNTAIN on...

Brave jacket choice sir!

Montenegrin Vanja Inje house (sorry!) in a very loud and dazzling turquoise and white textured asymmetrical suit which is something you don’t see every...

Serbia’s superfluous striding

It’s all coming thick and fast today. Many delegations are only doing two tries, so bink and you’ll miss it. Serbia has had their...

Spain: sounding good, but switch back to the first outfits

It’s Spain now, and I unashamedly, unabashedly love this! I thought they’d got a fairly good sense of it by Friday, so there’s not...

Até já, Portugal, shalom Israel

Bom dia, Oneuropeans! Tudo bem? I may be back in the UK but my heart is still in Lisbon. As the dust settles on...

Eurovision 2018 dates will make you want to check out hotel...

With the European Broadcasting Union finally agreeing dates for the next Eurovision Song Contest, fans have already taken to hotel booking sites to secure...

Estonia’s songs have been quietly pushed out

With no warning, our chums at Estonian broadcaster ERR have previewed the semi finalists for this year's Eesti Laul.  We've blatantly lifted them from...

And news from the good old UK of Stuff

The BBC has provided us with the below press release for the UK Final, Eurovision: Your Decision, on 7th February announcing the songs and...