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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

Australia – Not much to say other than…

It's alright. In the same way Monty didn't do a lot with Denmark, I can't do a lot with this. Not because I didn't watch...

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...

Our first look at the UK!

It’s the UK. Always a nervy moment, as even though I’m not patriotic, I do want us to do well. I love SuRie –...

LIVE: The 2018 Eurovision Blue Carpet

We've dusted down the technology, and it's time for our very first live blog of the season. As all 43 entrants get paraded down...

Lisbon confirmed for 2018 Eurovision

In news that will surprise nobody, Portuguese broadcaster RTP has announced that Lisbon should host the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Although the Eurovision Reference Group...

Mauboy, Mauboy, you can call her Mauboy…..

Those of you who are traditionalists, like me, may want to look away  or recoil in horror, but that famous European country, Australia, has...

Swedish Eurovision pick aims for ‘people power’

After a couple of years treading water, it's fair to assume Swedish broadcaster SVT is ready to try for another win, aiming to equal...
Ukraine - Arms

Ukraine tries a semi approach – Miklos is the highlight? –...

As has become tradition Ukraine gets to present the earliest national final in terms of time known to man! - a 1700 GMT start...

A Dal – From deep in the bowels of hell

As Roy D Hacksaw would say, death to juries, as they nearly didn't get the winner through to the superfinal, where the public voted...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Moldova

DoReDos seem to have been sent to the contest under strict orders to do what Sunstroke Project (inexplicably) did last year. Spoiler alert: they...