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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

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...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Hungary

I've put off this review until late in my Countdown run, mostly on account, I find it unlistenable. Not their fault. Just not my...
Eurovision in Concert

Monty goes to Amsterdam: Eurovision in Concert

I’m on my travels again, OnEuropeans. After the preview party in London I’ve headed to Amsterdam for the huge Eurovision in Concert. The preview...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 40 – Spain

Right - where do I start with this? Let's lay my cards on the table here ... I don't like this song ... at all....

Israel …

I'm also sat on a table with people that quite like this song so these words are hard for me to write ... nah There...

Oh old Ireland …

I was scared with this one - scared that this would be "the one with the gay dancers", but thankfully it's not turned into...

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...