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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

Eye-Cue – the smart choice for Macedonia

A duo get to represent Macedonia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Eye-Cue were named as the pick of broadcaster MRT this afternoon. Their...

Elina through to Lisbon for Estonia

As usual Estonia broadcaster ETV put on a great show for their Eurovision national selection, Eestilaul. The show last night came live from the...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Israel

Of all the performers taking part in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Netta is the one I see as being truly able to use...
Australia at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 3 – AUSTRALIA

We Got Love by Jessica Mauboy “I know, I know what you must be thinking” trills Australia’s entrant. Well, if she’s engaging in such a...
Malta at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 27 – MALTA

Taboo by Christabelle Borg Watching the Maltese final, you’d be forgiven for forgetting there are any songs and that the whole thing is just an...

Wheels up!

Wheels up! We’re on our way to Eurovision! Your intrepid (is that the right word? Insipid?) twosome are on the road. Time to get...

Norway: that’s how you get on my tits

Bom dia! Tudo bem? We had our first proper Eurovision party last night, with an impromptu DJ set from DH Ohrmeister, Konstantin, in Trumps...

Malta and their open heart surgery

Malta have found their way around the lack of LED screens in Portugal by bringing their own, and what a difference it's made. There...

Eestima … there is something amiss here

... and I don't know what it is. The Estonian entry has all of the ingredients of a great song. They also have a dress...

Moldova – In complete contrast

This is what the viewer wants ... or so it seems in the United Kingdom, based on recent televoting patterns. There are many songs...