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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

Sweden at Eurovision

Pratar du svenska? The Swedish domination of Eurovision

I'll start by making clear I adore Sweden and the Swedes. There's little I enjoy more than a plate of köttbullar. Abba produced classic...
France

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 17 – France

There are around 30 and 45 seconds between each song so imagine your national commentator (of choice) telling you about this song. It’s by...

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...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Iceland

What happened to Iceland? They always seemed to get Eurovision, but then things went wrong. So often they missed out on a place at...

Franka gets gritty for Eurovision

With the deadline to reveal Eurovision 2018 songs fast approaching, another internal selection aired today. The Croatian broadcaster HRT, revealed details of 'Crazy', the song...

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...

Icelandic songs unveiled for 2018 Söngvakeppnin 2018

Icelandic broadcaster RÚV is hoping to break a string of poor results at Eurovision in 2018. After three successive songs missed the grand final, this...
Franka

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 10 – Croatia.

In this instalment of Eurovision Countdown: It appears that the Croats have remember the art of Songwriting! After last year's ... thing, this is a...
Saara Aalto

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 16 – Finland

Isn't this the song that is supposed to be winning the whole contest according to Eurofans around the world? I’ve clearly missed this hype...

It’s Franka going crazy for Croatia

Franka will sing for Croatia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. She co-wrote her song - 'Crazy' - with Branimir Mihaljević. She's previously taken part in...