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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

Latvia … still as funny as …

<insert your own punchline> To me, and this is clearly only my opinion, Laura doesn't have the facial expressions or the kind of voice to...

Are the BBC going to be heroes … or buggered by...

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Denmark try to recapture past glories on a “Saturday Night”

When it comes to Eurovision, some countries are often accused of sending nobodies or artists eager to recapture past glories. Case in point this year...

Eurovision 2018 – Everything we said about day four

Powered by noodles, beer and pastéis de nata, the OnEuropeans reported back from the Altice Arena for a fourth day. The last nine semi-final...

Georgian gorgeousness

So following on from our cheesy breakfast and the cheesy pop of Australia we have Georgian ethno-jazz band Iriao bringing something very classy. Now...

Denmark – DR knackering staging since 2000

This could have been so much more, but instead it remains a carbon copy of the Danish national selection. I know the real people...

Merry FiKing Christmas everyone!

December 21st was supposed to be the longest night of the year, but believe you me, you've not sat through anything yet. Tonight, RTSH will...

Cesár Sampson pays tribute to the 80s with ‘Nobody but you’

In the 1980s, velour was hot and velvet was even hotter. For both men and women, the waistline was a little high. New technology, synthesisers,...

Eurovision 2018 – All of the first day’s nonsense in one...

From Azerbaijan to Bulgaria and all points in between. OnEuropeans were in the Altice Arena bringing you reports (and officially sanctioned photos and video)...

It’s all about the hashtag

If you've spent the last few months under a stone, you might not know, but in this #world, you're nobody without a hashtag. And...