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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

Rice rice baby … Has Latvia sent a tasty dish …...

She seriously can't be called Laura Rizzotto, can she? Apparently that is her real name and she's from that often under-utilised demographic of "Latvian-Brazilian"...

Hei fran Oslo! Monty goes to the Melodi Grand Prix

Hei fran Oslo, OnEuropeans! I’ve ditched that little old Swedish competition, because, you know, who really cares what wins it this year, and I’ve...
Czech

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 12 – The Czech Republic

So, the basic premise of this song can be summed up in a few words: Mikolas's significant other is playing away, but he don't...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Romania

The Romanian Eurovision song this year sounds like the sort of thing someone at the BBC might have offered to Bonnie Tyler back in...

Six Eurovision winners who should have quit while ahead

Only one performer has ever won the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Johnny Logan warbled his way to victory in 1980 and 1987. This year, Norwegian power-violinist Alexander Rybak hopes to...

Is Israel still the hot favourite?

Israel – the hot favourite! Ooh yes! The staging is a treat! Netta is flanked by a couple of shelving units featuring an array...

Irish dancing – but it’s no Riverdance

I was still having a beer when Ireland came on, but somehow that seems quite appropriate. Ryan standing with guitar, a female backing singer...

(The royal) we’ve got love

Thanks to Ewan over at Escinsight for that tag line! Jessica Mauboy better be being paid well because they’ve got her doing almost everything on...

Day Five – You know what we said the other day...

It's a long way from Baku to Helsinki, it's even further if you throw in random stormtroopers, waving cats and a fancy frock. But...

Spain – Oh my actual …

Is it wrong that we found this more exciting? No, seriously, I found this funnier, more entertaining and more realistic than the absolute shite-fest...