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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

I balkanika this, but not a lot!

Balkanika next up for Serbia and I really like this song. The staging is pretty much as I would have expected with the old...

The uncomfortable truth?

Julia Samoylova now atop her green and blue tinged mountain trying not to break. Three backing vocalists in white to the right hand side...

Yoorop’s living a celebration

Spanish TV has confirmed it will revive a previously successful format to pick its next Eurovision representative. Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which...

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...

Smells like team spirit

There's a whiff of desperation in the air and it's heading our way from San Marino. After having a strop when the latest incarnation...

Are we dancers? No, we’re humans … if you’re Romanian

So, after FIVE semi finals in various weird and wonderful locations around Romania - including an actual salt mine - a professional jury and...

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...

Portugal: Home and dry

With just a few rehearsals to get through today, it's a shorter stint for Monty and Rose, who will be your guides. They're en...

Full result of the Melodifestival Semi Final One – Who has...

The First Melodifestivalen heat has now concluded and the full results are below.   Song Performer   Patrick Swayze Sigrid Bernson Andra Chansen My turn John Lundvik Final All the feels Renaida Andra Chansen Livet på en pinne Edward...

Eurovision 2018 Live Blog

Join me tonight at 8pm (UK) for the Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. It's another one of those 'wide open' years...