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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

Hungary – a glorious shouty mess

Spoiler alert: I still hate this song. However, having said that (and I said it on Wednesday as well), this song knows what it is....

No, baby no!

My my my, San Marino courtesy of Malta, Germany via Bratislava give the ‘what the actual fuck’ moment this year and certainly will have...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 14 – Estonia

It's rare I meet or interact with anyone on my wavelength for more than 2 seconds, but in this instance our beloved Mo has...

And mercifully, La France is our last

Et enfin, la France. Thankfully, this is a simple presentation, no attempts to over complicate it. The pair are on stage in black outfits,...

Denmark – Same same, different, but still the same

I don't know what to think or type here. I love this song, and can't hide that and when I saw it in the...

From icebergs to Iceland

Iceland next. There’s not a lot they can really do with this, so it’s relatively surprise free. Apart from Ari’s outfit. He’s wearing a...

A matter of timing for Belgian Eurovision song

A full 24-hours ahead of schedule, the Belgians have revealed their Eurovision hand. 'A Matter of time' by Sennek (aka Laura Groeseneken) was officially...

Slovenia – SOMEONE NEEDS A WORD NOW!

Right - if ANYONE has a direct line to the Slovenian delegation, please please PLEASE can you call and tell them to not "do...
Italy

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 23 – ITALY

Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente by Ermal Meta and Fabrizo Moro I’ve seldom been so pleased as to learn the Italian broadcaster RAI has finally...

Time to catch up with what’s happening in Serbia

After generally disappointing results, Serbia is to return to the format that once did them proud at Eurovision. The Beovizija 2018 will select a...