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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

Eestima … there is something amiss here

... and I don't know what it is. The Estonian entry has all of the ingredients of a great song. They also have a dress...

Et Finalament – La Finlande

Saara has made an improvement on the overall performance. She still, though, looks the same as on Tuesday, and starts off strapped to the wheel...

Belgium – That’s a lot better thanks

Sennek has upped her game since her first rehearsal but, quite frankly, that wouldn't take much. I'm still not convinced that the opening shot...
Czech

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Czech Republic

'Lie to me' is derivative of Justin Timberlake - who wowed global audiences with his Eurovision interval act a few years back. And as...
Lithuania

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Poland

I loved how 'Light me up' started, and felt it was going in a very different direction to the one it chose. It has...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Italy

Since coming back to the fold, RAI has done well at Eurovision. Last year, everyone was so sure we'd be packing our bags for...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Malta

As a veteran of the Malta Song for Europe competition, Christabelle has long since proven she's got the vocal chops for Eurovision. It's a...

Croatian Crazy talk

Mr Phil was away getting a coffee, so he left me in charge, and armed with just thirty selective seconds of footage (and a...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Australia

Phil has started at the far end of the alphabet with the United Kingdom of Stuff. I'm heading down under for Australia. This is the...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Ireland

Last year, the Irish team floundered by entering a former boy band singer with a terribly high voice and a dreary song. This time...