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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

All kinds of ridiculous but still love it

So, the crazy second semi final draws to a close with one of my favourite songs 'Under The Ladder' and Melovin.  It’s all kind...

Portuguese simplicity

It’s our first look at Portugal and the Big 5 now. The first ever Portuguese entry on home soil. How long we’ve waited for...

French chic with a message

In contrast to Germany, France seems so classy, and Madame Monsieur have this all but perfected. They look good, they sound good, and now they...

It appears RTSH wants to ruin your Xmas lunch …

The people at RTSH are an inconsiderate lot. Every year they know that lots of us celebrate a festival based on a kid being...

Ieva Zasimauskaite wins first Lithuanian Eurovision heat

Ieva Zasimauskaite has kicked off her latest bid to represent Lithuania at Eurovision in style. Tonight saw the first (of many) shows to whittle down...

Full Results of the French National Final

Here are the full results of the French Eurovision national selection selection, Destination Eurovision. The list below is in performance order and jury and televote...

It’s Franka going crazy for Croatia

Franka will sing for Croatia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. She co-wrote her song - 'Crazy' - with Branimir Mihaljević. She's previously taken part in...
Jessica Mauboy

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 4 – Australia

Now, whilst I am against Australia’s participation in the Eurovision but not for the reasons you think and I won’t be swayed from that,...

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...
Estonia at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 13 – ESTONIA

La Forza by Elina Nechayeva If you’re going to do a gimmick at Eurovision make sure it’s either not previously been done, or you do...