Eurovision, unplugged, unpolished, unapologetic
9.9 C
Basel
Saturday, September 6, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news
Contests 2018 Page 46

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

Romaniafestivalen? Those Romanians look North

It's true.  The Romanians are starting their selection on 21st January. They have looked at the MF (or mello.. ugh) and gone, "you know...

Latvian Supernova Results First Semi Final

I had forgotten that Supernova had started today - Bad fan - must do better next week. They had Seven songs and Two of them...

The Germans chose a faux Ed Sheeran

He's ginger. He's got floppy hair. He plays the guitar... no, it's not Ed (who said he'd be up for writing an English Eurovision...

Grow old or die trying … or watching endless selection shows

Ieva Zasimauskaitė has won 'Eurovizijos atranka 2018', the Lithuanian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and will perform the song 'When We're Old'...
Cyprus

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 11 – Cyprus

Cyprus either gets it very right, or hideously wrong and their fans can be a rabid bunch to deal with, it must be said...
Croatia at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 9 – CROATIA

Crazy by Franka Croatia is another country that has flirted with a few years of success, only to back off again, and with 5 non-qualifications...

Projecting an Estonian qualification

Estonia. Well. If you’ve seen this in the promo video, which is the performance from the Estonian final, then you’ll know what to expect....

Georgian gorgeousness

So following on from our cheesy breakfast and the cheesy pop of Australia we have Georgian ethno-jazz band Iriao bringing something very classy. Now...

And finally, France … hmmmm

A literal fuckton of people in this place have decided that, after the first run-through - this song is the best thing since sliced...
Viewing Figures

Eurovision 2018 – The viewing figures

Update: We have now published a summary of 2019 figures. As the dust settles on another Eurovision Song Contest, we look back at the viewing...