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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

It’s loud and I like it

The Hungarian boys from AWS now and this will wake anyone up who perhaps nodded off during the commercial break that precedes them. They...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 40 – Spain

Right - where do I start with this? Let's lay my cards on the table here ... I don't like this song ... at all....

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Portugal

Host nation, playing on home turf. A winsome little number - Cláudia Pascoal sings in that over-emotional style that makes it hard to call her...
Salvador Sobral

Who’s following the money? How YOU can win at Eurovision

Many people watch the Eurovision in awe and wonder and think to themselves: "I’d love to get on the stage". However, dear friends, singing...
Qami

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Armenia

Sevak Khanagyan smoulders through 'Qami' in a video that includes more fingerless gloves and dry ice than a whole stack of Madonna promotional clips. It...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 40 – SWEDEN

Dance You Off by Benjamin Ingrosso Benjamin’s got these really lovely hairy forearms. No, wait, I’m not suddenly going all twinktastic, but I feel I...

So, I hear you cry, what awaits us this Saturday? –...

Well this is the first *proper* Saturday of National Final action for 2018.  There will be THREE live shows tonight. But, where do you...

FYR Macedonia reveals it all

Well, I believe we told the delegation on Tuesday that the dress that revealed a bit too much was somewhat revealing ... and we...

Strong & slick Sweden (other adjectives are available)

Benjamin is in a black shiny leather jacket and charcoal grey slacks that are fairly snug around the ‘rumpa’ with white trainers. Has he...

Mount Russiamore

After last year’s debacle with Julia Samoylova being forbidden to travel to Ukraine, you could say Russia has a mountain to climb, but in...