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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

Yulia or Julia, your choice

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Russia

This hardly seems like the same woman behind that half-arsed effort that was never really meant to be taken seriously last year. This time...
Aisel

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Azerbaijan

This is easily the weakest Eurovision song from oil-rich Azerbaijan - and a bit of a jolt after the faux art-pop of 2017. No...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Romania

The Romanian Eurovision song this year sounds like the sort of thing someone at the BBC might have offered to Bonnie Tyler back in...
Georgia

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Georgia

As always, Georgian TV has chosen to follow its own Eurovision path - you say banger, they say open-throat close-harmony vocal group. Sadly, this...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Switzerland

This one starts dark and dramatic, but soon descends into what sounds like yet another Swiss non-qualifier. I've heard this sort of thing so often...

Iceland – it *is* too late to save this

Poor young Ari. As we know by now, he's been lumbered with this pile of shite. He's better than this. He has to be...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Hungary

I've put off this review until late in my Countdown run, mostly on account, I find it unlistenable. Not their fault. Just not my...
Eugent Bushpepa

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Part 2 – Albania

So, after sorting out the UK and nailing some colours to the mast, it’s time to get through the other fourty-two in alphabetical order… **deep...
Sevak

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 3 – Armenia

Armenia’s song – Qami (presumably pronounced differently than it is spelled) doesn’t start off that promisingly. It has a lilting lullaby rhythm for the...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Belarus

Most years, the Belarusian entrants stab at singing in English provides an unitended giggle, last year they stayed native, and it paid off. This...