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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

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...

And mercifully, La France is our last

Et enfin, la France. Thankfully, this is a simple presentation, no attempts to over complicate it. The pair are on stage in black outfits,...

Germany (just) and Italy

I'm doing a double header, which I realise will cause that Phil a headache as it didn't fit the nice neat end of day...

Germany: don’t get it Ted

Well considering this is a song about the death of his dad, Michael has made this sound as though this is a three-minute anger...

Italy – Fundamental mistake ahoy

The Italian delegation has committed one of the major cardinal sins of Eurovision staging. They have made "projections" of words a part of the...

Spain – Oh my actual …

Is it wrong that we found this more exciting? No, seriously, I found this funnier, more entertaining and more realistic than the absolute shite-fest...

Spain: more sweet, less saccharine

Spain, and if the amount of social media attention is anything to go by then this would be the winner by a mile. The...

Our first look at the UK!

It’s the UK. Always a nervy moment, as even though I’m not patriotic, I do want us to do well. I love SuRie –...

UK – I have no problems here

There are members of 'the press' in the area where we are that have already decided that the UK will not finish any higher...

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...