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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

Slovenia

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Slovenia

Starting out like New Order's magnificent Blue Monday, this 'song' soon heads in a very different direction. Slovenia never really seemed to get Eurovision. It...

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...
Estonia

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Estonia

I'm gunning for one of the big favourites today. Might as well just come out and say it, I really don't get the hype....
Georgia

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Montengero

It takes mere seconds to believe this is a song you'll only hear once at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The video throws every cliche...
Serbia

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Serbia

It kicks off like one of those entho-wailers from the middle of the last decade. And then the first verse kicks in and it...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Iceland

What happened to Iceland? They always seemed to get Eurovision, but then things went wrong. So often they missed out on a place at...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – San Marino

Following a national selection process that had very little to do with either San Marino or its national broadcaster and everything to do with...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Moldova

DoReDos seem to have been sent to the contest under strict orders to do what Sunstroke Project (inexplicably) did last year. Spoiler alert: they...