Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Portugal's capital Lisbon, after Salvador Sobral won for his country in Kiev, Ukraine last year.
Netta who represented Israel won the final.
Venue
The contest happened in Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal. The venue holds 20,000 people.
Semi-Final
First Semi-FInal
Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries, plus Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[1] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
| Draw[2] | Country[2] | Artist[2] | Song | Language(s) | Place[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Azerbaijan | Aisel | "X My Heart" | English | 11 |
| 02 | Iceland | Ari Ólafsson | "Our Choice" | English | 19 |
| 03 | Albania | Eugent Bushpepa | "Mall" | Albanian | 8 |
| 04 | Belgium | Sennek | "A Matter of Time" | English | 12 |
| 05 | Czech Republic | Mikolas Josef | "Lie to Me" | English | 3 |
| 06 | Lithuania | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | English[a] | 9 |
| 07 | Israel | Netta | "Toy" | English[b] | 1 |
| 08 | Belarus | Alekseev | "Forever" | English | 16 |
| 09 | Estonia | Elina Nechayeva | "La forza" | Italian | 5 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | Equinox | "Bones" | English | 7 |
| 11 | Macedonia | Eye Cue | "Lost and Found" | English | 18 |
| 12 | Croatia | Franka | "Crazy" | English | 17 |
| 13 | Austria | Cesár Sampson | "Nobody but You" | English | 4 |
| 14 | Greece | Yianna Terzi | "Oniro mou" (Όνειρό μου) | Greek | 14 |
| 15 | Finland | Saara Aalto | "Monsters" | English | 10 |
| 16 | Armenia | Sevak Khanagyan | "Qami" (Քամի) | Armenian | 15 |
| 17 | Switzerland | Zibbz | "Stones" | English | 13 |
| 18 | Ireland | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | "Together" | English | 6 |
| 19 | Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" | English[c] | 2 |
Second Semi-FInal
Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries, plus France, Germany and Italy voted in this semi-final.[1]
The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Final
The final took place on 12 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[7] Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 43 participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was revealed after the press conference of the second semi-final qualifiers on 10 May.[8]
Big-Five (including host country Ukraine)
These five countries are directly qualified for the final.
| Country | Artist | Song | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
Madame Monsieur | "Mercy" | French | — |
 Germany
|
Michael Schulte | "You Let Me Walk Alone" | English | — |
 Italy
|
Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro | "Non mi avete fatto niente" | Italian | "You haven't done anything to me" |
 Spain
|
Amaia & Alfred | "Tu canción" | Spanish | "Your song" |
 United Kingdom
|
SuRie | "Storm" | English | — |
Countries that will not take part in this contest, but have competed in the past
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Media
Lisbon Arena, host venue of the 2018 contest.
Presenters from left to right: Daniela Ruah, Sílvia Alberto, Catarina Furtado and Filomena Cautela
Participating countries in the first semi-final Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final Participating countries in the second semi-final Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Contains two lines in Lithuanian.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Contains two lines and one slang word in Hebrew.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Although the lyrics are in English, the Spanish title 'Fuego' is repeated throughout the song.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Contains some phrases in the Torlakian dialect.[5]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Contains a phrase repeated twice in Icelandic.[6]
- ↑ Although the title is in English, the song itself is entirely in Georgian.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Contains some phrases in Portuguese.
- ↑ "O jardim" features uncredited vocals from Portuguese singer Isaura.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jordan, Paul (29 January 2018). "Which Countries Will Perform in Which Semi-Final at Eurovision 2018?". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lisbon 2018 - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Exclusive: The Semi-Final rankings of Eurovision 2018!". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Lisbon 2018 - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know about Eurovision—and its decades of glorious camp". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ Rasmussen, Eurovision Song Contest.
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2019: Calendar". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Eurovision 2018: This is the running order of the Grand Final!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (14 May 2017). "Andorra: No Return To The Eurovision Song Contest in 2018". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Herbert, Emily (18 September 2017). "Bosnia & Herzegovina: BHRT Will Not Participate in Eurovision 2018". eurovoix.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (22 May 2017). "Luxembourg: Will not participate in Eurovision 2018". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017.
- ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (31 August 2017). "Monaco: TMC confirms non participation in Eurovision 2018". esctoday.com. Esctoday. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (11 September 2017). "Slovakia: No Return to Eurovision in 2018". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
- ↑ (in en) Turkey will return to Eurovision in 2018 announces former winner Sertab. Ryan Cobb. 13 July 2017. https://www.escxtra.com/2017/07/13/turkey-will-return-eurovision-2018/.