Eurovision Song Contest 2018
63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Forty-three countries took part and the Grand Final was held on 12 May 2018. Israel won the competition with the song "Toy" by Netta Barzilai.
The competition was held at the Altice Arena in Lisbon after Portugal won the previous contest with Salvador Sobral's song "Amar pelois dois". The event was hosted by Silvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah, Catarina Furtado and Filomena Cautela.
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Overview
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 had 26 countries. These were the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), the host country Portugal and ten countries from each semi-final.
First Semi-Final
Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final.[1] Those countries, plus Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[2]
Second Semi-FInal
Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries, plus France, Germany and Italy voted in this semi-final.[2]
Final
The final took place on 12 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[3] Twenty-six countries participated in the final (Portugal, the Big 5 and the twenty qualifiers from the semi-finals).[4] All 43 participating countries were eligible to vote. The winner was decided by two votes: one from a group of musical experts from each country and one from the viewers of each participating country. The vote rankings were combined and the winner was declared.
During the performance of the United Kingdom's song, a protestor jumped on stage and stole the microphone off singer SuRie. Security guards removed the protestor from the stage shortly after and the show cut to an interview with Ukrainian contestant Mélovin in the lounge area. SuRie decided not to perform the song again.
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