Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the 2017 contest with the song "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018.[2] The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado, and Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah, marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | |
|---|---|
| All Aboard! | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 8 May 2018 |
| Semi-final 2 | 10 May 2018 |
| Final | 12 May 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Lisbon Arena Lisbon, Portugal |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Directed by |
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| Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
| Executive producer | João Nuno Nogueira[1] |
| Host broadcaster | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 43 |
| Number of finalists | 26 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | Russia |
| Non-returning countries | None |
| |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. |
| Winning song | Israel "Toy" |
| 2017 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2019 | |
Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 and 2011 editions. Russia returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since 2011, no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew.
The winner was Israel with the song "Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Italy rounded out the top five, with Cyprus achieving their best result to date. Israel won the public vote, and came third in the jury vote behind Austria and Sweden. Further down the table, the Czech Republic also achieved its best result to date, finishing sixth.
The EBU reported that the contest had a worldwide audience of around 186 million viewers, surpassing the 2017 edition by over 4 million.[3]
Location edit
Venue edit
The Lisbon Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena built for the Expo '98 and has a capacity of 20,000 attendees, making it the largest indoor venue in Portugal and among the largest in Europe.[4] It is located in the Parque das Nações (Park of Nations) riverside district in the northeast of Lisbon, which was completely renovated to host the 1998 world's fair. It is connected by metro to the nearby international airport and by train (Oriente Station) to the rest of the country and Europe.[5]
Bidding phase edit
On the day of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final, it was reported that Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) would accept the challenge of organising the 2018 contest in case of a victory.[6] Following Sobral's triumph, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s Executive Supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest, Jon Ola Sand, issued the hosting invitation to RTP during the winner's press conference. The following day, the director-general of RTP, Nuno Artur Silva, confirmed that the broadcaster would organise the contest in 2018 and mentioned the Lisbon Arena as a likely venue to host the contest.[7] On 15 May 2017, RTP appeared to have confirmed Lisbon as the host city,[8][9] but clarified the following day that no final decision had been taken regarding both the host city and venue.[10]
The basic requirements to select a host city were set out in a document presented by the EBU to RTP following their win in Kyiv:[11]
- A suitable venue that can accommodate around 10,000 spectators.
- An international press centre for 1,500 journalists with adequate facilities for all the delegates.
- A good distribution of hotel rooms, at different price categories, able to accommodate at least 2,000 delegates, accredited journalists and spectators.
- An efficient transport infrastructure, including a nearby international airport with readily available connections with the city, venue, and hotels.
Besides Lisbon, other cities signalled their interest in bidding to host the 2018 contest: Braga, Espinho, Faro, Gondomar, Guimarães, and Santa Maria da Feira.[12][13][14] The mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, declared he would not be interested in "spending millions of euros" to host the contest,[10] but he would support a bid from the Metropolitan Area of Porto (Espinho, Gondomar, and Santa Maria da Feira).[13]
On 13 June 2017, RTP representatives met with the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group at the EBU headquarters in Geneva. During the meeting, RTP officials attended a workshop covering several topics related with hosting the Eurovision Song Contest and learned from the experience of the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC. They also had the opportunity to present their first plans for the 2018 contest, including multiple proposals for the host city and venue.[15]
On 25 July 2017, the EBU and RTP announced that Lisbon had been selected as the host city, overcoming confirmed bids from Braga, Gondomar, Guimarães, and Santa Maria da Feira.[16] In addition, RTP indicated the Parque das Nações, where the Lisbon Arena is located, as the site for the shows.[17]
Key: † Host venue
| City | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Braga | Braga Exhibition Park | Agro-industrial park inaugurated in 1981 and further expanded in 1987 with a 6,500 m2 (70,000 sq ft) exhibition hall able to hold 3,000 people, and in 1990 with a congress centre and auditorium for 1,200 people.[18] Renovation works starting in 2017 and ending in the first trimester of 2018 would increase the exhibition hall capacity to 15,000.[19] |
| Gondomar | Multiusos de Gondomar Coração de Ouro | Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 2007, with a total capacity for 8,000 people (4,400 seats).[20] Hosted the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship final tournament.[21] |
| Guimarães | Multiusos de Guimarães | Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 2001, with a total capacity for 10,000 people (3,000 seats).[22] Selected by RTP to host the final of the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, the Festival da Canção, on 4 March 2018.[23] |
| Lisbon[7] | Lisbon Arena † | Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 1998. It is the country's largest indoor venue, with a total capacity for 20,000 people (12,500 seats). Hosted the Expo '98,[24] the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship,[25] the 2000 ATP Finals,[26] the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships,[27] the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship,[28] the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards,[29] the UEFA Futsal Cup Final Four (2001–02, 2009–10[30] and 2014–15[31]), and since 2016 (for a three-year period, renewable) the Web Summit.[32] |
| Santa Maria da Feira | Europarque | Largest convention centre in the Porto Metropolitan Area, inaugurated in 1995. Hosted the European Council of June 2000, the Festival da Canção final in 2001, and the UEFA Euro 2004 final tournament draw. It was the option supported by the Metropolitan Council of Porto.[13] |
Other sites edit
The Eurovision Village was the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors area during the event weeks, where it was possible to watch performances by contest participants and local artists, as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue. It was located in Lisbon's downtown Praça do Comércio (also called Terreiro do Paço), a large central square open to the Tagus river.[33]
The EuroClub was the venue for the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants. Unlike the Eurovision Village, access to the EuroClub was restricted to accredited fans, delegations, and press. It was located at the "Ministerium" club, next to the Eurovision Village.[34]
The "Blue Carpet" event, where all the contestants and their delegations are presented before the accredited press and fans, took place on 6 May 2018 at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon's Belém district. This preceded the official Opening Ceremony of the 2018 contest, which took place at the nearby Electricity Museum.[35]
Participating countries edit
Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership,[36] or a special invitation from the EBU as in the case of Australia.
It was initially announced on 7 November 2017 that forty-two countries would participate in the contest. Russia confirmed their return after their absence the previous edition, while Macedonia's participation was provisionally blocked by the EBU due to unpaid debts by its national broadcaster MRT.[37][38] However, ten days later, it was announced that Macedonia would be allowed to enter the contest, raising the number of participating countries to forty-three, equaling the highest number of participants with the 2008 and 2011 editions.[39]
Returning artists edit
The contest featured two representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries. Alexander Rybak won for Norway in 2009 performing "Fairytale" (and also sang entry No. 1500) and Waylon placed second for the Netherlands in 2014 as part of The Common Linnets performing "Calm After the Storm".[42]
The contest also featured Jessica Mauboy, representing Australia, after taking part in 2014 as the interval act for the second semi-final, performing "Sea of Flags".[43] In addition, the contest featured four lead singers previously participating as backing vocalists, two of them for the same countries. Lea Sirk backed for Slovenia in 2014 and off-stage in 2016,[44] and Equinox member Vlado Mihailov backed for Bulgaria in 2017.[45] Cesár Sampson, representing Austria, backed for Bulgaria in 2016 (also as a dancer) and off-stage in 2017. SuRie, representing the United Kingdom, backed for Belgium in 2015 (also as a dancer) and was the musical director again for Belgium in 2017.[46] Sara Tavares, who performed in the interval act, was the representative from Portugal in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Chamar a música" reaching 8th place.
Other countries edit
Active EBU members edit
Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra, Luxembourg and Slovakia confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.[47][48][49] Despite hopes expressed by past Turkish representatives Sertab Erener (2003 winner), Hadise (2009) and maNga (2010),[50][51] Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bekir Bozdağ and Turkish broadcaster TRT denied any plans for a return of the country.[52][53]
Associate EBU members edit
Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency became an associate member of the EBU on 1 January 2016. This opened up the possibility of their participation since 2017,[54] under the condition of a special invitation, as for Australia.[55] The country was not invited in 2017 but broadcast all the shows. Turkvision Song Contest 2014 winner Zhanar Dugalova expressed interest in representing her country at the 2018 contest;[56] however, the country was not invited in 2018 either and it did not appear on the final list of participants.[57]
Non-EBU members edit
Kosovan broadcaster RTK, with the support of national broadcasters across the Balkans (except for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia), expressed hopes to become an EBU member in order to debut at the 2018 contest;[58] however, the EBU clarified that this was not possible due to the limited international recognition of Kosovo and the country not being a UN member.[59]
Production edit
Visual design edit
The theme for the contest, "All Aboard!", was unveiled on 7 November 2017 in a press conference held at the Lisbon Oceanarium.[60] Its visual design features oceanic motifs that allude to Lisbon and Portugal's location on the Atlantic coast and to the country's seafaring history. Alongside the main emblem, which depicts a stylised seashell, twelve supplemental emblems were designed to symbolise different aspects of the marine ecosystem.[37]
Stage design edit
The stage design for the 2018 contest was revealed on 5 December 2017 and was designed by German production designer Florian Wieder, who also devised the stage concepts for the 2011–12, 2015 and 2017 contests.[61] Drawing inspiration from Portugal's nautical heritage and culture, the circular stage consisted of a series of overhead LED edge-lit concentric circles depicting an armillary sphere, with 28 pairs of 4.5m × 13.5m vertical wooden 'ribs' at the rear of the stage to represent sea waves.[62]
Unlike in previous years, RTP decided against implementing LED screens or projections into the stage design, influenced by the stage performance of "Amar pelos dois" the year prior and Sobral's comments upon receiving the winner's trophy, where he stated "music isn't fireworks, music is feeling."[63][64] The decision was not embraced by all participating countries; some delegations opted to continue using video content, computer-generated graphics and "more [props] than ever before" during performances, which was met by mixed reaction.[65][66][67]
Postcards edit
The postcards, filmed between March and April 2018, involved the act emerging from a door into Portugal to take part in a themed activity, such as mountain biking, making a salad or pastel de nata, or visiting popular attractions. The location where the activity took place was written in Portuguese at the start of the postcard. At the end of the postcard, the act posed for the camera, the slogan's hashtag appeared on the bottom corner of the screen, and song information was printed onto the country's flag.[68] All the postcards had the same score, composed by Luis Figueredo.[69]
- Albania – Aveiro
- Armenia – Grândola
- Australia – Lisbon
- Austria – Monsanto
- Azerbaijan – Monsaraz
- Belarus – Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
- Belgium – Tagus River, Lisbon
- Bulgaria – Lisbon
- Croatia – Talasnal
- Cyprus – Mercado da Ribeira
- Czech Republic – Podence
- Denmark – Mafra
- Estonia – Sintra
- Finland – Albufeira
- France – Viana do Castelo
- Georgia – Lisbon
- Germany – Calheta
- Greece – Ílhavo
- Hungary – Óbidos
- Iceland – Eduardo VII Park and Museu da Marioneta, Lisbon
- Ireland – Porto Santo Island
- Israel – A rooftop bar, Lisbon
- Italy – Porto
- Latvia – Benagil
- Lithuania – Caramulo
- Malta – Alter do Chão
- Moldova – Vidago
- Montenegro – A flea market, Lisbon
- Netherlands – Lisbon
- North Macedonia – Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira, Lisbon
- Norway – Lisbon
- Poland – Ericeira
- Portugal – Tagus River
- Romania – Arouca
- Russia – Lisbon Oceanarium, Lisbon
- San Marino – Funchal
- Serbia – A winery, Porto
- Slovenia – Faial Island
- Spain – São Miguel Island
- Sweden – Serra da Estrela
- Switzerland – Porto
- Ukraine – Vila Nova de Milfontes
- United Kingdom – São Miguel Island
Presenters edit
RTP and EBU announced on 8 January 2018, that the contest would be hosted for the first time by four female presenters, consisting of RTP hosts Sílvia Alberto, Filomena Cautela, and Catarina Furtado, together with actress Daniela Ruah.[70] It was the first time since 2015 that the contest did not feature a male presenter, and the second consecutive year that the presenters were all the same gender.[71][70] It was confirmed on 4 May 2018 that Cautela would also host the green room.[72]
The Blue Carpet opening ceremony was hosted by actress Cláudia Semedo, radio host Inês Lopes Goncalves, actor/TV host Pedro Granger and actor/director Pedro Penim. Granger and Penim moderated the press conferences, as well.[73]
Format edit
Voting system changes edit
On 27 April 2018, the EBU announced changes to the jury voting system for the 2018 contest.[74] Each ranking position between first and last would be assigned a predefined value, starting with the value of 12 for a first rank and decreasing exponentially for lower ranks. The sum of these scores for all twenty-six songs from the five jury members then create the national jury result for each participating country. The exponential weight model gives more weight to higher-ranked songs, thereby lessening the impact of an individual juror placing a song lower in their rankings on the final result.[75]
Semi-final allocation draw edit
The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 29 January 2018 at 13:00 CET, at the Lisbon City Hall. The thirty-seven semi-finalists were divided over six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of "bloc voting" and to increase suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers – host country Portugal and "Big Five" countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – would broadcast and vote in. The ceremony was hosted by contest presenters Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela, and included the passing of the host city insignia from Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv (host city of the previous contest) to Fernando Medina, mayor of Lisbon.[76]
With the approval from the contest's reference group, Italy broadcast and voted in the second semi-final following a request from Italian broadcaster RAI, as the date of the first semi-final coincided with the scheduled final of the fifth season of The Voice of Italy.[77]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contest overview edit
Semi-final 1 edit
The first semi-final took place on 8 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[78] Nineteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 3 April 2018.[79] Israel won the most points, followed by Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Albania, Lithuania and Finland. The countries that failed to reach the final were Azerbaijan, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Macedonia, and Iceland. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[80]
The interval, which solely consisted of pre-recorded segments, included a performance of "Amar pelos dois" by 2017 entrants Alma, Blanche, Kristian Kostov, Manel Navarro, Martina Bárta, Norma John, and Svala; "Planet Portugal", a video sketch inspired by National Geographic featuring Herman José; and "Esclopedia", a video skit about the contest's history. The Portuguese, Spanish and British artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played.[81][82]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place[83] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | Aisel | "X My Heart" | 94 | 11 |
| 2 | Iceland | Ari Ólafsson | "Our Choice" | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Albania | Eugent Bushpepa | "Mall" | 162 | 8 |
| 4 | Belgium | Sennek | "A Matter of Time" | 91 | 12 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | Mikolas Josef | "Lie to Me" | 232 | 3 |
| 6 | Lithuania | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 119 | 9 |
| 7 | Israel | Netta | "Toy" | 283 | 1 |
| 8 | Belarus | Alekseev | "Forever" | 65 | 16 |
| 9 | Estonia | Elina Nechayeva | "La forza" | 201 | 5 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | Equinox | "Bones" | 177 | 7 |
| 11 | Macedonia | Eye Cue | "Lost and Found" | 24 | 18 |
| 12 | Croatia | Franka | "Crazy" | 63 | 17 |
| 13 | Austria | Cesár Sampson | "Nobody but You" | 231 | 4 |
| 14 | Greece | Yianna Terzi | "Oniro mou" | 81 | 14 |
| 15 | Finland | Saara Aalto | "Monsters" | 108 | 10 |
| 16 | Armenia | Sevak Khanagyan | "Qami" | 79 | 15 |
| 17 | Switzerland | Zibbz | "Stones" | 86 | 13 |
| 18 | Ireland | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | "Together" | 179 | 6 |
| 19 | Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" | 262 | 2 |
Semi-final 2 edit
The second semi-final took place on 10 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[78] Eighteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 3 April 2018.[79] Norway won the most points, followed by Sweden, Moldova, Australia, Denmark, Ukraine, Netherlands, Slovenia, Serbia, and Hungary. The countries that failed to reach the final were Romania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Russia, Montenegro, San Marino, and Georgia. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Germany and Italy.[80]
The interval acts included a dance medley of "Puppet on a String", "Dschinghis Khan", "Making Your Mind Up", "Euphoria" and Riverdance, performed by the presenters; a pre-recorded segment depicting the recording of the postcards; a short documentary about the Portuguese 1974 entry "E depois do adeus" and its impact on the Carnation Revolution; plus new instalments of "Esclopedia" and "Planet Portugal". The French, German and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played.[84][82]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place[85] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | Alexander Rybak | "That's How You Write a Song" | 266 | 1 |
| 2 | Romania | The Humans | "Goodbye" | 107 | 11 |
| 3 | Serbia | Sanja Ilić and Balkanika | "Nova deca" | 117 | 9 |
| 4 | San Marino | Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening | "Who We Are" | 28 | 17 |
| 5 | Denmark | Rasmussen | "Higher Ground" | 204 | 5 |
| 6 | Russia | Julia Samoylova | "I Won't Break" | 65 | 15 |
| 7 | Moldova | DoReDoS | "My Lucky Day" | 235 | 3 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Waylon | "Outlaw in 'Em" | 174 | 7 |
| 9 | Australia | Jessica Mauboy | "We Got Love" | 212 | 4 |
| 10 | Georgia | Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao | "For You" | 24 | 18 |
| 11 | Poland | Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer | "Light Me Up" | 81 | 14 |
| 12 | Malta | Christabelle | "Taboo" | 101 | 13 |
| 13 | Hungary | AWS | "Viszlát nyár" | 111 | 10 |
| 14 | Latvia | Laura Rizzotto | "Funny Girl" | 106 | 12 |
| 15 | Sweden | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Dance You Off" | 254 | 2 |
| 16 | Montenegro | Vanja Radovanović | "Inje" | 40 | 16 |
| 17 | Slovenia | Lea Sirk | "Hvala, ne!" | 132 | 8 |
| 18 | Ukraine | Mélovin | "Under the Ladder" | 179 | 6 |
Final edit
The final took place on 12 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[78] Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all forty-three participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 10 May 2023.[86] Israel won the contest with the song "Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger.[87] Israel won with 529 points, also winning the televote. Cyprus came second with 436 points, with Austria (who won the jury vote), Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, and Moldova completing the top ten. Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, Finland, and Portugal occupied the bottom five positions.[88]
The final was opened by Portuguese fado singers Ana Moura and Mariza performing "Fado loucura" and "Barco negro" respectively. This was followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied with music by Portuguese scratching duo Beatbombers. The interval acts included a medley of "Ter peito e espaço", "Nova Lisboa", and "Reserva pra dois", performed by DJ Branko and featuring Sara Tavares, Dino D'Santiago, and Mayra Andrade respectively; a video sketch about the history of Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring Suzy; an interview with Polina Bogusevich, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017; and Salvador Sobral, who performed his new single "Mano a mano" and his winning song "Amar pelos dois", the latter in a duet with Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, with both songs featuring piano accompaniment by Júlio Resende.[89][90][91][92][93][94][95]
Spokespersons edit
The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:[97]
- Ukraine – Natalia Zhyzhchenko
- Azerbaijan – Tural Asadov
- Belarus – Naviband
- San Marino – John Kennedy O'Connor
- Netherlands – OG3NE
- Macedonia – Jana Burčeska
- Malta – Lara Azzopardi
- Georgia – Tamara Gachechiladze
- Spain – Nieves Álvarez
- Austria – Kati Bellowitsch
- Denmark – Ulla Essendrop
- United Kingdom – Mel Giedroyc
- Sweden – Felix Sandman
- Latvia – Dagmāra Legante
- Albania – Andri Xhahu
- Croatia – Uršula Tolj
- Ireland – Nicky Byrne
- Romania – Sonia Argint-Ionescu
- Czech Republic – Radka Rosická
- Iceland – Edda Sif Pálsdóttir
- Moldova – Djulieta Ardovan
- Belgium – Danira Boukhriss
- Norway – Aleksander Walmann and Jowst
- France – Élodie Gossuin
- Italy – Giulia Valentina Palermo
- Australia – Ricardo Gonçalves
- Estonia – Ott Evestus
- Serbia – Dragana Kosjerina
- Cyprus – Hovig
- Armenia – Arsen Grigoryan
- Bulgaria – Joanna Dragneva
- Greece – Olina Xenopoulou
- Hungary – Bence Forró
- Montenegro – Nataša Šotra
- Germany – Barbara Schöneberger
- Finland – Anna Abreu
- Russia – Alsou
- Switzerland – Letícia Carvalho
- Israel – Lucy Ayoub
- Poland – Mateusz Szymkowiak
- Lithuania – Eglė Daugėlaitė
- Slovenia – Maja Keuc
- Portugal – Pedro Fernandes
Detailed voting results edit
Semi-final 1 edit
| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Israel | 283 | Israel | 167 | Cyprus | 173 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 262 | Austria | 115 | Czech Republic | 134 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 232 | Albania | 114 | Estonia | 120 |
| 4 | Austria | 231 | Bulgaria | 107 | Israel | 116 |
| 5 | Estonia | 201 | Czech Republic | 98 | Austria | 116 |
| 6 | Ireland | 179 | Cyprus | 89 | Ireland | 108 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 177 | Estonia | 81 | Finland | 73 |
| 8 | Albania | 162 | Ireland | 71 | Bulgaria | 70 |
| 9 | Lithuania | 119 | Belgium | 71 | Lithuania | 62 |
| 10 | Finland | 108 | Switzerland | 59 | Greece | 53 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 94 | Lithuania | 57 | Albania | 48 |
| 12 | Belgium | 91 | Azerbaijan | 47 | Azerbaijan | 47 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 86 | Croatia | 46 | Belarus | 45 |
| 14 | Greece | 81 | Armenia | 38 | Armenia | 41 |
| 15 | Armenia | 79 | Finland | 35 | Switzerland | 27 |
| 16 | Belarus | 65 | Greece | 28 | Belgium | 20 |
| 17 | Croatia | 63 | Belarus | 20 | Croatia | 17 |
| 18 | Macedonia | 24 | Macedonia | 18 | Macedonia | 6 |
| 19 | Iceland | 15 | Iceland | 15 | Iceland | 0 |
The ten qualifiers from the first semi-final were determined by televoting and/or SMS-voting (50%) and five-member juries (50%).[98] All nineteen countries competing in the first semi-final voted, alongside Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[80] The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results of how each country voted was published after the final had been held.
| Total score | Jury score | Televoting score | Jury vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azerbaijan | Iceland | Albania | Belgium | Czech Republic | Lithuania | Israel | Belarus | Estonia | Bulgaria | Macedonia | Croatia | Austria | Greece | Finland | Armenia | Switzerland | Ireland | Cyprus | Portugal | Spain | United Kingdom | |||||
Contestants | Azerbaijan | 94 | 47 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 162 | 114 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Belgium | 91 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 232 | 98 | 134 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Lithuania | 119 | 57 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Israel | 283 | 167 | 116 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Belarus | 65 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 201 | 81 | 120 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 177 | 107 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| Macedonia | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 63 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 231 | 115 | 116 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
| Greece | 81 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 108 | 35 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Armenia | 79 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 86 | 59 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 179 | 71 | 108 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Cyprus | 262 | 89 | 173 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Total score | Jury score | Televoting score | Televote | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azerbaijan | Iceland | Albania | Belgium | Czech Republic | Lithuania | Israel | Belarus | Estonia | Bulgaria | Macedonia | Croatia | Austria | Greece | Finland | Armenia | Switzerland | Ireland | Cyprus | Portugal | Spain | United Kingdom | |||||
Contestants | Azerbaijan | 94 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Iceland | 15 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 162 | 114 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 91 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 232 | 98 | 134 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Lithuania | 119 | 57 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | 283 | 167 | 116 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Belarus | 65 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 201 | 81 | 120 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Bulgaria | 177 | 107 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| Macedonia | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 63 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 231 | 115 | 116 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Greece | 81 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | 108 | 35 | 73 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| Armenia | 79 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 86 | 59 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | 179 | 71 | 108 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| Cyprus | 262 | 89 | 173 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | ||
12 points edit
Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the first semi-final. In the jury vote, Israel received the maximum score of 12 points from seven countries, with Austria receiving three sets of 12 points. Albania, Bulgaria, and Cyprus were awarded two sets of 12 points each, and Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, and Lithuania were each awarded one set of 12 points. In the public vote, Cyprus received the maximum score of 12 points from five countries, with Estonia and Ireland receiving three sets of 12 points. Czech Republic and Lithuania were awarded one set of 12 points each, and Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Finland, Greece, and Israel were each awarded one set of 12 points.[83]
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Israel | Armenia, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Spain |
| 3 | Austria | Belgium, Estonia, Israel |
| 2 | Albania | Belarus, Iceland |
| Bulgaria | Macedonia, United Kingdom | |
| Cyprus | Albania, Ireland | |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | Greece |
| Belarus | Azerbaijan | |
| Belgium | Bulgaria | |
| Estonia | Switzerland | |
| Ireland | Lithuania | |
| Lithuania | Portugal |
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cyprus | Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece |
| 3 | Estonia | Finland, Lithuania, Portugal |
| Ireland | Austria, Belgium, Spain | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | Iceland, Israel |
| Lithuania | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 1 | Albania | Macedonia |
| Armenia | Belarus | |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest It took place in Lisbon Portugal following the country s victory at the 2017 contest with the song Amar pelos dois by Salvador Sobral Organised by the European Broadcasting Union EBU and host broadcaster Radio e Televisao de Portugal RTP the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena and consisted of two semi finals on 8 and 10 May and a final on 12 May 2018 2 The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela Silvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado and Portuguese American actress Daniela Ruah marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts Eurovision Song Contest 2018All Aboard DatesSemi final 18 May 2018 2018 05 08 Semi final 210 May 2018 2018 05 10 Final12 May 2018 2018 05 12 HostVenueLisbon ArenaLisbon PortugalPresenter s Silvia AlbertoDaniela RuahCatarina FurtadoFilomena CautelaDirected byTroels LundPaula MacedoPedro MiguelExecutive supervisorJon Ola SandExecutive producerJoao Nuno Nogueira 1 Host broadcasterRadio e Televisao de Portugal RTP Websiteeurovision wbr tv wbr event wbr lisbon 2018ParticipantsNumber of entries43Number of finalists26Debuting countriesNoneReturning countries RussiaNon returning countriesNoneParticipation map Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi finals Countries that participated in the past but not in 2018VoteVoting systemEach country awards two sets of 12 10 8 1 points to ten songs Winning song Israel Toy 2017 Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Forty three countries participated in the contest equalling the record of the 2008 and 2011 editions Russia returned after their absence from the previous edition and for the first time since 2011 no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew The winner was Israel with the song Toy performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger Cyprus Austria Germany and Italy rounded out the top five with Cyprus achieving their best result to date Israel won the public vote and came third in the jury vote behind Austria and Sweden Further down the table the Czech Republic also achieved its best result to date finishing sixth The EBU reported that the contest had a worldwide audience of around 186 million viewers surpassing the 2017 edition by over 4 million 3 Contents 1 Location 1 1 Venue 1 2 Bidding phase 1 3 Other sites 2 Participating countries 2 1 Returning artists 2 2 Other countries 2 2 1 Active EBU members 2 2 2 Associate EBU members 2 2 3 Non EBU members 3 Production 3 1 Visual design 3 2 Stage design 3 3 Postcards 3 4 Presenters 4 Format 4 1 Voting system changes 4 2 Semi final allocation draw 5 Contest overview 5 1 Semi final 1 5 2 Semi final 2 5 3 Final 5 3 1 Spokespersons 6 Detailed voting results 6 1 Semi final 1 6 1 1 12 points 6 2 Semi final 2 6 2 1 12 points 6 3 Final 6 3 1 12 points 7 Broadcasts 8 Incidents 8 1 Accusations of cultural appropriation 8 2 Belarusian song submission 8 3 Czech rehearsal injuries 8 4 Censorship in the Chinese broadcast 8 5 United Kingdom stage invasion 9 Other awards 9 1 Marcel Bezencon Awards 9 2 OGAE 9 3 Barbara Dex Award 10 Official album 10 1 Charts 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksLocation edit nbsp Lisbon Arena host venue of the 2018 contest Venue edit The Lisbon Arena is a multi purpose indoor arena built for the Expo 98 and has a capacity of 20 000 attendees making it the largest indoor venue in Portugal and among the largest in Europe 4 It is located in the Parque das Nacoes Park of Nations riverside district in the northeast of Lisbon which was completely renovated to host the 1998 world s fair It is connected by metro to the nearby international airport and by train Oriente Station to the rest of the country and Europe 5 Bidding phase edit nbsp nbsp Lisbon nbsp Guimaraes nbsp Gondomar nbsp Santa Maria da Feira nbsp Bragaclass notpageimage Locations of the candidate cities the chosen host city is marked in blue while the eliminated cities are marked in red On the day of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final it was reported that Portuguese broadcaster Radio e Televisao de Portugal RTP would accept the challenge of organising the 2018 contest in case of a victory 6 Following Sobral s triumph the European Broadcasting Union EBU s Executive Supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand issued the hosting invitation to RTP during the winner s press conference The following day the director general of RTP Nuno Artur Silva confirmed that the broadcaster would organise the contest in 2018 and mentioned the Lisbon Arena as a likely venue to host the contest 7 On 15 May 2017 RTP appeared to have confirmed Lisbon as the host city 8 9 but clarified the following day that no final decision had been taken regarding both the host city and venue 10 The basic requirements to select a host city were set out in a document presented by the EBU to RTP following their win in Kyiv 11 A suitable venue that can accommodate around 10 000 spectators An international press centre for 1 500 journalists with adequate facilities for all the delegates A good distribution of hotel rooms at different price categories able to accommodate at least 2 000 delegates accredited journalists and spectators An efficient transport infrastructure including a nearby international airport with readily available connections with the city venue and hotels Besides Lisbon other cities signalled their interest in bidding to host the 2018 contest Braga Espinho Faro Gondomar Guimaraes and Santa Maria da Feira 12 13 14 The mayor of Porto Rui Moreira declared he would not be interested in spending millions of euros to host the contest 10 but he would support a bid from the Metropolitan Area of Porto Espinho Gondomar and Santa Maria da Feira 13 On 13 June 2017 RTP representatives met with the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group at the EBU headquarters in Geneva During the meeting RTP officials attended a workshop covering several topics related with hosting the Eurovision Song Contest and learned from the experience of the Ukrainian broadcaster UA PBC They also had the opportunity to present their first plans for the 2018 contest including multiple proposals for the host city and venue 15 On 25 July 2017 the EBU and RTP announced that Lisbon had been selected as the host city overcoming confirmed bids from Braga Gondomar Guimaraes and Santa Maria da Feira 16 In addition RTP indicated the Parque das Nacoes where the Lisbon Arena is located as the site for the shows 17 Key Host venue City Venue Notes Braga Braga Exhibition Park Agro industrial park inaugurated in 1981 and further expanded in 1987 with a 6 500 m2 70 000 sq ft exhibition hall able to hold 3 000 people and in 1990 with a congress centre and auditorium for 1 200 people 18 Renovation works starting in 2017 and ending in the first trimester of 2018 would increase the exhibition hall capacity to 15 000 19 Gondomar Multiusos de Gondomar Coracao de Ouro Multi purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 2007 with a total capacity for 8 000 people 4 400 seats 20 Hosted the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship final tournament 21 Guimaraes Multiusos de Guimaraes Multi purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 2001 with a total capacity for 10 000 people 3 000 seats 22 Selected by RTP to host the final of the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 the Festival da Cancao on 4 March 2018 23 Lisbon 7 Lisbon Arena Multi purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 1998 It is the country s largest indoor venue with a total capacity for 20 000 people 12 500 seats Hosted the Expo 98 24 the 1999 FIBA Under 19 World Championship 25 the 2000 ATP Finals 26 the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships 27 the 2003 World Men s Handball Championship 28 the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards 29 the UEFA Futsal Cup Final Four 2001 02 2009 10 30 and 2014 15 31 and since 2016 for a three year period renewable the Web Summit 32 Santa Maria da Feira Europarque Largest convention centre in the Porto Metropolitan Area inaugurated in 1995 Hosted the European Council of June 2000 the Festival da Cancao final in 2001 and the UEFA Euro 2004 final tournament draw It was the option supported by the Metropolitan Council of Porto 13 Other sites edit nbsp nbsp Lisbon Arena nbsp Eurovision Village and EuroClub nbsp Airport nbsp Opening Ceremonyclass notpageimage Location of host venue red and other contest related sites and events blue The Eurovision Village was the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors area during the event weeks where it was possible to watch performances by contest participants and local artists as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue It was located in Lisbon s downtown Praca do Comercio also called Terreiro do Paco a large central square open to the Tagus river 33 The EuroClub was the venue for the official after parties and private performances by contest participants Unlike the Eurovision Village access to the EuroClub was restricted to accredited fans delegations and press It was located at the Ministerium club next to the Eurovision Village 34 The Blue Carpet event where all the contestants and their delegations are presented before the accredited press and fans took place on 6 May 2018 at the Museum of Art Architecture and Technology MAAT in Lisbon s Belem district This preceded the official Opening Ceremony of the 2018 contest which took place at the nearby Electricity Museum 35 Participating countries editFurther information List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Participation summaries by countryAlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaMacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership 36 or a special invitation from the EBU as in the case of Australia It was initially announced on 7 November 2017 that forty two countries would participate in the contest Russia confirmed their return after their absence the previous edition while Macedonia s participation was provisionally blocked by the EBU due to unpaid debts by its national broadcaster MRT 37 38 However ten days later it was announced that Macedonia would be allowed to enter the contest raising the number of participating countries to forty three equaling the highest number of participants with the 2008 and 2011 editions 39 Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 40 Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter s nbsp Albania RTSH Eugent Bushpepa Mall Albanian Eugent Bushpepa nbsp Armenia AMPTV Sevak Khanagyan Qami Քամի Armenian Anna DanielyanSevak KhanagyanVictoria Maloyan nbsp Australia SBS Jessica Mauboy We Got Love English Anthony EgiziiJessica MauboyDavid Musumeci nbsp Austria ORF Cesar Sampson Nobody but You English Johan AlkenasSebastian ArmanBorislav MilanovJoacim PerssonCesar Sampson nbsp Azerbaijan ITV Aisel X My Heart English Sandra BjurmanDimitris Kontopoulos nbsp Belarus BTRC Alekseev Forever English Yevgeny MatyushenkoKirill Pavlov nbsp Belgium VRT Sennek A Matter of Time English Alex CallierLaura GroesenekenMaxime Tribeche nbsp Bulgaria BNT Equinox Bones English Brandon Treyshun CampbellDag LundbergBorislav MilanovJoacim Persson nbsp Croatia HRT Franka Crazy English Franka BatelicBranimir Mihaljevic nbsp Cyprus CyBC Eleni Foureira Fuego English DidrickAlex PapaconstantinouGeraldo SandellViktor SvenssonAnderz Wrethov nbsp Czech Republic CT Mikolas Josef Lie to Me English Mikolas Josef nbsp Denmark DR Rasmussen Higher Ground English Niclas ArnKarl Euren nbsp Estonia ERR Elina Nechayeva La forza Italian Ksenia KuchukovaMihkel MattisenElina NechayevaTimo Vendt nbsp Finland Yle Saara Aalto Monsters English Saara AaltoJoy DebLinnea DebKi Fitzgerald nbsp France France Televisions Madame Monsieur Mercy French Jean Karl LucasEmilie Satt nbsp Georgia GPB Ethno Jazz Band Iriao For You Georgian David MalazoniaMikheil MdinaradzeIrina Sanikidze nbsp Germany NDR a Michael Schulte You Let Me Walk Alone English Nisse IngwersenKatharina MullerMichael SchulteThomas Stengaard nbsp Greece ERT Yianna Terzi Oniro mou Oneiro moy Greek Aris KalimerisMichalis PapathanasiouDimitris StamatiouYianna Terzi nbsp Hungary MTVA AWS Viszlat nyar Hungarian Bence BruckerDaniel KokenyesSoma SchiszlerOrs SiklosiAron Veress nbsp Iceland RUV Ari olafsson Our Choice English THorunn Clausen nbsp Ireland RTE Ryan O Shaughnessy Together English Mark CapliceLaura Elizabeth HughesRyan O Shaughnessy nbsp Israel IPBC Netta Toy English Stav BegerDoron Medalie nbsp Italy RAI Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro Non mi avete fatto niente Italian Andrea FeboErmal MetaFabrizio Moro nbsp Latvia LTV Laura Rizzotto Funny Girl English Laura Rizzotto nbsp Lithuania LRT Ieva Zasimauskaite When We re Old English Vytautas Bikus nbsp Macedonia MRT Eye Cue Lost and Found English Darko DimitrovBojan Trajkovski nbsp Malta PBS Christabelle Taboo English ChristabelleThomas G sonMuxuJohnny Sanchez nbsp Moldova TRM DoReDoS My Lucky Day English John BallardPhilipp Kirkorov nbsp Montenegro RTCG Vanja Radovanovic Inje Iњe Montenegrin Vladimir Radovanovic nbsp Netherlands AVROTROS Waylon Outlaw in Em English Jim BeaversIlya ToshinskiyWaylon nbsp Norway NRK Alexander Rybak That s How You Write a Song English Alexander Rybak nbsp Poland TVP Gromee feat Lukas Meijer Light Me Up English Andrzej GromalaLukas MeijerMahan MoinChristian Rabb nbsp Portugal RTP Claudia Pascoal b O jardim Portuguese Isaura nbsp Romania TVR The Humans Goodbye English Cristina CaramarcuAlexandru MateiAlin Neagoe nbsp Russia C1R Julia Samoylova I Won t Break English Arie BurshteinLeonid GutkinNetta Nimrodi nbsp San Marino SMRTV Jessika feat Jenifer Brening Who We Are English Jenifer BreningStefan MoessleMathias StrasserChristof StraubZoe Straub nbsp Serbia RTS Sanja Ilic and Balkanika Nova deca Nova deca Serbian Aleksandar Sanja IlicTatjana Karajanov IlicDanica Krstajic nbsp Slovenia RTVSLO Lea Sirk Hvala ne Slovene Tomy DeClerqueLea Sirk nbsp Spain RTVE Amaia and Alfred Tu cancion Spanish Raul Gomez GarciaSylvia Ruth Santoro Lopez nbsp Sweden SVT Benjamin Ingrosso Dance You Off English Benjamin IngrossoMAGK NitaLouis Schoorl nbsp Switzerland SRG SSR Zibbz Stones English Laurell BarkerHerman GardarfveCorinne GfellerStefan Gfeller nbsp Ukraine UA PBC Melovin Under the Ladder English MelovinMike Ryals nbsp United Kingdom BBC SuRie Storm English Nicole BlairSean HargreavesGil Lewis Returning artists edit The contest featured two representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries Alexander Rybak won for Norway in 2009 performing Fairytale and also sang entry No 1500 and Waylon placed second for the Netherlands in 2014 as part of The Common Linnets performing Calm After the Storm 42 The contest also featured Jessica Mauboy representing Australia after taking part in 2014 as the interval act for the second semi final performing Sea of Flags 43 In addition the contest featured four lead singers previously participating as backing vocalists two of them for the same countries Lea Sirk backed for Slovenia in 2014 and off stage in 2016 44 and Equinox member Vlado Mihailov backed for Bulgaria in 2017 45 Cesar Sampson representing Austria backed for Bulgaria in 2016 also as a dancer and off stage in 2017 SuRie representing the United Kingdom backed for Belgium in 2015 also as a dancer and was the musical director again for Belgium in 2017 46 Sara Tavares who performed in the interval act was the representative from Portugal in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Chamar a musica reaching 8th place Other countries edit Active EBU members edit Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra Luxembourg and Slovakia confirmed non participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU 47 48 49 Despite hopes expressed by past Turkish representatives Sertab Erener 2003 winner Hadise 2009 and maNga 2010 50 51 Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bekir Bozdag and Turkish broadcaster TRT denied any plans for a return of the country 52 53 Associate EBU members edit Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency became an associate member of the EBU on 1 January 2016 This opened up the possibility of their participation since 2017 54 under the condition of a special invitation as for Australia 55 The country was not invited in 2017 but broadcast all the shows Turkvision Song Contest 2014 winner Zhanar Dugalova expressed interest in representing her country at the 2018 contest 56 however the country was not invited in 2018 either and it did not appear on the final list of participants 57 Non EBU members edit Kosovan broadcaster RTK with the support of national broadcasters across the Balkans except for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia expressed hopes to become an EBU member in order to debut at the 2018 contest 58 however the EBU clarified that this was not possible due to the limited international recognition of Kosovo and the country not being a UN member 59 Production editVisual design edit The theme for the contest All Aboard was unveiled on 7 November 2017 in a press conference held at the Lisbon Oceanarium 60 Its visual design features oceanic motifs that allude to Lisbon and Portugal s location on the Atlantic coast and to the country s seafaring history Alongside the main emblem which depicts a stylised seashell twelve supplemental emblems were designed to symbolise different aspects of the marine ecosystem 37 Stage design edit nbsp The stage in the arena The stage design for the 2018 contest was revealed on 5 December 2017 and was designed by German production designer Florian Wieder who also devised the stage concepts for the 2011 12 2015 and 2017 contests 61 Drawing inspiration from Portugal s nautical heritage and culture the circular stage consisted of a series of overhead LED edge lit concentric circles depicting an armillary sphere with 28 pairs of 4 5m 13 5m vertical wooden ribs at the rear of the stage to represent sea waves 62 Unlike in previous years RTP decided against implementing LED screens or projections into the stage design influenced by the stage performance of Amar pelos dois the year prior and Sobral s comments upon receiving the winner s trophy where he stated music isn t fireworks music is feeling 63 64 The decision was not embraced by all participating countries some delegations opted to continue using video content computer generated graphics and more props than ever before during performances which was met by mixed reaction 65 66 67 Postcards edit The postcards filmed between March and April 2018 involved the act emerging from a door into Portugal to take part in a themed activity such as mountain biking making a salad or pastel de nata or visiting popular attractions The location where the activity took place was written in Portuguese at the start of the postcard At the end of the postcard the act posed for the camera the slogan s hashtag appeared on the bottom corner of the screen and song information was printed onto the country s flag 68 All the postcards had the same score composed by Luis Figueredo 69 nbsp Albania Aveiro nbsp Armenia Grandola nbsp Australia Lisbon nbsp Austria Monsanto nbsp Azerbaijan Monsaraz nbsp Belarus Praca do Comercio Lisbon nbsp Belgium Tagus River Lisbon nbsp Bulgaria Lisbon nbsp Croatia Talasnal pt nbsp Cyprus Mercado da Ribeira pt nbsp Czech Republic Podence nbsp Denmark Mafra nbsp Estonia Sintra nbsp Finland Albufeira nbsp France Viana do Castelo nbsp Georgia Lisbon nbsp Germany Calheta nbsp Greece Ilhavo nbsp Hungary obidos nbsp Iceland Eduardo VII Park and Museu da Marioneta Lisbon nbsp Ireland Porto Santo Island nbsp Israel A rooftop bar Lisbon nbsp Italy Porto nbsp Latvia Benagil nbsp Lithuania Caramulo nbsp Malta Alter do Chao nbsp Moldova Vidago nbsp Montenegro A flea market Lisbon nbsp Netherlands Lisbon nbsp North Macedonia Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira Lisbon nbsp Norway Lisbon nbsp Poland Ericeira nbsp Portugal Tagus River nbsp Romania Arouca nbsp Russia Lisbon Oceanarium Lisbon nbsp San Marino Funchal nbsp Serbia A winery Porto nbsp Slovenia Faial Island nbsp Spain Sao Miguel Island nbsp Sweden Serra da Estrela nbsp Switzerland Porto nbsp Ukraine Vila Nova de Milfontes nbsp United Kingdom Sao Miguel Island Presenters edit nbsp Presenters from left to right Daniela Ruah Silvia Alberto Catarina Furtado and Filomena Cautela RTP and EBU announced on 8 January 2018 that the contest would be hosted for the first time by four female presenters consisting of RTP hosts Silvia Alberto Filomena Cautela and Catarina Furtado together with actress Daniela Ruah 70 It was the first time since 2015 that the contest did not feature a male presenter and the second consecutive year that the presenters were all the same gender 71 70 It was confirmed on 4 May 2018 that Cautela would also host the green room 72 The Blue Carpet opening ceremony was hosted by actress Claudia Semedo pt radio host Ines Lopes Goncalves pt actor TV host Pedro Granger pt and actor director Pedro Penim pt Granger and Penim moderated the press conferences as well 73 Format editVoting system changes edit On 27 April 2018 the EBU announced changes to the jury voting system for the 2018 contest 74 Each ranking position between first and last would be assigned a predefined value starting with the value of 12 for a first rank and decreasing exponentially for lower ranks The sum of these scores for all twenty six songs from the five jury members then create the national jury result for each participating country The exponential weight model gives more weight to higher ranked songs thereby lessening the impact of an individual juror placing a song lower in their rankings on the final result 75 Semi final allocation draw edit nbsp Results of the semi final allocation draw 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 The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi finals took place on 29 January 2018 at 13 00 CET at the Lisbon City Hall The thirty seven semi finalists were divided over six pots based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest s official televoting partner Digame The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of bloc voting and to increase suspense in the semi finals The draw also determined which semi final each of the six automatic qualifiers host country Portugal and Big Five countries France Germany Italy Spain and the United Kingdom would broadcast and vote in The ceremony was hosted by contest presenters Silvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela and included the passing of the host city insignia from Vitali Klitschko mayor of Kyiv host city of the previous contest to Fernando Medina mayor of Lisbon 76 With the approval from the contest s reference group Italy broadcast and voted in the second semi final following a request from Italian broadcaster RAI as the date of the first semi final coincided with the scheduled final of the fifth season of The Voice of Italy 77 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 nbsp Albania nbsp Croatia nbsp Macedonia nbsp Montenegro nbsp Serbia nbsp Slovenia nbsp Switzerland nbsp Denmark nbsp Finland nbsp Iceland nbsp Ireland nbsp Norway nbsp Sweden nbsp Armenia nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Belarus nbsp Georgia nbsp Russia nbsp Ukraine nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Cyprus nbsp Greece nbsp Hungary nbsp Moldova nbsp Romania nbsp Australia nbsp Austria nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Israel nbsp Malta nbsp San Marino nbsp Belgium nbsp Estonia nbsp Latvia nbsp Lithuania nbsp Netherlands nbsp PolandContest overview editSemi final 1 edit The first semi final took place on 8 May 2018 at 20 00 WEST 21 00 CEST 78 Nineteen countries participated in this semi final with the running order published on 3 April 2018 79 Israel won the most points followed by Cyprus the Czech Republic Austria Estonia Ireland Bulgaria Albania Lithuania and Finland The countries that failed to reach the final were Azerbaijan Belgium Switzerland Greece Armenia Belarus Croatia Macedonia and Iceland All the countries competing in this semi final were eligible to vote plus Portugal Spain and the United Kingdom 80 The interval which solely consisted of pre recorded segments included a performance of Amar pelos dois by 2017 entrants Alma Blanche Kristian Kostov Manel Navarro Martina Barta Norma John and Svala Planet Portugal a video sketch inspired by National Geographic featuring Herman Jose and Esclopedia a video skit about the contest s history The Portuguese Spanish and British artists were then interviewed and clips of their competing songs were played 81 82 Qualifiers R O Country Artist Song Points Place 83 1 nbsp Azerbaijan Aisel X My Heart 94 11 2 nbsp Iceland Ari olafsson Our Choice 15 19 3 nbsp Albania Eugent Bushpepa Mall 162 8 4 nbsp Belgium Sennek A Matter of Time 91 12 5 nbsp Czech Republic Mikolas Josef Lie to Me 232 3 6 nbsp Lithuania Ieva Zasimauskaite When We re Old 119 9 7 nbsp Israel Netta Toy 283 1 8 nbsp Belarus Alekseev Forever 65 16 9 nbsp Estonia Elina Nechayeva La forza 201 5 10 nbsp Bulgaria Equinox Bones 177 7 11 nbsp Macedonia Eye Cue Lost and Found 24 18 12 nbsp Croatia Franka Crazy 63 17 13 nbsp Austria Cesar Sampson Nobody but You 231 4 14 nbsp Greece Yianna Terzi Oniro mou 81 14 15 nbsp Finland Saara Aalto Monsters 108 10 16 nbsp Armenia Sevak Khanagyan Qami 79 15 17 nbsp Switzerland Zibbz Stones 86 13 18 nbsp Ireland Ryan O Shaughnessy Together 179 6 19 nbsp Cyprus Eleni Foureira Fuego 262 2 Semi final 2 edit The second semi final took place on 10 May 2018 at 20 00 WEST 21 00 CEST 78 Eighteen countries participated in this semi final with the running order published on 3 April 2018 79 Norway won the most points followed by Sweden Moldova Australia Denmark Ukraine Netherlands Slovenia Serbia and Hungary The countries that failed to reach the final were Romania Latvia Malta Poland Russia Montenegro San Marino and Georgia All the countries competing in this semi final were eligible to vote plus France Germany and Italy 80 The interval acts included a dance medley of Puppet on a String Dschinghis Khan Making Your Mind Up Euphoria and Riverdance performed by the presenters a pre recorded segment depicting the recording of the postcards a short documentary about the Portuguese 1974 entry E depois do adeus and its impact on the Carnation Revolution plus new instalments of Esclopedia and Planet Portugal The French German and Italian artists were then interviewed and clips of their competing songs were played 84 82 Qualifiers R O Country Artist Song Points Place 85 1 nbsp Norway Alexander Rybak That s How You Write a Song 266 1 2 nbsp Romania The Humans Goodbye 107 11 3 nbsp Serbia Sanja Ilic and Balkanika Nova deca 117 9 4 nbsp San Marino Jessika feat Jenifer Brening Who We Are 28 17 5 nbsp Denmark Rasmussen Higher Ground 204 5 6 nbsp Russia Julia Samoylova I Won t Break 65 15 7 nbsp Moldova DoReDoS My Lucky Day 235 3 8 nbsp Netherlands Waylon Outlaw in Em 174 7 9 nbsp Australia Jessica Mauboy We Got Love 212 4 10 nbsp Georgia Ethno Jazz Band Iriao For You 24 18 11 nbsp Poland Gromee feat Lukas Meijer Light Me Up 81 14 12 nbsp Malta Christabelle Taboo 101 13 13 nbsp Hungary AWS Viszlat nyar 111 10 14 nbsp Latvia Laura Rizzotto Funny Girl 106 12 15 nbsp Sweden Benjamin Ingrosso Dance You Off 254 2 16 nbsp Montenegro Vanja Radovanovic Inje 40 16 17 nbsp Slovenia Lea Sirk Hvala ne 132 8 18 nbsp Ukraine Melovin Under the Ladder 179 6 Final edit The final took place on 12 May 2018 at 20 00 WEST 21 00 CEST 78 Twenty six countries participated in the final with all forty three participating countries eligible to vote The running order for the final was published on 10 May 2023 86 Israel won the contest with the song Toy performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger 87 Israel won with 529 points also winning the televote Cyprus came second with 436 points with Austria who won the jury vote Germany Italy the Czech Republic Sweden Estonia Denmark and Moldova completing the top ten Slovenia Spain United Kingdom Finland and Portugal occupied the bottom five positions 88 The final was opened by Portuguese fado singers Ana Moura and Mariza performing Fado loucura and Barco negro respectively This was followed by the flag parade introducing all twenty six finalists accompanied with music by Portuguese scratching duo Beatbombers The interval acts included a medley of Ter peito e espaco Nova Lisboa and Reserva pra dois performed by DJ Branko and featuring Sara Tavares Dino D Santiago and Mayra Andrade respectively a video sketch about the history of Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest featuring Suzy an interview with Polina Bogusevich winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and Salvador Sobral who performed his new single Mano a mano and his winning song Amar pelos dois the latter in a duet with Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso with both songs featuring piano accompaniment by Julio Resende 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Winner R O Country Artist Song Points Place 96 1 nbsp Ukraine Melovin Under the Ladder 130 17 2 nbsp Spain Amaia and Alfred Tu cancion 61 23 3 nbsp Slovenia Lea Sirk Hvala ne 64 22 4 nbsp Lithuania Ieva Zasimauskaite When We re Old 181 12 5 nbsp Austria Cesar Sampson Nobody but You 342 3 6 nbsp Estonia Elina Nechayeva La forza 245 8 7 nbsp Norway Alexander Rybak That s How You Write a Song 144 15 8 nbsp Portugal Claudia Pascoal b O jardim 39 26 9 nbsp United Kingdom SuRie Storm 48 24 10 nbsp Serbia Sanja Ilic and Balkanika Nova deca 113 19 11 nbsp Germany Michael Schulte You Let Me Walk Alone 340 4 12 nbsp Albania Eugent Bushpepa Mall 184 11 13 nbsp France Madame Monsieur Mercy 173 13 14 nbsp Czech Republic Mikolas Josef Lie to Me 281 6 15 nbsp Denmark Rasmussen Higher Ground 226 9 16 nbsp Australia Jessica Mauboy We Got Love 99 20 17 nbsp Finland Saara Aalto Monsters 46 25 18 nbsp Bulgaria Equinox Bones 166 14 19 nbsp Moldova DoReDoS My Lucky Day 209 10 20 nbsp Sweden Benjamin Ingrosso Dance You Off 274 7 21 nbsp Hungary AWS Viszlat nyar 93 21 22 nbsp Israel Netta Toy 529 1 23 nbsp Netherlands Waylon Outlaw in Em 121 18 24 nbsp Ireland Ryan O Shaughnessy Together 136 16 25 nbsp Cyprus Eleni Foureira Fuego 436 2 26 nbsp Italy Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro Non mi avete fatto niente 308 5 Spokespersons edit The spokespersons announced the 12 point score from their respective country s national jury in the following order 97 nbsp Ukraine Natalia Zhyzhchenko uk nbsp Azerbaijan Tural Asadov nbsp Belarus Naviband nbsp San Marino John Kennedy O Connor nbsp Netherlands OG3NE nbsp Macedonia Jana Burceska nbsp Malta Lara Azzopardi nbsp Georgia Tamara Gachechiladze nbsp Spain Nieves Alvarez nbsp Austria Kati Bellowitsch nbsp Denmark Ulla Essendrop nbsp United Kingdom Mel Giedroyc nbsp Sweden Felix Sandman nbsp Latvia Dagmara Legante nbsp Albania Andri Xhahu nbsp Croatia Ursula Tolj nbsp Ireland Nicky Byrne nbsp Romania Sonia Argint Ionescu nbsp Czech Republic Radka Rosicka cs nbsp Iceland Edda Sif Palsdottir nbsp Moldova Djulieta Ardovan nbsp Belgium Danira Boukhriss nbsp Norway Aleksander Walmann and Jowst nbsp France Elodie Gossuin nbsp Italy Giulia Valentina Palermo nbsp Australia Ricardo Goncalves nbsp Estonia Ott Evestus et nbsp Serbia Dragana Kosjerina nbsp Cyprus Hovig nbsp Armenia Arsen Grigoryan nbsp Bulgaria Joanna Dragneva bg nbsp Greece Olina Xenopoulou nbsp Hungary Bence Forro hu nbsp Montenegro Natasa Sotra nbsp Germany Barbara Schoneberger nbsp Finland Anna Abreu nbsp Russia Alsou nbsp Switzerland Leticia Carvalho nbsp Israel Lucy Ayoub nbsp Poland Mateusz Szymkowiak nbsp Lithuania Egle Daugelaite nbsp Slovenia Maja Keuc nbsp Portugal Pedro Fernandes pt Detailed voting results editSemi final 1 edit Split results of semi final 1 Place Combined Jury Televoting Country Points Country Points Country Points 1 nbsp Israel 283 nbsp Israel 167 nbsp Cyprus 173 2 nbsp Cyprus 262 nbsp Austria 115 nbsp Czech Republic 134 3 nbsp Czech Republic 232 nbsp Albania 114 nbsp Estonia 120 4 nbsp Austria 231 nbsp Bulgaria 107 nbsp Israel 116 5 nbsp Estonia 201 nbsp Czech Republic 98 nbsp Austria 116 6 nbsp Ireland 179 nbsp Cyprus 89 nbsp Ireland 108 7 nbsp Bulgaria 177 nbsp Estonia 81 nbsp Finland 73 8 nbsp Albania 162 nbsp Ireland 71 nbsp Bulgaria 70 9 nbsp Lithuania 119 nbsp Belgium 71 nbsp Lithuania 62 10 nbsp Finland 108 nbsp Switzerland 59 nbsp Greece 53 11 nbsp Azerbaijan 94 nbsp Lithuania 57 nbsp Albania 48 12 nbsp Belgium 91 nbsp Azerbaijan 47 nbsp Azerbaijan 47 13 nbsp Switzerland 86 nbsp Croatia 46 nbsp Belarus 45 14 nbsp Greece 81 nbsp Armenia 38 nbsp Armenia 41 15 nbsp Armenia 79 nbsp Finland 35 nbsp Switzerland 27 16 nbsp Belarus 65 nbsp Greece 28 nbsp Belgium 20 17 nbsp Croatia 63 nbsp Belarus 20 nbsp Croatia 17 18 nbsp Macedonia 24 nbsp Macedonia 18 nbsp Macedonia 6 19 nbsp Iceland 15 nbsp Iceland 15 nbsp Iceland 0 The ten qualifiers from the first semi final were determined by televoting and or SMS voting 50 and five member juries 50 98 All nineteen countries competing in the first semi final voted alongside Portugal Spain and the United Kingdom 80 The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order and the full results of how each country voted was published after the final had been held Qualifiers Detailed jury voting results of semi final 1 99 Voting procedure used 100 televoting 100 jury vote Total score Jury score Televoting score Jury vote Azerbaijan Iceland Albania Belgium Czech Republic Lithuania Israel Belarus Estonia Bulgaria Macedonia Croatia Austria Greece Finland Armenia Switzerland Ireland Cyprus Portugal Spain United Kingdom Contestants Azerbaijan 94 47 47 5 10 3 7 12 10 Iceland 15 15 0 1 4 7 2 1 Albania 162 114 48 7 12 4 5 1 4 12 1 6 10 4 6 8 6 5 7 5 4 7 Belgium 91 71 20 2 4 10 8 4 12 1 7 5 6 2 10 Czech Republic 232 98 134 5 10 5 3 10 7 8 10 8 2 7 8 4 1 3 7 Lithuania 119 57 62 1 3 2 10 10 8 2 2 7 12 Israel 283 167 116 4 10 10 7 12 7 6 5 5 12 12 4 12 12 5 10 12 2 12 8 Belarus 65 20 45 12 7 1 Estonia 201 81 120 1 6 4 4 3 10 8 12 8 5 8 6 6 Bulgaria 177 107 70 2 6 2 7 3 5 7 12 6 4 6 10 3 6 6 7 3 12 Macedonia 24 18 6 6 8 1 3 Croatia 63 46 17 5 6 8 2 4 6 5 4 1 5 Austria 231 115 116 7 12 1 10 12 1 12 8 8 4 6 7 3 6 8 10 Greece 81 28 53 10 1 3 3 2 1 8 Finland 108 35 73 4 2 7 3 5 1 2 5 2 1 3 Armenia 79 38 41 6 2 5 4 2 10 3 4 2 Switzerland 86 59 27 3 3 2 8 6 6 8 5 1 1 1 3 3 5 4 Ireland 179 71 108 8 5 8 12 2 6 1 7 5 4 10 2 1 Cyprus 262 89 173 8 12 3 8 3 3 2 7 7 10 4 12 10 Detailed televoting results of semi final 1 99 Voting procedure used 100 televoting 100 jury vote Total score Jury score Televoting score Televote Azerbaijan Iceland Albania Belgium Czech Republic Lithuania Israel Belarus Estonia Bulgaria Macedonia Croatia Austria Greece Finland Armenia Switzerland Ireland Cyprus Portugal Spain United Kingdom Contestants Azerbaijan 94 47 47 1 7 10 5 5 5 4 3 7 Iceland 15 15 0 Albania 162 114 48 3 12 4 1 10 1 10 1 5 1 Belgium 91 71 20 2 8 2 2 3 3 Czech Republic 232 98 134 8 12 2 8 7 12 8 7 3 6 10 10 6 7 7 3 4 7 1 4 2 Lithuania 119 57 62 1 3 4 6 10 2 12 3 6 3 12 Israel 283 167 116 10 8 4 3 12 1 10 1 7 3 6 2 10 4 8 5 8 2 7 5 Belarus 65 20 45 12 6 6 2 1 3 10 5 Estonia 201 81 120 3 6 6 5 5 12 7 3 4 6 3 8 12 5 1 10 6 12 2 4 Bulgaria 177 107 70 4 5 2 2 3 5 8 5 7 2 3 10 8 6 Macedonia 24 18 6 5 1 Croatia 63 46 17 10 2 1 4 Austria 231 115 116 5 7 3 10 6 10 8 4 8 8 7 8 6 12 8 1 5 Greece 81 28 53 10 1 10 4 3 8 2 12 3 Finland 108 35 73 10 8 2 1 3 6 12 1 2 5 6 4 6 7 Armenia 79 38 41 6 8 12 6 5 4 Switzerland 86 59 27 2 1 1 2 1 2 8 4 2 3 1 Ireland 179 71 108 6 4 12 4 4 4 1 5 8 12 4 6 6 2 8 12 10 Cyprus 262 89 173 7 5 12 7 7 5 10 7 4 12 7 12 7 12 5 12 7 7 10 10 8 12 points edit Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the first semi final In the jury vote Israel received the maximum score of 12 points from seven countries with Austria receiving three sets of 12 points Albania Bulgaria and Cyprus were awarded two sets of 12 points each and Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Estonia Ireland and Lithuania were each awarded one set of 12 points In the public vote Cyprus received the maximum score of 12 points from five countries with Estonia and Ireland receiving three sets of 12 points Czech Republic and Lithuania were awarded one set of 12 points each and Albania Armenia Austria Belarus Finland Greece and Israel were each awarded one set of 12 points 83 12 points awarded by juries N Contestant Nation s giving 12 points 7 nbsp Israel nbsp Armenia nbsp Austria nbsp Croatia nbsp Cyprus nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Finland nbsp Spain 3 nbsp Austria nbsp Belgium nbsp Estonia nbsp Israel 2 nbsp Albania nbsp Belarus nbsp Iceland nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Macedonia nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Cyprus nbsp Albania nbsp Ireland 1 nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Greece nbsp Belarus nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Belgium nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Estonia nbsp Switzerland nbsp Ireland nbsp Lithuania nbsp Lithuania nbsp Portugal 12 points awarded by televoting N Contestant Nation s giving 12 points 5 nbsp Cyprus nbsp Albania nbsp Armenia nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Croatia nbsp Greece 3 nbsp Estonia nbsp Finland nbsp Lithuania nbsp Portugal nbsp Ireland nbsp Austria nbsp Belgium nbsp Spain 2 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Iceland nbsp Israel nbsp Lithuania nbsp Ireland nbsp United Kingdom 1 nbsp Albania nbsp Macedonia nbsp Armenia nbsp Belarus nbsp Austria span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, 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