Portugal finished in last place of the final, making it the third time that the host country ranked in the bottom five since 2015. Further down the table, the Czech Republic also achieved their best result to date, finishing sixth. This was the second time since the juries were reintroduced alongside the televoting in 2009 that the winner did not place first in the jury voting Austria was the jury winner, while Israel was the televote winner. Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Italy rounded out the top five, with Cyprus achieving their best result to date.
This was Israel's fourth victory in the contest, following their wins in 1978, 1979, and 1998, and their first top five placing in more than a decade. The winner was Israel with the song " Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Russia returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since 2011, no country withdrew. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held on the Atlantic coast.įorty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 20 editions. The three live shows were presented by Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah and Catarina Furtado. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Altice Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and the final on. It was the first time Portugal had hosted the contest - 54 years after the country made its debut. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the 2017 contest with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Participating countries Did not qualify from the semi final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2018Įach country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting.
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