The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will be the 63rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.
It will take place for the first time in Portugal following the country’s first victory at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine with the song “Amar pelos dois“, performed by Salvador Sobral.
The contest will be held at the Altice Arena in Lisbon and will consist of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and a final on 12 May 2018.
The three live shows will be hosted by Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah and Catarina Furtado.
Forty-three countries will participate in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 and 2011 editions.
The EBU announced on 7 November 2017 that forty-two countries would participate in the contest.
Russia confirmed their return after withdrawing from the previous edition, while Macedonia‘s participation was provisionally blocked by the EBU due to unpaid debts by its national broadcaster.
However, ten days later, the EBU 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.
The contest will feature two representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries.
Alexander Rybak won for Norway in 2009 performing “Fairytale” and Waylon placed second for the Netherlands in 2014 as part of The Common Linnets performing “Calm After the Storm“.
The contest will also feature Jessica Mauboy, representing Australia, after taking part in 2014 as the interval act for the second semi-final, performing “Sea of Flags“.
In addition, the contest will feature 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, and Equinoxmember Vlado Mihailov backed for Bulgaria in 2017.
Cesár Sampson, representing Austria, backed for Bulgaria in 2016 (also as a dancer) and off-stage in 2017.
SuRie, representing United Kingdom, backed for Belgium in 2015 (also as a dancer) and was the musical director again for Belgium in 2017.
Semi-final 1
Nineteen countries will participate in the first semi-final. Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom will vote in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Azerbaijan |
Aisel | “X My Heart“ | English | ||
| 02 |  Iceland |
Ari Ólafsson | “Our Choice“ | English | ||
| 03 |  Albania |
Eugent Bushpepa | “Mall“ | Albanian | ||
| 04 |  Belgium |
Sennek | “A Matter of Time“ | English | ||
| 05 |  Czech Republic |
Mikolas Josef | “Lie to Me“ | English | ||
| 06 |  Lithuania |
Ieva Zasimauskaitė | “When We’re Old“ | English, Lithuanian | ||
| 07 |  Israel |
Netta | “Toy“ | English | ||
| 08 |  Belarus |
Alekseev | “Forever“ | English | ||
| 09 |  Estonia |
Elina Nechayeva | “La forza“ | Italian | ||
| 10 |  Bulgaria |
Equinox | “Bones“ | English | ||
| 11 |  Macedonia |
Eye Cue | “Lost and Found“ | English | ||
| 12 |  Croatia |
Franka | “Crazy“ | English | ||
| 13 |  Austria |
Cesár Sampson | “Nobody but You“ | English | ||
| 14 |  Greece |
Yianna Terzi | “Oniro mou” (Όνειρό μου) | Greek | ||
| 15 |  Finland |
Saara Aalto | “Monsters“ | English | ||
| 16 |  Armenia |
Sevak Khanagyan | “Qami” (Քամի) | Armenian | ||
| 17 |  Switzerland |
Zibbz | “Stones“ | English | ||
| 18 |  Ireland |
Ryan O’Shaughnessy | “Together“ | English | ||
| 19 |  Cyprus |
Eleni Foureira | “Fuego“ | English |
Semi-final 2
Eighteen countries will participate in the second semi-final. France, Germany and Italy will vote in this semi-final.
With the approval from the Reference Group, Italy will broadcast and vote in the second semi-final following a request from the broadcaster RAI, as the date of the first semi-final coincides with the scheduled final of the fifth season of The Voice of Italy.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Norway |
Alexander Rybak | “That’s How You Write a Song“ | English | ||
| 02 |  Romania |
The Humans | “Goodbye“ | English | ||
| 03 |  Serbia |
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika | “Nova deca” (Нова деца) | Serbian | ||
| 04 |  San Marino |
Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening | “Who We Are“ | English | ||
| 05 |  Denmark |
Rasmussen | “Higher Ground“ | English | ||
| 06 |  Russia |
Julia Samoylova | “I Won’t Break“ | English | ||
| 07 |  Moldova |
DoReDos | “My Lucky Day“ | English | ||
| 08 |  Netherlands |
Waylon | “Outlaw in ‘Em“ | English | ||
| 09 |  Australia |
Jessica Mauboy | “We Got Love“ | English | ||
| 10 |  Georgia |
Iriao | “For You“ | Georgian | ||
| 11 |  Poland |
Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer | “Light Me Up“ | English | ||
| 12 |  Malta |
Christabelle | “Taboo“ | English | ||
| 13 |  Hungary |
AWS | “Viszlát nyár“ | Hungarian | ||
| 14 |  Latvia |
Laura Rizzotto | “Funny Girl“ | English | ||
| 15 |  Sweden |
Benjamin Ingrosso | “Dance You Off“ | English | ||
| 16 |  Montenegro |
Vanja Radovanović | “Inje“ | Montenegrin | ||
| 17 |  Slovenia |
Lea Sirk | “Hvala, ne!“ | Slovene, Portuguese | ||
| 18 |  Ukraine |
Mélovin | “Under the Ladder“ | English |
Final
Twenty-six countries will participate in the final, with all 43 participating countries eligible to vote.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 |  Portugal |
Cláudia Pascoal | “O jardim“ | Portuguese | ||
 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 | |||
 Spain |
Amaia & Alfred | “Tu canción“ | Spanish | |||
 United Kingdom |
SuRie | “Storm“ | English |
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