2018 Eurovision Song Contest
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | |
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| All Aboard! | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 8 May 2018 |
| Semi-final 2 | 10 May 2018 |
| Final | 12 May 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
| Executive producer | João Nuno Nogueira |
| Host broadcaster | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) |
| Opening act |
Final: Fado performance by Mariza and Ana Moura, Flag parade introducing the 26 finalist countries with live music by scratching duo Beatbombers |
| Interval act |
Final: "Amar pelos dois" and "Mano a mano" performed by Salvador Sobral A duet between Salvador Sobral and Caetano Veloso Electronic music performances by Branko featuring Sara Tavares, Mayra Andrade and Dino D'Santiago |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 43 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |
 Russia
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| Withdrawing countries | None |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each 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. |
| Nul points | None |
| Winning song |
 Israel"Toy" |
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| Released | 20 April 2018 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | Universal | |||
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took 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 was held at the Altice Arena in Lisbon and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and a final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were hosted by Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah and Catarina Furtado.
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 withdrew from the contest.
This edition of the contest marked the first time that Azerbaijan, Romania and Russia failed to qualify for the grand final since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004. Also, no Caucasus countries participated in the final for the first time since 2005.
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