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Only seven songs in and Norway decide to intervene and tell everyone how to write a song. O’Shaughnessy’s performance was censored from a recent Chinese broadcast, allegedly because the choreography features a love story between two male dancers. Things seem to have got off on the wrong foot. But they have a very proud musical tradition here in Portugal, so they're not doing Swedish-style parody songs. If the Norwegian entry doesn't get a trophy, at least he's sure to get a slice of cake. Cyprus’s Beyoncé-esque dance number, Fuego, took the silver medal – but the evening’s runaway winner, with 529 points, was Israel’s Netta. Retreating from battle, at one time in his life he took refuge in Scotland. Bookies are now offering odds between 10/1 (Betway) and 18/1 (Ladbrokes) on SuRie to win. Unusually for Eurovision, the dark and moody Bones feels like an actual song – though admittedly more of an album track than a single.Â. Eight points from Israel! Cyprus's Eleni Foureira has overtaken her as the hot bookies's favourite; her fiery song Fuego (or "Fire") is accompanied by impressive onstage pyrotechnics, which seem to have set the audience alight – metaphorically speaking, of course.Â, Being censored might just be the best thing that could have happened to Ireland. #deadpool2 pic.twitter.com/ZgpTUwLAJZ. An iconic Spice Girls cover from @SuRieOfficial. There's a reason for the dress, too – this trio are dressed in the colours of Moldova's flag. Benjamin Ingrosso's reedy disco in Dance You Off is not one of this year's highlights, which is odd: Sweden can usually be relied on for a hit. We're enjoying his new wild-west image. Me, the cats and a hard core techno beat. But calling for a singalong (twice!) That's it from us, but before we head off to the Euro-disco to strut our stuff (or, more accurately, head straight to bed with a mug of Horlicks), it's worth noting that one possible UK contender for 2019 has already thrown her hat in the ring. Oh Greece, with your 15-month-old topical humour. That’s because she came second on the UK X Factor in 2014. Find out how. Does Saara Aalto look familiar? Sadly, the stage invasion didn’t appear to engender a huge sympathy vote for the UK, but we did at least manage to avoid the dreaded nul points. No lyrics. Look out for her performance in sixth position. The show kicked off with a huge blast of fire as Ukrainian goth-vampire, Melovin, emerged from his piano crypt, whipping the crowd up with a high-octane singalong chorus. If anything, she’s more worried about her costume: “There’s always a trip hazard with a 'bum cape', but I’ve got it under control,” she told The Telegraph. Erm, right. It's often said that Eurovision voting is incredibly political (see our analysis of the various voting "blocs" here), and countries have even treated their participation in the contest as a way of showing disapproval with international affairs. It's not too late for a last-minute flutter, if you're so inclined. Hopefully it'll be all androids next year. The final starts on BBC One at 8pm, and should be finished by 11.35pm. The United Kingdom's entry, SuRie, is expected to take the stage shortly before 9pm. Barzilai’s win means the next Eurovision contest will be hosted by Israel. ... May 12, 2018. Once again: these votes are not based on tonight's show, but on last night's dress rehearsal. With its billowing sails and haunting lyrics, Higher Ground could be the theme song for any of the popular swords-and-sex television series du jour, and Rasmussen’s similarity to a certain Game of Thrones character has not gone unnoticed. As Netta would put it: "Mbuck-mbucka-mh? Love it or hate it, it really was the most memorable song in this year's contest. What do you think. Ukraine opens the show with a flaming piano, which might sound exciting and edgy, but actually pianos-on-fire are a bit of a Eurovision tradition. If you have a smartphone, you can also vote using the official Eurovision app - visit bbc.co.uk/eurovision for more info. After his struggle with serious health issues – he had a heart transplant in December – it's wonderful to see him back onstage, and in such good form. This is proper, old-school Eurovision, with a bit of peek-a-boo to boot. Ooh, and some top pop trivia  from Graham Norton: it would be the first time a singer in a yellow dress has won since Britain's own Bucks Fizz in 1981. The Hungarian press are enthusiastic, but we're not so sure. We know Norway is in a different time-zone, but it seems they're in a different century, too, with a robot announcer. The competition was filled with plenty of the usual primetime fare we’ve come to expect from these Saturday night shows. She gives an opera-pop crossover performance with a belting voice, while wearing an enormous dress. ", I’ve had A LOT of wine so I think it’s the appropriate time to put myself forward for Eurovision 2019. It's an odd set-up; the public are voting for an entirely different performance to the experts. It's difficult to joke about. But why can't he play a real one? Although Netta probably wasn’t authorised to make the decision officially, she suggested in her victory speech that Jerusalem may be the city that welcomes the song contest next year. Allegedly, the projection equipment was so expensive that Elina Nechayeva's team weren’t sure if they could afford to bring the performance to Eurovision, and they appealed to the Estonian government for cash. singer. Cyprus is the bookies' favourite, but sounded oddly flat, as if unimpressed by her own flamethrowers. They pick their top ten songs: the favourite gets 12 points, the second favourite gets 10 points, and the remaining eight get one to eight points. Here’s a look at the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Netta Barzilai from … Voters in the UK can vote for the country of their choice by phone, either from a landline using a regular 11-digit phone number, or from a mobile phone using a shortened 7-digit number. Another unexpected wave of popular support for Denmark's sea-faring ballad, too. Even if one Spanish fan thinks he looks more like a Chemistry professor than a musician: Serbia se ha llevado al profesor bacterio a #Eurovision #FinalEurovision pic.twitter.com/ddvz711UF7. Along with the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 being announced, the grand final had a security breech when a man ran on stage during SuRie’s performance of “Storm.” The UK contestant was belting out her number when a man ran on stage , security close behind. And even five seconds of Salvador Sobral's winning song is enough to tug our heartstrings. Albania was one of the acts censored in China’s broadcast of the semi-finals. It’s intended to represent the openness and welcoming spirit of the song contest. As a closing double-bill, Cyprus and Italy couldn't have been more different. The pillock who climbed onstage during SuRie's performance is reportedly one "Dr AC Activism" – who has perpetrated similar stunts at the National Television Awards earlier this year, and on The Voice in 2017. "Oh, it's near Ruislip!” cry the excited millions in Moldova. For us? Like UK entry SuRie, he has taken part in Eurovision before as a backing singer, supporting Bulgaria in 2016 and 2017. The crooner is very much Sweden’s Justin Bieber. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. However, the empowering dance song had the audience captivated and cheering. Starting out with the looped sound of her making noises like she had just sniffed pepper, Netta sang a quick chorus about her Barbies and Pikachus before breaking into a very peculiar chicken clucking bridge, and bringing in a huge, arena-filling chorus. The contest’s major incident occurred during the show’s ninth song (Storm by UK entrant, SuRie) when an invader managed to rush the stage, running up to the singer and wresting the mic from her hand.Â. The top 10 entries from the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest and their combined point totals from the jury and the popular votes are: 1) Israel (529 … ", Netta's song Toy references trademarks such as Barbie, Pokemon and Wonderwoman, which is surprising as the contest has rules about mentioning brands. And an excellent singer in his own right, too. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following Salvador Sobral's win at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "Amar pelos dois". To fill the last few minutes before tonight's final, have a look at what some of the best audience members are wearing. The slogan for Eurovision 2018 is “All aboard!”. And now Graham Norton's gone and spoiled it. As a monoglot listener, though, it’s easy to feel you’re missing out on the full experience - though maybe not with Hvala, ne! #eurovision. Read our deep-dive investigation into the Swedish pop world, popular swords-and-sex television series du jour, After last year's winner, Pascoal has a tough act to follow, Eurovision Song Contest 2017: a guide to all 42 entries, Christmas TV guide 2020: the best shows and specials to watch over the festive season, The 10 best TV shows of 2020... and the five worst, Strictly Come Dancing 2020 celebrity contestants: meet this year's remaining couples, Who will win Strictly Come Dancing 2020? She has a close relationship with her fan-base, and even ended up getting engaged to a fan called Meri. As happens every year, some of the best and most colourful contestants are knocked out in the first round (poor old Macedonia). A fun but morbid fact: one of our ex-contestants ended up running for election whilst dead. Germany's answer to Ed Sheeran took the stage with an earnest and heartfelt tribute to his late father. Israel's fears can’t have been allayed by the relatively new scoring system that Eurovision uses, where the hosts slowly read out the juries’ scores first. The final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest kicks off in just one hour on BBC One. ), this potted history of Portugal's Eurovision entries is actually very amusing.Â. The protestor was wearing a t-shirt advertising "Dr" Activism's website and urging them to buy his book on Amazon. It's a cover version of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," from 1975. Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries: where are they now? Sorry, SuRie. "Our 12 points go to... La La Land!" Graham graciously gave a nod to a one familiar face during the flag-waving: Alexander Rybak. If you're unfamiliar with his work, our Eurovision expert Charlotte Runcie is on hand to explain more: "Is he the once and future king of Eurovision? Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 42 times since making its debut in 1973.Israel was able to enter the contest as the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is responsible for the event. Each country gets two sets of points - one from the public phoning in, and one from a jury of five music industry professionals. But let's not forget about Wham. That's all the judges votes in, and we're lagging behind on the wrong side of the board.Â. Her three dancers add nothing to the performance to be honest. Laura Rizzotto will represent Latvia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest after she won Supernova, the Latvian national selection on the 24th of February with the song Funny Girl If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv Marvel superhero Deadpool feels that his home country of Canada has been snubbed, and he wants the world to know about it. That year it was hosted in Israel, and to save money the broadcaster cut the orchestra, so every entry sang to a backing track, which became the preferred choice for the next few years, too, until all live instruments were banned in 2004 to ensure consistency from one entry to another. Metal band AWS are performing a song inspired by the death of the lead singer’s father. But there's a long tradition of real couples doing well at Eurovision: in 1959, husband-and-wife Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson sang for the UK and came in second place.Â. The vampiric Mélovin is our goth crush for the evening. Final (24 February 2018) The final of EMA 2018 took place on 24 February 2018. . I can see why everyone hates #Eurovision if they just tune into the first 20 minutes of pageant nonsense. Eurovision Song Contest winner Salvador Sobral has made public his first musical performance since undergoing a heart transplant.The 28-year-old Portuguese singer has posted a solo piano performance on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. For viewers in the UK, Graham Norton is also back providing his usual sharp-witted commentary. Some puppetry. . Predict the winner, What’s on TV tonight: The Year That Changed Love, Margaret Thatcher Night and more, Last night on TV: what Telegraph reviewers made of The Real Full Monty on Ice and more, The Real Full Monty on Ice, episode 1 review: unwise tattoos, wobbly bits – and all for a good cause. ", The UK singer is confident that politics won’t play a part in tonight’s final. He’s actually only been doing the job since 2011, and is just 56, so Graham’s teasing feels a little cruel. Say you'll be there UK. This flag waving is such a waste of my life #Eurovision #ESC18, A flag ceremony? Glad you asked. The juries fell hard for Austria’s impressive vocals, as Cesar blasted out his Sam Smith-sounding entry Nobody But You; as well as Benjamin Ingrosso’s Bieber-lite pop jam, Dance You Off, which was exactly the sort of masterclass in music production Sweden is known for.Â, As is often the case though, the juries’ favourites sat somewhat at odds with the audience at home.Â, Millions of viewers across Europe and beyond (hello, Australia!) A quick reminder, in case you weren't listening to Graham: Voting opens after all of the countries have performed. It still wrongfooted us in the press centre though; we had no idea it was so popular! Don’t be alarmed.]. Or "nul points" Jemini? Was Logan right? Eurovision was, of course, a big deal in medieval times. Watch her winning performance … Along with SuRie and Lea Sirk, Cláudia is the third woman to be sporting rose-tinted hair at Eurovision. You can’t put a price on experience, and he might do very well indeed, but it’s possible that Europe will feel he’s already had his time in the sun.  Every year, certain countries can rely on support from a few old friends. It seems that someone tried to storm the stage during SuRie's performance. It’s time to dust down your glitterball, cover everything you own in sequins and start practicing your flag-waving skills. For the next seven years, they regularly made the top ten and only missed out on the Grand Final once, in Dusseldorf in 2011. The contest’s close runner-up was the Greek-Albanian star Eleni Foureira, who represented Cyprus with “Fuego,” a … It happened after a Chinese channel called Mango refused to broadcast his song (as the stage performance features two male dancers acting out a love story). A four-strong line-up of Portuguese TV personalities will be hosting tonight's final: Portugal's Got Talent presenter Sílvia Alberto, TV presenter Filomena Cautela, actress Catarina Furtado and NCIS: Los Angeles star Daniela Ruah. They keep sending respectable, enjoyable songs, too, so they’re more than welcome to join in the fun. . If it's not the doctor himself, it's certainly the fan. Triumphant, Netta took the hallowed trophy and thanked Europe for embracing diversity and taking a chance on someone like her. Our man on the ground, Chris Lochery, writes: "The Hungarian press corps are the most gregarious currently – wearing some bright wigs and with red, white and green balloons filling their table. . Fun fact: the dress Estonia has entered for Eurovision actually contains a singer. If you enjoyed Denmark's Rasmussen and that mournful neo-sea shanty Higher Ground, here's a bit of fun background info about the singer.  Jonas Flodager Rasmussen is best known to Danish audiences as the frontman of Hair Metal Heröes, a cover band who specialise in camp classics by Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe, so this sombre song is a bit of a departure for him. behind-the-scenes material and our regular updates. Israel massacred 62 Palestinians in Gaza, including six children, just two days after its May 12th 2018 Eurovision win. The smooth-voiced Sampson used to be a social worker. As we may have mentioned, he's related to Pepsi of Wham fame. It was the first time Portugal had hosted the contest - 54 years after the country made its debut. When his cousin challenged his rule, instead of going to war against each other, the pair decided to rule jointly, taking the moral “Higher Ground” of the song. However, Poland's DJ-infused performance of Light Me Up in 2018 had a less successful finish coming in 14th place in the Second Semi-Final. The Netherlands triumphed at a controversial Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, taking home the title in a kitsch competition that found itself … Greece returned to the competition the next year, but Turkey refused to air their entry My Lady, My Lady, which spoke of "refugees" and "napalm bombs", and played a Turkish nationalist song instead.Â, After this initial tension, Turkey became a regular competitor and took part every year. Turkey has taken part in Eurovision 34 times, but their first appearance in 1975 saw Greece withdraw from the competition in protest. Aw, shucks Latvia. After last year's winner, Pascoal has a tough act to follow. After an admirably brief acceptance speech ("Thank you for accepting differences between us – thank you for celebrating diversity"), a visibly moved Netta was back onstage to make clucking noises one final time. It was hosted by Raiven and Vid Valič. No-one knows why.Â, France’s moving song is inspired by the birth of a baby aboard a migrant boat in the Mediterranean and rescued aboard the humanitarian boat Aquarius. Charlotte Runcie writes: "Everyone loves France’s attitude to Eurovision, which is to insist that everyone reads the scores out in French, and most years to send an uncompromising French-language song and act like they don’t care at all if they win or not. Watch this space to find out which one. I cannot describe how happy and grateful I am!😍💕💕💕 Say YESS to the DRESS! It was kind of in keeping with the winner (Salvador Sobral)'s big speech about 'real music' last year – which put a lot of fans' noses out of joint. 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