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Euromusic Song Contest 2018
All Aboard!
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 logo

Dates

Semi-Final 1 date: 4 June 2018
Semi-Final 2 date: 6 June 2018
Final date: 8 June 2018

Venue

Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy

Presenter(s)

Raffaello Balzo
Lady Gaga

Host Broadcaster

Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana (Rai)

Number of entries

43

Nul points

None

Winning Song

23px-Flag of Greece.svgGreece
"Fuego"

Timeline

←2017 · Euromusic Song Contest · 2019 →

About 2018 show
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Opening Act

Grand Final
Ariana Grande - "Origo"
Andrea Boceli & Ariana Grande - "Caruso"

Interval Act

Grand Final
LP - "Lost On You", "Up Against Me"
Ina Wroldsen - Strongest

Debuting Countries

None

Returning Countries

None

Withdrawing Countries

none

The Euromusic Song Contest 2017 will be the 10th edition of the annual Euromusic Song Contest. The contest will be hosted by Italy for the first time following Ariana Grande's victory in the 2017 edition with her song "Origo". Depending on the final number of participants, the contest may consist of semi-finals alongside the final, as had been done with a format of two semi-finals and a final since 2009. At the Heads of Delegations meeting held on 11 March 2017 in Switzerland, it was announced that the preliminary dates for the two semi-finals are 11 and 13 June, with the final on 15 June 2018. These dates may be subject to change. This will be the first time Italy hosts the contest.

Presenter(s)

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2018 Euromusic Song Contest Hosts

Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her unconventionality and provocative work as well as experimenting with new images.

Gaga began her musical career performing songs at open mic nights and school plays. She studied at CAP21 through New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out to become a professional musician. After Def Jam Recordings cancelled her contract, Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where Akon helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own label KonLive Distribution in 2007. She rose to prominence the following year with her debut album, a dance-pop and electropop record titled The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". A follow-up EP, The Fame Monster (2009), featuring the singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro", also proved successful.

Gaga's second full-length album Born This Way (2011) explored electronic rock and techno. The album topped the US charts, where it sold more than one million copies in its first week. Its title track also became the fastest selling song on iTunes with over a million downloads in less than a week. Gaga ventured into R&B and disco with her third album Artpop (2013), which topped the US charts and included the single "Applause". In 2014, Gaga released a jazz album with Tony Bennett titled Cheek to Cheek, her third consecutive number one album in the US. For her acting work in the television series American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016), Gaga won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2016. Her fifth studio album, Joanne (2016), incorporated genres such as country and pop, and she became the first woman to have four US number one albums in the 2010s when it topped the country's charts. In February 2017, Gaga performed the Super Bowl LI halftime show, which was met with critical acclaim.

Raffaello Balzo

Raffaello Balzo was born on March 18, 1975 in Artegna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Elisa Di Rivombrosa 2 (2005), Matrimonio alle Bahamas (2007) and Il soffio dell'anima (2009).


Location

For more details on the host country, see Italy

As of 12 June 2017, six cities have expressed an interest in hosting the contest: Pesaro, Bologna, Milan, Florence, Torino and Rome.

City Venue Capacity
Pesaro Adriatic Arena 10,323
Bologna Land Rover Arena ‡ 5,721
Unipol Arena 18,000
Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,700
Florence ‡ Nelson Mandela Forum 7,500
Torino ‡ Pala Alpitour 13,347
Rome Stadio Olimpico† 70,634

Bidding phase

The Deputy Chief of the host broadcaster, the Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana and the Head of Delegation for Italy, stated on 10 June 2017 that the first organisational meeting for the contest would take place before 8 July, during which the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana would go through the technical requirements for the contest, as well as any training required for the contest to take place in Italy.

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Stage view idea

On 15 June 2017 Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana(Rai) relieved the stage idea design for the 2018 edition. They declared that wants a unique stage and very expensive one no matter where the show will be. The stage will costs 17,000,000 €.

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Stadio Olimpico, Rome.Venue of the 2018 contest

Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana and the Italian Government formally launched the bidding process for interested cities to apply to host the contest on 12 June. The selection of the host city was scheduled to be conducted in two stages:

  1. 12 June – 16 June: Interested cities were formally invited to submit their bids.
  2. 16–21 June: The four shortlisted cities were inspected by representatives from the EBU and LOC to explore their infrastructure and implementation of their bids. A press conference was initially planned to be held during this period to announce the selection results and the host city.
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    View inside the stadium.

Format

Visual design

The theme for the contest, All Aboard!, was unveiled on 7 November 2017. Its visual design features oceanic motifs that allude to Lisbon's location along the country's Atlantic coast; alongside the main emblem, which depicts a stylized seashell, twelve supplemental emblems were designed to symbolize different aspects of a marine ecosystem.

Semi-final allocation draw

The draw to determine in which semi-final each country will participate is scheduled for 29 January 2018, 13:00 CET, at Lisbon's City Hall. The thirty-seven semi-finalists had been allocated into six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called "bloc voting" and increase suspense in the semi-finals. The ceremony will be hosted by contest presenters Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Wildcards

Two wildcards will be given in each semi-final and one in the Grand Final:

Betting Odds

Place Country
1 Flag of Belarus.svgBelarus
2 23px-Flag of Greece.svgGreece
3 Flag of Cyprus.svgCyprus

Participating countries

The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the contest:

Semi-Final 1

Norway, Spain and United Kingdom will vote and perform in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 23px-Flag of Ireland.svgIreland Rak-Su "X My Heart" 16 48
02 23px-Flag of Lithuania.svgLithuania Vaidas Baumila "Our Choise" 13 79
03 Flag of the Czech Republic.svgCzech Republic Michal Hrůza "Mall" 14 60
04 Flag of Bulgaria.svgBulgaria Vessy "A Matter of Time" 8 138
05 Flag of Armenia.svgArmenia Iveta Mukuchyan "Lie to Me" 3 251
06 16px-Flag of Switzerland.svgSwitzerland Two Feet "When We're Old" 4 234
07 Flag of Belarus.svgBelarus NAPOLI "Toy" 7 172
08 22px-Flag of Estonia.svgEstonia Violina ft. Rolf Junior "Forever" 18 14
09 23px-Flag of Austria.svgAustria Thorsteinn Einarsson "La Forza" 9 128
10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium Lost Frequencies & Astrid "Bones" 2 264
11 21px-Flag of Israel.svgIsrael Asaf Avidan "Lost and Found" 19 6
12 Flag of Finland.svgFinland Lovex "Crazy" 11 119
13 Flag of Cyprus.svgCyprus Hovig "Nobody But You" 6 188
14 23px-Flag of Azerbaijan.svgAzerbaijan Nikki Jamal "Óneiró mou" 10 119
15 21px-Flag of Iceland.svgIceland Hera Björk "Monsters" 12 80
16 Flag of Croatia.svgCroatia Dolores "Qami" (Քամի) 15 49
17 21px-Flag of Albania.svgAlbania Rita Ora "Stones" 5 202
18 23px-Flag of Macedonia.svgMacedonia Bebe Rexha "Together" 17 27
19 23px-Flag of Greece.svgGreece Eleni Foureira "Fuego" 1 374

Semi-Final 2

France, Germany and Italy will vote and perform in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 23px-Flag of Portugal.svgPortugal Becky G "That's How You Write a Song" 5 205
02 23px-Flag of Poland.svgPoland Margaret "Goodbye" 14 75
03 Flag of Serbia.svgSerbia Jelena Tomašević "Nova deca" (Нова деца) 11 90
04 23px-Flag of Moldova.svgMoldova Ionel Istrati "Who We Are" 16 66
05 23px-Flag of Sweden.svgSweden Loreen "Higher Ground" 8 151
06 23px-Flag of Australia.svgAustralia Sia "I Won't Break" 2 256
07 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands Dashni Morad "My Lucky Day" 13 80
08 Flag of Denmark.svgDenmark The Chainsmokers "Outlaw in 'Em" 1 299
09 23px-Flag of Latvia.svgLatvia Aminata "We Got Love" 7 161
10 Flag of Georgia.svgGeorgia Rati Durglishvili "For You" 18 6
11 23px-Flag of Malta.svgMalta Roo Panes "Light Me Up" 6 165
12 23px-Flag of Slovenia.svgSlovenia Tosca Beat "Taboo" 17 43
13 23px-Flag of Montenegro.svgMontenegro Who See "Viszlát nyár" 15 74
14 23px-Flag of Romania.svgRomania Nico & Irina Rimes "Funny Girl" 4 215
15 Flag of Hungary.svgHungary Viktor Király "Dance You Off" 3 256
16 23px-Flag of Ukraine.svgUkraine Tina Karol "Inje" 12 83
17 23px-Flag of Russia.svgRussia Polina Gagarina "Hvala, ne!" 10 92
18 20px-Flag of San Marino.svgSan Marino Tiziano Ferro "Under the Ladder" 9 119

Grand Final

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 23px-Flag of Azerbaijan.svgAzerbaijan Nikki Jamal "Óneiró mou" 26 16
02 23px-Flag of France.svgFrance SYML "You Let Me Walk Alone" 7 250
03 23px-Flag of Romania.svgRomania Nico & Irina Rimes "Funny Girl" 12 158
04 Flag of Bulgaria.svgBulgaria Vessy "A Matter of Time" 11 196
05 Flag of Belarus.svgBelarus NAPOLI "Toy" 9 215
06 23px-Flag of Malta.svgMalta Roo Panes "Light Me Up" 21 75
07 23px-Flag of Italy.svgItaly Laura Pausini "Mercy" 4 353
08 23px-Flag of Australia.svgAustralia Sia "I Won't Break" 17 101
09 21px-Flag of Albania.svgAlbania Rita Ora "Stones" 10 211
10 Flag of Cyprus.svgCyprus Hovig "Nobody But You" 5 348
11 21px-Flag of Norway.svgNorway Kodaline "Storm" 25 24
12 23px-Flag of Greece.svgGreece Eleni Foureira "Fuego" 1 701
13 23px-Flag of Sweden.svgSweden Loreen "Higher Ground" 18 90
14 Flag of Hungary.svgHungary Viktor Király "Dance You Off" 8 241
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium Lost Frequencies & Astrid "Bones" 2 481
16 23px-Flag of Germany.svgGermany XIV Dark Centuries "Non mi avete fatto niente" 14 128
17 23px-Flag of Austria.svgAustria Thorsteinn Einarsson "La Forza" 20 75
18 Flag of Denmark.svgDenmark The Chainsmokers "Outlaw in 'Em" 13 143
19 Flag of Armenia.svgArmenia Iveta Mukuchyan "Lie to Me" 3 410
20 23px-Flag of Spain.svgSpain CNCO "Tu canción" 24 27
21 23px-Flag of Latvia.svgLatvia Aminata "We Got Love" 22 63
22 16px-Flag of Switzerland.svgSwitzerland Two Feet "When We're Old" 6 334
23 20px-Flag of San Marino.svgSan Marino Tiziano Ferro "Under the Ladder" 23 41
24 23px-Flag of Portugal.svgPortugal Becky G "That's How You Write a Song" 16 108
25 23px-Flag of Russia.svgRussia Polina Gagarina "Hvala, ne!" 19 87
26 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom ZAYN "O jardim" 15 112

Scoreboard

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Grand Final

Returning artists

Artist Country Previous year(s)
Sia 23px-Flag of Australia.svgAustralia 2013 (for France),2016
Astrid Flag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium 2016
Eleni Foureira 23px-Flag of Greece.svgGreece 2015 (for Cyprus)
Viktor Király Flag of Hungary.svgHungary 2014
Hera Björk 21px-Flag of Iceland.svgIceland 2010
Loreen 23px-Flag of Sweden.svgSweden 2013

Other awards

OGAE

Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen. The organisation consists of a network of over 40 Euromusic Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit company. In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAE fan clubs, a voting poll will run prior to the main Euromusic Song Contest allowing members from over 40 clubs to vote for their favourite songs of the contest.

Country Performer(s) Song OGAE result
Flag of Belarus.svgBelarus NAPOLI "Toy" 238
23px-Flag of Italy.svgItaly Laura Pausini "Mercy" 154
21px-Flag of Iceland.svgIceland Hera Björk "Monsters" 109
23px-Flag of Latvia.svgLatvia Aminata "We Got Love" 101
Flag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium Lost Frequencies & Astrid "Bones" 85

Other countries

Eligibility for participation in the Euromusic Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership, or a special invitation from the EBU as in the case of Australia. Several countries have provisionally confirmed their participation in the contest, while information from the remaining members regarding their participation has not yet been disclosed.

Active EBU members

22px-Flag of Andorra.svgAndorra – The Director General of Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) announced on 14 May 2017 that Andorra would not participate in the contest, due to financial difficulties and the restructuring of the company.
22px-Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgBosnia and Herzegovina – On 18 September 2017, BHRT confirmed that Bosnia and Herzegovina will not return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.
23px-Flag of Luxembourg.svgLuxembourg – Steve Schmit, the Director of Programming at the Luxembourgish broadcaster (RTL) explained last year the reasons against participating in the Euromusic Song Contest. He also underlined that Luxembourg’s chance for success in the contest is limited, "I believe that (with) the enlargement of Euromusic, the days (of victory) are gone. With the new voting system, it is very unlikely that Luxembourg is successful.
23px-Flag of Macedonia.svgMacedonia – On 30 October 2017, the EBU blocked Macedonia's participation, due to repeatedly unpaid debts from the national broadcaster MRT to the EBU and being unable to broadcast the Event.

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