Who’s who in 2018

Need to know what’s happening in the lead up to the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest? Find it right here.
Semi Final 1 will be held on Tuesday 8 May; Semi Final 2 will be held on Thursday 10 May; and the Grand Final will be held on Saturday 12 May.
Pick a country to see their news, select an artist to find out about them, or click a song title to get a listen!
| Country | Artist | Song | Selection | Broadcaster | Final | |
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Albania | Eugent Bushpepa | Mall | Festivali i Këngës 56 (FiK) | RTSH | Semi 1 |
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Armenia | Sevak Khanagyan | Qami | Depi Evratesil | AMPTV | Semi 1 |
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Australia | Jessica Mauboy | #We Got Love | Internal | SBS | Semi 2 |
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Austria | Cesár Sampson | Nobody But You | Internal | ORF | Semi 1 |
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Azerbaijan | Aisel | X My Heart | Internal | ICTIMAI TV | Semi 1 |
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Belarus | Alekseev | Forever | National final | BTRC | Semi 1 |
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Belgium | Sennek | A Matter of Time | Internal | RTBF | Semi 1 |
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Bulgaria | EQUINOX | Bones | Internal | BNT | Semi 1 |
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Croatia | Franka | Crazy | Internal | HRT | Semi 1 |
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Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | Fuego | Internal | CYBC | Semi 1 |
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Czech Republic | Mikolas Josef | Lie To Me | Eurovision Song CZ | ČT | Semi 1 |
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Denmark | Rasmussen | Higher Ground | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix | DR | Semi 2 |
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Estonia | Elina Nechayeva | La Forza | Eesti Laul | ERR | Semi 1 |
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Finland | Saara Alto | Monsters | Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018 (UMK) | YLE | Semi 1 |
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France | Madame Monsieur | Merci | Destination Eurovision | FTV | Grand Final |
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Germany | Michael Schulte | You Let Me Walk Alone | Unser Lied für Lissabon | ARD/NDR | Grand Final |
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Georgia | Iriao | For You | National Final | GPB | Semi 2 |
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Greece | Yianna Terzi | Oneiro Mou | National Final | ERT | Semi 1 |
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Hungary | AWS | Viszlát nyár | A Dal | MTVA | Semi 2 |
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Iceland | Ari Ólafsson | Our Choice | Söngvakeppnin | RUV | Semi 1 |
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Ireland | Ryan O’Shaughnessy | Together | Internal | RTE | Semi 1 |
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Israel | Netta Barzilai | Toy | Rising Star | IBA | Semi 1 |
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Italy | Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro | Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente | Sanremo | RAI | Grand Final |
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Latvia | Laura Rizzotto | Funny Girl | Supernova | LTV | Semi 2 |
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Lithuania | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | When We’re Old | Eurovizijos atranka | LRT | Semi 1 |
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F. Y. R. Macedonia | Eye Cue | Lost and Found | Internal | MKRTV | Semi 1 |
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Malta | Christabelle | Taboo | Malta Eurovision Song Contest | PBS | Semi 2 |
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Moldova | DoReDos | My Lucky Day | O melodie pentru Europa | TRM | Semi 2 |
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Montenegro | Vanja Radovanović | Inje | Montevizija | RTCG | Semi 2 |
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The Netherlands | Waylon | Outlaw In ‘Em | Internal | AVROTROS | Semi 2 |
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Norway | Alexander Rybak | That’s How You Write a Song | Melodi Grand Prix | NRK | Semi 2 |
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Poland | Gromee ft Lukas Meijer | Light Me Up | Krajowe Eliminacje | TVP | Semi 2 |
| Portugal | Cláudia Pascoal | O Jardim | Festival da Canção | RTP | Grand Final | |
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Romania | The Humans | Goodbye | Selectia Nationala | TVR | Semi 2 |
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Russia | Julia Samoylova | I Won’t Break | Internal | CHANNEL ONE | Semi 2 |
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San Marino | Jessika ft Jenifer Brening | Who We Are | Internal | RTV | Semi 2 |
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Serbia | Sanja Ilić & Balkanika | Nova Deca | Beovizija | RTS | Semi 2 |
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Slovenia | Lea Sirk | Hvala, ne! | Evrovizijska Melodija 2018 (EMA) | RTVSLO | Semi 2 |
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Spain | Alfred & Amaia | Tu Canción | Objetivo Eurovisión | TVE | Grand Final |
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Sweden | Benjamin Ingrosso | Dance You Off | Melodifestivalen | SVT | Semi 2 |
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Switzerland | Zibbz | Stones | ESC 2018 – Entscheidungsshow | SRG/SSR | Semi 1 |
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Ukraine | Mélovin | Under the Ladder | Vidbir 2018 | NTU | Semi 2 |
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United Kingdom | SuRie | Storm | Eurovision: You Decide 2018 | BBC | Grand Final |
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