Summary

  • Netta wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Israel with her song Toy

  • A man invaded the stage during SuRie's performance and is in police custody

  • SuRie declined to sing again, saying she's proud of her performance

  • A total of 26 countries are taking part in the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon

  1. Party time for Birmingham studentspublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Those are some interesting party rules!

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  2. That's a LOT of face paint...published at 22:31 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Eurovision face paintsImage source, Stuart and Jaime

    "Hello from Stuart and Jaime! In Sitges, Spain enjoying Surie's fab performance!"

    We'd like to add that this is impressive handiwork with the face paints, which are notoriously easy to smudge. We presume this was taken before the party began!

  3. Check out these Eurovision biscuits!published at 22:24 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Eurovision biscuitsImage source, Frances Dennis

    Sophie Price has been extremely busy - we reckon Mary Berry would be extremely impressed. Great work Sophie!

  4. SuRie smiles and blows a kiss to the camerapublished at 22:18 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    SuRie

    We just had our first glimpse of SuRie since the end of her performance - which was, of course, interrupted by a stage invader.

    She seemed to be in good spirits, giving a wide smile and then blowing a kiss to the camera. She was also kissed by the people sitting around her, so she was being well looked after.

    A quick reminder - those living in the UK can't vote for SuRie.

  5. Keep sending us your party picturespublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    We love your Eurovision party photos - keep them coming in. Send them to entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk

  6. And that is it... for nowpublished at 22:11 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    The last singer has sung, everyone is breathing a sigh of relief and the viewers' votes are now open.

    Who is going to win? It could be quite a nail-biter!

  7. Insider infopublished at 22:09 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    By the way, there's a backing singer backstage covering Eleni's high notes while she's whipping her hair back and forth. And it's a male singer. For real.

  8. Forza Italia!published at 22:08 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    Ermal Meta and Fabrizio MoroImage source, Getty Images
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    Do you think anyone's still listening?

    And last but not least here’s Italy!

    Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro are kind of a big deal in their home country with handfuls of platinum and gold records each.

    Their song Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente [English You Haven’t Done Anything to Me], was written in response to terror attacks around the world, including in London, Nice and Barcelona.

    Its impactful and skilled song writing has already put it at number one in Italy – but will the rest of Europe agree?

    Here's a snippet of the lyrics:

    Quote Message

    You haven’t done anything to me / You've taken nothing from me / This is my life, and it keeps going / Beyond everything, beyond people / You haven’t done anything to me / You haven't won anything / Because there's more than your pointless wars.

  9. Party pic - for one!published at 22:08 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Georgie Waterhouse Eurovision drinkImage source, Georgie Waterhouse

    Georgie Waterhouse tells us: "I'm on my own - sort of. My five-year-old is in bed and my hubby is playing a gig. Cider and my Star Wars jammies."

    Have fun Georgie!

  10. More praise for SuRiepublished at 22:04 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

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  11. Check out your Eurovision party photos!published at 22:03 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Eurovision partyImage source, Alyson Spain
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    Thanks to Alyson Spain for sending her Eurovision party photos - we love a cup cake!

    Eurovision partyImage source, Alyson Spain
  12. Cyprus is on firepublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    Eleni FoureiraImage source, Getty Images
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    Check out how much hair we have! Isn't it great?

    Now for bookies’ favourite Eleni Foureira.

    The Cypriot entry is originally from Albania. The song is written by a Swedish collective. And she’s singing about Fuego (Spanish for fire).

    Perhaps the pan-Europeanness of the song is exactly why Eurovision has gone nuts for Eleni.

    Or perhaps it’s the fact that it’s a tropical house banger that you’ll hear all over the Mediterranean this summer.

    Oh and Eleni and her girl gang do a great line in whipping their hair back and forth as well as Beyonce-esque dance moves.

    Instant hit.

  13. Ireland's message: Love is lovepublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    Ryan O'ShaughnessyImage source, PA
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    I mean, those are some pretty controversial dance moves going on right there...

    Oh Ryan, what a lovely song you’ve given us.

    The track, Together, is beautiful in its own right, but using the dancers to tell a story of first romance - followed by suspicion and heartbreak adds another layer. The fact that those two dancers are male sends a message of inclusivity, which has long been part of Eurovision culture and history.

    Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s song made news earlier this week when the EBU banned a Chinese television network from airing the Eurovision Song Contest, after they refused to air the Irish performance, and blurred out gay pride flags.

    Ryan told BBC News: "From the very start we've said love is love - whether it's between two guys, two girls or a guy and a girl so I think this is a really important decision."

    Could this added publicity play in Ireland’s favour?

  14. Could Ireland steal the Eurovision crown?published at 21:57 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Ryan O'ShaughnessyImage source, EPA

    Here's a lovely picture of Ireland's Ryan O'Shaughnessy leading a conga backstage, just before the grand final got under way.

    But he could have reason for a celebratory dance or two later on as well - some bookies now have them as third favourites to win. Their odds are now 6/1, down from a massive 250/1 a week ago, Oddschecker says.

    We won't get to hear his ballad Together until near the end of the show. Hopefully Ireland won't mind the wait for what is their first Eurovision performance since 2013. After five years, what's another hour or two to wait?

  15. Only three contestants to go!published at 21:57 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    We're nearly at the end of the performances now. How did that happen?

  16. Some strange dancing from the Netherlandspublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    WaylonImage source, Getty Images
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    This is how Garth Brooks does it, isn't it?

    We’re almost there now, only four more to go – but they include some real corkers.

    The Netherlands are up now, with Waylon bringing the country vibe to the Altice Arena. Country mixed with Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain, that is.

    His backing dancers, though, are pulling moves possibly better suited to an interpretative rap music video (although I don't even know if that would be appropriate) and the whole thing has raised more than a few eyebrows here in Lisbon - as well as elsewhere, external.

    True, it’s not your standard country set-up, but maybe it’s the Outlaw In ‘Em.

  17. More detail on that SuRie stage invasionpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Read our story here, with full statements from the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union on the stage invasion during SuRie's performance, plus reaction.

  18. People go crazy for Nettapublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    That's one of the best reactions to a performance we've had all night.

    "That could be number one - it could be that or Australia, we never know," says Graham Norton.

  19. Israel - Netta's not your toypublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    NettaImage source, Getty Images
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    Hehe...do you think anyone will work out I'm actually swearing?

    Here’s Netta, the most talked-about act coming into Eurovision, with her song Toy.

    Partly down to her unique appearance and her original performance style. Oh, and also because she does a chicken noise and dance to go with it.

    What, you know this is Eurovision, right?

    Chicken impressions aside, the song has a real message that fits right in with 2018’s #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

    This is all very good, but I still can’t help but be surprised that the EBU have allowed a song that has thinly-veiled swearing running through its chorus.

    According to the official guide, Netta says “madabaka beat”. Honest…

  20. Hungary for Eurovision success?published at 21:48 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Lucy Todd
    Entertainment reporter in Lisbon

    Bence BruckerImage source, Getty Images
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    Check out how many fireworks I have...

    After Bieber’s - sorry, Ingrosso’s - slick performance, it’s time for something a little different. Enter AWS, the heavy metal contingent of the competition.

    Viszlat Nyar, which is Magyar for Summer Gone, is a lot of fun and basically includes your annual bonfire night demonstration thrown in for free.

    There is fire a-plenty and a full-on firework show. Considering each country has to pay for their own pyrotechnics, Hungary have blown the budget here.

    And I can’t get over how lead singer Bence Brucker can run the whole way round the stage and over a bridge while screaming. Hungary's got talent…oh, sorry – wrong show.