2018

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.

The Contest was hosted by Catarina Furtado, Daniela Ruah, Filomena Cautela and Sílvia Alberto at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

See national final entries for 2018.

Writers with multiple songs in 2018

Name	Songs
Joacim Persson	2
Borislav Milanov	2

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2018

Name	Previous appearances
Victoria Chalkitis	5
Alvaro Estrella	4
Lars Säfsund	4
Jelena Đurić	4
Pamela Bezzina	3
Anna Azzopardi	2
SuRie	2
Anders Ørsager	2
Lena Kuzmanović	2
Lea Sirk	2
Vignir Snær Vigfússon	2
Karin Zemljič	2
Cesár Sampson	2
Janet Grogan	1
Alan McGrath	1
Frode Vassel	1
Ana Mašulović	1
Ivana Vladović	1
Jesper Paasch	1
Waylon	1
Alexander Rybak	1
Greta Radovani	1
Antra Kūmiņa	1
Rui Andrade	1
Vlado Mihailov	1
Marlene Lindahl	1
Tuuli Ikonen	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2018

Name	Previous songs
Thomas G:son	13
Sandra Bjurman	6
Joacim Persson	5
Borislav Milanov	5
Dimitris Kontopoulos	5
Philipp Kirkorov	4
John Ballard	4
Darko Dimitrov	3
Sebastian Arman	3
Alex Papaconstantinou	3
Leonid Gutkin	3
Doron Medalie	2
Anthony Egizii	2
David Musumeci	2
Linnea Deb	2
Joy Deb	2
Louis Schoorl	1
Timo Vendt	1
Vytautas Bikus	1
Christian Rabb	1
Sanja Ilić	1
Johan Alkenäs	1
Yevgeny Matyushenko	1
Branimir Mihaljević	1
Anderz Wrethov	1
Muxu	1
Viktor Svensson	1
Christof Straub	1
Zoe Straub	1
Thomas Stengaard	1
Alexander Rybak	1
Þórunn Erna Clausen	1
Mihkel Mattisen	1

Artists who performed in 2018

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Mall
Eugent Bushpepa	Besnik Nikolli Denis Hima Erinda Agolli Gerti Hima Greta Radovani
Eugent Bushpepa
Andri Xhahu
Armenia	Qami
Sevak Khanagyan	Arevik Grigoryan Julieta Grigoryan Mnats Khanagyan Monika Manucharova Sevak Musakhanyan
Sevak Khanagyan, Anna Danielyan, Victoria Maloyan
Arsen Grigoryan
Australia	We Got Love
Jessica Mauboy	Gary Pinto Natasha Pinto Samantha White
Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Jessica Mauboy
Ricardo Gonçalves
Austria	Nobody But You
Cesár Sampson	Kiko Pereira Rachelle Jeanty Ricardo Soler Sandra Kurzweil Sunay Balkan
Borislav Milanov, Cesár Sampson, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenäs, Sebastian Arman
Kati Bellowitsch
Azerbaijan	X My Heart
Aisel	Hugo Baptista Rui Andrade Salome Caldeira Sandra D'Adreade Stéfania Rizou
Dimitris Kontopoulos, Sandra Bjurman
Tural Asadov
Belarus	Forever
Alekseev	Anna Kilchenko Anyanya Udongwo Valeriya Khomenko Vilen Kilchenko Yulia Zima
Kirill Pavlov, Yevgeny Matyushenko
Arciom Lukjanienka Ksienija Žuk
Belgium	A Matter Of Time
Sennek	Monique Harcum Nina Babet Stef Caers
Alex Callier, Maxime Tribeche, Sennek
Danira Boukhriss Terkessidis
Bulgaria	Bones
Georgi Simeonov (Equinox) Johnny Manuel (Equinox) Trey Campbell (Equinox) Vlado Mihailov (Equinox) Zhana Bergendorff (Equinox)	Maria Georgieva
Borislav Milanov, Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson, Trey Campbell
Yoanna Dragneva
Croatia	Crazy
Franka Batelić	Djordjija Palić Martina Ivanković
Branimir Mihaljević, Franka Batelić
Uršula Tolj
Cyprus	Fuego
Eleni Foureira	Celia Caap Keisha von Arnold Lovisa Bengtsson Marlene Lindahl Teddy Sky
Alex Papaconstantinou, Anderz Wrethov, Didrick, Teddy Sky, Viktor Svensson
Hovig Demirjian
Czechia	Lie To Me
Mikolas Josef	Alžbeta Bartošová Juraj Bernáth Kristián Mensa Marek Mensa Pamela Koky
Mikolas Josef
Radka Rosická
Denmark	Higher Ground
Rasmussen	Anders Ørsager Daniel Firth Gustav Emil Bresler Jesper Paasch Mads Engelhardt
Karl Eurén, Niclas Arn
Ulla Essendrop
Estonia	La Forza
Elina Nechayeva	Mihkel Mattisen Timo Vendt
Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Elina Nechayeva, Ksenia Kuchukova
Ott Evestus
Finland	Monsters
Saara Aalto	Heli Lyytikäinen Kane Horn Teemu Roivainen Tuuli Ikonen Yves Cueni
Joy Deb, Ki Fitzgerald, Linnea Deb, Saara Aalto
Anna Abreu
France	Mercy
Émilie Satt (Madame Monsieur) Jean-Karl Lucas (Madame Monsieur)	Allyson Ezell Noée
Émilie Satt, Jean-Karl Lucas
Élodie Gossuin
Georgia	For You
Bidzina Murgulia (Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao) George Abashidze (Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao) Levan Abshilava (Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao) Mikheil Javakhishvili (Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao) Shalva Gelekva (Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao)
David Malazonia, Mikheil Mdinaradze, Irina Sanikidze
Tamara Milanova
Germany	You Let Me Walk Alone
Michael Schulte
Katharina Müller, Michael Schulte, Nisse Ingwersen, Thomas Stengaard
Barbara Schöneberger
Greece	Oniro Mou
Yianna Terzi	Evgenia Balafa Giannis Lafis Irini Psyhrami Victoria Chalkitis
Aris Kalimeris, Dimitris Stamatiou, Michalis Papathanasiou, Yianna Terzi
Olina Xenopoulou
Hungary	Viszlát Nyár
Áron Veress (AWS) Bence Brucker (AWS) Dániel Kökényes (AWS) Örs Siklósi (AWS) Soma Schiszler (AWS)	David Schwartz
Áron Veress, Bence Brucker, Dániel Kökényes, Soma Schiszler, Örs Siklósi
Bence Forró
Iceland	Our Choice
Ari Ólafsson	Arna Rún Ómarsdóttir Erla Stefánsdóttir Gunnar Leó Pálsson Vignir Snær Vigfússon Þórunn Erna Clausen
Þórunn Erna Clausen
Edda Sif Pálsdóttir
Ireland	Together
Ryan O'Shaughnessy	Alan McGrath Claire-Ann Varley Janet Grogan Kevin O'Dwyer Remy Naidoo
Laura Elizabeth Hughes, Mark Caplice, Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Nicky Byrne
Israel	Toy[Winning song]
Netta Barzilai	Avshalom Ariel Danielle Mazuz Lilah Amar Maayan Bukris Shayna Heidi
Doron Medalie, Stav Beger
Lucy Ayoub
Italy	Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente
Ermal Meta Fabrizio Moro	Andrea Vigentini Roberto Maccaroni
Andrea Febo, Ermal Meta, Fabrizio Moro
Giulia Valentina
Latvia	Funny Girl
Laura Rizzotto	Antra Kūmiņa Edgars Zvirbulis Iluta Alsberga Kristīne Pastare
Laura Rizzotto
Dagmāra Legante
Lithuania	When We're Old
Ieva Zasimauskaitė	Akmėja Bru Marius Kiltinavičius
Vytautas Bikus
Eglė Daugėlaitė
Malta	Taboo
Christabelle Borg	Anna Azzopardi Anthea Zammit Josef Tabone Pamela Bezzina Petra Zammit
Johnny Sanchez, Thomas G:son, Christabelle Borg, Muxu
Lara Azzopardi
Moldova	My Lucky Day
Eugeniu Andrianov (DoReDoS) Marina Djundyet (DoReDoS) Sergiu Mîța (DoReDoS)	Erik Høiby Kostya Vechersky Sara Li
Philipp Kirkorov, John Ballard
Djulieta Ardovan
Montenegro	Inje
Vanja Radovanović	Ana Mašulović Bole Martinović Ivana Vladović Jelena Đurić Lena Kuzmanović
Vanja Radovanović
Nataša Šotra
Netherlands	Outlaw In 'Em
Waylon	Brandon Likiyo Justin Pieplenbosch Pierre Anganda Pieter Likiyo Roger Makadi
Ilya Toshinskiy, Jim Beaver, Waylon
Amy Vol Lisa Vol Shelley Vol
North Macedonia	Lost and Found
Bojan Trajkovski (Eye Cue) Marija Ivanovska (Eye Cue)	Antonia Gigovska Dina Jashari Ivo Mitkovski Valery Dimovska
Bojan Trajkovski, Darko Dimitrov
Jana Burčeska
Norway	That's How You Write A Song
Alexander Rybak	Alvaro Estrella Frode Vassel Jens Jeffry Trinidad Lene Kokai Flage Lisa Børud
Alexander Rybak
Aleksander Walmann Joakim With Steen
Poland	Light Me Up
Gromee Lukas Meijer	Christian Rabb Kasia Dereń Mahan Moin Sara Chmiel-Gromala
Christian Rabb, Gromee, Lukas Meijer, Mahan Moin
Mateusz Szymkowiak
Portugal	O Jardim
Cláudia Pascoal	Isaura
Isaura
Pedro Fernandes
Romania	Goodbye
Adi Tetrade (The Humans) Alex Cismaru (The Humans) Alex Matei (The Humans) Alin Neagoe (The Humans) Cristina Caramarcu (The Humans)	Corina Matei
Alex Matei, Alin Neagoe, Cristina Caramarcu
Sonia Argint-Ionescu
Russia	I Won't Break
Julia Samoylova	Anastasiya Dzhurkina Arie Burshtein Ildar Gainutdinov Ksenia Korobkova Netta Nimrodi
Arie Burshtein, Leonid Gutkin, Netta Nimrodi
Alsou
San Marino	Who We Are
Jenifer Brening Jessika	Basti Schmidt Carlota de Bastos Carreira Joana de Lima Leni Sommer
Christof Straub, Jenifer Brening, Mathias Strasser, Stefan Moessle, Zoe Straub
John Kennedy O'Connor
Serbia	Nova Deca
Aleksandar Radulović (Sanja Ilić & Balkanika) Danica Krstajić (Sanja Ilić & Balkanika) Ljubomir Dimitrijević (Sanja Ilić & Balkanika) Mladen Lukić (Sanja Ilić & Balkanika) Nevena Stamenković (Sanja Ilić & Balkanika)	Iva Banićević
Sanja Ilić, Tatjana Karajanov Ilić, Danica Krstajić
Dragana Kosjerina
Slovenia	Hvala, ne!
Lea Sirk	Anja Möderndorfer Karin Putrih Karin Zemljič Tajda Kožamelj Veronika Škrlj
Lea Sirk, Tomy DeClerque
Maja Keuc
Spain	Tu Canción
Alfred Garcia Amaia Romero
Raul Gomez Garcia, Sylvia Ruth Santoro Lopez
Nieves Álvarez
Sweden	Dance You Off
Benjamin Ingrosso	Evelina Olsén Greg Curtis Jr Lars Säfsund Maria Hazell Stran Çetin
Benjamin Ingrosso, K Nita, Louis Schoorl, MAG
Felix Sandman
Switzerland	Stones
Coco Gfeller (ZiBBZ) Stee Gfeller (ZiBBZ)	Laurell Barker Nita Fernandes Sabrina Kern
Coco Gfeller, Herman Gardarfve, Laurell Barker, Stee Gfeller
Letícia Carvalho
Ukraine	Under The Ladder
Mélovin	Dasha Ptashnik Denis Nadyozhin Konstantin Sologub Luiza Kazaryan
Mélovin, Mike Ryals
Nata Zhyzhchenko
United Kingdom	Storm
SuRie	Charlotte Churchman Debby Bracknell Mark De-Lisser
Gil Lewis, Nicole Blair, Sean Hargreaves
Mel Giedroyc

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