It’s Lisbon 2018

It’s official: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will take place in Lisbon, with the semifinals taken place on 8 and 10 May and the Grand Final on the 12th of May. Here is the official video of the announcement:

Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in Europe and has a population of 2.7 million. Mr. Jon Ola Sand said today:

“We are very pleased to announce that RTP will be hosting the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. The City has presented an exemplary proposal, and we look forward to working together to make Portugal’s first ever Eurovision the most exciting one yet. We would like to congratulate RTP on their professional and detailed assessments of all the bids.”

The message from RTP :

“Europe has always been plural, yet it’s legacy represents the wish for a brighter future, with one another. Portugal is a country in one of the far reaches of Europe, and strongly connected to it, but always wide opened to the sea. And the oceans can give us a hint into this idea of being intertwined. All things flow. And through them we too are connected. That has been the main key in Portugal’s history, bridging not only with the rest of Europe, but also with Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. By sea. Five hundred years ago Lisbon was the place where these sea routes departed from and arrived. And today, the city of diversity, respect and tolerance, with a society of all colours and creeds that shares the values Eurovision stands for, invites everyone to celebrate this willingness to come closer and stand united.”

So bring it Portugal!!!!

source: eurovision.tv

Ionut Demetriad for escromania.com