During the EBU meeting in Lisbon the picture of the 2018 ESC gets clearer. By now we have 42 countries officially confirmed by the EBU. Russia is back in the contest after the absence in Kiev this year. It’s still not confirmed if FYR Macedonia is going to participate. Lately the EBU claimed unpaid bills to the Macedonian broadcaster, but this might have been settled by now. If a country is willing to participate after the submission deadline there will be a fee to pay. So let’s wait and cross our fingers.

During the EBU meeting in Lisbon the picture of the 2018 ESC gets clearer. By now we have 42 countries officially confirmed by the EBU. Russia is back in the contest after the absence in Kiev this year. It’s still not confirmed if FYR Macedonia is going to participate. Lately the EBU claimed unpaid bills to the Macedonian broadcaster, but this might have been settled by now. If a country is willing to participate after the submission deadline there will be a fee to pay.

So let’s wait and cross our fingers.

These are the confirmed participants 2018:

01. Albania
02. Armenia
03. Australia
04. Austria
05. Azerbaijan
06. Belarus
07. Belgium
08. Bulgaria
09. Croatia
10. Cyprus
11. Czech Republic
12. Denmark
13. Estonia
14. Finland
15. France
16. Germany
17. Georgia
18. Greece
19. Hungary
20. Iceland
21. Ireland
22. Israel
23. Italy
24. Latvia
25. Lithuania
26. Malta
27. Moldova
28. Montenegro
29. The Netherlands
30. Norway
31. Poland
32. Portugal
33. Romania
34. Russia
35. San Marino
36. Serbia
37. Slovenia
38. Spain
39. Sweden
40. Switzerland
41. Ukraine
42. United Kingdom

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Due to the fact that my parents are musicians, I have a gained a great enthusiasm for music. Since 1979 my interest in the Eurovision Song Contest has grown enormously. My first ESC I joined was in Dublin 1995. Six years later I founded the website eurovisionlive.com in the year 2001. The most fascinating part for me is the original idea of the Eurovision Song Contest – the peaceful contest of the European countries. I am very happy that I have the chance to contribute my little part for the greatest music show in the world.