Late at night the running order of the 26 finalists has been determined by the broadcaster RTP and the EBU reference group. This is a very crucial aspect on which starting position a country is being allocated to. The opener this year will be Melovin from Ukraine and the guys Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro from Italy will be the last performer.

Late at night the running order of the 26 finalists has been determined by the broadcaster RTP and the EBU reference group. This is a very crucial aspect on which starting position a country is being allocated to. The opener this year will be Melovin from Ukraine and the guys Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro from Italy will be the last performer.

It is said that position #2 is not a lucky number, and the first half is also less successful generally, that’s why all artists are keen to perform in the second half. And a majority of the viewers like to tune in later, when they come home. But a good song with a good performance will also be successful, no matter which starting position it has.

This is the running order of the 2018 ESC:

01. Ukraine
02. Spain
03. Slovenia
04. Lithuania
05. Austria
06. Estonia
07. Norway
08. Portugal
09. United Kingdom
10. Serbia
11. Germany
12. Albania
13. France
14. Czech Republic
15. Denmark
16. Australia
17. Finland
18. Bulgaria
19. Moldova
20. Sweden
21. Hungary
22. Israel
23. The Netherlands
24. Ireland
25. Cyprus
26. Italy

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As one of the founders of eurovisionlive.com I am responsible for the interviews with the singers and the editorial content. My passion for the Eurovision Song Contest exists since my early childhood. The exotic music, different cultures and languages have given a lot of inspiration to me. Since my very first ESC in Dublin 1994 I particularly appreciate the get together and friendship of all the nationalities and Riverdance was a thrill!