Eurovision 2018 predictions
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Eleni Foureira in the video for Cypriot entry Fuego
In just a few days, 26 countries will go head-to-head at the Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Lisbon to see who will inherit Portugal’s Eurovision crown.
Dark horse Cyprus, which snuck past heavily favoured Israel to become the bookies’ favourite earlier this week, holds onto the top spot with one day to go before the grand final, while previous second-place favourite Norway has slipped into seventh place.
The UK might not have had the best run of form in recent years, but last year’s entry - Lucie Jones’ Never Give Up On You - was something of a modest triumph, finishing in 15th place. This year, SuRie (real name Susanna Cork) will be hoping to do ever better with synthtastic pop ballad Storm.
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So who are the favourites to romp home to glory?
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Eurovision 2018: How Do The Odds Look Two Weeks Before The Contest?
Who do the bookmakers think will win the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest?
With just over two weeks until the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, we take a look at who the bookmakers predict will qualify from each semi-final, and who will win the contest on the whole.
Who will qualify for the Grand Final from Semi-Final 1?
- Israel – Netta Barzilai – Toy
- Czech Republic – Mikolas Josef – Lie To Me
- Bulgaria – Equinox – Bones
- Estonia – Elina Nechayeva – La Forza
- Greece – Yianna Terzi – Oniro Mou
- Cyprus – Eleni Foureira – Fuego
- Belgium – Sennek – A Matter Of Time
- Austria – Cesár Sampson – Nobody But You
- Armenia – Sevak Khanagyan – Qami
- Finland – Saara Aalto – Monsters
- Lithuania – Ieva Zasimauskaite – When We’re Old
- Azerbaijan – Aisel – X My Heart
- Belarus – Alekseev – Forever
- Switzerland – Zibbz – Stones
- FYR Macedonia – Eye Cue – Lost and Found
- Albania – Eugent Bushpepa – Mall
- Ireland – Ryan O’Shaughnessy – Together
- Croatia – Franka – Crazy
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