Get ready, because once again it’s a big night in the Eurovision calendar, just two weeks before the proper rehearsals begin for the contest. Eurovision in Concert 2018 takes place tonight at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and we at #escYOUnited will be there to cover every inch of proceedings!
32 of this year’s Eurovision acts and a plethora of special guests will be performing at the gala held for the first time in the larger venue near the Amsterdam ArenA, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the preview show being held. Many acts will be using tonight as one last, very public rehearsal before the real test begins in Lisbon, so #YOU don’t want to miss any of it!
The 32 countries represented tonight by their artists are;
- 🇦🇱 Albania – Eugent Bushpepa
- 🇦🇲 Armenia – Sevak Khanagyan
- 🇦🇺 Australia – Jessica Mauboy
- 🇦🇹 Austria – Cesár Sampson
- 🇧🇾 Belarus – Alekseev
- 🇧🇪 Belgium – Sennek
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Equinox (ft. Kristian Kostov [Bulgaria 2017])
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic – Mikolas Josef
- 🇩🇰 Denmark – Rasmussen
- 🇫🇮 Finland – Saara Alto
- 🇫🇷 France – Madame Monsieur
- 🇩🇪 Germany – Michael Schulte
- 🇭🇺 Hungary – AWS
- 🇮🇸 Iceland – Ari Ólafsson
- 🇮🇪 Ireland – Ryan O’Shaughnessy
- 🇮🇱 Israel – Netta
- 🇱🇻 Latvia – Laura Rizzotto
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania – Ieva Zasimauskaitė
- 🇲🇰 (FYR) Macedonia – Eye Cue
- 🇲🇹 Malta – Christabelle
- 🇲🇩 Moldova – DoReDoS
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro – Vanja Radovanović
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Waylon
- 🇵🇱 Poland – Gromee ft. Lukas Meijer
- 🇸🇲 San Marino – Jessika ft. Jenifer Brening
- 🇷🇸 Serbia – Sanja Ilić & Balkanika
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia – Lea Sirk
- 🇪🇸 Spain – Alfred & Amaia
- 🇸🇪 Sweden – Benjamin Ingrosso
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland – Zibbz
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Mélovin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – SuRie
Alongside the above acts, there will also be performances from Sandra Kim (Belgium 1986) and Maxine & Franklin Brown (Netherlands 1996), with Edsilia Rombley and Cornald Maas hosting proceedings tonight.
Before the show, the acts and press will get the opportunity to mingle where Sean and Fernando will bring #YOU as many interviews with this year’s artists as they can squeeze in, so make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE and #YOU won’t miss a thing over the coming days! We will also be providing a full report of the day and who we thought were the better performers in the concert!
If #YOU are in Amsterdam, then we hope to see as many of you as possible, and enjoy the show!
Who are #YOU most looking forward to seeing perform tonight? Share your thoughts with us on our forum HERE and support your favourite song, or join the discussion below and on social media!
