Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision winner 2017 Salvador Sobral has undergone a heart transplant operation, NTV reports referring to the Portuguese media RTP.

The operation was on December 8th. Doctors have assured that the transplant has been successful. Now the singer has to go through a long rehabilitation process.

The health of the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest - 2017 - the Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral, has deteriorated sharply.
He is transferred to intensive care and is the first in the list of heart transplants, according to local media.

Portuguese Television and the European Broadcasting Union chose Lisbon to host Eurovision 2018, reported BGNES.

The organizers announced that the semi-finals will be held on May 8 and 10 and the final of the competition on May 12.

Portugal became the host country of the song contest, thanks to the victory of Salvador Sobral at Eurovision 2017 in Kiev.

Portugal's Salvador Sobral won the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest narrowly beating Bulgaria and Moldova, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

​The Eurovision final took place in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Saturday night.