anz ania ▁( 3 ) ▁and ▁Ch ad ▁( 2 ) ▁one ▁Art ist ▁– ▁several ▁Songs ▁National ▁Se lections ▁took ▁place . ▁Final ists ▁were ▁revealed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March , ▁with ▁Final ▁voting ▁running ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁March . ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁J ury ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 - member ▁jud ging ▁panel ▁for ▁the ▁Final ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁exper ts , ▁blog gers ▁and ▁community ▁members ; ▁Pan American ▁music ▁exper ts ▁and ▁African ▁music ▁and ▁production ▁exper ts : ▁ ▁– ▁N is ay ▁Sam re th ▁– ▁Euro vision - FR . net ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁and ▁Community ▁Manager ▁ ▁– ▁Roy ▁van ▁der ▁Mer we ▁– ▁A fri Music ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Head ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁Selection , ▁ES CC o vers ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁ ▁– ▁Fab iana ▁de ▁C áss ia ▁Silva ▁– ▁ES CP edia ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁ ▁– ▁Andy ▁Mik he ev ▁– ▁ES CK A Z ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁ ▁– ▁Mort en ▁Thom assen ▁– ▁O GA E ▁Norway ▁President ▁ ▁– ▁Andreas ▁Bl as ch ke ▁ ▁– ▁Sebastian ▁M n ich ▁– ▁Dest ination ▁Euro vision ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁ ▁– ▁Ian ▁F ow ell ▁– ▁ES CC o vers ▁Journal ist ▁ ▁– ▁M oul ou kou ▁Sou le ym ane ▁K our ou ma ▁– ▁A NS O ▁Music ,