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2022

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will be the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest will be held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy and will consist of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and the final on 14 May 2022. This will be the third time that Italy has hosted the contest (having previously hosted the 1965 edition in Naples and the 1991 edition in Rome).

Jamala

Broadcasters call on EBU to exclude Russia from 2022 Eurovision Song...

Following the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, nine European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members have called for Russia to lose its place in the 2022...

Cornelia Jakobs tops the board at 2022 Melodifestivalen

Cornelia Jakobs will perform 'Hold me closer' in the the second semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held on 12 May. After...
The Rasmus

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 13 – Finland

The Rasmus – Jezebel I'm sure they exist, but you never hear anyone say "I tell you who my favourite band are. The Rasmus", do...
Andrea Koevska

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 28 – North Macedonia

North Macedonia – Andrea – Circles At this point, let's gloss over the North Macedonian national final and the fact that the juries gave this...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 15 – Georgia

Circus Mirkus were among the first of the Class of 2022 to announce their participation accompanied by a mysterious press release along with a...

Armenia: Up there with the best

Having seen lots of shots of Rosa Linn's badly wallpapered bedroom, I was looking forward to seeing it in action today. The performance starts small...

France – That can only mean The Big 5

I love this song. I love everything about it – possibly because I have spent a few years holidaying in Brittany and loved the...

Day two in Turin

It's been a day of throuples, bands named after dogs, life as a meme, talking family love, first meetings, Moon-grown bananas and an office...

And the last before lunch – Azerbaijan

Following the spirit of “Allora” as has become customary already, the press conferences are running late, so a late sandwich for me then! Nadir Rustamli...

The Netherlands, *now* I understand it

Perhaps I needed to see S10 sing this live because at the start of this whole thing I really, REALLY didn't understand the hype...