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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).

Eurovision gossip

What the internet thinks about Eurovision – Weekend Edition

In a move familiar to King Canutes the world over, on Friday morning, Eurovision organisers issued a reminder to the world not to be...

Day eight in Turin

The BIG FIVE got their on-stage time and we finally got to see what that meant. Two performances got the most attention. There were...
Sam Ryder

Sam Ryder: Lucky to be doing a job I love

Sam Ryder will carry UK hopes into Eurovision this year. His song 'Space Man' is widely tipped to bring the country its best result...
Sam Ryder picks his place in the Running order for Eurovision 2022

The Big Five at Eurovision 2022 – when will they perform?

After rehearsing today, each of the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) acts got to stick their hand in a bowl and...

Germany: Rock a little

The final act on stage this morning was Germany. Malik Harris gave us 'Rock Stars'. It's a nice enough song, but lacks the energy...

and Finally… Germany

There is a juxtapose here. Malik seems likeable enough as a person and an artist and, like so many others, has a story to...

Spain: Sunshine after the rain

There can be no doubt in knowing which country took the stage a few minutes back. In Swarovski chaps, Chanel’s performance is one matador...

Made in (E)Spain – It certainly is

** resisting the urge to say “Scorchio** Nope! For me, and I must stress this is my opinion, there is not a lot to warm to...

UK: Rock it, man

Opening and closing with Sam Ryder alone on a brightly lit white platform, this is as effective at the start as at the end. What...

OK… breath… calm down…

Fuck. Just… Fuck I’m British. I’m also objective with this contest and if the UK is rubbish I am the first one to write it...