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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).

Sweden – A new broom sweeps clean?

I am told, from sources I trust, the new Swedish delegation (post-Christer-9-points) is “lovely and not at all Swedish”. Cornelia is equally lovely. I...

Belgium – Is he holding back?

Rehearsals are just for that, rehearsing, and in the first run through where Jeremie has to hit the high glissando he fell off it...

Vladana. Proud as a peahen?

The sun isn’t working, so why not bring your own massive prop that you attach to your back that makes you look like a...

Poland – The man from the Pru?

Ochman looks like someone that would knock on your door to sell insurance rather than someone that is going to sing a song of...

Romania – what’s that smell?

As we have come to expect - things are running late. They don’t seem to shorten breaks to catch up though, must be a...

Estonia – the good and the bad, but he ain’t ugly

As predicted by Stefen himself in his presser sometime earlier in the week, he has indeed changed his outfit to the beige one… I...

North Macedonia – Defying the odds?

Andrea was the fourth performer on the rehearsal stage this morning with her song ‘Circles’, representing North Macedonia at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. She’s...

Ireland – Keeping it simple … but effective

Brooke was up next today in Turin with the Irish song ‘That’s Rich’. After an extended chat with the stage manager about camera angles,...

Cyprus – I’m concerned

My first words to myself were ” it’s not supposed to sound like that is it?” – then I had to check with other...

Australia first up on day 7

My problems with this are two-fold. First, the song is essentially Sheldon bleating for three minutes that he is different and that he hides behind...