• Dates – Grand Final: Saturday, 14 May 2022 – 21:00 CEST
• Host – Venue & Location: PalaOlimpico (Pala Alpitour), Turin, Italy
• Presenter (s): Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan & Mika; Press Centre Hosts: Laura Carusino, Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa.
• Musical Director: —
• Director: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano
• Executive Producer: Simona Martorelli & Claudio Fasulo
• Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
• Multicamera Director: Duccio Forzano & Cristian Biondani
• Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
• Opening Act: “Give Peace a Chance” performed by the Rockin’ 1000; “Benvenuto“, “Io canto“, “La solitudine“, “Le cose che vivi” and “Scatola” performed by Laura Pausini; Flag parade introducing the 25 finalist countries. The Grand Final opening sequence will stage the power of music to evoke peace, featuring the Rockin’ 1000 is a group of rock musicians primarily from Italy, which is made up of a thousand musicians playing and singing all together. Laura Pausini will recall her long-lasting career through a medley of her greatest hits, by presenting her life journey through music in a great show that starts from her debut at Sanremo Festival and ends with her last single Scatola. 
• Interval Act: “Supermodel” and “If I Can Dream” performed by Måneskin; “Non ho l’età” performed by Gigliola Cinquetti; “Love Today”, “Grace Kelly”, “Yo Yo” and “Happy Ending” performed by Mika. Straight from Los Angeles, California, where they are currently recording their latest album and getting ready for their upcoming  sold-out world tour. After a year of resounding success, Måneskin will shine once again on the Eurovision stage, which will be located in Pala Olimpico this time. After the last winners, the first Italian Eurovision champion Gigliola Cinquetti will return to the Eurovision stage, 58 years after her victory in 1964. Finally, Mika’s performance will continue to stress on the importance to combine the word peace with the word love. After that, the traditional ‘12 points’ parade will lead to the announcement of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 winner.
• Motto: “The Sound of Beauty” (Il suono della bellezza)
• Participants – Number of entries: 40: Final 25 [🇫🇷 France (64ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (47ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (65ª), 🇬🇧 United Kindom (64ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (61ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (10ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (22ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (62ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (7ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (63ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (27ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (53ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (42ª),🇨🇭 Switzerland (62ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (34ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (17ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (55ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (22ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (14ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (60ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (61ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (24ª)]; First Semi-Final 17 [🇦🇱 Albania (18ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (22ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (22ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (62ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (27ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (62ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (17ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (53ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (27ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (50ª), 🇦🇹 Austria (54ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (34ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (42ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (60ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª)]; Second Semi-Final 18  [🇫🇮 Finland (55ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (44ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (14ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (14ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (34ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (12ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (7ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (38ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (55ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (27ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (22ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (24ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (61ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (63ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (10ª)]
• Debuting countries: —
• Return: 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª)
• Non-returning countries: 🇷🇺 Russia (23ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs: the first–from a professional jury, the second–from viewers. 50% televoting (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 points) and 50% national juries (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 points).
• Nil Points: — None^[a]
• Winning song: “Stefania” (Стефанія) – Kalush Orchestra – 🇺🇦 Ukraine (3ª)

About/Overview. The 66th Eurovision Song Contest was held at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after Måneskin’s success for Italy the previous year. Kalush Orchestra were triumphant with their song Stefania; an ode to a mother, which became the first Eurovision winning song to feature a rap. When it came to the televote, Europe (and Australia) delivered a clear message: the general public got behind Ukraine in overwhelming numbers, bulldozing the scoreboard with a total of 439 points – an incredible achievement given the maximum haul possible is 468 (which would require ‘douze points’ from all of the other 39 participating countries). At the press conference after their victory, Kalush Orchestra shared a message of gratitude, thanking voters across Europe who had awarded their song the record-breaking tally of points, as well as the juries who had voted in their favour, too: ‘We want to thank everyone out there who voted for Ukraine. The victory is very important to Ukraine, especially this year. For us, this support is even more important for Ukraine in these times. And we really appreciate that you helped us with your votes.’

The Grand Final also provided the best results in a long, long time for two of the Big 5. The United Kingdom’s Sam Ryder came second overall as “SPACE MAN” was awarded 466 points overall, and won the jury vote. This is the UK’s highest score in the Contest, and their highest placing since Imaani also finished as runner-up with Where Are You? in 1998. Spain also celebrated as Chanel’s “SloMo” took the third podium spot and their best result since 1995.

Turin – Italy’s third Eurovision Host City. Following a hugely competitive selection process that saw 17 individual bids, the honour of hosting the 66th Eurovision Song Contest has been won by Turin. The capital of Piedmont will be the third Italian city to host the event after Naples (1965) and Rome (1991), thanks to Måneskin’s magnificent victory in Rotterdam the previous year. Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl had this to say: ‘Turin is the perfect Host City for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. As we saw during the 2006 Winter Olympics, Pala Olimpico exceeds all the requirements needed to stage a global event of this scale and we have been very impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment from the City of Turin who will welcome thousands of fans in May. This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Italy in 30 years and, together with our Host broadcaster Rai, we are determined to make it a special one.’

Where next?. Before the last shreds of confetti had hit the PalaOlimpico stage, thoughts turned to where might host the 2023 Contest – understandably, given the ongoing war in winning country Ukraine since the Russian invasion earlier in the year. Traditionally, the winning country hosts the following Contest, but this isn’t always possible (as it was the case for the winning broadcasters in 1956, 1959, 1962, 1971, 1973 and 1979), and there are no hard and fast rules dictating who should host in these circumstances. In June 2022, the European Broadcasting Union released two statements regarding the feasibility of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, making the decision to host the event in another country. The Eurovision story continues…

• Dates – First Semi-Final: Tuesday, 10 May 2022 – 21:00 CEST
• Host – Venue & Location: PalaOlimpico (Pala Alpitour), Turin, Italy
• Presenter (s): Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan & Mika; Press Centre Hosts: Laura Carusino, Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa.
• Musical Director: —
• Director: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano
• Executive Producer: Simona Martorelli & Claudio Fasulo
• Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
• Multicamera Director: Duccio Forzano & Cristian Biondani
• Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
• Opening Act: Performance showcasing Italian ingenuity and creativity; “The Sound of Beauty” performed by Sherol Dos Santos. Italian genius and creativity will be the main theme of the show for the First Semi-Final, which will start from an imaginary inventor lab, where a flying machine will turn on Pala Olimpico’s stage. 
• Interval Act: “Horizon in Your Eyes”, “Satisfaction” and “Golden Nights” performed by Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants; Homage to Raffaella Carrà performed by the presenters; “Fai rumore” performed by Diodato. The Sound of Beauty will increase its BPM rate, with a journey through Italian Dance music featuring Dardust, Benny Benassi, Sylvia Catasta and Sophie and the Giants. With his performance, Diodato, who held an emotional and moving 2020 performance in an empty Arena di Verona, will symbolise the return to live music after its interruption in the spring of two years ago. 
• Motto: “The Sound of Beauty” (Il suono della bellezza)
• Participants – Number of entries: 40: Final 25 [🇫🇷 France (64ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (47ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (65ª), 🇬🇧 United Kindom (64ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (61ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (10ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (22ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (62ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (7ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (63ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (27ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (53ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (42ª),🇨🇭 Switzerland (62ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (34ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (17ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (55ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (22ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (14ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (60ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (61ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (24ª)]; First Semi-Final 17 [🇦🇱 Albania (18ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (22ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (22ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (62ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (27ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (62ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (17ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (53ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (27ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (50ª), 🇦🇹 Austria (54ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (34ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (42ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (60ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª)]; Second Semi-Final 18  [🇫🇮 Finland (55ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (44ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (14ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (14ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (34ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (12ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (7ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (38ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (55ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (27ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (22ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (24ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (61ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (63ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (10ª)]
• Debuting countries: —
• Return: 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª)
• Non-returning countries: 🇷🇺 Russia (23ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs: the first–from a professional jury, the second–from viewers. 50% televoting (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 points) and 50% national juries (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 points).
• Nil Points: — None^[a]
• Winning song: “Stefania” (Стефанія) – Kalush Orchestra – 🇺🇦 Ukraine (2ª)

About/Overview. The 66th Eurovision Song Contest was held at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after Måneskin’s success for Italy the previous year. Kalush Orchestra were triumphant with their song Stefania; an ode to a mother, which became the first Eurovision winning song to feature a rap. When it came to the televote, Europe (and Australia) delivered a clear message: the general public got behind Ukraine in overwhelming numbers, bulldozing the scoreboard with a total of 439 points – an incredible achievement given the maximum haul possible is 468 (which would require ‘douze points’ from all of the other 39 participating countries). At the press conference after their victory, Kalush Orchestra shared a message of gratitude, thanking voters across Europe who had awarded their song the record-breaking tally of points, as well as the juries who had voted in their favour, too: ‘We want to thank everyone out there who voted for Ukraine. The victory is very important to Ukraine, especially this year. For us, this support is even more important for Ukraine in these times. And we really appreciate that you helped us with your votes.’

The Grand Final also provided the best results in a long, long time for two of the Big 5. The United Kingdom’s Sam Ryder came second overall as “SPACE MAN” was awarded 466 points overall, and won the jury vote. This is the UK’s highest score in the Contest, and their highest placing since Imaani also finished as runner-up with Where Are You? in 1998. Spain also celebrated as Chanel’s “SloMo” took the third podium spot and their best result since 1995.

Turin – Italy’s third Eurovision Host City. Following a hugely competitive selection process that saw 17 individual bids, the honour of hosting the 66th Eurovision Song Contest has been won by Turin. The capital of Piedmont will be the third Italian city to host the event after Naples (1965) and Rome (1991), thanks to Måneskin’s magnificent victory in Rotterdam the previous year. Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl had this to say: ‘Turin is the perfect Host City for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. As we saw during the 2006 Winter Olympics, Pala Olimpico exceeds all the requirements needed to stage a global event of this scale and we have been very impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment from the City of Turin who will welcome thousands of fans in May. This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Italy in 30 years and, together with our Host broadcaster Rai, we are determined to make it a special one.’

Where next?. Before the last shreds of confetti had hit the PalaOlimpico stage, thoughts turned to where might host the 2023 Contest – understandably, given the ongoing war in winning country Ukraine since the Russian invasion earlier in the year. Traditionally, the winning country hosts the following Contest, but this isn’t always possible (as it was the case for the winning broadcasters in 1956, 1959, 1962, 1971, 1973 and 1979), and there are no hard and fast rules dictating who should host in these circumstances. In June 2022, the European Broadcasting Union released two statements regarding the feasibility of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, making the decision to host the event in another country. The Eurovision story continues…

• Dates – Second Semi-Final: Thursday, 12 May 2022 – 21:00 CEST
• Host – Venue & Location: PalaOlimpico (Pala Alpitour), Turin, Italy
• Presenter (s): Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan & Mika; Press Centre Hosts: Laura Carusino, Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa.
• Musical Director: —
• Director: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano
• Executive Producer: Simona Martorelli & Claudio Fasulo
• Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
• Multicamera Director: Duccio Forzano & Cristian Biondani
• Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
• Opening Act: “The Italian Way”, ode to Italian hand gestures performed by Alessandro Cattelan. The second Semi-Final will be opened by Alessandro Cattelan, who will introduce us to the Italian art of getting by. Later in the evening, we will try to teach our audience all over Europe and Australia how to speak Italian even if they do not one single word, by taking inspiration from Bruno Munari’s Supplemento al dizionario italiano (or Supplement to the Italian Dictionary). 
• Interval Act: “Fragile” and “People Have the Power” performed by Laura Pausini and Mika; “Grande amore” performed by Il Volo. Gianluca Ginoble, Ignazio Boschetto and Piero Barone, the operatic pop trio Il Volo, will surprise the Eurovision audience eight years after Vienna. Finally, in a world premiere, the unprecedented and long-awaited duet between our international stars Laura Pausini and Mika will be unveiled.
• Motto: “The Sound of Beauty” (Il suono della bellezza)
• Participants – Number of entries: 40: Final 25 [🇫🇷 France (64ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (47ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (65ª), 🇬🇧 United Kindom (64ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (61ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (10ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (22ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (62ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (7ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (63ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (27ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (53ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (42ª),🇨🇭 Switzerland (62ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (34ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (17ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (55ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (22ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (14ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (60ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (61ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (24ª)]; First Semi-Final 17 [🇦🇱 Albania (18ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (22ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (22ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (62ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (27ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (62ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (17ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (53ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (27ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (50ª), 🇦🇹 Austria (54ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (34ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (42ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (60ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª)]; Second Semi-Final 18  [🇫🇮 Finland (55ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (44ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (14ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (14ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (34ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (12ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (7ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (38ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (55ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (27ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (22ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (24ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (61ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (63ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (10ª)]
• Debuting countries: —
• Return: 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (14ª)
• Non-returning countries: 🇷🇺 Russia (23ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs: the first–from a professional jury, the second–from viewers. 50% televoting (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 points) and 50% national juries (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 points).
• Nil Points: —
• Winning song: “Hold Me Closer” – Cornelia Jakobs – 🇸🇪 Sweden (4ª)

About/Overview. The 66th Eurovision Song Contest was held at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after Måneskin’s success for Italy the previous year. Kalush Orchestra were triumphant with their song Stefania; an ode to a mother, which became the first Eurovision winning song to feature a rap. When it came to the televote, Europe (and Australia) delivered a clear message: the general public got behind Ukraine in overwhelming numbers, bulldozing the scoreboard with a total of 439 points – an incredible achievement given the maximum haul possible is 468 (which would require ‘douze points’ from all of the other 39 participating countries). At the press conference after their victory, Kalush Orchestra shared a message of gratitude, thanking voters across Europe who had awarded their song the record-breaking tally of points, as well as the juries who had voted in their favour, too: ‘We want to thank everyone out there who voted for Ukraine. The victory is very important to Ukraine, especially this year. For us, this support is even more important for Ukraine in these times. And we really appreciate that you helped us with your votes.’

The Grand Final also provided the best results in a long, long time for two of the Big 5. The United Kingdom’s Sam Ryder came second overall as “SPACE MAN” was awarded 466 points overall, and won the jury vote. This is the UK’s highest score in the Contest, and their highest placing since Imaani also finished as runner-up with Where Are You? in 1998. Spain also celebrated as Chanel’s “SloMo” took the third podium spot and their best result since 1995.

Turin – Italy’s third Eurovision Host City. Following a hugely competitive selection process that saw 17 individual bids, the honour of hosting the 66th Eurovision Song Contest has been won by Turin. The capital of Piedmont will be the third Italian city to host the event after Naples (1965) and Rome (1991), thanks to Måneskin’s magnificent victory in Rotterdam the previous year. Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl had this to say: ‘Turin is the perfect Host City for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. As we saw during the 2006 Winter Olympics, Pala Olimpico exceeds all the requirements needed to stage a global event of this scale and we have been very impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment from the City of Turin who will welcome thousands of fans in May. This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Italy in 30 years and, together with our Host broadcaster Rai, we are determined to make it a special one.’

Where next?. Before the last shreds of confetti had hit the PalaOlimpico stage, thoughts turned to where might host the 2023 Contest – understandably, given the ongoing war in winning country Ukraine since the Russian invasion earlier in the year. Traditionally, the winning country hosts the following Contest, but this isn’t always possible (as it was the case for the winning broadcasters in 1956, 1959, 1962, 1971, 1973 and 1979), and there are no hard and fast rules dictating who should host in these circumstances. In June 2022, the European Broadcasting Union released two statements regarding the feasibility of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, making the decision to host the event in another country. The Eurovision story continues…

Missed participation

• 🇲🇹 Malta: Emma Muscat – “Out of Sight“. Emma Muscat was selected as the Maltese representative via the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where she competed with the song “Out of Sight”, but on 14 March 2022 it was announced Muscat would perform the song “I Am What I Am” instead. Following Muscat’s win at Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022, rumours began to surface that she would perform a song other than “Out of Sight” at the Eurovision Song Contest. In an interview with the Danish public broadcaster, producer Anders Fredslund revealed that PBS had begun the search for a new Eurovision entry for Emma Muscat the day after her victory in the Maltese selection. Fredslund explained that he had been informed the representative has been chosen, but the broadcaster was looking for potential songs to represent it in the contest. The then company sent a number of songs to PBS, from which two were selected to be recorded as demos, with the broadcaster subsequently selecting “I Am What I Am”, written by Dino Medanhodžić, Emma Musca, Julie Aagaard and Stine Kinck. “I Am What I Am” was released on 14 March 2022, and on the same day, the song was confirmed to replace “Out of Sight” as Muscat’s entry at Eurovision.

Participation map

 Finalist countries  Did not qualify from the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2022

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country’s victory at the 2021 contest with the song “Zitti e buoni” by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest was held at the PalaOlimpico, and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika.

Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine.

The winner was Ukraine with the song “Stefania”, performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group’s members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with its 439 points, the most received in the contest’s history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Spain. “Stefania” is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest.

The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 161 million viewers in 34 European markets, a decrease of 22 million viewers from the previous edition, however, it is noted that this is due to the exclusion of Russia and the lack of audience figures from Ukraine, with the overall figures up by 7 million viewers in a comparable market from 2021. An increase of three percent in the 15–24 year old age range was also reported. A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok.

History. The Eurovision Song Contest story traces back to Marcel Bezençon from the EBU. After the successful live broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 1954, the EBU was looking for a new entertainment format to test the limits of live television broadcasting technology. The inspiration for the ESC came from Italians, who successfully broadcasted for the first time on television the 5th edition of their Festival di Sanremo in 1955. In October 1955, at an EBU meeting in Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara, in Rome, the idea pushed forward by Rai’s General Director Sergio Pugliese was accepted, thus paving the way for an ongoing tradition. The first Contest was held on 24 May 1956, and seven nations participated in it. It all started with a live orchestra, which was the norm in the early years, and simple singalong songs played on every radio station. Today, the Contest has become an actual pan-European tradition. At the beginning, participants used to sing in their country’s national language without questioning it. It was only in 1965, when the Swedish entry (i.e., Absent Friend) was sung in English, that the EBU set very strict rules on the language in which songs could be performed. Lyrics had to be written in participants’ national languages. Song writers across Europe soon started thinking that success would only come if the judges could understand lyrics, and this resulted in entries such as Boom BangA-Bang and La La La. In 1973, the rules on language use became less strict and, in the following year, ABBA won the Contest with Waterloo, which was performed in English. In 1977, linguistic freedom underwent new restrictions until it was finally established again in 1999 as a permanent rule. Voting systems have changed too throughout the years. The current system has been in place since 1975. Voters can give points ranging from 1 to 8, then 10 and finally 12 to songs from other countries, with the favourite being given the wellknown douze (i.e., French for 12) points. In the past, a country’s set of votes was decided by an internal jury. However, in 1997 five countries (namely, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) tried televoting, thus giving the audience in those countries the opportunity to vote en masse for their favourite songs. The experiment proved to be successful and, starting from 1998, all countries were encouraged to use televoting wherever possible. Nowadays, viewers are also allowed to vote by SMS and by downloading the official App. Regardless of the voting method used (i.e., jury, telephone or SMS), countries may not vote for their own country’s song. With the end of the Cold War in the early ‘90s, there was a sudden increase in the number of participants, since many former Eastern Bloc countries queued up to compete for the first time. This process has been going on until today, with more and more countries joining every year. For this reason, in 2004 the EBU introduced the Semi-Final. In Eurovision Song Contest 2008, two Semi-Finals were introduced. Now, all countries except for the ‘Big Five’ (i.e., France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK), must be in the top 10 of a Semi-Final top 10 to qualify for the Final. In 2015, the Contest celebrated its 60th anniversary. The BBC hosted a grand show in London, featuring over a dozen former participants. And since Australia has broadcasted the show since 1983, the organisers invited SBS to join in for the very first time in an attempt to honour the country’s 30-year commitment to the Eurovision Song Contest. After more than 65 years of existence, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest TV entertainment events in the world: over 180 million people watched live Måneskin lifting the trophy in Rotterdam.

Italy: a successful history. Italy was one of the seven founders of the Eurovision Song Contest. Sanremo winner and runner-up, respectively Franca Raimondi and Tonina Torrielli, took part in the Lugano 1956 edition. In 1958, Domenico Modugno performed his famous Nel blu, dipinto di blu, which is well-known all around the world as Volare. He did not win, but his song turned into the most successful Eurovision Song Contest song ever. In 1964, Gigliola Cinquetti claimed the first Italian victory, leading to the 1965 edition, which was held in Naples’ brand-new Auditorium Rai. Ups and downs followed, and in 1990 Toto Cutugno celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall with the hope for a new, united Europe, under the flag of the European Union. Italy won the contest for the second time: the two former winners hosted the 1991 contest in Rome at Cinecittà Studio 15. After 1997, Italy stayed away from the Eurovision for more than a decade, and only went back on stage in 2011 with a brand-new attitude. Interest in the Eurovision had grown, and Rai was committed to attract much more people year by year. Since 2011, Italy has become one of the most successful countries, scoring more points than any other countries in the following ten years. After two second places, one third place and other four top 10 placements, in 2021 Måneskin brought the trophy back to Italy, together with the honour to host the 2022 edition.

Location. The 2022 contest took place in Turin, Italy, following the country’s victory at the 2021 edition with the song “Zitti e buoni“, performed by Måneskin. It was the third time that Italy had hosted the contest, having previously done so for the 1965 and 1991 contests, held in Naples and Rome respectively. The selected venue was the 13,300-seat PalaOlimpico, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Santa Rita district, which serves as a venue for events including concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences, and sports (mainly those requiring an ice rink, such as ice hockey and curling). PalaOlimpico had previously hosted the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and the opening ceremonies of the 2007 Winter Universiade and will host the same event in 2025.

The venue returned to its full capacity for the contest, after the previous edition in Rotterdam saw a limited audience of 3,500 people as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the audience was required to wear masks at all times inside the venue, unlike in Rotterdam where mask-wearing was not enforced whenever the audience was seated. Nearly all COVID-19 prevention measures for the contest were dropped by 11 May 2022, with testing only required whenever symptoms were exhibited.

In addition to the main venue, the host city also organised side events in tandem with the contest. The Eurovision Village was the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors area during the event weeks, where it was possible to watch performances by contest participants and local artists, as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue. It was located at Parco del Valentino and open from 7 to 14 May 2022.The EuroClub, which took place across ten different locations in Turin, hosted the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants. Unlike in previous years, access to the EuroClub was not restricted to accredited fans, delegates and press. The “Turquoise Carpet” and Opening Ceremony events, where the contestants and their delegations were presented before the accredited press and fans, took place at the Palace of Venaria on 8 May 2022.

Rock ’n’ Roll never dies!. Since it joined the Eurovision Song Contest again in 2011, Italy has become one of the strongest contestants. After it ranked second twice and third once, and it managed to be in the top 10 four times, the expectations on Italy winning the contest for the third time – after Gigliola Cinquetti made it in 1964 and Toto Cutugno in 1990 – were pretty high. As soon as Måneskin were selected to represent Italy in Rotterdam, they were considered amongst the hot favourites of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest. Damiano’s, Victoria’s, Thomas’ and Ethan’s energy on stage, together with their unique rock entry, made us all dream of our third victory. However, a rock song had only won the Eurovision once. At last, on May 22nd, 2021 our dream came true. Before their winning reprise of Zitti e buoni, Damiano celebrated their historic result by lifting the trophy and shouting “Rock ’n’ Roll never dies!” in front of the enthusiastic audience of the Ahoy Arena. Then the party began, and so did the preparation for the Italian edition after more than 30 years.

Bidding phase. Between 23 and 28 May 2021, many cities across Italy expressed interest in hosting the contest. Representatives from the cities of Bologna, Milan, Pesaro, Naples and Turin voiced their interest, as well as the Mayor of Reggio Emilia, Luca Vecchi, who hoped to host the contest in the new RCF Arena, the largest open-air arena in Europe with a capacity of 100,000 spectators. The mayors of Rome, Rimini and Florence soon after also expressed interest in hosting the contest and were joined by Sanremo, Verona and Bari. Marco Di Maio, member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, also suggested that if Rimini were to host the contest, it should be a co-production with San Marino RTV.

Host broadcaster RAI launched the bidding process on 7 July 2021. In the first phase of this process, any interested cities were to present their bid through certified email by 12 July, after which RAI and the EBU would proceed to send all of them a bid book with more detailed requirements for the cities to submit their plans for review.

On 9 July 2021, the city of Turin officially announced its bid. On the same day, the city of Pesaro did the same, proposing the Vitrifrigo Arena as a possible venue to host the event. They were followed by Bologna and Jesolo on 12 July, and Rimini and Bertinoro (jointly with Forlì and Cesena) on 13 July. On 13 July, RAI announced that 17 cities had submitted their bid for hosting the contest and would be provided the following day with the bid books. They had until 4 August to draft and submit their detailed plans, which 11 cities did. On 24 August, it was reported that Bologna, Milan, Pesaro, Rimini and Turin would be the cities left in the running to host the contest.

The choice among them was meant to be announced by the end of August; however, this did not happen, and in mid-September Stefano Coletta, director of Rai 1, stated that the selection was behind time to ensure “transparency and precision”. On 8 October 2021, the EBU and RAI announced Turin as the host city, with the PalaOlimpico as the chosen venue for the contest.

Key:  †  Host venue  ‡  Shortlisted   Presented the bid book. Location of the selected host city (in blue), shortlisted cities (in green), other bidding cities (in red) and cities that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in grey)

City	Venue	Notes		–
Acireale	PalaTupparello	—		–
Alessandria	Cittadella	Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area; would have needed renovation works.		–
Bertinoro	PalaGalassi	Candidacy supported by Forlì, Cesena and the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna.		–
Bologna	Fiera di Bologna ‡	Candidacy supported by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna.		–
	Unipol Arena
Florence	Nelson Mandela Forum	Candidacy supported by the Regional Council of Tuscany.		–
Genoa	Palasport di Genova	Was undergoing renovation works.		–
Jesolo	Palazzo del Turismo	Did not meet the EBU requirements of size.		–
	Piave Vecchia Lighthouse area	Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area.
Matera	Cava del Sole	Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area.		–
Milan	Mediolanum Forum	Did not meet the EBU requirements of size.	Candidacy supported by the regional government of Lombardy.	–
	Palazzo delle Scintille ‡	Would have needed adjustment works.
Palazzolo Acreide	Ad hoc arena to be built	Would have needed the cooperation of other municipalities in Syracuse.		–
Pesaro	Vitrifrigo Arena ‡	—		–
Rimini	Rimini Fiera ‡	Candidacy supported by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna.		–
Rome	PalaLottomatica	—		–
	Fiera di Roma	Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity.
Sanremo	Mercato dei Fiori	—		–
Trieste	PalaTrieste	Did not meet the EBU requirements of size.		–
	Stadio Nereo Rocco	Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the stadium.
Turin	PalaOlimpico †	Hosted the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the opening ceremony of the 2007 Winter Universiade; from 2021 to 2025, it will host the tennis ATP Finals. Candidacy supported by the Turin city council and the Regional Council of Piedmont.		–
Viterbo	Fiera di Viterbo	Did not meet the EBU requirements of size; would have needed renovation works.		–

Turin, what a show!. Turin is a uniquely charming city, which is characterised by a sober, refined and still vital style. Its rich historical past goes hand in hand with the liveliness of a modern, young, and dynamic metropolitan city. Visitors get struck by the
majesty of the Alps skyline surrounding Piedmont’s main city.

Turin, which was Italy’s first capital city, is very famous in the automotive and cinema industries, and it offers a wide range of tourist attractions that can be spotted while walking in the city centre: baroque squares, ancient buildings, magnificent churches, elegant streets, refined historical cafés, residences that belonged to the Savoy family and hosted kings, queens and aristocrats from all over Europe, museums (e.g., the recentlyrenovated second biggest Egyptian museum after the one in Cairo), ancient Roman Wall remains and gorgeous porticoes, where residents take walks in rainy winter days or stop to grab a coffee while sitting at a nice restaurant or bar.

Moreover, the city offers high-quality training, innovation and research. With more than 110 thousand students (including 30% offcampus students), seven university centres and 15 student housing facilities, Turin is among Italy’s most prestigious academic hubs.

The city, which is among the greenest cities of Europe, offers lovely parks, such as Parco del Valentino alongside the Po river. Thanks to its beautiful theatres and cinemas, Turin has also become a leading centre for cultural events.

Red – Participating countries in the first semi-final; Pink – Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final; Blue – Participating countries in the second semi-final; Light Blue – Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

Participating countries. On 21 October 2021, the EBU initially announced that 41 countries would participate in the 2022 contest. The list included all countries that participated in the 2021 contest, along with Armenia and Montenegro, both of which had last taken part in 2019 (Armenia was also set to compete in the cancelled 2020 edition). On 25 February 2022, the EBU announced that Russia was excluded from the contest due to its invasion of Ukraine, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 40.

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)
🇦🇱 Albania	RTSH	Ronela Hajati	“Sekret“	Albanian, English[b]	Ronela Hajati
🇦🇲 Armenia	AMPTV	Rosa Linn	“Snap”	English	Allie Crystal, Courtney Harrell, Jeremy Dusolet, Larzz Principato, Rosa Linn, Tamar Mardirossian Kaprelian
🇦🇺 Australia	SBS	Sheldon Riley	“Not the Same”	English	Cam Nacson, Sheldon Riley Hernandez
🇦🇹 Austria	ORF	Lumix feat. Pia Maria	“Halo”	English	Anders Nilsen, Gabry Ponte, Luca Michlmayr, Rasmus Flyckt, Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	İTV	Nadir Rustamli	“Fade to Black”	English	Andreas Stone Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Sebastian Schub, Thomas Stengaard
🇧🇪 Belgium	RTBF	Jérémie Makiese	“Miss You”	English	Jérémie Makiese, Mike BGRZ, Manon Romiti, Silvio Lisbonne
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	BNT	Intelligent Music Project	“Intention”	English	MD, Milen Vrabevski
🇭🇷 Croatia	HRT	Mia Dimšić	“Guilty Pleasure”	English, Croatian	Damir Bačić, Mia Dimšić, Vjekoslav Dimter
🇨🇾 Cyprus	CyBC	Andromache	“Ela” (Έλα)	English, Greek	Alex Papaconstantinou, Arash, Eyelar Mirzazadeh, Fatjon Miftaraj, Filloreta Raçi Fifi, Geraldo Sandell, Giorgos Papadopoulos, Robert Uhlmann, Viktor Svensson, Yll Limani
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	ČT	We Are Domi	“Lights Off”	English	Abigail Frances Jones, Benjamin Rekstad, Casper Hatlestad, Dominika Hašková, Einar Eriksen Kvaløy
🇩🇰 Denmark	DR	Reddi	“The Show”	English	Chief 1, Ihan Haydar, Julia Fabrin, Remee Jackman, Siggy Savery
🇪🇪 Estonia	ERR	Stefan	“Hope”	English	Karl-Ander Reismann, Stefan Airapetjan
🇫🇮 Finland	Yle	The Rasmus	“Jezebel”	English	Desmond Child, Lauri Ylönen
🇫🇷 France	France Télévisions	Alvan and Ahez	“Fulenn“	Breton	Alexis Morvan Rosius, Marine Lavigne
🇬🇪 Georgia	GPB	Circus Mircus	“Lock Me In”	English	Circus Mircus
🇩🇪 Germany	NDR	Malik Harris	“Rockstars”	English	Malik Harris, Marie Kobylka, Robin Karow
🇬🇷 Greece	ERT	Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord	“Die Together”	English	Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord, Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter
🇮🇸 Iceland	RÚV	Systur	“Með hækkandi sól“	Icelandic	Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir
🇮🇪 Ireland	RTÉ	Brooke	“That’s Rich”	English	Brooke Scullion, Izzy Warner, Karl Zine
🇮🇱 Israel	IPBC	Michael Ben David	“I.M”	English[c]	Asi Tal, Chen Aharoni, Lidor Saadia
🇮🇹 Italy	RAI	Mahmood and Blanco	“Brividi“	Italian	Alessandro Mahmoud, Michele “Michelangelo” Zocca, Riccardo Fabbriconi
🇱🇻 Latvia	LTV	Citi Zēni	“Eat Your Salad”	English	Dagnis Roziņš, Jānis “JJ Lush” Jačmenkins, Jānis Pētersons, Roberts Memmēns
🇱🇹 Lithuania	LRT	Monika Liu	“Sentimentai“	Lithuanian	Monika Liu
🇲🇹 Malta	PBS	Emma Muscat	“I Am What I Am”	English	Dino Medanhodžić, Emma Muscat, Julie Aagaard, Stine Kinck
🇲🇩 Moldova	TRM	Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers	“Trenulețul“	Romanian, English	Mihail Gincu, Roman Iagupov, Vasile Advahov, Vitalie Advahov
🇲🇪 Montenegro	RTCG	Vladana	“Breathe”	English, Italian	Darko Dimitrov, Vladana Vučinić
🇳🇱 The Netherlands	AVROTROS	S10	“De diepte“	Dutch	Arno Krabman, Stien den Hollander
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	MRT	Andrea	“Circles”	English	Aleksandar Masevski, Andrea Koevska
🇳🇴 Norway	NRK	Subwoolfer	“Give That Wolf a Banana”	English	DJ Astronaut, Jim, Keith
🇵🇱 Poland	TVP	Ochman	“River”	English	Adam Wiśniewski, Ashley Hicklin, Mikołaj Trybulec, Krystian Ochman
🇵🇹 Portugal	RTP	Maro	“Saudade, saudade“	English, Portuguese	John Blanda, Mariana Secca
🇷🇴 Romania	TVR	WRS	“Llámame“	English, Spanish	Alexandru Turcu, Andrei Ursu, Cezar Gună, Costel Dominteanu
🇸🇲 San Marino	SMRTV	Achille Lauro	“Stripper”	Italian, English	Daniele Dezi, Daniele Mungai, Davide Petrella, Federico De Marinis, Francesco Viscovo, Gregorio “Greg” Calculli, Lauro De Marinis, Marco “Lancs” Lanciotti, Matteo “Göw Trïbe” Ciceroni, Mattia “Banf” Cutolo, Simon Pietro Manzari
🇷🇸 Serbia	RTS	Konstrakta	“In corpore sano“	Serbian, Latin	Ana Đurić, Milovan Bošković
🇸🇮 Slovenia	RTVSLO	LPS	“Disko“	Slovene	Filip Vidušin, Gašper Hlupič, Jakob Korošec, Mark Semeja, Zala Velenšek, Žiga Žvižej
🇪🇸 Spain	RTVE	Chanel	“SloMo”	Spanish, English	Arjen Thonen, Ibere Fortes, Keith Harris, Leroy Sanchez, Maggie Szabo
🇸🇪 Sweden	SVT	Cornelia Jakobs	“Hold Me Closer”	English	Cornelia Jakobsdotter, David Zandén, Isa Molin
🇨🇭 Switzerland	SRG SSR	Marius Bear	“Boys Do Cry”	English	Marius Bear, Martin Gallop
🇺🇦 Ukraine	UA:PBC	Kalush Orchestra	“Stefania” (Стефанія)	Ukrainian	Ihor Didenchuk, Ivan Klymenko, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk, Vitalii Duzhyk
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	BBC	Sam Ryder	“Space Man”	English	Amy Wadge, Max Wolfgang, Sam Ryder

Returning artists. The contest featured five representatives who also previously performed as lead artists for the same country. Nika Kocharov, the guitarist of Circus Mircus, had previously represented Georgia in 2016 alongside Young Georgian Lolitaz;^[d] Stoyan Yankoulov, a member of Intelligent Music Project, had represented Bulgaria in 2007 and 2013 alongside Elitsa Todorova Zdob și Zdub had represented Moldova in 2005 and 2011; Mahmood had represented Italy in 2019; and Ihor Didenchuk, a member of Kalush Orchestra, had previously represented Ukraine in 2021 as a member of Go_A. In addition, Ihan Haydar, who had previously represented Denmark in 2012 as a member of Soluna Samay’s backup band, returned as a member of Reddi.

Production. The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was produced by the Italian public broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). Claudio Fasulo and Simona Martorelli served as executive producers, Cristian Biondani and Duccio Forzano served as directors of the three live shows, Claudio Santucci served as head of show, and Emanuele Cristofoli served as artistic director for the opening and interval acts. Background music for the shows was composed by Maurizio Filardo.

The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million.

Visual design. The theme art and slogan for the contest, “The Sound of Beauty”, was unveiled on 21 January 2022. Designed by Rome-based studio Flopicco, the artwork was built around the symmetrical structure and patterns of cymatics to convey the visual properties of sound, which also reflects Italian garden design, while the typography, Arsenica, was inspired by early-20th century Italian poster art; the colours were drawn from those of the Italian flag.

The Sound of Beauty. Turin’s theme is a visual representation of The Sound of Beauty. In order to represent sound and its visual (and beautiful) properties, the design is based on the symmetrical structure and patterns of cymatics – the study of sound wave phenomena. The term ‘cymatic’ was coined in the 1960s by Hans Jenny,a Swiss scientist and philosopher, derived from the ancient Greek word κῦμα (kyma), which means ‘wave’. His experiments showed that if fine powders were placed on a sheet of metal and acoustic wave vibrations were applied to them, these particles were organised into specific patterns. These patterns, also known as Chladni figures, configure, in the case of harmonic sounds, into symmetrical geometric shapes and compositions, similar to mandala configurations. The Italian Garden (or ‘giardini all’italiana’) was one of the main inspirations for the set design and it was noticeable that these gardens have a structure similarly present in cymatics. Both are based on symmetry, axial geometry and seem to indicate the principle of an idea of order over nature. The cymatics in the theme-art visually hint towards both the sun and a cosmic portal that can be opened on the idea of the sound of beauty.

Italian Design. Arsenica is a serif typeface designed by Francesco Canovaro for Zetafonts and developed by a design team including Mario De Libero, Andrea Tartarelli and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini. The design of Arsenica takes its inspiration from Italian poster design at the beginning of the 20th century, a time when typography, lettering and illustration were closely interwoven, pushing on traditional old style letterforms often imbued with Art Nouveau and Deco sensibilities. Artists like Giorgio Muggiani and Marcello Dudovich illustrated posters for Cinzano, Pirelli, and Rinascente and provided typographical design for newspapers. The use of typography is key to further defining the Italian identity of this year’s theme. Poster design and branding are central to the history of Italian design and through typography consolidate the overall Italian look and feel of the event.

Stage design. The stage design for the 2022 contest was revealed on 18 February 2022. Designed by Rome-based stage designer Francesca Montinaro and dubbed “The Sun Within”, the stage design was based around the movements and light of a kinetic sun, with the intended ability to showcase theatrical motion. The design also featured a working water cascade and a green room modelled after an Italian garden. Montinaro had previous experience in stage design, having done so for the Sanremo Music Festival in 2013 and 2019. This marked the first time since 2016 that German stage designer Florian Wieder did not design the Eurovision stage.

A spectacular stage with a kinetic sun. Francesca Montinaro: “We are the ones with the sun within, and this is our way to be in this world”. For the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, multimedia artist and stage designer Francesca Montinaro wants to welcome the world to her country with a brandnew iconic stage machinery: a kinetic sun moving endlessly. This will be the trademark of the scene that will greet each artist in a different and unique way. After creating The Ripped Backdrop for Sanremo Italian Song Festival in 2013 and The Trampoline in the clouds for the 2019 edition, this time Francesca Montinaro will present The Sun Within. “The kinetic sun, source of spectacular movements and tricks of light, rules the stage and represents our Italian attitude: always on the move, rebellious, creative, welcoming, passionate, intuitive. We are the ones with the sun within, and this is our way to be in this world”, Montinaro says. “Our Country is a huge stage in which we are both protagonists and spectators at the same time. We could have just been happy that we live in the most beautiful Country in the world and instead Italian artists and creators have added even more wonder to the beauty: monuments, urban planning, architecture, sculpture, painting, which have always enhanced the natural beauty of our Country. We are the perfect alchemy between nature and culture”, continues the stage designer. “The cascade of water that frames the stage, allegorically represents the sea surrounding us, which symbolises our millennial and complex culture. The stage is our peninsula: a Country where each contestant is more than welcomed, no matter where they come from. Finally, the teams will be hosted in a lush Italian garden, where vegetation mingles with rays of light suspended between reality and illusion, which will take them to a playful and architectural dimension.” Those who will enjoy the 66th edition of Eurovision Song Contest will get lost in a world of wonders. In the grand stage machinery, which will be traditional and modern at the same time, digital and analogic features will be perfectly mixed in order to create one of the most iconic editions of the show to date. During this edition, where 40 different countries will compete, Italian will participate with the duo Mahmood & BLANCO and their song Brividi, who recently won the 72nd edition of the Sanremo Italian Song Festival. Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will be broadcasted live on Rai 1 and Rai Radio 2, and will be also available on Rai Play. Ministry of Tourism and Enit – Italian National Tourist Board in partnership with Rai Com, Piedmont Region, and the Municipality of Turin, together in a wideranging international event to promote Italy. Music consolidates the travellers’ relationship with the land, thus providing a unique opportunity to develop quality tourism and involve foreign visitors passing through cultural phenomena.

Postcards. The “postcards” were 40-second video introductions shown on television whilst the stage is being prepared for the next contestant to perform their entry. Filmed between February and April, and directed by Matteo Lanzi, the 2022 postcards were based on the “Sound of Beauty” theme of the contest. Guided by a drone named “Leo”, each postcard showcased a different locale in Italy adorned by pictures and various artistic elements related to the acts, while the participating artists themselves appeared via footage superimposed through chroma keying. The following locations were used for each participating country:

A journey to discover the beauty of Italy. This year’s postcards will be a journey to discover the beauty of Italy, through the wonders of flight to capture breath-taking views of the Italian landscape. Thanks to the FPV drone shooting technique combined with a stabilised drone, as well as CGI and postproduction graphics, the postcards will be portrayed through the curious and fervent eyes of our drone Leo, which will be called in by the presenters every time a new contestant is on stage. Its mission will be very thrilling: at first, it will show its surroundings, then the flight will be normalised so that viewers can admire the location. Leo will wander around the location and pictures showing the participants and their artistic world will appear as if by magic. Leo will curiously observe such images and it will then decide when to stop. Eventually, a beam of light will come out of his body, and it will show unreleased videos by the contestants, who will interact with Leo on camera. At the end, shots of our Leo filming his flight over the skies of Italy will be shown, as the live show from the Pala Olimpico starts again. 

Presenters. Television presenter Alessandro Cattelan and singers Laura Pausini and Mika were the presenters of the 2022 contest. They had already been named as likely hosts by Italian news agency Adnkronos and TV magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni; and were officially confirmed during the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2022 on 2 February, after appearing on that show as special guests.

The “Turquoise Carpet” and Opening Ceremony events were hosted by Gabriele Corsi, Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa and Laura Carusino. Acampa, Carusino and Di Domenico also moderated the contest’s press conferences.

• Laura Pausini. Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award and Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee Laura Pausini is the most important Italian female artist around the world from 1993. After 70 million albums sold, tours in all continents, host TV programs in many Countries and involved in numerous charity projects, she is finally our female host this year! She launched her new global project and her latest single Scatola (Caja for the spanish version), presented at Sanremo, is the soundtrack to her first film, Laura Pausini: Piacere di Conoscerti, that had its international streaming release in April worldwide.

“I’m pleased that Eurovision has finally returned to Italy and honoured to host such an important event, together with my friends Ale and Mika. Together, we want to show Europe and the world just how extraordinary our country is. My 2022 started with new music and the beginning of a year of great events. I want to take on Eurovision, Europe’s music event par excellence and one of the world’s most important TV shows, with the same energy I’ve been bringing throughout my career of nearly thirty years. We’re here, and we’re ready… In fact, we can’t wait!”

• Alessandro Cattelan. Alessandro Cattelan celebrates a 20-year TV career this year. From his TV debut, alongside his daily live radio experience, he has been at the helm of major large-scale international shows in which he has interviewed some of the world’s biggest stars. He is the creator and host of late and primetime entertainment shows and new formats and has also presented the Italian version of X Factor, the most famous of the music talent shows, for ten years. Alessandro Cattelan: One Simple Question, a six-episode docushow, of which he is the creator and star, made its streaming-platform debut in March and is available in 190 countries. An innovator and an exceptional interpreter of the tastes of the coming generation, Cattelan will bring his personal style to one of the most important shows in the world.

“It’s an honour to be asked to host ESC 2022. It’s one of the world’s most followed and well-known shows and organising it in Italy this year represents an extraordinary opportunity and a historic event for our country. I’ve known Laura Pausini and Mika for some time. We’ve already worked together and always had a great time. And I’m sure it will be the same this time, too.”

• Mika. Since his 2007 debut with Grace Kelly, Mika has made freedom from barriers of any artistic genre or geographical or social boundary one of the key facets of his eclectic artistic journey, becoming a world-famous pop star in an extremely short space of time. Singer-songwriter, theatrical TV and radio entertainer, designer, illustrator and above all an irresistible live performer, Mika has just started a tour that is taking his music to the world’s most prestigious venues. The first leg in North America has just been completed with two shows at the Coachella Festival, and his recently announced Italian tour with two different shows in each of the five cities to highlight his more intimate and more spectacular sides: two forms of expression specially designed for his Italian audience.

“More than ever I believe in the importance of an international community, in our common values. I believe in the union of people, in breaking down the walls to celebrate our similarities as much as our differences. We can do it thanks to music, which is the most universal form of expression. Eurovision is this and so much more! I’ve been watching it since I was a kid, the whole family would reunite for the finale. Once a year, about forty countries live the same emotions, regardless of History, the political situation: music reunites them. It’s an exciting honour to be one of the masters of ceremony of these fantastic nights.”

• Laura Carusino. Laura Carusino was born in Milan. After performing in many successful musicals such as Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Scooby Doo, she landed at Rai as a host and actress for the popular children’s TV show, L’Albero Azzurro and for many other Rai Ragazzi weblogs. In 2016 and 2017, she was the official host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

• Carolina Di Domenico. Carolina Di Domenico was born in Naples and lives in Rome. She is a television and radio presenter, as well as an actress. Her brilliant career started on MTV, and she is now one of Rai’s best-known faces in the music industry. Apart from hosting her own programme on Rai Radio 2, Rock And Roll Circus, she was part of the artistic commission of Sanremo Festival. In 2018, she also hosted the Dopofestival. The Eurovision world is not new to her. As a matter of fact, she was the commentator of 2018 and 2021 Semi-Finals, and also 2021 edition’s spokesperson. Together with her colleague Mario Acampa, she presented this year’s Allocation Draw, that is the draw ceremony of the Eurovision 2022 Semi-Finals.

• Mario Acampa. Mario Acampa is a presenter, actor and director. In 2017, he became the Italian commentator of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. He is a popular name on Rai Ragazzi, since he is the well-known author and presenter of numerous TV and radio programmes, including La Banda dei FuoriClasse on Rai Gulp and Commessi Viaggiatori on Rai Radio 2. On Rai 2, he narrates stories of inclusion in the programme O anche no! and hosts Italian Green, a format on sustainability and ecological transition. Mario is also the curator and director of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala educational seasons.

Format. 

Entries. For the second year in a row, delegations had the option to use pre-recorded backing vocals, though each delegation could still use backing singers – whether on or off stage – or a combination of live and recorded backing vocals. However, all lead vocals performing the melody of the song must still be live. The EBU also required all national broadcasters to create a ‘live-on-tape’ backup recording prior to the contest which could be used if a participant was unable to travel to Turin, or subjected to quarantine on arrival. The 2022 contest also saw a tightening of the rules around song eligibility. Previously, the rules stated that the competing songs must not have been commercially released prior to 1 September of the previous year, now, a song may be ineligible to compete if it has been released to the public in any way, including live performances, before 1 September of the previous year. Enforcement of the rule was subject to the responsibility of the participating broadcasters.

With all participating artists having performed live in Turin, the majority of the ‘live-on-tape’ performances were released on the contest’s official YouTube channel over a period of ten days, from 14 to 23 June 2022. Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom opted not to release their performances, while Ukraine was exempted from the obligation to record its own, and Armenia and Austria removed theirs after release for unknown reasons. Despite Montenegro not releasing its performance to the contest’s official channel, it was nonetheless made available on the channel of the country’s representative Vladana.

The 2022 contest was the first edition to not feature any competing song with lyrics in French.

Live-on-tape and Voting: 

Live-on-tape backup videos. In many ways, the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is a unique edition, where having a creative mind and can-do attitude is essential. Everyone will be involved and do their best to host three incredible television shows live from Pala Olimpico, where all the 40 participating countries will be performing live on stage. In the unfortunate event that an artist or act is not able to perform live on stage, ‘live-ontape’ backup videos will be used. These recordings are a ‘plan B’ conceived by the EBU and the Host Broadcaster. In 2021, together with all the 40 delegations, it was agreed to introduce backup performance tapes to make sure the competition could go on in any case whatsoever. If an artist or act is not able to travel to Turin, or if they have to quarantine or isolate during their stay, their live-on-tape backup video will be used during the live show. In this way, all entries will have their chance to shine during the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. After all, the show must go on! 

Voting. Starting from 2016, both professional juries and televoters from participating countries are entitled to vote for contestants by giving them points ranging from 1 to 8, 10 and 12. Starting from 2019, the order in which the televoting results are revealed is determined by the ranking of the jury. The presenters announce the televotes starting from the country that was ranked last by the jury and working their way up to the country that was ranked first.

Voting in the Semi-Finals. Professional juries, together with viewers from home, determine the outcome of the two Semi-Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. Seventeen contestants in the first Semi-Final and eighteen in the second Semi-Final will compete for one of the ten tickets giving access to the Grand Final.

Televoters. Viewers from all countries taking part in one of the Semi-Finals are invited to vote using the official app, or by telephone and/or SMS. Moreover, the Big Five countries (i.e., France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) will vote in one of the Semi-Finals. France and Italy will have the chance to vote in the first Semi-Final, while Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany will vote in the second SemiFinal. Televoters can start voting after the last song is performed and approximately for 15 minutes after that. Televoters will determine 50% of the final result.

Professional juries. Professional juries in all countries, which will take part in or are designated for one of the Semi-Finals, are required to vote. They will determine the remaining 50% of the final result. The jury, which consists of five members (including a chairperson), will be the same jury that will vote in the Grand Final. The ten qualified countries will be announced at the end of each Semi-Final in a random order, which will decided by the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest. This order does not reflect the actual ranking on the scoreboard.

Voting in the Grand Final. In all participating countries, both televoters and professional juries will be able to give from 1 to 8, 10, and 12 points. Televoters can vote using the official app, telephone and/or SMS. Televoters can start voting after the last song is performed and approximately for 35 minutes after that. These votes will determine 50% of the final result and will be counted by Digame, the EBU’s voting partner. The vote of the professional juries will determine 50% of the final result.

The jury, which consists of five members (including a chairperson), will be the same jury that voted in one of the Semi-Finals. They will be watching the show live and will rank all songs based on the second Dress Rehearsal, the so-called Jury Final.

At the end of televoting, the results of the juries are presented in the usual format by national spokespersons. During this time, the EBU, its voting partner and an independent observer will count and verify the televoting results. After all the jury points are given, the total points from the televote for each country are added up. These totals are then added to the scoreboard, from the bottom to the top. The country at the top of the scoreboard is the winner. Televoters and juries cannot vote for the country they represent. The final results, including televoting and jury results for every participating country will be published on eurovision.tv after the Grand Final.

Covid-19 testing. While you are inside Pala Olimpico or any other official Eurovision venue you must have proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken within the previous 72 hours. When your 72 hours end, your accreditation badge will be temporarily deactivated, and you will be unable to enter the venue before being tested again and receiving a negative result. Due to the constant changes in the situation, rules for Covid-19 testing could change. You can find the Covid-19 testing site opening hours, location and any other important notice about Covid-19 testing rules on the Online Press Centre.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
🇦🇱 Albania 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇮 Slovenia	🇦🇺 Australia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden	🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇮🇱 Israel 🇷🇺 Russia[e] 🇺🇦 Ukraine	🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇹 Malta 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇲 San Marino	🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania	🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 The Netherlands 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Contest overview. 

Semi-final 1. The first semi-final took place on 10 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 29 March 2022. Ukraine won the most points, followed by the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Armenia, Norway, Lithuania, Moldova, Switzerland, and Iceland. The countries that failed to reach the final were Albania, Latvia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, and Austria. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France and Italy. Russia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of this semi-final, but was excluded from the contest due to its invasion of Ukraine.

This semi-final was opened by a performance showcasing Italian ingenuity and creativity, accompanied by the official anthem of the contest, “The Sound of Beauty”, performed by Sherol Dos Santos, while the interval featured a medley of “Horizon in Your Eyes”, “Satisfaction” and “Golden Nights” performed by Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants with conductor Sylvia Catasta, a brief homage to Raffaella Carrà by the contest presenters, and Diodato performing “Fai rumore“. The French and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. 

Participants and results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	🇦🇱 Albania	Ronela Hajati	“Sekret“	58	12
2	🇱🇻 Latvia	Citi Zēni	“Eat Your Salad”	55	14
3	🇱🇹 Lithuania	Monika Liu	“Sentimentai“	159	7
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	Marius Bear	“Boys Do Cry”	118	9
5	🇸🇮 Slovenia	LPS	“Disko“	15	17
6	🇺🇦 Ukraine	Kalush Orchestra	“Stefania”	337	1
7	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	Intelligent Music Project	“Intention”	29	16
8	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	S10	“De diepte“	221	2
9	🇲🇩 Moldova	Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers	“Trenulețul“	154	8
10	🇵🇹 Portugal	Maro	“Saudade, saudade“	208	4
11	🇭🇷 Croatia	Mia Dimšić	“Guilty Pleasure”	75	11
12	🇩🇰 Denmark	Reddi	“The Show”	55	13
13	🇦🇹 Austria	Lumix feat. Pia Maria	“Halo”	42	15
14	🇮🇸 Iceland	Systur	“Með hækkandi sól“	103	10
15	🇬🇷 Greece	Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord	“Die Together”	211	3
16	🇳🇴 Norway	Subwoolfer	“Give That Wolf a Banana”	177	6
17	🇦🇲 Armenia	Rosa Linn	“Snap”	187	5

Semi-final 2. The second semi-final took place on 12 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Eighteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 29 March 2022. Sweden won the most points, followed by Australia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Belgium, Romania, and Azerbaijan. The countries that failed to reach the final were Israel, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, Ireland, North Macedonia, and Montenegro. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.

This semi-final was opened by “The Italian Way”, an act built around Italian improvisation performed by co-presenter Alessandro Cattelan, while the interval featured a medley of “Fragile” and “People Have the Power” performed by co-presenters Laura Pausini and Mika, and Il Volo performing a new version of “Grande amore“.^[f] The British, German, and Spanish artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. 

Participants and results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	🇫🇮 Finland	The Rasmus	“Jezebel”	162	7
2	🇮🇱 Israel	Michael Ben David	“I.M”	61	13
3	🇷🇸 Serbia	Konstrakta	“In corpore sano“	237	3
4	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Nadir Rustamli	“Fade to Black”	96	10
5	🇬🇪 Georgia	Circus Mircus	“Lock Me In”	22	18
6	🇲🇹 Malta	Emma Muscat	“I Am What I Am”	47	16
7	🇸🇲 San Marino	Achille Lauro	“Stripper”	50	14
8	🇦🇺 Australia	Sheldon Riley	“Not the Same”	243	2
9	🇨🇾 Cyprus	Andromache	“Ela“	63	12
10	🇮🇪 Ireland	Brooke	“That’s Rich”	47	15
11	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Andrea	“Circles”	76	11
12	🇪🇪 Estonia	Stefan	“Hope”	209	5
13	🇷🇴 Romania	WRS	“Llámame“	118	9
14	🇵🇱 Poland	Ochman	“River”	198	6
15	🇲🇪 Montenegro	Vladana	“Breathe”	33	17
16	🇧🇪 Belgium	Jérémie Makiese	“Miss You”	151	8
17	🇸🇪 Sweden	Cornelia Jakobs	“Hold Me Closer”	396	1
18	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	We Are Domi	“Lights Off“	227	4

Final. The final took place on 14 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Twenty-five countries participated in the final, with all forty participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 13 May 2022. Ukraine won with 631 points, also winning the televote. The United Kingdom came second with 466 points and won the jury vote, with Spain, Sweden, Serbia, Italy, Moldova, Greece, Portugal, and Norway completing the top ten. Finland, the Czech Republic, Iceland, France, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions.

The final was opened by the Rockin’1000 performing “Give Peace a Chance” and co-presenter Laura Pausini performing a medley of “Benvenuto“, “Io canto“, “La solitudine“, “Le cose che vivi” and “Scatola“, followed by the traditional flag parade, introducing all twenty-five finalists. The interval acts included Måneskin performing their new single “Supermodel” and “If I Can Dream”, Gigliola Cinquetti performing her winning song “Non ho l’età“, and co-presenter Mika performing a medley of “Love Today”, “Grace Kelly”, his new single “Yo Yo” and “Happy Ending”. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti also appeared in a pre-recorded message from the International Space Station.

Participants and results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	We Are Domi	“Lights Off”	38	22[g]
2	🇷🇴 Romania	WRS	“Llámame“	65	18
3	🇵🇹 Portugal	Maro	“Saudade, saudade“	207	9
4	🇫🇮 Finland	The Rasmus	“Jezebel”	38	21[g]
5	🇨🇭 Switzerland	Marius Bear	“Boys Do Cry”	78	17
6	🇫🇷 France	Alvan and Ahez	“Fulenn“	17	24
7	🇳🇴 Norway	Subwoolfer	“Give That Wolf a Banana”	182	10
8	🇦🇲 Armenia	Rosa Linn	“Snap”	61	20
9	🇮🇹 Italy	Mahmood and Blanco	“Brividi“	268	6
10	🇪🇸 Spain	Chanel	“SloMo”	459	3
11	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	S10	“De diepte“	171	11
12	🇺🇦 Ukraine	Kalush Orchestra	“Stefania”	631	1
13	🇩🇪 Germany	Malik Harris	“Rockstars”	6	25
14	🇱🇹 Lithuania	Monika Liu	“Sentimentai“	128	14
15	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Nadir Rustamli	“Fade to Black”	106	16
16	🇧🇪 Belgium	Jérémie Makiese	“Miss You”	64	19
17	🇬🇷 Greece	Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord	“Die Together”	215	8
18	🇮🇸 Iceland	Systur	“Með hækkandi sól“	20	23
19	🇲🇩 Moldova	Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers	“Trenulețul“	253	7
20	🇸🇪 Sweden	Cornelia Jakobs	“Hold Me Closer”	438	4
21	🇦🇺 Australia	Sheldon Riley	“Not the Same”	125	15
22	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Sam Ryder	“Space Man”	466	2
23	🇵🇱 Poland	Ochman	“River”	151	12
24	🇷🇸 Serbia	Konstrakta	“In corpore sano“	312	5
25	🇪🇪 Estonia	Stefan	“Hope”	141	13

3.5.Participants and results.

3.6.All the national selections for Eurovision Song Contest 2022: 

• National Selections in 2022:

COUNTRY	EVENT	WINNER
Albania	Festivali i Këngës #60	Ronela Hajati – “Sekret“
Australia	Australia Decides 2022	Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same”
Croatia	Dora 2022	Mia Dimšić (Mia) – “Guilty Pleasure”
Czechia	ESCZ 2022	We Are Domi – “Lights Off”
Denmark	Melodi Grand Prix 2022	Reddi – “The Show”
Estonia	Eesti Laul 2022	Stefan – “Hope”
Finland	UMK 2022	The Rasmus – “Jezebel”
France	C’est vous qui décidez	Alvan & Ahez – “Fulenn“
Germany	Germany 12 Points	Malik Harris – “Rockstars”
Iceland	Söngvakeppnin 2022	Sigga, Beta & Elín (Systur) – “Með hækkandi sól“
Ireland	Eurosong 2022	Brooke Scullion (Brooke) – “That’s Rich”
Israel	X Factor	Michael Ben David – “I.M”
Italy	Sanremo 2022	Mahmood & Blanco – “Brividi“
Latvia	Supernova 2022	Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad”
Lithuania	Pabandom iš naujo 2022	Monika Liu – “Sentimentai“
Malta	MESC 2022	Emma Muscat – “Out of Sight” / “I Am What I Am”
North Macedonia	Za Evrosong 2022	Andrea – “Circles”
Norway	Melodi Grand Prix 2022	Subwoolfer – “Give That Wolf a Banana”
Poland	Tu bije serce Europy	Krystian Ochman (Ochman) – “River”
Portugal	Festival da Canção 2022	Maro – “Saudade, saudade“
Romania	Selecția Națională 2022	WRS – “Llámame“
San Marino	Una Voce per San Marino	Achille Lauro – “Stripper”
Serbia	Pesma za Evroviziju 22​	Konstrakta – “In corpore sano“
Slovenia	EMA 2022	LPS – “Disko“
Spain	Benidorm Fest 2022	Chanel – “SloMo”
Sweden	Melodifestivalen 2022	Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer”
Ukraine	Vidbir 2022	Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” (Стефанія) / Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” (Тіні забутих предків)

• Internal Selections in 2022:

3.7.Connections:

Spokespersons. The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country’s national jury in the following order:

Detailed voting results. 

Semi-final 1.

Split results of semi-final 1

Place	Combined		Jury		Televoting
	Country	Points	Country	Points	Country	Points
1	🇺🇦 Ukraine	337	🇬🇷 Greece	151	🇺🇦 Ukraine	202
2	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	221	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	142	🇲🇩 Moldova	135
3	🇬🇷 Greece	211	🇺🇦 Ukraine	135	🇦🇲 Armenia	105
4	🇵🇹 Portugal	208	🇵🇹 Portugal	121	🇳🇴 Norway	104
5	🇦🇲 Armenia	187	🇨🇭 Switzerland	107	🇱🇹 Lithuania	103
6	🇳🇴 Norway	177	🇦🇲 Armenia	82	🇵🇹 Portugal	87
7	🇱🇹 Lithuania	159	🇳🇴 Norway	73	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	79
8	🇲🇩 Moldova	154	🇮🇸 Iceland	64	🇬🇷 Greece	60
9	🇨🇭 Switzerland	118	🇱🇹 Lithuania	56	🇦🇱 Albania	46
10	🇮🇸 Iceland	103	🇭🇷 Croatia	42	🇮🇸 Iceland	39
11	🇭🇷 Croatia	75	🇱🇻 Latvia	39	🇦🇹 Austria	36
12	🇦🇱 Albania	58	🇩🇰 Denmark	35	🇭🇷 Croatia	33
13	🇩🇰 Denmark	55[k]	🇲🇩 Moldova	19	🇩🇰 Denmark	20
14	🇱🇻 Latvia	55[k]	🇦🇱 Albania	12	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	18
15	🇦🇹 Austria	42	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	11	🇱🇻 Latvia	16
16	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	29	🇸🇮 Slovenia	7	🇨🇭 Switzerland	11
17	🇸🇮 Slovenia	15	🇦🇹 Austria	6	🇸🇮 Slovenia	8

Detailed jury voting results of semi-final 1

Voting procedure used: 100% televoting, 100% jury vote		Total score	Jury score	Televoting score	Jury vote
					🇦🇱	🇱🇻	🇱🇹	🇨🇭	🇸🇮	🇺🇦	🇧🇬	🇳🇱	🇲🇩	🇵🇹	🇭🇷	🇩🇰	🇦🇹	🇮🇸	🇬🇷	🇳🇴	🇦🇲	🇫🇷	🇮🇹
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇦🇱 Albania	58	12	46															12
	🇱🇻 Latvia	55	39	16			2	2	3		3		4	12		1	1	4	4		2		1
	🇱🇹 Lithuania	159	56	103		1		3	12			2		6	10	5		8		5		2	2
	🇨🇭 Switzerland	118	107	11	6	4	10		4	6	12	7	10	4	6	6	7	5		4	5	5	6
	🇸🇮 Slovenia	15	7	8								1	1		5
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	337	135	202	12	12	12	8	7			8	12	7	7	7		10	3	6	7	10	7
	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	29	11	18	1														10
	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	221	142	79	10	3	8	12	10	12	4		2	8	2	12	8	7	6	8	12	8	10
	🇲🇩 Moldova	154	19	135			1			2	1			1					7	1	1		5
	🇵🇹 Portugal	208	121	87	4	5	7	4	6	8	5	10	5		12	8	10	6	5	10	10	6
	🇭🇷 Croatia	75	42	33	3				8	3	6	3					3		8		4		4
	🇩🇰 Denmark	55	35	20		6	5	5		5	2				3		5	1		3
	🇦🇹 Austria	42	6	36															2			1	3
	🇮🇸 Iceland	103	64	39	5	8	4	6		4		5	3	10	4	4	2			2	3	4
	🇬🇷 Greece	211	151	60	8	10	6	10	5	7	10	12	8	5	8	10	6	2		12	8	12	12
	🇳🇴 Norway	177	73	104	2	7	3	7	2	1	7	6	7	2		3	4	12	1		6	3
	🇦🇲 Armenia	187	82	105	7	2		1	1	10	8	4	6	3	1	2	12	3		7		7	8

Detailed televoting results of semi-final 1

Voting procedure used: 100% televoting, 100% jury vote		Total score	Jury score	Televoting score	Televote
					🇦🇱	🇱🇻	🇱🇹	🇨🇭	🇸🇮	🇺🇦	🇧🇬	🇳🇱	🇲🇩	🇵🇹	🇭🇷	🇩🇰	🇦🇹	🇮🇸	🇬🇷	🇳🇴	🇦🇲	🇫🇷	🇮🇹
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇦🇱	58	12	46				8	6		1				2		2		12		2	5	8
	🇱🇻	55	39	16			10			5		1
	🇱🇹	159	56	103	1	10		3	5	12	5	5	6	6	6	8	4	5	5	8	7	6	1
	🇨🇭	118	107	11			3					2				1	3	1			1
	🇸🇮	15	7	8											8
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	337	135	202	8	12	12	10	10		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	12	10	12
	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	29	11	18	12								5						1
	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	221	142	79	3	3	6	2	3	6	3		8	8	3	4	5	8	4	1	4	4	4
	🇲🇩 Moldova	154	19	135		8	7	7	7	10	8	10		10	10	6	10	7	6	6	6	7	10
	🇵🇹 Portugal	208	121	87	5	6	8	12	2	4	6	6	4		1	3	1	2	3	2	8	8	6
	🇭🇷 Croatia	75	42	33	6			6	12		2			1			6
	🇩🇰 Denmark	55	35	20		2	1		1				3	3				6		4
	🇦🇹 Austria	42	6	36	4	1		4		3			2		4	2		4	2	3	5		2
	🇮🇸 Iceland	103	64	39		5	2	1		8		4		2		7				7		3
	🇬🇷 Greece	211	151	60	10				8	1	7	3	1	4						12	10	1	3
	🇳🇴 Norway	177	73	104	2	7	5		4	7	4	7	10	7	7	10	7	10	7		3	2	5
	🇦🇲 Armenia	187	82	105	7	4	4	5		2	10	8	7	5	5	5	8	3	8	5		12	7

12 points.

12 points awarded by juries

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
4	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	🇦🇱 Albania, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇩 Moldova
	🇬🇷 Greece	🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway
1	🇦🇱 Albania	🇬🇷 Greece
	🇦🇲 Armenia	🇦🇹 Austria
	🇱🇻 Latvia	🇵🇹 Portugal
	🇱🇹 Lithuania	🇸🇮 Slovenia
	🇳🇴 Norway	🇮🇸 Iceland
	🇵🇹 Portugal	🇭🇷 Croatia
	🇨🇭 Switzerland	🇧🇬 Bulgaria

12 points awarded by televoting

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
12	🇺🇦 Ukraine	🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands, 🇵🇹 Portugal
1	🇦🇱 Albania	🇬🇷 Greece
	🇦🇲 Armenia	🇫🇷 France
	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	🇦🇱 Albania
	🇭🇷 Croatia	🇸🇮 Slovenia
	🇬🇷 Greece	🇳🇴 Norway
	🇱🇹 Lithuania	🇺🇦 Ukraine
	🇵🇹 Portugal	🇨🇭 Switzerland

Semi-final 2

Split results of semi-final 2 

Place	Combined		Jury		Televoting
	Country	Points	Country	Points	Country	Points
1	🇸🇪 Sweden	396	🇸🇪 Sweden	222	🇸🇪 Sweden	174[l]
2	🇦🇺 Australia	243	🇦🇺 Australia	169	🇷🇸 Serbia	174[l]
3	🇷🇸 Serbia	237	🇪🇪 Estonia	113	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	125
4	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	227	🇧🇪 Belgium	105	🇵🇱 Poland	114
5	🇪🇪 Estonia	209	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	102	🇷🇴 Romania	100
6	🇵🇱 Poland	198	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	96	🇫🇮 Finland	99
7	🇫🇮 Finland	162	🇵🇱 Poland	84	🇪🇪 Estonia	96
8	🇧🇪 Belgium	151	🇫🇮 Finland	63[m]	🇦🇺 Australia	74
9	🇷🇴 Romania	118	🇷🇸 Serbia	63[m]	🇨🇾 Cyprus	54
10	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	96	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	56	🇧🇪 Belgium	46
11	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	76	🇮🇱 Israel	34	🇮🇪 Ireland	35
12	🇨🇾 Cyprus	63	🇲🇹 Malta	27	🇸🇲 San Marino	29
13	🇮🇱 Israel	61	🇸🇲 San Marino	21	🇮🇱 Israel	27
14	🇸🇲 San Marino	50	🇷🇴 Romania	18	🇲🇪 Montenegro	22
15	🇮🇪 Ireland	47[n]	🇬🇪 Georgia	13	🇲🇹 Malta	20[o]
16	🇲🇹 Malta	47[n]	🇮🇪 Ireland	12	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	20[o]
17	🇲🇪 Montenegro	33	🇲🇪 Montenegro	11	🇬🇪 Georgia	9
18	🇬🇪 Georgia	22	🇨🇾 Cyprus	9	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	0

Detailed jury voting results of semi-final 2

Voting procedure used: 100% televoting, 100% jury vote		Total score	Jury score	Televoting score	Jury vote
					🇫🇮	🇮🇱	🇷🇸	🇦🇿	🇬🇪	🇲🇹	🇸🇲	🇦🇺	🇨🇾	🇮🇪	🇲🇰	🇪🇪	🇷🇴	🇵🇱	🇲🇪	🇧🇪	🇸🇪	🇨🇿	🇩🇪	🇪🇸	🇬🇧
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇫🇮 Finland	162	63	99		5	5	4	3	3	3		2		4	8	4	4	4	5	4	2	1	2
	🇮🇱 Israel	61	34	27				1		2		10		3			1	1		7	3		2	3	1
	🇷🇸 Serbia	237	63	174	8	1		3	2		2	4	5	7	12				7	2				5	5
	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	96	96	0	7		8		4	4	4	3	6		1	6	3	3	5	3	5	4	10	12	8
	🇬🇪 Georgia	22	13	9						1		1				3						5	3
	🇲🇹 Malta	47	27	20		2		2	1		1			6	6	1					7	1
	🇸🇲 San Marino	50	21	29	5												2	2		12
	🇦🇺 Australia	243	169	74	10	10	2	10	10	10	10		10	5	5	10	10	10	10	8	12	8	6	10	3
	🇨🇾 Cyprus	63	9	54	3									4							2
	🇮🇪 Ireland	47	12	35								6	1			4				1
	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	76	56	20	2		1			5		7		1			5	5	1			10	12		7
	🇪🇪 Estonia	209	113	96	4	3	10	7	7	8	7	5	7	8	2		7	7	6		10	7	4		4
	🇷🇴 Romania	118	18	100		4										2							8	4
	🇵🇱 Poland	198	84	114	1	8	3	8	8	6	8		8		8				3	6	1	3		7	6
	🇲🇪 Montenegro	33	11	22			7								3									1
	🇧🇪 Belgium	151	105	46		7	6	5	5		5	8	3	2	10	5	6	6	8		8	6	5	8	2
	🇸🇪 Sweden	396	222	174	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	10		12	7	6	12
	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	227	102	125	6	6	4	6	6	7	6	2	4	10		7	8	8	2	4	6				10

Detailed televoting results of semi-final 2

Voting procedure used: 100% televoting, 100% jury vote		Total score	Jury score	Televoting score	Televote
					🇫🇮	🇮🇱	🇷🇸	🇦🇿	🇬🇪	🇲🇹	🇸🇲	🇦🇺	🇨🇾	🇮🇪	🇲🇰	🇪🇪	🇷🇴	🇵🇱	🇲🇪	🇧🇪	🇸🇪	🇨🇿	🇩🇪	🇪🇸	🇬🇧
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇫🇮 Finland	162	63	99			1	5	6	6	3	2	2	1	8	12	4	6		4	12	10	7	6	4
	🇮🇱 Israel	61	34	27				10	10		2											3	2
	🇷🇸 Serbia	237	63	174	8	8			12	12	12	12	12	4	12	4	10	7	12	6	10	12	10	5	6
	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	96	96	0
	🇬🇪 Georgia	22	13	9	2	5						1				1
	🇲🇹 Malta	47	27	20			2	3					1	3	3	3			1	2	2
	🇸🇲 San Marino	50	21	29	4					8		5					2	4						3	3
	🇦🇺 Australia	243	169	74	6	6		7	2	7	7		4	7		5	3	2	3	3	4	5	3
	🇨🇾 Cyprus	63	9	54			10	12	1	1	4				5		7	3	8		1			1	1
	🇮🇪 Ireland	47	12	35		3				3		8								1		1		7	12
	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	76	56	20			8												10			2
	🇪🇪 Estonia	209	113	96	12	4	4		7			3	3	6	1		8	10	7	7	8	8	4	2	2
	🇷🇴 Romania	118	18	100	3	2	6	6	5	5	8	4	10	5		2		5		8	3	4	5	12	7
	🇵🇱 Poland	198	84	114	5	7		1	3	4	5	6	8	12	2	6	1		2	12	7	7	12	4	10
	🇲🇪 Montenegro	33	11	22			12								10
	🇧🇪 Belgium	151	105	46	1	1	3	4			1		6	2	4	7	5	1	5		5		1
	🇸🇪 Sweden	396	222	174	10	12	5	8	8	10	10	10	7	10	7	10	12	12	6	10		6	8	8	5
	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	227	102	125	7	10	7	2	4	2	6	7	5	8	6	8	6	8	4	5	6		6	10	8

12 points.

12 points awarded by juries

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
16	🇸🇪Sweden	🇦🇺 Australia, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇲 San Marino, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1	🇦🇺 Australia	🇸🇪 Sweden
	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	🇪🇸 Spain
	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	🇩🇪 Germany
	🇸🇲 San Marino	🇧🇪 Belgium
	🇷🇸 Serbia	🇲🇰 North Macedonia

12 points awarded by televoting

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
8	🇷🇸 Serbia	🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇸🇲 San Marino
3	🇵🇱 Poland	🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland
	🇸🇪 Sweden	🇮🇱 Israel, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇷🇴 Romania
2	🇫🇮 Finland	🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇸🇪 Sweden
1	🇨🇾 Cyprus	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
	🇪🇪 Estonia	🇫🇮 Finland
	🇮🇪 Ireland	🇬🇧 United Kingdom
	🇲🇪 Montenegro	🇷🇸 Serbia
	🇷🇴 Romania	🇪🇸 Spain

Final.

Split results of the final

Place	Combined		Jury		Televoting
	Country	Points	Country	Points	Country	Points
1	🇺🇦 Ukraine	631	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	283	🇺🇦 Ukraine	439
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	466	🇸🇪 Sweden	258	🇲🇩 Moldova	239
3	🇪🇸 Spain	459	🇪🇸 Spain	231	🇪🇸 Spain	228
4	🇸🇪 Sweden	438	🇺🇦 Ukraine	192	🇷🇸 Serbia	225
5	🇷🇸 Serbia	312	🇵🇹 Portugal	171	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	183
6	🇮🇹 Italy	268	🇬🇷 Greece	158[p]	🇸🇪 Sweden	180
7	🇲🇩 Moldova	253	🇮🇹 Italy	158[p]	🇳🇴 Norway	146
8	🇬🇷 Greece	215	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	129	🇮🇹 Italy	110
9	🇵🇹 Portugal	207	🇦🇺 Australia	123	🇵🇱 Poland	105
10	🇳🇴 Norway	182	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	103	🇪🇪 Estonia	98
11	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	171	🇷🇸 Serbia	87	🇱🇹 Lithuania	93
12	🇵🇱 Poland	151	🇨🇭 Switzerland	78	🇬🇷 Greece	57
13	🇪🇪 Estonia	141	🇧🇪 Belgium	59	🇷🇴 Romania	53
14	🇱🇹 Lithuania	128	🇵🇱 Poland	46	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	42
15	🇦🇺 Australia	125	🇪🇪 Estonia	43	🇵🇹 Portugal	36
16	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	106	🇦🇲 Armenia	40	🇫🇮 Finland	26
17	🇨🇭 Switzerland	78	🇳🇴 Norway	36	🇦🇲 Armenia	21
18	🇷🇴 Romania	65	🇱🇹 Lithuania	35	🇮🇸 Iceland	10
19	🇧🇪 Belgium	64	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	33	🇫🇷 France	8
20	🇦🇲 Armenia	61	🇲🇩 Moldova	14	🇩🇪 Germany	6
21	🇫🇮 Finland	38[g]	🇷🇴 Romania	12[q]	🇧🇪 Belgium	5[r]
22	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	38[g]	🇫🇮 Finland	12[q]	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	5[r]
23	🇮🇸 Iceland	20	🇮🇸 Iceland	10	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	3
24	🇫🇷 France	17	🇫🇷 France	9	🇦🇺 Australia	2
25	🇩🇪 Germany	6	🇩🇪 Germany	0	🇨🇭 Switzerland	0

Detailed jury voting results of the final

Voting procedure used: 100% televoting, 100% jury vote		Total score	Jury score	Televoting score	Jury vote
					🇳🇱	🇸🇲	🇲🇰	🇲🇹	🇺🇦	🇦🇱	🇪🇪	🇦🇿	🇵🇹	🇩🇪	🇧🇪	🇳🇴	🇮🇱	🇵🇱	🇬🇷	🇲🇩	🇧🇬	🇷🇸	🇮🇸	🇨🇾	🇱🇻	🇪🇸	🇨🇭	🇩🇰	🇫🇷	🇦🇲	🇲🇪	🇷🇴	🇮🇪	🇸🇮	🇬🇪	🇭🇷	🇱🇹	🇦🇹	🇫🇮	🇬🇧	🇸🇪	🇦🇺	🇨🇿	🇮🇹
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	38	33	5				3	1						2		2		2			3	2						2				7								5	4
	🇷🇴 Romania	65	12	53										1					7							4
	🇵🇹 Portugal	207	171	36	8				10	1	7	7			5	10		7	3	2	4	7	5		6		5	8	1	8	4	7	4	3	7	10	8	10		3		6	5
	🇫🇮 Finland	38	12	26							5											6																						1
	🇨🇭 Switzerland	78	78	0	10	1	1		6				2	2		1		5		7	7				3	1		2				5		5		1	7	1		2			6	3
	🇫🇷 France	17	9	8								1																		7					1
	🇳🇴 Norway	182	36	146	3									3							2		8		5		1											5	4		3		2
	🇦🇲 Armenia	61	40	21					2	4			1			4					5								7									6	1		2			8