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Eurovision Song Contest 2022

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Sound of Beauty
Dates
Semi-final 110 May 2022
Semi-final 212 May 2022
Final14 May 2022
Host
VenuePalaOlimpico
Turin, Italy
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Cristian Biondani
  • Duccio Forzano
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Executive producer
  • Claudio Fasulo
  • Simona Martorelli
Host broadcasterRadiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/turin-2022
Participants
Number of entries40
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countries Russia
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Vote
Voting systemEach country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs.
Nul points in finalNone[a]
Winning song Ukraine
"Stefania"
2021 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2023

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. Ukraine's 439 points received from the televote in the final are the most televoting points received in the contest's history to date, making "Stefania" the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest.[1] The United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with the United Kingdom and Spain achieving their best results since 1998 and 1995 respectively, and Serbia achieving its best result since 2012. This was also a record-extending sixteenth time that the United Kingdom finished in second place.

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.[2] A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok.[3]

Location

 
PalaOlimpico, Turin – host venue of the 2022 contest.
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Location of host venue (red) and other contest-related sites and events (blue)
 
Parco del Valentino, location of the Eurovision Village
 
Palace of Venaria, location of the Opening Ceremony

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.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8][9] Nearly all COVID-19 prevention measures for the contest were dropped by 11 May 2022, with testing only required whenever symptoms were exhibited.[10]

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.[11][12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15][16]

Bidding phase

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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)

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,[17][18][19] 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.[20] The mayors of Rome, Rimini and Florence soon after also expressed interest in hosting the contest[21][22][23] and were joined by Sanremo, Verona and Bari.[23][24][25] Marco Di Maio [it], 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.[26]

Host broadcaster RAI launched the bidding process on 7 July 2021.[27][28] 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.[29]

On 9 July 2021, the city of Turin officially announced its bid.[30] On the same day, the city of Pesaro did the same, proposing the Vitrifrigo Arena as a possible venue to host the event.[31] They were followed by Bologna and Jesolo on 12 July,[32][33] and Rimini and Bertinoro (jointly with Forlì and Cesena) on 13 July.[34][35] 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.[36] 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.[37]

The choice among them was meant to be announced by the end of August;[38][39] however, this did not happen, and in mid-September Stefano Coletta [it], director of Rai 1, stated that the selection was behind time to ensure "transparency and precision".[40] On 8 October 2021, the EBU and RAI announced Turin as the host city, with the PalaOlimpico as the chosen venue for the contest.[4][41]

Key:  †  Host venue  ‡  Shortlisted   Presented the bid book

City Venue Notes Ref.
Acireale PalaTupparello [42]
Alessandria Cittadella Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area; would have needed renovation works. [43]
Bertinoro PalaGalassi Candidacy supported by Forlì, Cesena and the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna. [35][44]
Bologna Fiera di Bologna Candidacy supported by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna. [44][45][46][47]
Unipol Arena
Florence Nelson Mandela Forum Candidacy supported by the Regional Council of Tuscany. [48][49]
Genoa Palasport di Genova Is undergoing renovation works. [50]
Jesolo Palazzo del Turismo [it] Did not meet the EBU requirements of size. [33][51]
Piave Vecchia Lighthouse [it] 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. [38][52]
Milan Mediolanum Forum Did not meet the EBU requirements of size. Candidacy supported by the regional government of Lombardy. [53][54][55]
Palazzo delle Scintille [it] Would have needed adjustment works.
Palazzolo Acreide Ad hoc arena to be built Would have needed the cooperation of other municipalities in Syracuse. [56][57]
Pesaro Vitrifrigo Arena [58][59][60]
Rimini Rimini Fiera [it] Candidacy supported by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna. [44][61]
Rome PalaLottomatica [21][62][63]
Fiera di Roma [it] Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity.
Sanremo Mercato dei Fiori [64][65]
Trieste PalaTrieste Did not meet the EBU requirements of size. [38][66]
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.
[67][68][69]
Viterbo Fiera di Viterbo Did not meet the EBU requirements of size; would have needed renovation works. [70][71]

Production

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was produced by the Italian public broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). Claudio Fasulo [it] and Simona Martorelli served as executive producers,[72] Cristian Biondani [it] and Duccio Forzano [it] served as directors of the three live shows,[73][74] Claudio Santucci served as head of show,[75] and Emanuele Cristofoli served as artistic director for the opening and interval acts.[76][77] Background music for the shows was composed by Maurizio Filardo [it].[78]

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.[79][80] The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million.[81]

Visual design

The theme art and slogan for the contest, "The Sound of Beauty", was unveiled on 21 January 2022.[82] 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.[83]

Presenters

 
 
 
Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini and Mika, presenters of the 2022 contest

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.[84][85][86]

The "Turquoise Carpet" and Opening Ceremony events were hosted by Gabriele Corsi [it], Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa [it] and Laura Carusino [it].[87][88] Acampa, Carusino and Di Domenico also moderated the contest's press conferences.[89][90]

Stage design

 
Stage and green room in the arena

The stage design for the 2022 contest was revealed on 18 February 2022.[91] Designed by Rome-based stage designer Francesca Montinaro [it] 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.[92][93] Montinaro had previous experience in stage design, having done so for the Sanremo Music Festival in 2013 and 2019.[94] This marked the first time since 2016 that German stage designer Florian Wieder [de] did not design the Eurovision stage.[95][96]

Opening and interval acts

On 30 April 2022, the EBU released information about the opening and interval acts.[97]

The first 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,[98][99] while the interval featured a medley of "Horizon in Your Eyes", "Satisfaction" and "Golden Nights [it]" performed by Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants with conductor Sylvia Catasta,[100][101] a brief homage to Raffaella Carrà performed by the contest presenters,[102] and Diodato performing "Fai rumore".[103]

 
Il Volo performed "Grande amore" during the interval of the second semi-final.

The second semi-final was opened by "The Italian Way", an act built around Italian improvisation performed by co-presenter Alessandro Cattelan,[104] while the interval featured a medley of "Fragile" and "People Have the Power" performed by co-presenters Laura Pausini and Mika,[105] and Il Volo performing a new version of "Grande amore".[b][108]

The final was opened by the traditional flag parade, introducing all twenty-five finalists, accompanied 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 [it]".[109] The interval acts included Måneskin performing their new single "Supermodel" and "If I Can Dream",[110][109] Gigliola Cinquetti performing her winning song "Non ho l'età",[111] and co-presenter Mika performing a medley of "Love Today", "Grace Kelly", his new single "Yo Yo" and "Happy Ending".[112] Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti also appeared in a pre-recorded message from the International Space Station.[113]

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.[114][115] 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.[116][117][118][119] 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.[120]

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.[121] Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom opted not to release their performances, while Ukraine was exempted from the obligation to record theirs, and Armenia and Austria removed theirs after release for unknown reasons.[122] Despite Montenegro not releasing their performance to the contest's official channel, it was nonetheless made available on the channel of the country's representative Vladana.[123]

The 2022 contest was the first edition to not feature any competing song with lyrics in French.[124]

Semi-final allocation draw

 
Palazzo Madama, host venue for the allocation draw of the 2022 contest

The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals took place on 25 January 2022 at 12:00 CET, at Palazzo Madama.[125][126] The thirty-six semi-finalists were divided over six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of "bloc voting" and to increase suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the five automatic qualifiers – "Big Five" countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – would broadcast and vote in. The ceremony was hosted by Carolina Di Domenico and Mario Acampa, with Acampa replacing Gabriele Corsi who tested positive for COVID-19.[127] It included the passing of the host city insignia from Ahmed Aboutaleb, the mayor of previous host city Rotterdam, to Stefano Lo Russo, the mayor of Turin.

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.[128][129] 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.[130][131][132] The following locations were used for each participating country:[133][134]

Participating countries

 
  Participating countries in the first semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

The EBU initially announced on 20 October 2021 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).[72] 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.[135]

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;[136][d] Stoyan Yankoulov [bg], a member of Intelligent Music Project, had represented Bulgaria in 2007 and 2013 alongside Elitsa Todorova;[137] Zdob și Zdub had represented Moldova in 2005 and 2011;[138] Mahmood had represented Italy in 2019;[139] and Ihor Didenchuk [uk], a member of Kalush Orchestra, had previously represented Ukraine in 2021 as a member of Go_A.[140] 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.[141]

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 10 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST).[4] Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus France and Italy voted in this semi-final.[142] Russia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the first semi-final, but was excluded from the contest due to its invasion of Ukraine.[135] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.[143]

  Qualifiers
R/O[144] Country[72] Artist[145] Song[145] Language(s) Points Place[146]
1   Albania Ronela Hajati "Sekret" Albanian, English[e] 58 12
2   Latvia Citi Zēni "Eat Your Salad" English 55 14
3   Lithuania Monika Liu "Sentimentai" Lithuanian 159 7
4   Switzerland Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" English 118 9
5   Slovenia LPS "Disko" Slovene 15 17
6   Ukraine Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" (Стефанія) Ukrainian 337 1
7   Bulgaria Intelligent Music Project "Intention" English 29 16
8   Netherlands S10 "De diepte" Dutch 221 2
9   Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" Romanian, English 154 8
10   Portugal Maro "Saudade, saudade" English, Portuguese 208 4
11   Croatia Mia Dimšić "Guilty Pleasure" English, Croatian 75 11
12   Denmark Reddi "The Show" English 55 13
13   Austria Lumix feat. Pia Maria "Halo" English 42 15
14   Iceland Systur "Með hækkandi sól" Icelandic 103 10
15   Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" English 211 3
16   Norway Subwoolfer "Give That Wolf a Banana" English 177 6
17   Armenia Rosa Linn "Snap" English 187 5

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 12 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST).[4] Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[142] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.[147]

  Qualifiers
R/O[144] Country[72] Artist[148] Song[148] Language(s) Points Place[149]
1   Finland The Rasmus "Jezebel" English 162 7
2   Israel Michael Ben David "I.M" English[f] 61 13
3   Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" Serbian, Latin 237 3
4   Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli "Fade to Black" English 96 10
5   Georgia Circus Mircus "Lock Me In" English 22 18
6   Malta Emma Muscat "I Am What I Am" English 47 16
7   San Marino Achille Lauro "Stripper" Italian, English 50 14
8   Australia Sheldon Riley "Not the Same" English 243 2
9   Cyprus Andromache "Ela" (Έλα) English, Greek 63 12
10   Ireland Brooke "That's Rich" English 47 15
11   North Macedonia Andrea "Circles" English 76 11
12   Estonia Stefan "Hope" English 209 5
13   Romania WRS "Llámame" English, Spanish 118 9
14   Poland Ochman "River" English 198 6
15   Montenegro Vladana "Breathe" English, Italian 33 17
16   Belgium Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" English 151 8
17   Sweden Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" English 396 1
18   Czech Republic We Are Domi "Lights Off" English 227 4

Final

The final took place on 14 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST).[4] Twenty-five countries participated in the final, with all forty participating countries eligible to vote.

  Winner
R/O[150] Country[72] Artist[151] Song[151] Language(s) Points[151] Place[151]
1   Czech Republic We Are Domi "Lights Off" English 38 22[g]
2   Romania WRS "Llámame" English, Spanish 65 18
3   Portugal Maro "Saudade, saudade" English, Portuguese 207 9
4   Finland The Rasmus "Jezebel" English 38 21[g]
5   Switzerland Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" English 78 17
6   France Alvan and Ahez "Fulenn" Breton 17 24
7   Norway Subwoolfer "Give That Wolf a Banana" English 182 10
8   Armenia Rosa Linn "Snap" English 61 20
9   Italy Mahmood and Blanco "Brividi" Italian 268 6
10   Spain Chanel "SloMo" Spanish, English 459 3
11   Netherlands S10 "De diepte" Dutch 171 11
12   Ukraine Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" (Стефанія) Ukrainian 631 1
13   Germany Malik Harris "Rockstars" English 6 25
14   Lithuania Monika Liu "Sentimentai" Lithuanian 128 14
15   Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli "Fade to Black" English 106 16
16   Belgium Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" English 64 19
17   Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" English 215 8
18   Iceland Systur "Með hækkandi sól" Icelandic 20 23
19   Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" Romanian, English 253 7
20   Sweden Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" English 438 4
21   Australia Sheldon Riley "Not the Same" English 125 15
22   United Kingdom Sam Ryder "Space Man" English 466 2
23   Poland Ochman "River" English 151 12
24   Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" Serbian, Latin 312 5
25   Estonia Stefan "Hope" English 141 13

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   Netherlands 221   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   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[h]   Moldova 19   Denmark 20
14   Latvia 55[h]   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
Albania
Latvia
Lithuania
Switzerland
Slovenia
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Moldova
Portugal
Croatia
Denmark
Austria
Iceland
Greece
Norway
Armenia
France
Italy
Contestants
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
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
Albania
Latvia
Lithuania
Switzerland
Slovenia
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Moldova
Portugal
Croatia
Denmark
Austria
Iceland
Greece
Norway
Armenia
France
Italy
Contestants
Albania 58 12 46 8 6 1 2 2 12 2 5 8
Latvia 55 39 16 10 5 1
Lithuania 159 56 103 1 10 3 5 12 5 5 6 6 6 8 4 5 5 8 7 6 1
Switzerland 118 107 11 3 2 1 3 1 1
Slovenia 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
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   Netherlands   Armenia,   Denmark,   Switzerland,   Ukraine
  Ukraine   Albania,   Latvia,   Lithuania,   Moldova
  Greece   France,   Italy,   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,   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[i]
2   Australia 243   Australia 169   Serbia 174[i]
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[j]   Australia 74
9   Romania 118   Serbia 63[j]   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[k]   Georgia 13   Malta 20[l]
16   Malta 47[k]   Ireland 12   North Macedonia 20[l]
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
Finland
Israel
Serbia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Malta
San Marino
Australia
Cyprus
Ireland
North Macedonia
Estonia
Romania
Poland
Montenegro
Belgium
Sweden
Czech Republic
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
Contestants
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
Finland
Israel
Serbia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Malta
San Marino
Australia
Cyprus
Ireland
North Macedonia
Estonia
Romania
Poland
Montenegro
Belgium
Sweden
Czech Republic
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
Contestants
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 1

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Eurovision 2022 redirects here For the junior contest see Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 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 Maneskin 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 Eurovision Song Contest 2022The Sound of BeautyDatesSemi final 110 May 2022Semi final 212 May 2022Final14 May 2022HostVenuePalaOlimpico Turin ItalyPresenter s Alessandro CattelanLaura PausiniMikaDirected byCristian BiondaniDuccio ForzanoExecutive supervisorMartin OsterdahlExecutive producerClaudio FasuloSimona MartorelliHost broadcasterRadiotelevisione italiana RAI Websiteeurovision wbr tv wbr event wbr turin 2022ParticipantsNumber of entries40Debuting countriesNoneReturning countries Armenia MontenegroNon returning countries RussiaParticipation map Finalist countries Did not qualify from the semi final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2022VoteVoting systemEach country awards two sets of 12 10 8 1 points to ten songs Nul points in finalNone a Winning song Ukraine Stefania 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2023Forty 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 Ukraine s 439 points received from the televote in the final are the most televoting points received in the contest s history to date making Stefania the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip hop elements to win the contest 1 The United Kingdom Spain Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five with the United Kingdom and Spain achieving their best results since 1998 and 1995 respectively and Serbia achieving its best result since 2012 This was also a record extending sixteenth time that the United Kingdom finished in second place 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 2 A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok 3 Contents 1 Location 1 1 Bidding phase 2 Production 2 1 Visual design 2 2 Presenters 2 3 Stage design 2 4 Opening and interval acts 3 Format 3 1 Entries 3 2 Semi final allocation draw 3 3 Postcards 4 Participating countries 4 1 Returning artists 4 2 Semi final 1 4 3 Semi final 2 4 4 Final 5 Detailed voting results 5 1 Semi final 1 5 1 1 12 points 5 2 Semi final 2 5 2 1 12 points 5 3 Final 5 3 1 12 points 5 3 2 Spokespersons 6 Other countries 6 1 Active EBU members 6 2 Non EBU members 7 Broadcasts 7 1 Viewing figures 8 Incidents 8 1 Impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 8 1 1 Ukrainian artist replacement 8 1 2 Exclusion of Russia 8 1 3 Ukrainian preparations 8 1 4 Attempted cyber attacks 8 1 5 On stage statements 8 2 Rehearsal stage malfunction 8 3 Macedonian flag incident 8 4 Jury vote irregularities 9 Other awards 9 1 Marcel Bezencon Awards 9 2 OGAE 9 3 You re A Vision Award 9 4 Eurovision Awards 10 Official album 10 1 Charts 10 1 1 Weekly charts 10 1 2 Year end charts 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksLocation Edit PalaOlimpico Turin host venue of the 2022 contest PalaOlimpico Eurovision Village Airport Opening Ceremonyclass notpageimage Location of host venue red and other contest related sites and events blue Parco del Valentino location of the Eurovision Village Palace of Venaria location of the Opening Ceremony 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 Maneskin 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 4 5 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 6 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 7 8 9 Nearly all COVID 19 prevention measures for the contest were dropped by 11 May 2022 with testing only required whenever symptoms were exhibited 10 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 11 12 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 13 14 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 15 16 Bidding phase Edit Bari Bologna Milan Naples Pesaro Reggio Emilia Rome Turin Florence Rimini Sanremo Verona Jesolo Bertinoro Acireale Alessandria Genoa Matera Trieste Viterbo Palazzolo Acreideclass notpageimage 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 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 17 18 19 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 20 The mayors of Rome Rimini and Florence soon after also expressed interest in hosting the contest 21 22 23 and were joined by Sanremo Verona and Bari 23 24 25 Marco Di Maio it 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 26 Host broadcaster RAI launched the bidding process on 7 July 2021 27 28 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 29 On 9 July 2021 the city of Turin officially announced its bid 30 On the same day the city of Pesaro did the same proposing the Vitrifrigo Arena as a possible venue to host the event 31 They were followed by Bologna and Jesolo on 12 July 32 33 and Rimini and Bertinoro jointly with Forli and Cesena on 13 July 34 35 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 36 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 37 The choice among them was meant to be announced by the end of August 38 39 however this did not happen and in mid September Stefano Coletta it director of Rai 1 stated that the selection was behind time to ensure transparency and precision 40 On 8 October 2021 the EBU and RAI announced Turin as the host city with the PalaOlimpico as the chosen venue for the contest 4 41 Key Host venue Shortlisted Presented the bid book City Venue Notes Ref Acireale PalaTupparello 42 Alessandria Cittadella Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area would have needed renovation works 43 Bertinoro PalaGalassi Candidacy supported by Forli Cesena and the Legislative Assembly of Emilia Romagna 35 44 Bologna Fiera di Bologna Candidacy supported by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia Romagna 44 45 46 47 Unipol ArenaFlorence Nelson Mandela Forum Candidacy supported by the Regional Council of Tuscany 48 49 Genoa Palasport di Genova Is undergoing renovation works 50 Jesolo Palazzo del Turismo it Did not meet the EBU requirements of size 33 51 Piave Vecchia Lighthouse it 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 38 52 Milan Mediolanum Forum Did not meet the EBU requirements of size Candidacy supported by the regional government of Lombardy 53 54 55 Palazzo delle Scintille it Would have needed adjustment works Palazzolo Acreide Ad hoc arena to be built Would have needed the cooperation of other municipalities in Syracuse 56 57 Pesaro Vitrifrigo Arena 58 59 60 Rimini Rimini Fiera it Candidacy supported by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia Romagna 44 61 Rome PalaLottomatica 21 62 63 Fiera di Roma it Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity Sanremo Mercato dei Fiori 64 65 Trieste PalaTrieste Did not meet the EBU requirements of size 38 66 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 67 68 69 Viterbo Fiera di Viterbo Did not meet the EBU requirements of size would have needed renovation works 70 71 Production EditThe Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was produced by the Italian public broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana RAI Claudio Fasulo it and Simona Martorelli served as executive producers 72 Cristian Biondani it and Duccio Forzano it served as directors of the three live shows 73 74 Claudio Santucci served as head of show 75 and Emanuele Cristofoli served as artistic director for the opening and interval acts 76 77 Background music for the shows was composed by Maurizio Filardo it 78 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 79 80 The preliminary total budget for the shows was 16 3 million 81 Visual design Edit The theme art and slogan for the contest The Sound of Beauty was unveiled on 21 January 2022 82 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 83 Presenters Edit Alessandro Cattelan Laura Pausini and Mika presenters of the 2022 contest 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 84 85 86 The Turquoise Carpet and Opening Ceremony events were hosted by Gabriele Corsi it Carolina Di Domenico Mario Acampa it and Laura Carusino it 87 88 Acampa Carusino and Di Domenico also moderated the contest s press conferences 89 90 Stage design Edit Stage and green room in the arena The stage design for the 2022 contest was revealed on 18 February 2022 91 Designed by Rome based stage designer Francesca Montinaro it 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 92 93 Montinaro had previous experience in stage design having done so for the Sanremo Music Festival in 2013 and 2019 94 This marked the first time since 2016 that German stage designer Florian Wieder de did not design the Eurovision stage 95 96 Opening and interval acts Edit On 30 April 2022 the EBU released information about the opening and interval acts 97 The first 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 98 99 while the interval featured a medley of Horizon in Your Eyes Satisfaction and Golden Nights it performed by Dardust Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants with conductor Sylvia Catasta 100 101 a brief homage to Raffaella Carra performed by the contest presenters 102 and Diodato performing Fai rumore 103 Il Volo performed Grande amore during the interval of the second semi final The second semi final was opened by The Italian Way an act built around Italian improvisation performed by co presenter Alessandro Cattelan 104 while the interval featured a medley of Fragile and People Have the Power performed by co presenters Laura Pausini and Mika 105 and Il Volo performing a new version of Grande amore b 108 The final was opened by the traditional flag parade introducing all twenty five finalists accompanied 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 it 109 The interval acts included Maneskin performing their new single Supermodel and If I Can Dream 110 109 Gigliola Cinquetti performing her winning song Non ho l eta 111 and co presenter Mika performing a medley of Love Today Grace Kelly his new single Yo Yo and Happy Ending 112 Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti also appeared in a pre recorded message from the International Space Station 113 Format EditEntries Edit 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 114 115 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 116 117 118 119 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 120 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 121 Australia Azerbaijan Cyprus Czech Republic Georgia Italy Moldova Netherlands Norway Sweden and United Kingdom opted not to release their performances while Ukraine was exempted from the obligation to record theirs and Armenia and Austria removed theirs after release for unknown reasons 122 Despite Montenegro not releasing their performance to the contest s official channel it was nonetheless made available on the channel of the country s representative Vladana 123 The 2022 contest was the first edition to not feature any competing song with lyrics in French 124 Semi final allocation draw Edit Palazzo Madama host venue for the allocation draw of the 2022 contest The draw to determine the participating countries semi finals took place on 25 January 2022 at 12 00 CET at Palazzo Madama 125 126 The thirty six semi finalists were divided over six pots based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest s official televoting partner Digame The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of bloc voting and to increase suspense in the semi finals The draw also determined which semi final each of the five automatic qualifiers Big Five countries France Germany Italy Spain and the United Kingdom would broadcast and vote in The ceremony was hosted by Carolina Di Domenico and Mario Acampa with Acampa replacing Gabriele Corsi who tested positive for COVID 19 127 It included the passing of the host city insignia from Ahmed Aboutaleb the mayor of previous host city Rotterdam to Stefano Lo Russo the mayor of Turin 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 c Ukraine Bulgaria Cyprus Greece Malta Portugal San Marino Estonia Latvia Lithuania Moldova Poland Romania Austria Belgium Czech Republic Ireland Netherlands SwitzerlandPostcards Edit 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 128 129 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 130 131 132 The following locations were used for each participating country 133 134 Albania Su Nuraxi Barumini Sardinia Armenia Marmore Falls Terni Umbria Australia MART Rovereto Trentino South Tyrol Austria Miramare Castle Trieste Friuli Venezia Giulia Azerbaijan Villa Monastero Varenna Lombardy Belgium Perugia Umbria Bulgaria Castel del Monte Andria Apulia Croatia Grinzane Cavour Cuneo Piedmont Cyprus Matterhorn Aosta Valley Czech Republic Caserta Campania Denmark Procida Naples Campania Estonia Sacra di San Michele Sant Ambrogio di Torino Piedmont Finland Laghi di Fusine Udine Friuli Venezia Giulia France Cavour Piedmont Georgia Burano Venice Veneto Germany Lingotto Turin Piedmont Greece Selinunte Trapani Sicily Iceland Cortina d Ampezzo Belluno Veneto Ireland Matera Basilicata Israel Manarola Cinque Terre Liguria Italy Mole Antonelliana Turin Piedmont Latvia Merano Trentino South Tyrol Lithuania Bergamo Lombardy Malta Abbey of San Galgano Siena Tuscany Moldova Urbino Marche Montenegro Monte Conero Ancona Marche Netherlands Ravenna Emilia Romagna North Macedonia Cala Luna it Nuoro Sardinia Norway Lago di Scanno L Aquila Abruzzo Poland Scala dei Turchi Agrigento Sicily Portugal Genoa Liguria Romania Isola di Capo Rizzuto Crotone Calabria San Marino Rome Lazio Serbia Castle of Rocca Calascio L Aquila Abruzzo Slovenia Civita di Bagnoregio Viterbo Lazio Spain Alagna Valsesia Vercelli Piedmont Sweden Rimini Emilia Romagna Switzerland Termoli Campobasso Molise Ukraine Florence Tuscany United Kingdom Orta San Giulio Novara PiedmontParticipating countries Edit Participating countries in the first semi final Pre qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi final Participating countries in the second semi final Pre qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi final The EBU initially announced on 20 October 2021 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 72 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 40 135 Returning artists Edit 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 136 d Stoyan Yankoulov bg a member of Intelligent Music Project had represented Bulgaria in 2007 and 2013 alongside Elitsa Todorova 137 Zdob și Zdub had represented Moldova in 2005 and 2011 138 Mahmood had represented Italy in 2019 139 and Ihor Didenchuk uk a member of Kalush Orchestra had previously represented Ukraine in 2021 as a member of Go A 140 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 141 Semi final 1 Edit The first semi final took place on 10 May 2022 at 21 00 CEST 4 Seventeen countries participated in the first semi final Those countries plus France and Italy voted in this semi final 142 Russia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the first semi final but was excluded from the contest due to its invasion of Ukraine 135 The highlighted countries qualified for the final 143 Qualifiers R O 144 Country 72 Artist 145 Song 145 Language s Points Place 146 1 Albania Ronela Hajati Sekret Albanian English e 58 122 Latvia Citi Zeni Eat Your Salad English 55 143 Lithuania Monika Liu Sentimentai Lithuanian 159 74 Switzerland Marius Bear Boys Do Cry English 118 95 Slovenia LPS Disko Slovene 15 176 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra Stefania Stefaniya Ukrainian 337 17 Bulgaria Intelligent Music Project Intention English 29 168 Netherlands S10 De diepte Dutch 221 29 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers Trenulețul Romanian English 154 810 Portugal Maro Saudade saudade English Portuguese 208 411 Croatia Mia Dimsic Guilty Pleasure English Croatian 75 1112 Denmark Reddi The Show English 55 1313 Austria Lumix feat Pia Maria Halo English 42 1514 Iceland Systur Med haekkandi sol Icelandic 103 1015 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord Die Together English 211 316 Norway Subwoolfer Give That Wolf a Banana English 177 617 Armenia Rosa Linn Snap English 187 5Semi final 2 Edit The second semi final took place on 12 May 2022 at 21 00 CEST 4 Eighteen countries participated in the second semi final Those countries plus Germany Spain and the United Kingdom voted in this semi final 142 The highlighted countries qualified for the final 147 Qualifiers R O 144 Country 72 Artist 148 Song 148 Language s Points Place 149 1 Finland The Rasmus Jezebel English 162 72 Israel Michael Ben David I M English f 61 133 Serbia Konstrakta In corpore sano Serbian Latin 237 34 Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli Fade to Black English 96 105 Georgia Circus Mircus Lock Me In English 22 186 Malta Emma Muscat I Am What I Am English 47 167 San Marino Achille Lauro Stripper Italian English 50 148 Australia Sheldon Riley Not the Same English 243 29 Cyprus Andromache Ela Ela English Greek 63 1210 Ireland Brooke That s Rich English 47 1511 North Macedonia Andrea Circles English 76 1112 Estonia Stefan Hope English 209 513 Romania WRS Llamame English Spanish 118 914 Poland Ochman River English 198 615 Montenegro Vladana Breathe English Italian 33 1716 Belgium Jeremie Makiese Miss You English 151 817 Sweden Cornelia Jakobs Hold Me Closer English 396 118 Czech Republic We Are Domi Lights Off English 227 4Final Edit The final took place on 14 May 2022 at 21 00 CEST 4 Twenty five countries participated in the final with all forty participating countries eligible to vote Winner R O 150 Country 72 Artist 151 Song 151 Language s Points 151 Place 151 1 Czech Republic We Are Domi Lights Off English 38 22 g 2 Romania WRS Llamame English Spanish 65 183 Portugal Maro Saudade saudade English Portuguese 207 94 Finland The Rasmus Jezebel English 38 21 g 5 Switzerland Marius Bear Boys Do Cry English 78 176 France Alvan and Ahez Fulenn Breton 17 247 Norway Subwoolfer Give That Wolf a Banana English 182 108 Armenia Rosa Linn Snap English 61 209 Italy Mahmood and Blanco Brividi Italian 268 610 Spain Chanel SloMo Spanish English 459 311 Netherlands S10 De diepte Dutch 171 1112 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra Stefania Stefaniya Ukrainian 631 113 Germany Malik Harris Rockstars English 6 2514 Lithuania Monika Liu Sentimentai Lithuanian 128 1415 Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli Fade to Black English 106 1616 Belgium Jeremie Makiese Miss You English 64 1917 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord Die Together English 215 818 Iceland Systur Med haekkandi sol Icelandic 20 2319 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers Trenulețul Romanian English 253 720 Sweden Cornelia Jakobs Hold Me Closer English 438 421 Australia Sheldon Riley Not the Same English 125 1522 United Kingdom Sam Ryder Space Man English 466 223 Poland Ochman River English 151 1224 Serbia Konstrakta In corpore sano Serbian Latin 312 525 Estonia Stefan Hope English 141 13Detailed voting results EditSemi final 1 Edit Split results of semi final 1 Place Combined Jury TelevotingCountry Points Country Points Country Points1 Ukraine 337 Greece 151 Ukraine 2022 Netherlands 221 Netherlands 142 Moldova 1353 Greece 211 Ukraine 135 Armenia 1054 Portugal 208 Portugal 121 Norway 1045 Armenia 187 Switzerland 107 Lithuania 1036 Norway 177 Armenia 82 Portugal 877 Lithuania 159 Norway 73 Netherlands 798 Moldova 154 Iceland 64 Greece 609 Switzerland 118 Lithuania 56 Albania 4610 Iceland 103 Croatia 42 Iceland 3911 Croatia 75 Latvia 39 Austria 3612 Albania 58 Denmark 35 Croatia 3313 Denmark 55 h Moldova 19 Denmark 2014 Latvia 55 h Albania 12 Bulgaria 1815 Austria 42 Bulgaria 11 Latvia 1616 Bulgaria 29 Slovenia 7 Switzerland 1117 Slovenia 15 Austria 6 Slovenia 8Detailed jury voting results of semi final 1 Voting procedure used 100 televoting 100 jury vote Total score Jury score Televoting score Jury voteAlbania Latvia Lithuania Switzerland Slovenia Ukraine Bulgaria Netherlands Moldova Portugal Croatia Denmark Austria Iceland Greece Norway Armenia France ItalyContestants Albania 58 12 46 12Latvia 55 39 16 2 2 3 3 4 12 1 1 4 4 2 1Lithuania 159 56 103 1 3 12 2 6 10 5 8 5 2 2Switzerland 118 107 11 6 4 10 4 6 12 7 10 4 6 6 7 5 4 5 5 6Slovenia 15 7 8 1 1 5Ukraine 337 135 202 12 12 12 8 7 8 12 7 7 7 10 3 6 7 10 7Bulgaria 29 11 18 1 10Netherlands 221 142 79 10 3 8 12 10 12 4 2 8 2 12 8 7 6 8 12 8 10Moldova 154 19 135 1 2 1 1 7 1 1 5Portugal 208 121 87 4 5 7 4 6 8 5 10 5 12 8 10 6 5 10 10 6Croatia 75 42 33 3 8 3 6 3 3 8 4 4Denmark 55 35 20 6 5 5 5 2 3 5 1 3Austria 42 6 36 2 1 3Iceland 103 64 39 5 8 4 6 4 5 3 10 4 4 2 2 3 4Greece 211 151 60 8 10 6 10 5 7 10 12 8 5 8 10 6 2 12 8 12 12Norway 177 73 104 2 7 3 7 2 1 7 6 7 2 3 4 12 1 6 3Armenia 187 82 105 7 2 1 1 10 8 4 6 3 1 2 12 3 7 7 8Detailed televoting results of semi final 1 Voting procedure used 100 televoting 100 jury vote Total score Jury score Televoting score TelevoteAlbania Latvia Lithuania Switzerland Slovenia Ukraine Bulgaria Netherlands Moldova Portugal Croatia Denmark Austria Iceland Greece Norway Armenia France ItalyContestants Albania 58 12 46 8 6 1 2 2 12 2 5 8Latvia 55 39 16 10 5 1Lithuania 159 56 103 1 10 3 5 12 5 5 6 6 6 8 4 5 5 8 7 6 1Switzerland 118 107 11 3 2 1 3 1 1Slovenia 15 7 8 8Ukraine 337 135 202 8 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 10 12Bulgaria 29 11 18 12 5 1Netherlands 221 142 79 3 3 6 2 3 6 3 8 8 3 4 5 8 4 1 4 4 4Moldova 154 19 135 8 7 7 7 10 8 10 10 10 6 10 7 6 6 6 7 10Portugal 208 121 87 5 6 8 12 2 4 6 6 4 1 3 1 2 3 2 8 8 6Croatia 75 42 33 6 6 12 2 1 6Denmark 55 35 20 2 1 1 3 3 6 4Austria 42 6 36 4 1 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 5 2Iceland 103 64 39 5 2 1 8 4 2 7 7 3Greece 211 151 60 10 8 1 7 3 1 4 12 10 1 3Norway 177 73 104 2 7 5 4 7 4 7 10 7 7 10 7 10 7 3 2 5Armenia 187 82 105 7 4 4 5 2 10 8 7 5 5 5 8 3 8 5 12 712 points Edit 12 points awarded by juries Recipient Countries giving 12 points4 Netherlands Armenia Denmark Switzerland Ukraine Ukraine Albania Latvia Lithuania Moldova Greece France Italy Netherlands Norway1 Albania Greece Armenia Austria Latvia Portugal Lithuania Slovenia Norway Iceland Portugal Croatia Switzerland Bulgaria12 points awarded by televoting Recipient Countries giving 12 points12 Ukraine Austria Armenia Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Iceland Italy Latvia Lithuania Moldova Netherlands Portugal1 Albania Greece Armenia France Bulgaria Albania Croatia Slovenia Greece Norway Lithuania Ukraine Portugal SwitzerlandSemi final 2 Edit Split results of semi final 2 Place Combined Jury TelevotingCountry Points Country Points Country Points1 Sweden 396 Sweden 222 Sweden 174 i 2 Australia 243 Australia 169 Serbia 174 i 3 Serbia 237 Estonia 113 Czech Republic 1254 Czech Republic 227 Belgium 105 Poland 1145 Estonia 209 Czech Republic 102 Romania 1006 Poland 198 Azerbaijan 96 Finland 997 Finland 162 Poland 84 Estonia 968 Belgium 151 Finland 63 j Australia 749 Romania 118 Serbia 63 j Cyprus 5410 Azerbaijan 96 North Macedonia 56 Belgium 4611 North Macedonia 76 Israel 34 Ireland 3512 Cyprus 63 Malta 27 San Marino 2913 Israel 61 San Marino 21 Israel 2714 San Marino 50 Romania 18 Montenegro 2215 Ireland 47 k Georgia 13 Malta 20 l 16 Malta 47 k Ireland 12 North Macedonia 20 l 17 Montenegro 33 Montenegro 11 Georgia 918 Georgia 22 Cyprus 9 Azerbaijan 0Detailed jury voting results of semi final 2 Voting procedure used 100 televoting 100 jury vote Total score Jury score Televoting score Jury voteFinland Israel Serbia Azerbaijan Georgia Malta San Marino Australia Cyprus Ireland North Macedonia Estonia Romania Poland Montenegro Belgium Sweden Czech Republic Germany Spain United KingdomContestants Finland 162 63 99 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 4 8 4 4 4 5 4 2 1 2Israel 61 34 27 1 2 10 3 1 1 7 3 2 3 1Serbia 237 63 174 8 1 3 2 2 4 5 7 12 7 2 5 5Azerbaijan 96 96 0 7 8 4 4 4 3 6 1 6 3 3 5 3 5 4 10 12 8Georgia 22 13 9 1 1 3 5 3Malta 47 27 20 2 2 1 1 6 6 1 7 1San Marino 50 21 29 5 2 2 12Australia 243 169 74 10 10 2 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 8 12 8 6 10 3Cyprus 63 9 54 3 4 2Ireland 47 12 35 6 1 4 1North Macedonia 76 56 20 2 1 5 7 1 5 5 1 10 12 7Estonia 209 113 96 4 3 10 7 7 8 7 5 7 8 2 7 7 6 10 7 4 4Romania 118 18 100 4 2 8 4Poland 198 84 114 1 8 3 8 8 6 8 8 8 3 6 1 3 7 6Montenegro 33 11 22 7 3 1Belgium 151 105 46 7 6 5 5 5 8 3 2 10 5 6 6 8 8 6 5 8 2Sweden 396 222 174 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 12 12 12 12 10 12 7 6 12Czech Republic 227 102 125 6 6 4 6 6 7 6 2 4 10 7 8 8 2 4 6 10Detailed televoting results of semi final 2 Voting procedure used 100 televoting 100 jury vote Total score Jury score Televoting score TelevoteFinland Israel Serbia Azerbaijan Georgia Malta San Marino Australia Cyprus Ireland North Macedonia Estonia Romania Poland Montenegro Belgium Sweden Czech Republic Germany Spain United KingdomContestants Finland 162 63 99 1 5 6 6 3 2 2 1 8 12 4 6 4 12 10 7 6 4Israel 61 34 27 10 10 2 3 2Serbia 237 63 174 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 4 12 4 10 7 12 6 10 12 10 5 6Azerbaijan 96 96 0Georgia 22 13 9 2 5 1 1Malta 47 27 20 2 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 2San Marino 50 21 29 4 8 5 2 4 3 3Australia 243 169 74 6 6 7 2 7 7 4 7 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 3Cyprus 63 9 54 10 12 1 1 4 5 7 3 8 1 1 1Ireland 47 12 35 3 3 8 1 1 7 1, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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