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2022

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

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

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

Icelandic sisters talk free language and family love

Well ... RAI were still insisting Iceland and Greece would switch their times today, but this was seemingly the after effects of a boozy...

Switzerland: Movement and mime time

Marius Bear is alone on stage, picked out in silhouette and that's pretty much how he stays throughout, with bursts of video and lighting...

Upcoming live blogs

We're not with you this afternoon - Mo got the time wrong and life etc. But this evening Mr Phil watches the Jury show...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 29 – Norway

Subwolfer – Give that Wolf a Banana This is all shades of wrong. Literally all of them, not just some of them that Eurovision puts...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 22 – Latvia

I’ve a lot in common with Citi Zeni; like them I also enjoy eating my veggies and saving the polar bears. I love that...

Australia decides running order for national final

This weekend, it's all about Eurovision in Australia, with 'Australia Decides' airing on Saturday evening (morning in Europe) live from the Gold Coast. Today, a...

Intelligence service strike threatens Israeli place at Eurovision

Israeli broadcaster KAN this morning announced through its Twitter account that a security service strike could mean they withdraw from the 2022 Eurovision Song...

UK: Rock it, man

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

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 37 – Sweden

Cornelia Jakobs – Hold me closer Denying 'Hold me closer' is a cracking song is like pretending not to be impressed by the Grand...