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Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Sound of Beauty
Dates
Semi-final 1
10 May 2022
Semi-final 2
12 May 2022
Final
14 May 2022
Host
Venue
PalaOlimpico Turin, Italy
Presenter(s)
Alessandro Cattelan
Laura Pausini
Mika
Directed by
Cristian Biondani
Duccio Forzano
Executive supervisor
Martin Österdahl
Executive producer
Claudio Fasulo
Simona Martorelli
Host broadcaster
Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
Website
eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022
Participants
Number of entries
40
Number of finalists
25
Debuting countries
None
Returning countries
Armenia
Montenegro
Non-returning countries
Russia
Participation map
Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-finals Countries that participated in the past but not in 2022
Vote
Voting system
Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs.
Winning song
Ukraine "Stefania"
2021 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2023
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-French 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, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 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.[1]
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 per cent 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]
^Goujard, Clothilde (15 May 2022). "Bombarded at home, Ukraine finds symbolic win at Eurovision". Politico. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^"Eurovision 2022: 161 million viewers as online engagement soars!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^European Broadcasting Union [@EBU_HQ] (24 May 2022). "The numbers are in! This year's Eurovision Song Contest was seen by hundreds of millions on TV and online! Thanks to all of you for watching and engaging with the world's largest live music event" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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