From the Madama Palace in Turin, the allocation draw took place this afternoon. The draw was hosted by Carolina Di Domenico and Gabriele Corsi. During the ceremony, mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (Rotterdam) handed over the key of the Eurovision City to his Turinese colleague Stefano Lo Russo. The semifinals will be
41 countries will take part in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. That is what EBU announced today. In comparison with the 2021 contest, Armenia and Montenegro return. The full list is here: Albania Australia Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia
We would like to introduce you to our new column: After the Eurovision fame. Today we put Scott Fitzgerald in the spotlight. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 28th, 1948. He began his career on the GTO label, releasing the singles “Judy Played The Jukebox” in 1974
On February 10, 2015, the EBU announced that Australia was allowed to participate in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna. This was a special, one time only, invitation because of the festival’s sixtieth anniversary. But as we all know…they never left. Guy Sebastian represented Australia with ” Tonight
Former Eurovision participants released new music this week. Benny Cristo was, only two weeks after Eurovision, ready for some new work. The song is in Czech and is called “Zlobiva”. Note also the video with a clay lookalike of Benny. Former winner Helena Paparizou (Greece 2001 and 2005) recorded
Almost all of the countries were able to travel to Rotterdam, except for Australia which Live-on-Tape performance we were able to see in the First Semi-Final. But what happens with all the Live-on-tape performances? Well we will be able to see those during this years Eurovision Song Celebration!
Had enough of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam? No, of course not. But don’t worry: this weekend there is still something to watch! As there was a possibility the artists could not travel to Rotterdam for the contest, every country had to send in a backup tape. Australia in
The results of both the semifinals are known. Malta won the first one and Switzerland the 2nd one. Where the qualifiers of the 2nd semifinal were very clear (number 11, Denmark, follows with a distance), it was a close call at the first semifinal. Norway was 10th with 115 points
The last few hours before the first semifinal…. some of the artists are still posting messages for us on social media. We collected some of the messages for you: The Roop (Lithuania): We have very good news for those who live in: Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cyprus, Israel, Ireland, Italy, North
Of course we first see beautiful images of the Netherlands. The tiny house already plays a role. After Duncan Laurence has opened with a new song, the four presenters welcome you; three in a dark dress or suit, Chantal in yellow. Lithuania: Yellow suits no one; but there are exceptions.