Eurovision 2022

The first Eurovision semi-final is on Tuesday evening when 17 countries will perform for a place in Saturday's grand final in Italy.

Sweden last won the Eurovision in 2015. Hosts Italy are the second favourite to win Eurovision 2022. Brooke, who will sing 'That's Rich', is currently 3/1 to qualify for the grand final.

The Derry native performs That's Rich in the second semi-final this Thursday but criticised the lack of airtime for it.

“People are definitely taking a massive liking to this song, I think it’s because of the tongue-in-cheek nature. “Maybe we need to send something completely different and new and fresh that catches people’s attention. “I think what’s different about this year is we’ve sent something completely different. “People are excited this year and the North, essentially, can vote which means we’re in an even better position again so the song’s getting a lot of recognition. This is a really good level that I’m really proud of. Radio is a really hard one to crack and I feel like Eurovision is going to make people more aware of who I am.

The three hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 – Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini and Mika – take the opportunity to welcome us all to Turin.

Their love for the Contest is certainly something that unites the three talents. The diversity is something that is really remarkable to see, and so inspiring'. I love it and I’m really happy to be here'. Alessandro: 'The three of us share the same values – we like to enjoy what we are doing. Mika: 'We have the least difficult job, compared with the artists who have to present themselves and their songs. But far from it being just another gig, everyone has their own reasons for answering 'yes’ to such a rare invite.

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“And I haven’t been at the other rehearsals as I would have been in other years as well but what I’ve seen online is a very polished performance. “And they might not necessarily go for Ukraine - although of course there will be some sympathy for them.” “There are professional juries that give the other 50% and those juries are told to look for songs which have a certain commercial quality and as well as [being] well-staged, well-choreographed, well-put together.

On Tuesday, 17 competing countries plus France and Italy -- both automatic finalists -- will choose the 10 acts to perform in the final on Saturday.

"They are authentic, original and really unique and that is what we want to showcase." Albania's "Sekret" and Iceland's "Með hækkandi sól" are also expected to make it to the final on Saturday. "We are here to show that Ukrainian music and Ukrainian culture exist," he said on Sunday at the official kick-off of the competition.

Ireland's contestant Brooke Scullion has said people are “threatened in a way” that Ireland “might actually qualify”

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It can also be used to host sports like ice hockey, basketball and volleyball, so the capacity varies. Ukraine’s act, rap trio Kalush Orchestra, is tipped to take home the crown. The country that wins the previous Eurovision Song Contest is granted the honour of hosting the next one.

Lithuania are pinning their hopes on Eurovision glory to a much-loved star from their country - famous singer Monika Liu. Advertisement.

The singer, who studied jazz at a university in Klaipeda before heading to the Berkeley College of Music in Boston, has also recently appeared as a judge on the Lithuanian versions of The Voice and The Masked Singer. Since 2004, when she was first noticed on a Lithuanian talent show, Monika has been steadily working and already has three hit albums and plenty of fans who are thrilled she's flying the flag for them at Eurovision. Monika Liu, who was born Monika Liubinaitė in the coastal city of Klaipeda, is already a household name in her country.

As everyone's favourite music event makes a return for 2022, Eurovision fans are all wondering who will make it to the top of the leaderboard. Advertisement.

She jetted off to the United States of America and enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, before moving to Los Angeles to further hone her craft. While there, she made quite the impression and even opened for the likes of Jessie J. After initially thinking she wanted to be a vet, MARO soon realised she was going to continue in her nearest and dearests' footsteps and pursue a career in music, and learnt how to play piano and guitar.

It's undoubtedly a night that brings generations together, as families around the globe gather to watch the Eurovision Song Contest. Advertisement.

The song, which translates to 'With the Rising Sun' in English, has a simple but effective acoustic sound with gentle guitars and vocals. As well as performing as a trio, Sigga, Beta and Elín each have individual music careers as well. The family members all have a love and passion for singing and decided to come together to make blues and soul tracks in 2009, even performing at Glastonbury.

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And in Scotland, less surprisingly, it’s Edinburgh City. Rachael continued: “As for the Lilywhites being revealed as Eurovision Song Contest super fans, it’s hardly surprising that they’ve turned their attention towards Turin, given GAA supporters from that neck of the woods in particular have been starved of success for the last couple of decades.” Meanwhile, Kildare natives emerged as the most likely to bet on the song contest with the majority of Irish bets being placed on this week’s song contest hailing from the Lilywhites.

Ireland's Eurovision entrant Brooke Scullion is hoping support from voters in the North will give her an added boost to send her through to the grand final.

Emer Walsh is a world-renowned choreographer and she’s been helping me learn how to dance and she’s done a great job,” she said. I think this year, people are taking this quite seriously and (feel) threatened in a way that we might actually qualify.” “It will definitely get radio play this week. “I think what’s different about this year is we’ve sent something completely different. “People are excited this year and the North, essentially, can vote which means we’re in an even better position again so the song’s getting a lot of recognition. Also we’re in a healthy place where the UK can vote so providing that takes off, then we could actually get into the grand final for the first time in a long time.

Eurovision 2022 has a special performance lined up for this year's interval. Maneskin performing live. BBC. By.

As well as Måneskin's interval performance, viewers will be treated to songs from other artists on the night. They will reprise their Eurovision 2021 winning song, Zitti e buoni, which they won an impressive 524 points for, and will also give the first performance of their new single Supermodel, which is set to be released on Friday 13th May. On Tuesday 10th May, the first semi-final will take place with the initial set of countries in the Eurovision 2022 line-up performing in order to bag one of the 10 spots in Saturday's Eurovision final.

Welcome to the Eurovision.tv Live Blog for the First Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. This Live Blog updates automatically.

It’s almost time for the #soundofbeauty to begin… Been to the bathroom? The Sound of Beauty begins – Italian music and dance come together with elements of air, water, earth and fire, finally giving birth to the sun as the focal point of the Eurovision stage. Albania’s Ronela Hajati is up first – we saw her rehearse in a two different outfit options, and for the Semi-Final she’s gone with the silver one she wore in the second rehearsal. There’s a lot of love for this in the Delegation Bubble, and it’s reasonable to assume that Oleh’s mum is extremely proud. It’s given us two Semis that feel quite different – we’ve got a lot of the ballads in SF1, and more of the uptempo bops in SF2. But what’s most notable is the huge spectrum of musical genres in this year’s contest – it’s got folk, pop, dance, hiphop and plenty of rock, and pretty much everything in between. We’ll know in a couple of hours… Time to wave your glowsticks for our first big EDM banger of the night, sung by LUM!X and Pia Maria from inside an actual halo. Like Portugal earlier, this has a really chilled, folky vibe and it’s lovely to hear a song sung entirely in Icelandic. The staging is beautiful too, making great use of the arena lights to create a stunning sunrise. Amanda’s ghostly white dress and the staging of broken chairs makes this one of the more haunting stagings of this competition, and it feels very much like a song for our times. Tonight Diodato has the opportunity to sing Fai Rumore (make noise) in front of a packed PalaOlimpico, and it’s an equally powerful moment. It’s going to be aaaages before we know which half of the Grand Final each country is performing in, because we have to get through press questions for ten different countries and they haven’t started yet.

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Their song, Give that Wolf a Banana, contains the refrain of “Yum, yum, yum” and a verse that goes: “Not sure I told you but I really like your teeth, That hairy coat of yours with nothing underneath, Not sure you have a name so I will call you Keith.” I really respect this. The second semifinal is on Thursday. Armenia “I will keep up with the show.” “Boys do cry,” he sings, standing in the middle of a broken heart, with another broken heart projected on his face in case you missed the point. There is always a metal act at the Eurovision. It’s the law. They are accompanied by a spacemen. She sings mournfully, like a particularly glamorous school principal driven to despair by budget cuts. The Eurovision is a miraculous thing. Switzerland’s Marius Bear (not a real bear) has spent years brooding over the Cure’s ode to male stoicism, Boys Don’t Cry. Marius Bear loves crying and has written a sweetly swelling torch song to that effect. Mia Dimsic from Croatia sings Guilty with a guitar around her neck and three dancers dramatically enacting a love triangle nearby. “I will never let it go,” they sing. In your household do you stand and salute when you hear the Eurovision anthem?

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Kalush Orchestra, who are tipped to win the song contest, secured an easy victory in the first semi-final.

Ten more acts will progress to the main competition after Thursday's second semi-final. "For our country it is so important to have victories in all ways," he said. The other countries whose journey ended on Tuesday were Albania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Denmark. "We were just focusing on the message of the song, and we wanted to bring hope to people that are going through hard times, like Ukraine, and all of us that have been struggling through Covid." The chorus of the song featured a mournful, meditative repetition of the word "saudade" - which doesn't have a direct translation in English, but which the singer says represents "the desire to have someone back when you know you can't". But the competition kicked off in earnest with Ronela Hajati - Albania's answer to Madonna, whose song Sekret was about a romantic tryst with a boy "who came from the mountains".

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“People are definitely taking a massive liking to this song, I think it’s because of the tongue-in-cheek nature. “So this time it’s a lot more pressure and I’m a lot more excited about it, only because I have expectations for myself and I know what I’m capable of. Eurovision contestant Brooke Scullion has said people are “threatened in a way” that Ireland “might actually qualify” for the grand final of the singing competition this year.

Eurovision Song Contest favourites Ukraine have been voted through to the Grand Final following a tense semi-final in Turin, Italy.

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