Eurovision semi final 2

Popstar Mika is one of the hosts of Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as Italy stage this year's competition.

While Mika, 38, isn't Italian, being of Lebanese birth and growing up in the UK, he has a huge following in Italy and has appeared on The X Factor there. "Once a year, more than 40 countries share the same emotions, regardless of history or the political situation: music unites them. While the likes of the UK's Sam Ryder, host nation Italy and 'big 5' countries France, Germany and Spain, all have automatic places in Saturday's grand final.