The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Turin, Italy following the rock band Måneskin giving the country its third win at the 2021 Contest in Rotterdam with the song "Zitti e buoni". The Contest consisted of two semi-finals and a final held on 10, 12 and 14 May respectively.
Forty countries competed with both Armenia and Montenegro returning after a three-year absence. Russia was also set to take part but due to their invasion of Ukraine, which ultimately led to war and also saw many of the other competing countries threaten to withdraw, the EBU announced that they would be banned from competing.
The Contest was won for the third time by Ukraine while runner up United Kingdom and third place Spain both achieved their best results in more than two decades.
Location[]
The following cities expressed an interest in bidding. The chosen city is highlighted in blue and bold:
| City | Venue | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acireale | PalaTupparello | 8,000 | |
| Alessandria | Cittadella | Proposal is dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area; needs renovation works. | |
| Bertinoro | PalaGalassi | 5,677 | Hosts the annual Fiera del Levante |
| Bologna | Unipol Arena | 11,000 - 20,000 | - |
| Florence | Nelson Mandela Forum | 7,500 | Hosted the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. |
| Genoa | Palasport di Genova | 15,000 | Hosted the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Is undergoing renovation works. |
| Jesolo | Palazzo del Turismo | Hosted the grand final of Miss Italia; does not meet the EBU requirements of size. | |
| Piave Vecchia Lighthouse | Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area. | ||
| Matera | Cava del Sole | Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the area. | |
| Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,700 | Hosted the 1998 and 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, the 2014 Euroleague Final Four and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship |
| Palazzo delle Scintille | Needs adjustment works. | ||
| Palazzolo Acreide | Ad hoc arena to be built | Needs the cooperation of other municipalities in Syracuse. | |
| Pesaro | Vitrifrigo Arena | 10,323 | |
| Rimini | Rimini Fiera | 9,000 | Hosts Rimini Meeting, RiminiWellness and Sigep |
| Rome | PalaLottomatica | 11,200 | Hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournaments and the final draw for the 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| Sanremo | Mercato dei Fiori | ||
| Trieste | PalaTrieste | Does not meet the EBU requirements of size. | |
| Stadio Nereo Rocco | Hosted the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship; proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the stadium. | ||
| Turin | Pala Alpitour | 13,000 - 16,600 | Hosted the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the opening and closing ceremony for the 2007 Winter Universiade and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship |
| Viterbo | Fiera di Viterbo | Does not meet the EBU requirements of size; needs renovation works. |
Venue[]
On 8 October 2021, the EBU and RAI announced Turin as the host city, with the Pala Alpitour as the chosen venue for the contest.
Format[]
Semi-final allocation draw
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|
Production[]
Theme[]
The theme art and slogan for the contest, "The Sound of Beauty", was unveiled on 21 January 2022.
Logo[]
The artwork was built around the symmetrical structure and patterns of cymatics to convey the visual properties of sound, which also reflects Italian garden design, while the typography was inspired by early-20th century Italian poster art; the colours were drawn from those of the Italian flag.
Stage[]
The stage design was revealed on 18 February 2022. Designed by Rome-based stage designer Francesca Montinaro and dubbed "The Sun Within", the stage design is based around the movements and light of a kinetic sun, with the intended ability to showcase theatrical motion. The design also features a working water cascade and a green room modelled after an Italian garden. Montinaro has previous experience in stage design, having done so for the Sanremo Music Festival in 2013 and 2019, thus marking the first time since 2016 that German stage designer Florian Wieder did not design the Eurovision stage.
Participating countries[]
Returning artists[]
| Artist | Note |
|---|---|
| Stoyan Yankoulov | Represented his home country alongside singer Elitsa Todorova at the 2007 Contest in Helsinki and the 2013 Contest in Malmö, respectively |
| Zdob și Zdub | Represented their home country at the 2005 Contest in Kiev and the 2011 Contest in Düsseldorf, respectively |
| Mahmood | Represented his home country at the 2019 Contest in Tel Aviv, finishing as runner-up to Duncan Laurence |
| Ihor Didenchuk | Represented his home country as a member of the group Go A the previous year in Rotterdam |
| Ihan Raydar | Appeared at the 2012 Contest in Baku as a backing singer for her home country’s representative Soluna Samay |
Semi-final 1[]
Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus 
France and 
Italy voted in this semi-final. The qualifiers are highlighted below:
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Albania
|
Ronela Hajati | "Sekret" | Albanian, English | Secret | 12 | 58 |
| 02 |  Latvia
|
Citi Zēni | "Eat Your Salad" | English | - | 14 | 55 |
| 03 |  Lithuania
|
Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | Lithuanian | Feelings | 7 | 159 |
| 04 |  Switzerland
|
Marius Bear | "Boys Do Cry" | English | - | 9 | 118 |
| 05 |  Slovenia
|
LPS | "Disko" | Slovene | Disco | 17 | 15 |
| 06 |  Ukraine
|
Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" | Ukrainian | - | 1 | 337 |
| 07 |  Bulgaria
|
Intelligent Music Project | "Intention" | English | - | 16 | 29 |
| 08 |  The Netherlands
|
S10 | "De diepte" | Dutch | The depth | 2 | 221 |
| 09 |  Moldova
|
Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov | "Trenulețul" | Romanian | The little train | 8 | 154 |
| 10 |  Portugal
|
Maro | "Saudade, saudade" | English, Portuguese | - | 4 | 208 |
| 11 |  Croatia
|
Mia Dimšić | "Guilty Pleasure" | English | - | 11 | 75 |
| 12 |  Denmark
|
Reddi | "The Show" | English | - | 13 | 55 |
| 13 |  Austria
|
Lumix feat. Pia Maria | "Halo" | English | - | 15 | 42 |
| 14 |  Iceland
|
Systur | "Með hækkandi sól" | Icelandic | With the rising sun | 10 | 103 |
| 15 |  Greece
|
Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord | "Die Together" | English | - | 3 | 211 |
| 16 |  Norway
|
Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | English | - | 6 | 177 |
| 17 |  Armenia
|
Rosa Linn | "Snap" | English | - | 5 | 187 |
Semi-final 2[]
Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus 
Germany, 
Spain and the 
United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. The qualifiers are highlighted below:
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Finland
|
The Rasmus | "Jezebel" | English | - | 7 | 162 |
| 02 |  Israel
|
Michael Ben David | "I.M" | English | - | 13 | 61 |
| 03 |  Serbia
|
Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | Serbian, Latin | In a healthy body | 3 | 237 |
| 04 |  Azerbaijan
|
Nadir Rustamli | "Fade to Black" | English | - | 10 | 96 |
| 05 |  Georgia
|
Circus Mircus | "Lock Me In" | English | - | 18 | 22 |
| 06 |  Malta
|
Emma Muscat | "I Am What I Am" | English | - | 16 | 47 |
| 07 |  San Marino
|
Achille Lauro | "Stripper" | Italian, English | - | 14 | 50 |
| 08 |  Australia
|
Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" | English | - | 2 | 243 |
| 09 |  Cyprus
|
Andromache | "Ela" | English, Greek | Come on | 12 | 63 |
| 10 |  Ireland
|
Brooke | "That's Rich" | English | - | 15 | 47 |
| 11 |  North Macedonia
|
Andrea | "Circles" | English | - | 11 | 76 |
| 12 |  Estonia
|
Stefan | "Hope" | English | - | 5 | 209 |
| 13 |  Romania
|
WRS | "Llámame" | English, Spanish | Call me | 9 | 118 |
| 14 |  Poland
|
Ochman | "River" | English | - | 6 | 198 |
| 15 |  Montenegro
|
Vladana | "Breathe" | English | - | 17 | 33 |
| 16 |  Belgium
|
Jérémie Makiese | "Miss You" | English | - | 8 | 151 |
| 17 |  Sweden
|
Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | English | - | 1 | 396 |
| 18 |  Czech Republic
|
We Are Domi | "Lights Off" | English | - | 4 | 227 |
Final[]
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Czech Republic
|
We Are Domi | "Lights Off" | English | - | 22 | 38 |
| 02 | Romania
|
WRS | "Llámame" | English | - | 18 | 65 |
| 03 | Portugal
|
Maro | "Saudade, saudade" | English, Portuguese | - | 9 | 207 |
| 04 | The Rasmus | "Jezebel" | English | - | 21 | 38 | |
| 05 | "Boys Do Cry" | English | - | 17 | 78 | ||
| 06 | France
|
Alvan and Ahez | "Fulenn" | Breton | Spark | 24 | 17 |
| 07 | Norway
|
Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | English | - | 10 | 182 |
| 08 | Armenia
|
Rosa Linn | "Snap" | English | - | 20 | 61 |
| 09 | Italy
|
Mahmood and Blanco | "Brividi" | Italian | Shivers | 6 | 268 |
| 10 | Chanel | "SloMo" | Spanish, English | - | 3 | 459 | |
| 11 | The Netherlands
|
S10 | "De diepte" | Dutch | The depth | 11 | 171 |
| 12 | Ukraine
|
Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" | Ukrainian | - | 1 | 631 |
| 13 | Germany
|
Malik Harris | "Rockstars" | English | - | 25 | 6 |
| 14 | Lithuania
|
Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | Lithuanian | Feelings | 14 | 128 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan
|
Nadir Rustamli | "Fade to Black" | English | - | 16 | 106 |
| 16 | Belgium
|
Jérémie Makiese | "Miss You" | English | - | 19 | 64 |
| 17 | Greece
|
Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord | "Die Together" | English | - | 8 | 215 |
| 18 | Iceland
|
Systur | "Með hækkandi sól" | Icelandic | With the rising sun | 23 | 20 |
| 19 | Moldova
|
Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov | "Trenulețul" | Romanian, English | The little train | 7 | 253 |
| 20 | Sweden
|
Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | English | - | 4 | 438 |
| 21 | Australia
|
Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" | English | - | 15 | 125 |
| 22 | United Kingdom
|
Sam Ryder | "Space Man" | English | - | 2 | 466 |
| 23 | Poland
|
Ochman | "River" | English | - | 12 | 151 |
| 24 | Serbia
|
Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | Serbian, Latin | In a healthy body | 5 | 312 |
| 25 | Estonia
|
Stefan | "Hope" | English | - | 13 | 141 |
Scoreboard[]
