Eurovision 2022

The mystery duo, who are known only as Keith and Jim, are representing their country in the 2022 singing competition. They'll be flying out to Turin in Italy ...

See the result of the draws for the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The draws determines in which half of the Grand Final each country will ...

The draws determines in which half of the Grand Final each country will participate in The 66th Eurovision Song Contest takes place on 10, 12 and 14 May 2022. See the result of the draws for the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

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.

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.

The international music competition began tonight on BBC Three. talian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born ...

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'I think music is over now.' Patrick Freyne watches the first semifinal of Eurovision.

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?

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".

After an intense competition in the first round of semifinals, ten countries have been selected to move on to the next stage of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The host country is also given a spot in the final, but this year's host, Italy, was already included. Back in February, organizers for Eurovision caved to public pressure and decided that Russia would not be allowed to compete in the competition. They were ultimately selected to replace Alina Pash, who dropped out of the contest amid controversy over a trip she made to Russia-controlled Crimea.

Here to break all the war tension comes the world's largest music competition Eurovision with its comical bangers and political performances.

The Kyiv government gave the band special permission to leave the war-ravaged Ukraine and perform at the competition. The band received a standing ovation midway and a long applause afterwards as the founding member thanked everyone for supporting Ukraine towards the end of the performance. The usually non-political Eurovision Song Contest is politically charged in its 66 year with Russia and Belarus banished from the show and a Ukrainian band passing through to the finals.

Ahead of the big night this weekend, here are some of the most popular Eurovision songs that people are already enjoying.

Now, Sam Ryder’s entry song has surpassed four million streams on Spotify, placing him in the top ten of this year’s most streamed Eurovision entries globally. What's more, it’s in the top 10 foreign Eurovision entries for every single other participating country. Looking ahead to Eurovision 2022 this weekend, streaming data is placing Italy as a likely winner for the second year running.

Immediately after Semi-Final 1 of Eurovision 2022, the Semi-Final 1 qualifiers attended a press conference inside PalaOlimpico.

Lithuania: Monika Liu – “Sentimentai” Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” Traditionally, the host country draws its precise spot at random prior to all other competing nations.

As we approach the Grand Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest, we answer the question: Is Russia taking part in the contest this year?

Russia is banned from taking part in the Eurovision Son Contest 2022. See your questions on Eurovision answered below. And are Ukraine favourites to win?

This year's song contest could be the most political in history. Here's how to tune in – and which countries could win.

But it’s also been almost a quarter of a century since the UK last won Eurovision, so it’s probs best not to get your hopes up. Also up for an eye-catching show will be legendary Finnish rockers The Rasmus, who y’know, are actually quite famous, as well as San Marino’s Achille Lauro, who is bringing back eyeliner rock in a big way. The sheer joy. The joy. Ryder is clearly a very talented dude and he’s backed by Parlophone (which also reps Coldplay, Gorillaz and PinkPantheress, to name a few), so this might be our best chance in years. Some countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) qualify automatically every year.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will feature Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra performing "Stefania" during Tuesday's semifinals.

The latest: The southern Ukrainian city of Odessa was struck by a volley of Russian missiles on Monday evening, including three Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. In 2016, the Ukrainian entry by Crimean Tatar singer Jamala scored Ukraine its second Eurovision win. And after the Kremlin launched its war on Ukraine, Russia was banned from this year’s contest. If Kalush Orchestra — which mixes hip-hop with Ukrainian folk dance — makes it to the Eurovision final on Saturday and wins, Ukraine gets the right to host the 2023 contest. One member of the folk-rap group reportedly stayed behind to fight.

Having been odds-on favourites to take the title, the band earned a deafening reaction from the live audience following their performance, and thanked the ...

'I love Eurovision. I think it's such a privilege to be able to do. Sam Ryder will take to the stage in Saturday's final to represent the UK with his song Space Man, and in a surprise development he's currently third-favourite Sam Ryder will take to the stage to present the UK with his song Space Man, and in a surprise development he's currently third-favourite. Ukraine have advanced to the grand final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, after band Kalush Orchestra took to the stage during Thursday's semi-final in Turin Kalush Orchestra delivered a live performance of their song Stefania, despite prior fears they'd be unable to travel to Italy for the Contest in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine have advanced to the grand final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, after band Kalush Orchestra took to the stage during Thursday's semi-final in Turin.