The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest was held at the PalaOlimpico, and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were hosted by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British-French singer Mika.
Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absences from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded from participating due to its invasion of Ukraine.
The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the band's members Ivan Klymenko, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk, Vitalii Duzhyk and Ihor Didenchuk. Ukraine's 439 points received from the televote in the final are the most televoting points received in the contest's history to date and made "Stefania" the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with the United Kingdom and Spain achieving their best results since 1998 and 1995 respectively, and Serbia achieving its best result since 2012. It was also a record-extending sixteenth time that the United Kingdom finished in second place. Italy finished in sixth place, thereby achieving the best result for a host country since 2016.
The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 161 million viewers in 34 European markets, a decrease of 22 million viewers from the previous edition, however, it is noted that this is due to the exclusion of Russia and the lack of audience figures from Ukraine, with the overall figures up by 7 million viewers in a comparable market from 2021. An increase of three percent in the 15–24 year old age range was also reported. A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok.
Results[]
First semi-final[]
Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
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1 | Ukraine | UA:PBC | Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" (Стефанія) | 337 |
2 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | S10 | "De diepte" | 221 |
3 | Greece | ERT | Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord | "Die Together" | 211 |
4 | Portugal | RTP | Maro | "Saudade, saudade" | 208 |
5 | Armenia | ARMTV | Rosa Linn | "Snap" | 187 |
6 | Norway | NRK | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | 177 |
7 | Lithuania | LRT | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | 159 |
8 | Moldova | TRM | Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers | "Trenulețul" | 154 |
9 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Marius Bear | "Boys Do Cry" | 118 |
10 | Iceland | RÚV | Systur | "Með hækkandi sól" | 103 |
11 | Croatia | HRT | Mia Dimšić | "Guilty Pleasure" | 75 |
12 | Albania | RTSH | Ronela Hajati | "Sekret" | 58 |
13 | Denmark | DR | Reddi | "The Show" | 55 |
14 | Latvia | LTV | Citi Zēni | "Eat Your Salad" | 55 |
15 | Austria | ORF | LUM!X feat. Pia Maria | "Halo" | 42 |
16 | Bulgaria | BNT | Intelligent Music Project | "Intention" | 29 |
17 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | LPS | "Disko" | 15 |
Second semi-final[]
Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
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1 | Sweden | SVT | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | 396 |
2 | Australia | SBS | Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" | 243 |
3 | Serbia | RTS | Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | 237 |
4 | Czech Republic | ČT | We Are Domi | "Lights Off" | 227 |
5 | Estonia | ERR | Stefan | "Hope" | 209 |
6 | Poland | TVP | Ochman | "River" | 198 |
7 | Finland | Yle | The Rasmus | "Jezebel" | 162 |
8 | Belgium | RTBF | Jérémie Makiese | "Miss You" | 151 |
9 | Romania | TVR | Wrs | "Llámame" | 118 |
10 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Nadir Rustamli | "Fade to Black" | 96 |
11 | North Macedonia | MRT | Andrea | "Circles" | 76 |
12 | Cyprus | CyBC | Andromache | "Ela" (Έλα) | 63 |
13 | Israel | IPBC (Kan) | Michael Ben David | "I.M" | 61 |
14 | San Marino | SMRTV | Achille Lauro | "Stripper" | 50 |
15 | Ireland | RTÉ | Brooke | "That's Rich" | 47 |
16 | Malta | PBS | Emma Muscat | "I Am What I Am" | 47 |
17 | Montenegro | RTCG | Vladana | "Breathe" | 33 |
18 | Georgia | GPB | Circus Mircus | "Lock Me In" | 22 |
Finals[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the country in silver is the host country, and the countries in lime are the "Big 5" countries which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
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1 | Ukraine | UA:PBC | Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" (Стефанія) | 631 |
2 | United Kingdom | BBC | Sam Ryder | "Space Man" | 466 |
3 | Spain | RTVE | Chanel | "SloMo" | 459 |
4 | Sweden | SVT | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | 438 |
5 | Serbia | RTS | Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | 312 |
6 | Italy | RAI | Mahmood and Blanco | "Brividi" | 268 |
7 | Moldova | TRM | Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers | "Trenulețul" | 253 |
8 | Greece | ERT | Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord | "Die Together" | 215 |
9 | Portugal | RTP | Maro | "Saudade, saudade" | 207 |
10 | Norway | NRK | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | 182 |
11 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | S10 | "De diepte" | 171 |
12 | Poland | TVP | Ochman | "River" | 151 |
13 | Estonia | ERR | Stefan | "Hope" | 141 |
14 | Lithuania | LRT | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | 128 |
15 | Australia | SBS | Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" | 125 |
16 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Nadir Rustamli | "Fade to Black" | 106 |
17 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Marius Bear | "Boys Do Cry" | 78 |
18 | Romania | TVR | Wrs | "Llámame" | 65 |
19 | Belgium | RTBF | Jérémie Makiese | "Miss You" | 64 |
20 | Armenia | ARMTV | Rosa Linn | "Snap" | 61 |
21 | Finland | Yle | The Rasmus | "Jezebel" | 38 |
22 | Czech Republic | ČT | We Are Domi | "Lights Off" | 38 |
23 | Iceland | RÚV | Systur | "Með hækkandi sól" | 20 |
24 | France | France Télévisions | Alvan and Ahez | "Fulenn" | 17 |
25 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Malik Harris | "Rockstars" | 6 |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
- Artistic Award - "In corpore sano" by Konstrakta (Serbia)
- Composers Award - "Hold Me Closer" by Cornelia Jakobs (Sweden)
- Press Award - "Space Man" by Sam Ryder (United Kingdom)
OGAE Poll[]
Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | 393 |
2 | Italy | Mahmood and Blanco | "Brividi" | 387 |
3 | Spain | Chanel | "SloMo" | 294 |
4 | Netherlands | S10 | "De diepte" | 218 |
5 | United Kingdom | Sam Ryder | "Space Man" | 204 |
You're a Vision Award[]
Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
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1 | Australia | Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" |
2 | Spain | Chanel | "SloMo" |
3 | Norway | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" |
4 | San Marino | Achille Lauro | "Stripper" |
Eurovision Awards[]
Country in gold is the category winner.
Category | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
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Most Innovative Staging | Serbia | Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" |
Armenia | Rosa Linn | "Snap" | |
Czech Republic | We Are Domi | "Lights Off" | |
Finland | The Rasmus | "Jezebel" | |
Best Vocals | Poland | Ochman | "River" |
Azerbaijan | Nadir Rustamli | "Fade to Black" | |
Greece | Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord | "Die Together | |
Sweden | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | |
Most Iconic Prop | San Marino | Achille Lauro (Mechanical bull) | "Stripper" |
Georgia | Circus Mircus (Miniature circus) | "Lock Me In" | |
Slovenia | LPS (Disco ball) | "Disko" | |
United Kingdom | Sam Ryder (Space cage) | "Space Man" | |
Best Non-Qualifier | Albania | Ronela Hajati | "Sekret" |
Croatia | Mia Dimšić | "Guilty Pleasure" | |
Cyprus | Andromache | "Ela" | |
North Macedonia | Andrea | "Circles" | |
Best Lyrics | Serbia | Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" |
Italy | Mahmood and Blanco | "Brividi" | |
Portugal | Maro | "Saudade, saudade" | |
Ukraine | Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" | |
Best Look | Norway | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" |
Australia | Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" | |
Lithuania | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | |
Ukraine | Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" | |
Best Hair | Lithuania | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" |
Romania | Wrs | "Llámame" | |
Spain | Chanel | "SloMo" | |
United Kingdom | Sam Ryder | "Space Man" | |
Best Official Video | United Kingdom | Sam Ryder | "Space Man" |
Austria | LUM!X feat. Pia Maria | "Halo" | |
Moldova | Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers | "Trenulețul" | |
Netherlands | S10 | "De diepte" | |
Best Choreography | Spain | Chanel | "SloMo" |
Israel | Michael Ben David | "I.M" | |
Norway | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | |
Serbia | Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | |
Best Moment | Ukraine | Televote results | |
United Kingdom | Sam Ryder consoles Marius Bear | ||
Switzerland | |||
Italy | Alessandro Cattelan's green screen moment | ||
Laura Pausini sings "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows | Spokesperson(s) |
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Albania | RTSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | all shows | Andri Xhahu |
Armenia | Armenia 1, Public Radio of Armenia | Garik Papoyan, Hrachuhi Utmazyan | all shows | Garik Papoyan |
Australia | SBS | Joel Creasey, Myf Warhurst | all shows | Courtney Act |
Austria | ORF 1 | Andi Knoll | all shows | Philipp Hansa |
FM4 | Kurdwin Ayub, Florian Alexander, Hannes Duscher, Roland Gratzer | finals | ||
Azerbaijan | İTV | Murad Arif | all shows | Martin Österdahl |
Belgium (Dutch) | Eén | Peter Van de Veire | all shows | David Jeanmotte |
Belgium (French) | La Une, VivaCité | Jean-Louis Lahaye, Maureen Louys | all shows | |
Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT 4 | Elena Rosberg, Petko Kralev | all shows | Janan Dural |
Croatia | HRT 1 | Duško Ćurlić | all shows | Ivan Dorian Molnar |
HR 2 | Zlatko Turkalj | |||
Cyprus | RIK 1, RIK HD, RIK Sat | Melina Karageorgiou, Alexandros Taramountas | all shows | Loukas Hamatsos |
Czech Republic | ČT2 | Jan Maxián | all shows | Taťána Kuchařová |
Denmark | DR1 | Henrik Milling, Nicolai Molbech | all shows | Tina Müller |
Estonia (Estonian) | ETV | Marko Reikop | all shows | Tanel Padar |
Estonia (Russian) | ETV+ | Aleksandr Hobotov, Julia Kalenda | all shows | |
Finland (Finnish) | Yle TV1, Yle Areena | Mikko Silvennoinen | all shows | Aksel |
Yle Radio Suomi | Sanna Pirkkalainen, Toni Laaksonen | |||
Finland (Swedish) | Yle TV1, Yle Areena, Yle X3M | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | all shows | |
Finland (Russian) | Yle TV1, Yle Areena | Levan Tvaltvadze | all shows | |
Finland (Inari Sami) | Yle TV1, Yle Areena | Heli Huovinen | all shows | |
Finland (Northern Sami) | Yle TV1, Yle Areena | Aslak Paltto | all shows | |
France (French) | Culturebox | Laurence Boccolini | semi-finals | Élodie Gossuin |
France 2 | Stéphane Bern, Laurence Boccolini | finals | ||
France (Breton) | France 3 Bretagne | Goulwena an Henaff, Yann-Herle, Thelo Mell, Mael Gwenneg | finals | |
Georgia | 1TV | Nika Lobiladze | all shows | Martin Österdahl |
Germany | One | Peter Urban | all shows | Barbara Schöneberger |
Das Erste, Deutsche Welle | finals | |||
Radioeins | Amelie Ernst, Max Spallek | |||
Greece | ERT1 | Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis | all shows | Stefania |
Second Programme, Voice of Greece | Dimitris Meidanis | |||
Iceland | RÚV, RÚV 2 | Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | all shows | Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir |
Rás 2 | finals | |||
Ireland | RTÉ2 | Marty Whelan | semi-finals | Linda Martin |
RTÉ One | finals | |||
RTÉ Radio 1 | Neil Doherty, Zbyszek Zalinski | second semi-finals and finals | ||
Israel | Kan 11, Kan Tarbut | Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick | all shows | Daniel Styopin |
Italy | Rai 1, Rai 4K, Rai Italia | Gabriele Corsi, Cristiano Malgioglio, Carolina Di Domenico | all shows | Carolina Di Domenico |
Rai Radio 2 | Ema Stokholma, Gino Castaldo, Saverio Raimondo | |||
RaiPlay | The Jackal | |||
Latvia | LTV1 | Tom Grēviņš, Lauris Reiniks | all shows | Samanta Tīna |
Lithuania | LRT televizija, LRT Radijas | Ramūnas Zilnys | all shows | Vaidotas Valiukevičius |
Malta | TVM | No commentary | all shows | Aidan |
Moldova | Moldova 1, Radio Moldova | Ion Jalbă, Daniela Crudu | all shows | Elena Băncilă |
Montenegro | TVCG 1, TVCG SAT | Dražen Bauković, Tijana Mišković | all shows | Andrijana Vešović |
Netherlands | NPO 1, BVN | Cornald Maas, Jan Smit | all shows | Jeangu Macrooy |
NPO Radio 2 | Frank van 't Hof, Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte | finals | ||
North Macedonia | MRT 1, MRT 2 | Eli Tanaskovska | all shows | Jana Burčeska |
Norway | NRK1 | Marte Stokstad | all shows | Tix |
NRK P1 | Jon Marius Hyttebakk, Marit Sofie Strand | finals | ||
Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia | Aleksander Sikora, Marek Sierocki | all shows | Ida Nowakowska |
Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África | Nuno Galopim | all shows | Pedro Tatanka |
Romania | TVR 1, TVRi | Bogdan Stănescu | first semi-finals | Martin Österdahl |
Bogdan Stănescu, Kyrie Mendél | finals | |||
San Marino | San Marino RTV, Radio San Marino | Lia Fiorio, Gigi Restivo | all shows | Labiuse |
Serbia | RTS1, RTS Planeta, RTS Svet | Silvana Grujić | first semi-finals | Dragana Kosjerina |
Duška Vučinić | second semi-finals and finals | |||
Slovenia | TV SLO 2 | Andrej Hofer | semi-finals | Lorella Flego |
TV SLO 1 | finals | |||
Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor | first semi-finals and finals | |||
Spain | La 1, TVE Internacional | Tony Aguilar, Julia Varela | all shows | Nieves Álvarez |
Radio Nacional | Imanol Durán, Sara Calvo, David Asensio | finals | ||
Sweden | SVT1 | Edward af Sillén | semi-finals | Dotter |
Edward af Sillén, Linnea Henriksson | finals | |||
SVT24 | Annika Lundin | all shows | ||
Sveriges Radio P4 | Carolina Norén | |||
Switzerland (German) | SRF zwei | Sven Epiney | semi-finals | Julie Berthollet |
SRF info | second semi-finals | |||
SRF 1 | finals | |||
Switzerland (French) | RTS 2 | Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner | semi-finals | |
RTS 1 | Jean-Marc Richard, Gjon's Tears | finals | ||
Switzerland (Italian) | RSI La 2 | Clarissa Tami, Francesca Margiotta | first semi-finals | |
Clarissa Tami, Boris Piffaretti | second semi-finals | |||
RSI La 1 | Clarissa Tami, Francesca Margiotta, Boris Piffaretti | finals | ||
Ukraine | UA:Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko | all shows | Kateryna Pavlenko |
UA:Radio Promin | semi-finals | |||
Anna Zakletska, Dmytro Zakharchenko | finals | |||
United Kingdom | BBC Three | Scott Mills, Rylan Clark | semi-finals | AJ Odudu |
BBC One | Graham Norton | finals | ||
BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows |
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French Polynesia | Polynésie la 1ère | Laurence Boccolini, Stéphane Bern | finals |
Kosovo | RTK | Unknown | all shows |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon la 1ère | Laurence Boccolini, Stéphane Bern | finals |
United States | Peacock | Johnny Weir | all shows |
WJFD-FM | Ewan Spence, Alesia Michelle | finals |
Broadcast notes[]
- Azerbaijan - Narmin Salmanova was supposed to announce the jury points from the country, but due to alleged technical difficulties, Österdahl, who served as the contest's executive supervisor, announced them instead.
- Georgia - Helen Kalandadze was supposed to announce the jury points from the country, but due to alleged technical difficulties, Österdahl, who served as the contest's executive supervisor, announced them instead.
- Portugal - The second semi-final was broadcast on a 1.5-hour delay, starting at 21:30 WEST.
- Romania - Eda Marcus was supposed to announce the jury points from the country, but due to alleged technical difficulties, Österdahl, who served as the contest's executive supervisor, announced them instead.
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - The final was broadcast on a delay, airing on May 15 at 22:55 PMST.
- Ukraine - The semi-finals were broadcast on UA:Radio Promin with TV commentary by Miroshnychenko while radio presenters Oleksandra Franko and Yevhen Pavliukovskyi provided studio discussions during TV commercial breaks.