Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest is being held at the Malmö Arena, and consists of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows are presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016. Thirty-seven countries are participating in the contest, with Luxembourg returning 31 years after its last participation in 1993, while Romania opted not to participate after doing so the previous year. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war has been met with criticism, with protests and petitions calling for its removal, and has pushed the organisers to strengthen the security measures in place for the event. Petra Mede had previously hosted both the 2013 and 2016 editions (solo and with Måns Zelmerlöw, respectively), as well as the 2015 special anniversary programme Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits alongside Graham Norton. 1 Malta Sarah Bonnici "Loop" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 2 Albania Besa "Titan" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 3 Greece Marina Satti "Zari" 4 Switzerland Nemo "The Code" 5 Czechia Aiko "Pedestal" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 6 Austria Kaleen "We Will Rave" 7 Denmark Saba "Sand" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 8 Armenia Ladaniva "Jako" 9 Latvia Dons "Hollow" 10 San Marino Megara "11:11" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 11 Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze "Firefighter" 12 Belgium Mustii "Before the Party's Over" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 13 Estonia 5miinust and Puuluup "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 14 Israel Eden Golan "Hurricane" 15 Norway Gåte "Ulveham" 16 Netherlands Joost Klein "Europapa"

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest is being held at the Malmö Arena, and consists of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows are presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016. Thirty-seven countries are participating in the contest, with Luxembourg returning 31 years after its last participation in 1993, while Romania opted not to participate after doing so the previous year. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war has been met with criticism, with protests and petitions calling for its removal, and has pushed the organisers to strengthen the security measures in place for the event. Petra Mede had previously hosted both the 2013 and 2016 editions (solo and with Måns Zelmerlöw, respectively), as well as the 2015 special anniversary programme Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits alongside Graham Norton. The first semi-final took place on 7 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST and featured fifteen competing countries. Those countries, plus Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final. The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 26 March. In addition to the competing entries, the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Ireland, Iceland and Moldova, respectively. This semi-final was opened by former participants Eleni Foureira, Eric Saade and Chanel, who performed their respective competing songs – "Fuego" (Cyprus 2018), "Popular" (Sweden 2011) and "SloMo" (Spain 2022). The interval acts included three-time winner for Ireland (1980, 1987 and 1992) Johnny Logan performing the 2012 Swedish winning entry "Euphoria", and 2018 Swedish entrant Benjamin Ingrosso performing a medley of his songs "Look Who's Laughing Now", "Kite" and "Honey Boy". According to a report by Aftonbladet, the original performer of "Euphoria", Loreen, was initially supposed to perform with Logan but ultimately decided against it. R/O Country Artist Song 1 Cyprus Silia Kapsis "Liar" 2 Serbia Teya Dora "Ramonda" 3 Lithuania Silvester Belt "Luktelk" 4 Ireland Bambie Thug "Doomsday Blue" 5 Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" 6 Poland Luna "The Tower" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 7 Croatia Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" 8 Iceland Hera Björk "Scared of Heights" NQ 9 Slovenia Raiven "Veronika" 10 Finland Windows95man "No Rules!" 11 Moldova Natalia Barbu "In the Middle" NQ 12 Azerbaijan Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov "Özünlə apar" NQ 13 Australia Electric Fields "One Milkali (One Blood)" NQ 14 Portugal Iolanda "Grito" 15 Luxembourg Tali "Fighter"

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis. The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Final The final took place on 13 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with the jury and televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 12 May 2023. Sweden won the contest with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Sweden won with 583 points, also winning the jury vote. Finland came second with 526 points and won the televote, with Israel, Italy, Norway, Ukraine, Belgium, Estonia, Australia and Czechia completing the top ten. Albania, Portugal, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions. The final was opened by Kalush Orchestra performing their winning song "Stefania" and their latest single "Changes". Among those who appeared in the pre-recorded portion of the opening were Bolt Strings, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joss Stone, Ballet Black, Ms Banks, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. This was followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by four former Ukrainian Eurovision entrants performing new spins on their competing songs mixed with British classics: Go_A with "Shum", Jamala with her winning song "1944", Tina Karol with "Show Me Your Love", and Verka Serduchka with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai". The interval acts included Sam Ryder performing his new single "Mountain" with Queen's Roger Taylor, and "The Liverpool Songbook", a homage to Liverpool's music heritage featuring six former Eurovision entrants singing their own version of songs from the host city: Mahmood with "Imagine", Netta with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", Daði Freyr with "Whole Again", Cornelia Jakobs with "I Turn to You", Sonia with "Better the Devil You Know", and Duncan Laurence, together with the aforementioned artists, the presenters, and Ruslana in a pre-recorded appearance at the Golden Gate in Kyiv, with "You'll Never Walk Alone". ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus also appeared in a short video skit on the recent commercial successes to come out of the contest. Duncan Laurence performed together with the guest artists and the presenters as part of an interval act in the final. Ruslana can be seen on the LED background, in a pre-recorded appearance from the Golden Gate in Kyiv. Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 120 15 2 Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 59 23 3 Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 92 20 4 Poland Blanka "Solo" 93 19 5 Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 30 24 6 France La Zarra "Évidemment" 104 16 7 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 126 12 8 Spain Blanca Paloma "Eaea" 100 17 9 Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 583 1 10 Albania Albina and Family "Duje" 76 22 11 Italy Marco Mengoni "Due vite" 350 4 12 Estonia Alika "Bridges" 168 8 13 Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 526 2 14 Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 129 10 15 Australia Voyager "Promise" 151 9 16 Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 182 7 17 Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 122 14 18 Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 96 18 19 Ukraine Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" 243 6 20 Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 268 5 21 Germany Lord of the Lost "Blood & Glitter" 18 26 22 Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 127 11 23 Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 362 3 24 Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 78 21 25 Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 123 13 26 United Kingdom Mae Muller "I Wrote a Song" 24 25

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis. The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).Sixteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023. Australia won the most points, followed by Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Armenia, Cyprus, Belgium, Albania, and Estonia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Denmark, Romania, and San Marino. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote. This semi-final featured a pre-recorded spoken word piece on the history of the contest by actor Luke Evans during a break between the competing performances, while the interval acts included "Music Unites Generations", a medley of well-known Ukrainian musical works performed by Mariya Yaremchuk, Otoy and Zlata Dziunka, and a dance sketch choreographed by Jason Gilkison and performed by three drag performers, Miss Demeanour, Miss Mercedes Bends, and Tomara Thomas, along with the Podilya dance ensemble. The sketch, titled "Be Who You Wanna Be", was set to a medley of "Free Yourself", "Free Your Mind", "Free" and the 2018 Australian entry "We Got Love". The British, Spanish and Ukrainian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Mariya Yaremchuk and Zlata Dziunka performed as part of an interval act in the second semi-final. Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Denmark Reiley "Breaking My Heart" 6 14 2 Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 99 6 3 Romania Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (Off and On)" 0 15 4 Estonia Alika "Bridges" 74 10 5 Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 90 8 6 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 94 7 7 Iceland Diljá "Power" 44 11 8 Greece Victor Vernicos "What They Say" 14 13 9 Poland Blanka "Solo" 124 3 10 Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 103 5 11 Georgia Iru "Echo" 33 12 12 San Marino Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal" 0 16 13 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 137 2 14 Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi "Duje" 83 9 15 Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 110 4 16 Australia Voyager "Promise" 149 1

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis. The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Semi-final 1 Rita Ora performed as an interval act in the first semi-final. The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Fifteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023. Finland won the most points, followed by Sweden, Israel, Czechia, Moldova, Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Portugal, and Serbia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Latvia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, and Malta. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Germany and Italy, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote. This semi-final was opened by a dance sketch set to "Together in Electric Dreams", preceded by a pre-recorded segment featuring Paul Hollywood, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Sister Sister, Ricky Tomlinson, and Paul O'Grady in a posthumous appearance. This was followed by co-presenter Julia Sanina performing "Mayak" with her husband and fellow The Hardkiss member Valeriy Bebko. The interval acts included Alyosha performing "Ordinary World" with Rebecca Ferguson, and Rita Ora performing a medley of "Ritual", "Anywhere", "I Will Never Let You Down" and "Praising You". The French, German, and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 102 6 2 Malta The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)" 3 15 3 Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 37 10 4 Latvia Sudden Lights "Aijā" 34 11 5 Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 74 9 6 Ireland Wild Youth "We Are One" 10 12 7 Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 76 8 8 Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 97 7 9 Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 127 3 10 Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 109 5 11 Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 135 2 12 Azerbaijan TuralTuranX "Tell Me More" 4 14 13 Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 110 4 14 Netherlands Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper "Burning Daylight" 7 13 15 Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 177 1

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2022 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2022 - Final: 14 May 2022 Host venue: PalaOlimpico, Turin, Italy Presenters: Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, Mika Directed by: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Executive producers: Claudio Fasulo, Simona Martorelli - Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) 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 presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 439 points, the most received in the contest's history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. "Stefania" is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million. 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 per cent 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. Final The final took place on 14 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Twenty-five countries participated in the final, with all forty participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 13 May 2022. Ukraine won with 631 points, also winning the televote. The United Kingdom came second with 466 points and won the jury vote, with Spain, Sweden, Serbia, Italy, Moldova, Greece, Portugal, and Norway completing the top ten. Finland, the Czech Republic, Iceland, France, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions. The final was opened by the Rockin'1000 performing "Give Peace a Chance" and co-presenter Laura Pausini performing a medley of "Benvenuto", "Io canto", "La solitudine", "Le cose che vivi" and "Scatola", followed by the traditional flag parade, introducing all twenty-five finalists. The interval acts included Måneskin performing their new single "Supermodel" and "If I Can Dream", Gigliola Cinquetti performing her winning song "Non ho l'età", and co-presenter Mika performing a medley of "Love Today", "Grace Kelly", his new single "Yo Yo" and "Happy Ending". Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti also appeared in a pre-recorded message from the International Space Station. Participants and results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Czech Republic We Are Domi "Lights Off" 38 22 2 Romania Wrs "Llámame" 65 18 3 Portugal Maro "Saudade, saudade" 207 9 4 Finland The Rasmus "Jezebel" 38 21 5 Switzerland Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" 78 17 6 France Alvan and Ahez "Fulenn" 17 24 7 Norway Subwoolfer "Give That Wolf a Banana" 182 10 8 Armenia Rosa Linn "Snap" 61 20 9 Italy Mahmood and Blanco "Brividi" 268 6 10 Spain Chanel "SloMo" 459 3 11 Netherlands S10 "De diepte" 171 11 12 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" 631 1 13 Germany Malik Harris "Rockstars" 6 25 14 Lithuania Monika Liu "Sentimentai" 128 14 15 Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli "Fade to Black" 106 16 16 Belgium Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" 64 19 17 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" 215 8 18 Iceland Systur "Með hækkandi sól" 20 23 19 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" 253 7 20 Sweden Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" 438 4 21 Australia Sheldon Riley "Not the Same" 125 15 22 United Kingdom Sam Ryder "Space Man" 466 2 23 Poland Ochman "River" 151 12 24 Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" 312 5 25 Estonia Stefan "Hope" 141 13

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2022 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2022 - Final: 14 May 2022 Host venue: PalaOlimpico, Turin, Italy Presenters: Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, Mika Directed by: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Executive producers: Claudio Fasulo, Simona Martorelli - Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) 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 presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 439 points, the most received in the contest's history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. "Stefania" is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million. 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 per cent 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. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 12 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST) Eighteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 29 March 2022. Sweden won the most points, followed by Australia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Belgium, Romania, and Azerbaijan. The countries that failed to reach the final were North Macedonia, Cyprus, Israel, San Marino, Ireland, Malta, Montenegro, and Georgia. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. This semi-final was opened by "The Italian Way", an act built around Italian improvisation performed by co-presenter Alessandro Cattelan, while the interval featured a medley of "Fragile" and "People Have the Power" performed by co-presenters Laura Pausini and Mika, and Il Volo performing a new version of "Grande amore". The British, German, and Spanish artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Participants and results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Finland The Rasmus "Jezebel" 162 7 2 Israel Michael Ben David "I.M" 61 13 3 Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" 237 3 4 Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli "Fade to Black" 96 10 5 Georgia Circus Mircus "Lock Me In" 22 18 6 Malta Emma Muscat "I Am What I Am" 47 16 7 San Marino Achille Lauro "Stripper" 50 14 8 Australia Sheldon Riley "Not the Same" 243 2 9 Cyprus Andromache "Ela" 63 12 10 Ireland Brooke "That's Rich" 47 15 11 North Macedonia Andrea "Circles" 76 11 12 Estonia Stefan "Hope" 209 5 13 Romania Wrs "Llámame" 118 9 14 Poland Ochman "River" 198 6 15 Montenegro Vladana "Breathe" 33 17 16 Belgium Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" 151 8 17 Sweden Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" 396 1 18 Czech Republic We Are Domi "Lights Off" 227 4

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2022 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2022 - Final: 14 May 2022 Host venue: PalaOlimpico, Turin, Italy Presenters: Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, Mika Directed by: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Executive producers: Claudio Fasulo, Simona Martorelli - Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) 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 presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 439 points, the most received in the contest's history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. "Stefania" is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million. 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 per cent 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. Semi-final 1 The first semi-final took place on 10 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 29 March 2022. Ukraine won the most points, followed by the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Armenia, Norway, Lithuania, Moldova, Switzerland, and Iceland. The countries that failed to reach the final were Croatia, Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Austria, Bulgaria, and Slovenia. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France and Italy. Russia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of this semi-final, but was excluded from the contest due to its invasion of Ukraine. This semi-final was opened by a performance showcasing Italian ingenuity and creativity, accompanied by the official anthem of the contest, "The Sound of Beauty", performed by Sherol Dos Santos, while the interval featured a medley of "Horizon in Your Eyes", "Satisfaction" and "Golden Nights " performed by Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants with conductor Sylvia Catasta, a brief homage to Raffaella Carrà by the contest presenters, and Diodato performing "Fai rumore". The French and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Participants and results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Albania Ronela Hajati "Sekret" 58 12 2 Latvia Citi Zēni "Eat Your Salad" 55 14 3 Lithuania Monika Liu "Sentimentai" 159 7 4 Switzerland Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" 118 9 5 Slovenia LPS "Disko" 15 17 6 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" 337 1 7 Bulgaria Intelligent Music Project "Intention" 29 16 8 Netherlands S10 "De diepte" 221 2 9 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" 154 8 10 Portugal Maro "Saudade, saudade" 208 4 11 Croatia Mia Dimšić "Guilty Pleasure" 75 11 12 Denmark Reddi "The Show" 55 13 13 Austria Lumix feat. Pia Maria "Halo" 42 15 14 Iceland Systur "Með hækkandi sól" 103 10 15 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" 211 3 16 Norway Subwoolfer "Give That Wolf a Banana" 177 6 17 Armenia Rosa Linn "Snap" 187 5

Dates: Semi-final 1: 18 May 2021 - Semi-final 2: 20 May 2021 - Final: 22 May 2021 Host venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands Presenters: Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit, Nikkie de Jager Directed by Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos, Daniel Jelinek - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Sietse Bakker, Astrid Dutrénit Host broadcaster: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 2019 contest with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was set to host the 2020 contest, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS, the contest was held at Rotterdam Ahoy, and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May, and a final on 22 May 2021. The three live shows were presented by Dutch television presenters and singers Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit, and Dutch YouTuber and make-up artist Nikkie de Jager. Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, of which twenty-six re-entered the artists chosen for 2020 (albeit with different songs, as per the contest's rules). Bulgaria and Ukraine returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while Hungary and Montenegro did not return after their participation in the 2019 edition. Armenia and Belarus had originally planned to participate, but Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and Belarus was disqualified after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline. The winner was Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni", performed by Måneskin and written by the band's members Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi and Victoria De Angelis. France, Switzerland, Iceland and Ukraine rounded out the top five, with France and Switzerland achieving their best results since 1991 and 1993 respectively. Italy won the combined vote and televote, but placed fourth in the jury vote after Switzerland, France, and Malta. Italy was the second member of the "Big Five" since its introduction to win the contest after Germany in 2010. For the first time since 1995, none of the top three entries were performed in English, with France and Switzerland performing in French, and Italy in Italian. Also, for the first time since the current voting system was implemented in 2016, more than one country received no points from the televote in the final; these countries were Germany, Spain, the host country the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, the last of those becoming the first country to receive no points from both the jury and televote. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had received no points in the contest, the last time having been in 2003. For the first time since its debut in 2015, Australia failed to qualify for the final, making Ukraine the only country that has never failed to qualify from the semi-finals since their introduction in 2004. Armenia and Belarus confirmed their non-participation in the contest; Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises in the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, while Belarus was disqualified from the contest after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 39. The total budget for the shows was €22 million, of which €3.7 million was left unspent after the contest, according to the municipal executive. The additional money was allocated to contingency scenarios that were eventually discarded. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 183 million viewers in 36 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition, with an increase of seven percent in the 15–24 year old age range. Final The final took place on 22 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all thirty-nine participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 21 May 2021. Italy won with 524 points, also winning the televote. France came second with 499 points, with Switzerland (who won the jury vote), Iceland, Ukraine, Finland, Malta, Lithuania, Russia, and Greece completing the top ten. San Marino, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom occupied the bottom five positions, of which the last four countries received no points from the televote. The final was opened by the traditional flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by a remix of "Venus" produced and performed by 16-year-old DJ Pieter Gabriel, with co-presenters Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Edsilia Rombley singing parts of the song. The interval acts included a medley of "Hero", "Ten Feet Tall" and "Titanium" performed by DJ Afrojack, singers Wulf and Glennis Grace, and an orchestra composed of young Dutch musicians; the "Rock the Roof" interval act, where six former Eurovision winners – Måns Zelmerlöw, Teach-In, Sandra Kim, Lenny Kuhr, Helena Paparizou and Lordi – performed their winning songs – "Heroes", "Ding-a-dong", "J'aime la vie", "De troubadour", "My Number One" and "Hard Rock Hallelujah" respectively – atop several venues in Rotterdam; and Duncan Laurence, who performed his winning song "Arcade" and his new single "Stars". A dance sketch titled "The Human Countdown" was then performed, which signified the closure of the voting window. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Cyprus Elena Tsagrinou "El Diablo" 94 16 2 Albania Anxhela Peristeri "Karma" 57 21 3 Israel Eden Alene "Set Me Free" 93 17 4 Belgium Hooverphonic "The Wrong Place" 74 19 5 Russia Manizha "Russian Woman" 204 9 6 Malta Destiny "Je me casse" 255 7 7 Portugal The Black Mamba "Love Is on My Side" 153 12 8 Serbia Hurricane "Loco loco" 102 15 9 United Kingdom James Newman "Embers" 0 26 10 Greece Stefania "Last Dance" 170 10 11 Switzerland Gjon's Tears "Tout l'univers" 432 3 12 Iceland Daði og Gagnamagnið "10 Years" 378 4 13 Spain Blas Cantó "Voy a quedarme" 6 24 14 Moldova Natalia Gordienko "Sugar" 115 13 15 Germany Jendrik "I Don't Feel Hate" 3 25 16 Finland Blind Channel "Dark Side" 301 6 17 Bulgaria Victoria "Growing Up Is Getting Old" 170 11 18 Lithuania The Roop "Discoteque" 220 8 19 Ukraine Go_A "Shum" 364 5 20 France Barbara Pravi "Voilà" 499 2 21 Azerbaijan Efendi "Mata Hari" 65 20 22 Norway Tix "Fallen Angel" 75 18 23 Netherlands Jeangu Macrooy "Birth of a New Age" 11 23 24 Italy Måneskin "Zitti e buoni" 524 1 25 Sweden Tusse "Voices" 109 14 26 San Marino Senhit "Adrenalina" 50 22