Eurovision 2022: The running order of the semifinals has been revealed!

With a month and a half left for the first semifinal of Eurovision 2022 on May 10, the EBU today announced the order of appearance of the songs in the semifinals.

The running order was determined by the EBU in collaboration with the Italian organizers, taking into account where each country was drawn to appear (first or second half), but also in such a way that the show is more interesting.

So, through the official Eurovision channel on YouTube, the official running order of the songs in the semifinals of this year’s contest was announced a few minutes ago.

Running Order

First Semifinal – May 10

  1. Albania
  2. Latvia
  3. Lithuania
  4. Switzerland
  5. Slovenia
  6. Ukraine
  7. Bulgaria
  8. Netherlands
  9. Moldova
  10. Portugal
  11. Croatia
  12. Denmark
  13. Austria
  14. Iceland
  15. Greece
  16. Norway
  17. Armenia

Second Semifinal – May 12

  1. Finland
  2. Israel
  3. Serbia
  4. Azerbaijan
  5. Georgia
  6. Malta
  7. San Marino
  8. Australia
  9. Cyprus
  10. Ireland
  11. North Macedonia
  12. Estonia
  13. Romania
  14. Poland
  15. Montenegro
  16. Belgium
  17. Sweden
  18. Czech Republic

The analyzes of the fans and not only for a few minutes have been on fire, since the theories based on the prehistory of the countries in the contest, are a first picture of how passable is the qualification to the final or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions about who will advance to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Turin early…

Turin will host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest from May 10th to 14th at the Pala Alpitour. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers is “The Sound of Beauty”.

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Eurovision 2022: The running order of the Semi-Finals will be announced today!

The moment that many fans are waiting for is finally here. The announcement of the running order of the two semi-finals of Eurovision 2022 will be made today.

The running order is determined by the EBU in cooperation with the Italian organizers, taking into account in which half each country was allocated (first or second), but also to perform in a way that the show will be more interesting.

The running order of the two semi-finals, on May 10 and 12 accordingly, will be announced today, through the official YouTube channel of Eurovision.

The announcement of the second First-Final will be made on 13:45:

The announcement of the second Semi-Final will be made on 13:55:

What will the ideal running order for you? Write us in the comments below!

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Denmark: REDDI wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and will represent Denmark at Eurovision 2022

Tonight saw the final of Denmark’s national selection for Eurovision 2022, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix . Eight artists competed in the final of the Danish national final. The winner of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will represent Denmark in Eurovision 2022 .

The show tonight was presented by Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann.

Tonight’s running order for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix was:

Patrick Dorgan – ” Vinden suser ind

Conf3ssions – ” Hallelujah

Der Var Engang – ” En skønne dag

Fuld Effekt – ” Rave med de hårde drenge

Josie, Elinor & Jack Warren – ” Let Me Go

Morten Fillipsen – ” Happy Go Lucky

REDDI – ” The Show

Juncker – ” Kommet for at blive

The result of tonights show was determined by public vote only, with the top 3 advancing to the superfinal, where the winner was also determined by public vote only. Those who advanced to the superfinal are:

Conf3ssions Hallelujah”

REDDI – “The Show”

Josie, Elinor & Jack Warren – ” Let Me Go”

From the 3 acts in the superfinal, REDDI with the song “The Show” was determined the winner of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and will represent the Nordic nation in Eurovision 2022.

Do you agree with Denmark’s choice? Let us know in the comments. Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all updates regarding Denmark.

Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 final tonight!

The big day for the Danish Eurofans has arrived. Denmark will choose its representative at Eurovision 2022 tonight, with the grand final of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 taking place in Herning.

Eight artists participate in the final of the Danish national selection. The winner of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 will represent the Nordic country in Turin.

These artists are:

  1. Patrick DorganVinden Suser Ind
  2. Conf3ssions Hallelujah
  3. Der Var EngangEn skønne dag
  4. Fuld EffektRave Med De Hårde Drenge
  5. Josie, Elinor & Jack WarrenLet Me Go
  6. Morten FillipsenHappy Go Lucky
  7. REDDIThe Show
  8. JunckerKommet for at blive

The final result will be judged exclusively by the Danish television audience, which will choose the big winner of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be presented for the second consecutive year by Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann.

The final of the Danish national final starts at 20:00 CET and will last for two hours. You can watch it through the official website of DR1, by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the developments regarding Denmark’s participation in the Eurovision 2022 song contest.

 

Eurovision 2022: After Sweden, four more countries take a stance against Russia’s participation in Turin!

The EBU‘s response about Russia’s participation in Eurovision 2022 did not satisfy Norway, Denmark, Lithuania and the Netherlands which, after Sweden, ask the EBU to reconsider its decision and not allow Russia to participate in the competition.

Following the request of the Ukrainian public television for expulsion of the corresponding Russian from the EBU, the latter in a statement underlined the apolitical nature of the competition and that it has no authority to punish its members (public radio and television), for acts committed by governments of their countries.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political – cultural event that unites countries and celebrates differences through music. EBU members in both Russia and Ukraine have pledged to attend this year’s event in Turin and we intend to welcome them and let artists from both countries participate in May. Of course, we continue to monitor developments closely.

EBU

However, this response did not satisfy Sweden, which, through SVT CEO Hanna Stjärne, asked the EBU to reconsider its decision on Russia. Today, four more broadcasters have been added to the list, those of Lithuania, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands.

Lithuania‘s general director of public television, Monika Garbaciauskaite, said in a statement today that she would soon raise the issue of Russia’s participation with the EBU. Norwegian public broadcaster has also just released a statement taking a clear stance. In a similar climate, the Danish public television informed the EBU that it is opposed to Russia’s participation in Eurovision 2022 and so did the dutch one AVROTROS a few minutes ago.

However, we have also had statements from the television of Finland, which, although they state that it is the responsibility of the EBU to make any decision regarding Russia’s participation, emphasize that they are closely monitoring the issue and will take a position on it soon.

Eurovision 2022 artists have also started taking a stance against Russia’s participation in Eurovision 2022, as this year’s representatives of Latvia, Citi Zēni, have also personally asked the EBU not to allow the country that started a war in Europe to take part in the competition.

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We are awaiting with interest the reactions from the other members of the EBU, but also for the final decision regarding Russia’s participation in Eurovision 2022.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all developments!

Denmark: The running order of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022!

The running order of the danish national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 has just been revealed through the DR Grand Prix app.

The running order is as follows:

  1. Patrick Dorgan – Vinden suser ind
  2. Conf3ssions – Hallelujah
  3. Der Var Engang – En skønne dag
  4. Fuld Effekt – Rave med de hårde drenge
  5. Josie, Elinor, Jack Warren – Let me go
  6. Morten Fillipsen – Happy Go Lucky
  7.  REDDI – The Show
  8. Juncker – Kommet for at blive

You can listen to the eight entries claiming the ticket to Turin in our previous article.

Danish Public Television (DR) will host DMGP 2022 on Saturday, March 5th, at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Henrig, with 8 finalists. Presenters of the show will be Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann for the second consecutive year. For the first time in two years, the show will have a live audience and the tickets pre-sale is in progress.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Denmark’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Denmark: Interview with Confessions | Hallelujah and the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022! (Video)

Following their decision to participate in this year’s Danish national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix , Confessions speaks exclusively to EurovisionFun and Apostolos Bogianno and Apostolis Matami.

The Confessions are among the eight finalists in the Danish national final for Eurovision 2022, and will try to represent their country with the song “Hallelujah”.

We have been working hard for our appearance for the last few days and we are really very excited. “Hallelujah” refers to how grateful we are for someone in our lives when we go through a difficult period where we feel alone, something we have all experienced over the years. When you are out of the way and you need someone to talk to and finally find joy in your life again. Although the song was not written for the competition from the beginning, we later realized that it would be a perfect choice for the DMGP and consequently for Eurovision.

Regarding his stage presentation of the song in the national final, they themselves state that:

We can not say much yet. It will be a party. We want to become one with the audience, however in the presentation there is a surprise that for the time being will remain secret.

Although they like all the songs from DMGP 2022, this one by Fuld Effekt stands out.

Their favorite Danish participations are those of Emmelie de Forest (2013) and Olsen Brothers (2000) while from the competition in general they single out the participation of Loreen (Sweden 2012) which they would choose in case they made a collaboration with a Eurostar.

Inspired by many artists such as Ariana Grande and Bruno Mars, they consider it an honor to be able to raise the Danish flag in Turin.

Shortly before the end of the interview, Confessions gave us a part of their participation head on.

Watch the full Confessions exclusive interview in the video below:

Listen to “Hallelujah” from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Danish entry for Eurovision 2022!

Denmark: Listen to the entries of DMGP 2022!

Danish public television, DR, has revealed the finalists of DMGP 2022, the Danish national final for Eurovision 2022.

The eight candidates for DMGP 2022 are :

  1. Morten Fillipsen – Happy Go Lucky
  2. Fuld Effekt – Rave Med De Hårde Drenge
  3. Patrick Dorgan – Vinden Suser Ind
  4. REDDI – The Show
  5. Der Var Engang – En skønne dag
  6. Confessions – Hallelujah
  7. Josie Elinor & Jack Warren – Let Me Go
  8. Juncker – Kommet for at blive

All the competing songs are set to be released later today on DR’s website and are already available on streaming services.

Danish Public Television (DR) will host DMGP 2022 on Saturday 5 March at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Henrig, with 8 finalists. Presenters of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann for the second consecutive year.

This will be the sixth edition of the competition to be held at Herning and the third to be held at Jyske Bank Boxen. For the first time in two years, live audiences will be able to watch the competition and tickets are already on sale.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news regarding Denmark’s participation in the Eurovision 2022.

Eurovision 2022: Here are the results of the allocation draw!

The Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 took place in Palazzo Madama in Turin. Find out below in which of the 2 Semi-Finals your country will perform and vote in. The annual event was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa.

The Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Host City Insignia Exchange are key milestones on the path to the Eurovision Song Contest each year.

During the ceremony, Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, passed on the Host City Insignia to Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin. The insignia key chain, weighing over 30 kilograms with the new addition of Rotterdam’s insignia, was handed over to Turin. The Italian city is now officially the Host City of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Draw Procedure

The 36 countries competing in the semifinals were divided into six pots, based on the points they have exchanged in recent years. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances and bloc voting that appear every year in the voting.

Allocation Pots

Big 5

With the host Italy, directly in the final, along with the rest of the Big 5 (UK, France, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semifinal that the direct finalists will vote.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 2nd Semi-Final:

  • Spain
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom

Their performance in the dress rehearsal will be shown in the semifinals where the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal visibility of the countries that are directly in the final and the countries that compete in the semifinals. Essentially, viewers watch each entry twice during the shows.

Allocation Draw

The draw of the countries for the two semifinals had two parts. In the first part, the 36 countries that participate in the semifinals, were drawn in which of the two will compete. 18 countries will compete in both the first and the second semifinal.

In the second part each country found out if it will appear in the first or in the second half of the semifinal that will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the producers of the show at a later time.

First Semi-Final (10 May):

1st Half

  • Albania
  • Switzerland
  • Latvia
  • Slovenia
  • Moldova
  • Bulgaria
  • Ukraine
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands

2nd Half

  • Norway
  • Russia
  • Portugal
  • Denmark
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Iceland
  • Greece

Second Semi-Final (12 May):

1st Half

  • Australia
  • Georgia
  • Cyprus
  • Serbia
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • San Marino
  • Israel
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Montenegro
  • Romania
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Belgium
  • North Macedonia
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
  • Ireland

Turin will host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest from May 10th to 14th at the Pala Alpitour. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers, is “The Sound of Beauty”.

You can see the draw again through the following link:

 

 

 

Eurovision 2022: Pots and Participants of Semifinals Allocation Draw revealed!

The semi-finals draw will take place on Tuesday 25 January at 12:00 CET, from the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja in Turin. At the same time there will be a ceremony of handing over the keys of the contest or as it is widely known, the Host City Insignia from the previous hosts Rotterdam to the Italian organizers.

The allocation draw will determine whether the countries will participate in the First Semifinal (Tuesday, May 10) or the Second Semifinal (Thursday, May 12). Also, again based on the draw it will be determined if they appear in the first or second half of the semifinal. We remind you that the exact order of appearance is announced later by the organizers and after it has first been approved by the EBU.

The draw will be presented by TV presenters Carolina di Domenico and Gabriele Corsi. Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and Turin Mayor Stefano Lo Russo will be present.

Friends of the contest will be able to watch the draw on Eurovision’s YouTube channel or on Rai’s streaming service.

Semi-final draw: How does it work?

Italy, as the host country, together with the other 4 members of the so-called “Big 5” (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) do not compete in the Semifinals, but vote in one of them… so before the competing countries in Semifinals, it will be determined at random which of the Semifinals the Big 5 will be allowed to vote for.

The next part of the draw will determine in which Semifinal and in which half of the respective Semifinal the remaining 36 participating countries will appear.

The 36 countries of the semifinals are selected from 6 different pots:

Pot 1

  • Albania
  • Croatia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia

Pot 2

  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Pot 3

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Russia
  • Ukraine

Pot 4

  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Malta
  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
  • San Marino

Pot 5

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

Pot 6

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Czech Republic
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands

Drawing countries from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called neighbourly voting and increases suspense in the Semi-Finals.

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!