Eurovision 2022: The programme of this year’s Eurovision Village!

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The Eurovision Village will open its gates between Saturday 7 May and Saturday 14 May in the stunning Parco del Valentino.

Free and open to everybody, the Eurovision Village has been designed to offer something for everyone – from young people and families, to the hardened Eurovision veterans, and all those wanting to experience the atmosphere of the fabulous international event that Turin is preparing to host.

Every day from 17:00 CEST, the stage will be filled with a selection of over 200 different star turns, sponsors and speakers.

Rosanna Purchia, Deputy Mayor for Culture, had this to say:

‘Turin is a city full of cultural activities and events. The Eurovision Village celebrates music while respecting the environment. We want to promote the strong artistic vocation of the city to liven up and turn the lights on our territory, in the name of peace. The voice of the youth will be the symbol of hope in our future.’

Domenico Carretta, Deputy Mayor for Big Events, added:

‘An occasion to live once again the atmosphere of the Olympic Games of 2006’ – emphasises Domenico Carretta, Deputy Mayor for Big Events. The Eurovillage will be the heart of the Eurovision days with events open to all citizens, in the scenery of the Parco del Valentino, a large space suitable to all the requirements of the Village, including security measures.’

From rock to hip-hop, world music to electro, the live area will host over 40 hours of concerts, debates and shows.

Following the example of Lisbon in 2018 and Tel Aviv in 2019, the Eurovision Village in Turin will develop a thematic daily programme.

  • The opening day, on Saturday 7 May, is in the name of peace. A lineup of concerts and testimonies against war will host emerging artists sharing the stage with great performers such as the Turin techno-jazz trio Tun and the Australian musician Dub FX.
  • Sunday 8 May is dedicated to civil rights and to the LGBTQ+ community, with Karma B, Elasi and Plastica, Cristina D’Avena feat. Gem Boy. Over six hours of concerts with artists from all over Italy.
  • Monday 9 May is Europe Day, the date that marks the anniversary of the declaration that Robert Schuman addressed in 1950 to the European countries to build new and peaceful relations after the two world wars. This year ‘Europe for Peace’ will be the occasion to think over the present role of the united Europe in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The event will feature a rich schedule of performances (among which Melancholia + Little Pieces of Marmelade, Legno and Negrita) and speeches by Ukrainian journalists, the Vice President of the European Parliament Pina Picierno, and the European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli. The initiative is organised in collaboration with the Representative Office of the European Commission in Milan, the Italian Office of the European Parliament and the Red Cross.
  • Wednesday 11 May is ‘Torino Calling’ day. A real ‘call to the arts’ for Turin’s artistic community. Bandakadabra will be the backing band, playing with an exceptional hip-hop crew, made up of the best young local rappers and the extraordinary Motel Connection. The involvement of Turin artists, alongside national and international stars, will be one of the distinctive features of the Eurovision Village programme.
  • Friday 13 May is dedicated to World Music. Once again a Turin band, The Sweet Life Society, will play with artists like Roy Paci, Davide Shorty and many others.

Every day from 17:00 to 20:30 CEST local artists and projects will take to the stage, such as Pagella Non Solo Rock.

Large screens will be set up in the park on Tuesday 10 May, Thursday 12 May and Saturday 14 May, allowing visitors to watch the live broadcast of the Semi-Finals and the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Eurovision Village 2022 is implemented by the Fondazione per la Cultura Torino, instrumental entity of the City of Turin, and a complete programme of events will be presented at the end of April.

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Source: eurovision.tv

Germany: S10 was the winner in the first episode of Songcheck!

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The Netherlands with S10 was the winner of the first episode of Songcheck, the German preview show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

In the first episode that aired on Wednesday night, 20/4, the songs of the first half of the first semifinal and France were scored. In addition to the panel judges, the audience through a special application could rate the songs.

With an excellent 10 the score was as follows:

First is the audience rating and then the panel rating

Netherlands – S10 – 9.0 + 9.1 = 9.05 points
Ukraine – Kalush Orchestra – 7.9 + 8.9 = 8.4 points
France – Alvan & Ahez – 7.9 + 7.8 = 7.85 points
Albania – Ronela Hajati – 7.1 + 6.3 = 6.7 points
Lithuania – Monika Liu – 5.9 + 6.3 = 6.1 points
Moldova – Zdob Zi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov – 5,7 + 6,0 = 5,85 points
Slovenia – LPS – 5.4 + 4.8 = 5.1 points
Latvia – Citi Zēni – 5.0 + 4.3 – 4.65 points
Switzerland – Marius Bear – 3.9 + 4.1 – 4 points
Bulgaria – Intelligent Music Project – 2.6 + 2.2 – 2.4 points

The Songcheck continues today at 20.30 cet where the other songs of the First Semifinal will be evaluated, as well as Spain.

Source: Eurovision.de

Azerbaijan: Mads Enggaard announced as Nadir’s staging director!

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As the representative of Azerbaijan in this year’s Eurovision, Nadir Rustamli, announced through his personal Twitter account, the Danish producer Mads Enggaard will once again be responsible for the country’s stage presentation in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The experienced director Mads Enggaard has been involved with the Eurovision Song Contest for the past 18 years. He staged the entries of Efendi at Eurovision 2021, Chingiz at Eurovision 2019, but also the entries of his home country, Denmark, in the years 2004, 2010, 2018 and 2019.

As Nadir revealed in his social media, he is currently in Denmark, where he is rehearsing together with Mads Enggaard. There he also met the creators of his song, the Dane Thomas Stengaard and the Swede Andreas Stone.

The country competes in the 4th place of the Second Semifinal with the song “Fade To Black”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGd1AFKR_-E

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Italy: Diodato confirmed as interval act in the First Semi-Final!

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Diodato will finally get to perform on the Eurovision Song Contest stage as the singer has been confirmed as a special interval act in the First Semi-Final, two years after he was picked as the Italian participant for the cancelled 65th edition.

Diodato won the 70th Sanremo Festival back in 2020 with the song Fai Rumore – which topped the Italian charts and looked set to captivate an international audience at the Contest scheduled for Rotterdam.

However, as we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic changed everybody’s plans and prevented the artist from Aosta representing his home country, Italy, in the Netherlands.

However, in Italy, Fai Rumore became one of the anthems of lock-down, and in May of that year, during the Eurovision Song Contest celebration Europe Shine a Light, Diodato performed his entry at an empty Arena di Verona.

The following year, Diodato did not enter Sanremo, which was eventually won by future Eurovision champions Måneskin.

In Turin, the singer’s interval performance is hoped to symbolise a return towards normal life after two years of restrictions and social distancing, and he will finally have the chance to perform on the Eurovision stage and interact with the audience, having been denied this special opportunity following the extraordinary events of 2020.

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Source/Photos: eurovision.tv

INFE Poll 2022: Here are the votes of INFE Armenia!

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For the sixth consecutive year, the second fan network of the Eurovision Song Contest, INFE Network, in collaboration with the website EscToday, performs INFE Poll.

The members of the network in the 22 local fan clubs have already voted for their favorite songs from Eurovision 2022 and through ESCToday, they announce their votings.

Today, it is INFE Poland‘s turn to present their votes!

1 point goes to Poland
2 points go to Cyprus
3 points go to Estonia
4 points go to Australia
5 points go to Spain
6 points go to Italy
7 points go to Albania
8 points go to Greece
10 points go to Sweden
12 points go to ………… The Netherlands

https://youtu.be/v2m-MGSys0k

The Netherlands seem to be making their final attack receiving constanly hight points in the last set of votes. Today Armenia gave their maximum 12 points bringing S10 closer to the first two countries, while Sweden with 10 points added to Cornelia’s score remains in the game. Italy still in the lead only three points ahead of 2nd Spain.

This is how the score looks like after the votes from Armenia:

  1. Italy – 115
  2. Spain – 112
  3. The Netherlands – 99
  4. Sweden – 95
  5. Albania – 63
  6. Ukraine – 57
  7. United Kingdom – 56
  8. Greece – 55
  9. Cyprus – 49
  10. Poland – 43
  11. Austria – 42
  12. Norway – 31
  13. Estonia – 27
  14. Serbia –26
  15. Finland – 24
  16. Australia – 22
  17. France – 20
  18. Portugal – 18
  19. Montenegro – 13
  20. Azerbaijan- 12
  21. Germany – 09
  22. Czech Republic – 07
  23. San Marino – 07
  24. Malta – 07
  25. Moldova –07
  26. Romania – 06
  27. Belgium – 06
  28. Slovenia – 04
  29. Croatia – 04
  30. Israel – 03
  31. Ireland – 02
  32. Latvia – 01

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OGAE Poll 2022: The results from OGAE Azerbaijan and The Netherlands!

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The results for the OGAE Poll 2022 continue today, with OGAE Malta and OGAE Switzerland being the 17th and 18th to reveal the results of their members.

The results are as follows:

  • 1 point goes to Switzerland
  • 2 points go to Portugal
  • 3 points go to Finland
  • 4 points go to Australia
  • 5 points go to Norway
  • 6 points go to Spain
  • 7 points go to the United Kingdom
  • 8 points go to Sweden
  • 10 points go to Italy and…
  • 12 points go to the Netherlands

  • 1 point go to Austria
  • 2 points go to Albania
  • 3 points go to France
  • 4 points go to Norway
  • 5 points go to the United Kingdom
  • 6 points go to Estonia
  • 7 points go to Sweden
  • 8 points go to Spain
  • 10 points go to Poland and…
  • 12 points go to Italy

After today’s votes, Italy is in 1st place with Sweden and Spain completing the top three. The current results after the voting of 18 fan clubs are as follows:

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Eurovision 2022: Stand-in rehearsals debuts today!

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A few days before the delegations arrive at the Pala Olimpico where the 66th Eurovision Song Contest takes place, the hosts and after the stage is over, perform the so-called stand in rehearsals. This is a simulation of the stage performance that each country will present, of course having different person as performers and dancers, usually local artists.

This is done so that all participants know in advance and to a large extent, the television and directorial result of their appearance. Of course, delegations are often asked for changes, which sometimes take place and sometimes do not, always depending on the capabilities and moods of the organizers.

From today, Wednesday 20/4  and for the next days, all these rehearsals take place, which are very important for all the delegations and their preparation. The regular rehearsals of the countries start next Saturday, April 30th.

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United Kingdom: Listen to the acoustic version of “Space Man” by Sam Ryder!

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A few hours ago representative of the United Kingdom, Sam Ryder, posted on his personal YouTube channel an acoustic version of his song “Space Man” with which he will represent his country in Eurovision 2022 after his internal selection.

Listen to the acoustic version of “Space Man” by Sam Ryder:

The United Kingdom competes directly in the Grand Final on May 14 and is currently one of the favorites to win by the betting odds.

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Albania: Ronela Hajati is holding final rehearsals in Rome!

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The representative of Albania, Ronela Hajati, is currently in Rome, where she is rehearsing for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.

These rehearsals take place at the CMA – Centro Multidisciplinare delle Arti.

She had previously revealed that she will be joined by four Italian dancers on the stage in Turin. The singer is traveling to Rome having participated in Eurovision Pre-Party all over Europe, including the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party last weekend.

Ronela was chosen to represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest after she won the national final Festivali i Këngës with the song “Sekret”.

Albania will be the country to open the first semi-final for this year’s contest on May 10th, with the goal to win one of the ten tickets to Saturday’s Grand Final.

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Source: eurovoix

 

Sweden: Dotter will be revealing the country’s 12 points for Eurovision 2022!

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Swedish public broadcaster SVT, revealed this morning that the well-known from her participations in Melodifestivalen – Dotter, will be the one who will announce the 12 points of the Swedish jury on the night of the Eurovision 2022 final.

Dotter has participated three times in Melodifestivalen herself, while she has also written participations of other artists. In 2020 with Bulletproof she reached just 1 point from the victory. Last year, Carolla announced the 12th of Sweden.

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