Mahmood: “If I could help Ukraine win, I would do it”!

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Mahmood gave a very interesting interview to Corriere della Sera. The artist, who will be on the stage of Eurovision for the second time, spoke about the chances of Italy for a consecutive victory, the participation of Achille Lauro with San Marino and the possible victory of Ukraine in this year’s competition.

Mahmood considers an impossible back-to-back victory of Italy in Eurovision impossible and compares it with the failure of the national football team to qualify for the finals of the Mundial, after winning Euro 2020.

It is impossible for Italy to win for two consecutive years; even with football it went like this: in 2020 the victory and this year the exclusion.

The popular singer would like Ukraine to be the winner, saying that he would do everything in his power to win the Kalush Orchestra.

If it could help in any way, I would make Ukraine win, twenty Eurovisions could never be worth what is happening in this country.

Commenting on Achile Lauro, Mahmood echoed Blanco’s statements, saying he had not participated in Eurovision again with any country other than Italy.

I like this piece more than the one Lauro competed with at the San Remo Festival. I’m happy to be back in this scene for Italy, even though I thought it would never happen again after I went to the competition with Soldi two years ago.

Mahmood returns to the Eurovision stage with Blanco, with the song Brividi:

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Germany: Songcheck’s final results!

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In the fourth episode of Songcheck, the songs of the second half of the Second Semifinal were evaluated. The winner of the fourth episode was  Sweden with Cornelia Jakobs.

In Songcheck, the entries are rated in addition to the panel judges and the television audience, who vote through a special application.

With an excellent 10 the score was as follows:

First is the audience rating and then the panel rating

Sweden – Cornelia Jakobs – 7.8 + 8.0 – 7.9 points
Czech Republic – We Are Domi – 7.5 + 8.0 – 7.75 points
Poland – Ochman – 7.6 + 6.8 – 7.2 points
Estonia – Stefan – 7.3 + 6.7 – 7 points
Belgium – Jeremie Makiese – 5.5 + 5.7 – 5.6 points
Ireland – Brooke – 5.5 + 5.4 – 5.45 points
Romania – WRS – 5.1 + 5.7 – 5.4 points
Montenegro – Vladana – 4.8 + 4.1 – 4.45 points
Northern Macedonia – Andrea – 5.1 + 3.0 – 4.05 points

After the completion of the fourth episode we have the overall ranking:

Italy – Mahmood & Blanco – 9.4 + 9.2 – 9.3 points
Netherlands – S10 – 9.0 + 9.1 – 9.05 points
United Kingdom – Sam Ryder – 8.2 + 9.9 – 9.05 points
Austria – LUM! X ft Pia Maria – 8.2 + 8.8 – 8.5 points
Ukraine – Kalush Orchestra – 7.9 + 8.9 – 8.4 points
Norway – Subwoolfer – 8.1 + 8.0 – 8.05 points
Sweden – Cornelia Jakobs – 7.8 + 8.0 – 7.9 points
Czech Republic – We Are Domi – 7.5 + 8.0 – 7.75 points
Spain – Chanel – 7.4 + 7.6 – 7.5 points
Poland – Ochman – 7.6 + 6.8 – 7.2 points
Serbia – Konstrakta – 6.4 + 7.6 – 7 points
Finland – The Rasmus – 6.4 + 7.6 – 7 points
Estonia – Stefan – 7.3 + 6.7 – 7 points
Portugal – MARO – 6.9 + 7.0 – 6.95 points
Albania – Ronela Hajati – 7.1 + 6.3 – 6.7 points
Armenia – Rosa Linn – 6.4 + 6.3 – 6.35 points
Greece – Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – 6.4 + 6.0 – 6.2 points
Lithuania – Monika Liu – 5.9 + 6.3 – 6.1 points
Iceland – Systur – 5.4 + 6.0 – 6 points
Moldova – Zdob Zi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov – 5,7 + 6,0 – 5,85 points
Cyprus – Andromache – 6.1 + 5.4 – 5.75 points
Belgium – Jeremie Makiese – 5.5 + 5.7 – 5.6 points
Ireland – Brooke – 5.5 + 5.4 – 5.45 points
Romania – WRS – 5.1 + 5.7 – 5.4 points
Israel – 4.8 + 5.9 – 5.35 points
Croatia – Mia Dimšić – 5.2 + 5.3 – 5.25 points
Australia – Sheldon Riley – 6.4 + 3.8 – 5.1 points
Slovenia – LPS – 5.4 + 4.8 – 5.1 points
San Marino – Achille Lauro – 5 + 5 – 5 points
Georgia – Circus Mircus – 4.9 + 4.7 – 4.8 points
Latvia – Citi Zēni – 5.0 + 4.3 – 4.65 points
Montenegro – Vladana – 4.8 + 4.1 – 4.45 points
Denmark – Reddi – 4.3 + 4.4 – 4.35 points
Azerbaijan – Nadir Rustamli – 4.3 + 3.8 – 4.05 points
Northern Macedonia – Andrea – 5.1 + 3.0 – 4.05 points
Switzerland – Marius Bear – 3.9 + 4.1 – 4 points
Malta – Emma Muscat – 3.9 + 2.7 – 3.3 points
Bulgaria – Intelligent Music Project – 2.6 +2.2 – 2.4 points

Italy was the winner in this year’s Songcheck!

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Eurovision 2022: Dardust, Benny Benassi + Sophie & The Giants will perform as an interval act in the first semi-final!

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After the announcement of Diodato performing in the interval act of the first semi-final, the Italian producers have confirmed another interval act programed for the first semi-final.

The “Dance of Beauty” will see the Pala Olimpico transformed into a giant disco, to celebrate a sound that the Italians have had great success and influence with, outside their own borders  through the years – dance music!

Since the late ‘70s both Italo-Disco and Italian House Music have had a stronghold over dance floors and radio airwaves the world over, with their beats soundtracking the night lives of generations.

Dardust, one of the most successful producers, will perform during the First Semi-Final accompanied by DJ/producer Benny Benassi and British band Sophie and The Giants, with the participation of conductor Sylvia Catasta.

Dardust, known in Italy as Dario Faini, is one of the world’s most popular pianists. His music has accompanied some incredibly international events such as the Superbowl, the NBA All Star Game and the Olympic Games. His influence is known to the fans of Eurovision by the runner-up of the 2019 contest, with “Soldi”which he co-wroted and produced for Mahmood.

Marco ‘Benny’ Benassi is an Italian producer and popular touring DJ who is widely regarded as a pioneer of electro house, a genre arguably brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit “Satisfaction”. Since then, he has remixed singles by big-hitters like Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Shakira, and produced songs for Madonna, John Legend and, recently, one of our Eurovision Song Contest 2022 hosts, Mika.

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Germany: Mahmood & Blanco were the winners of the second episode of Songcheck!

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In the second episode of Songcheck, the songs of the second half of the First Semifinal were evaluated, as well as Spain and Italy from the Big5. The winners of the second episode were Mahmood & Blanco.

In Songcheck, the entries are rated in addition to the panel judges and the television audience, who vote through a special application.

With an excellent 10 the score was as follows:

First is the audience rating and then the panel rating

Italy – Mahmood & Blanco – 9.4 + 9.2 – 9.3 points
Austria- LUM! X & Pia – 8.2 + 8.8 – 8.5 points
Norway – Subwolfer – 8.1 + 8 – 8.05 points
Spain – Chanel – 6.9 + 7 – 6.95 points
Portugal – Maro – 6.9 + 7 – 6.95 points
Armenia – Rosa – 6.4 + 6.3 – 6.35 points
Greece – Amanda Tenfjord – 6.4 + 6 – 6.2 points
Iceland – Systur – 5.4 + 6.6 – 6 points
Croatia – Mia Dimsic – 5.2 + 5.3 – 5.25 points
Denmark – Reddit – 4.3 + 4.4 – 4.35 points

After the completion of the second episode we have the overall ranking for the First Semifinal:

Netherlands – S10 – 9.05
Austria – LUM! X feat. Pia Maria – 8.5
Ukraine – Kalush Orchestra – 8.4
Norway – Subwoolfer – 8.05
Portugal – MARO – 6.95
Albania – Ronela Hajati – 6.7
Armenia – Rosa Linn – 6.35
Greece – Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – 6.2
Lithuania – Monika Liu – 6.1
Iceland – Systur – 6
Moldova – Zdob Zi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov – 5.85
Croatia – Mia Dimšić – 5.25
Slovenia – LPS – 5.1
Latvia – Citi Zēni – 4.65
Denmark – Reddi – 4.35
Switzerland – Marius Bear – 4
Bulgaria – Intelligent Music Project – 2.4

Songcheck continues with the songs of the first half of the Second Semifinal and with France.

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Eurovision 2022: The Preliminary Rehearsal Schedule has been released!

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The Preliminary Rehearsal Schedule for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest has been released. As we have mentioned in a previous article, rehearsals will commence on April 30 at the PalaOlimpico in Turin.

The first rehearsal of the Greek delegation will take place on Sunday, May 1 at 13.40 CET, with the press conference following at 15.40 CET of the same day. Amanda’s second rehearsal will take place on Wednesday 4 May at 16.50 CET, with the press conference taking place at 18.00 CET.

The first rehearsal of the Cypriot delegation will take place on Monday, May 2 at 16.40 CET, with the press conference taking place at 18.40 CET of the same day. The second rehearsal of Andromache is scheduled for Friday, May 6 at 10.25 CET, with the interview at 11.35 CET.

You can see the full rehearsal schedule below (All times CET):

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Italy: “Brividi” goes 4x platinum in Italy!

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Mahmood’s and Blanco’s song “Brividi” has been certified 4 times platinum in Italy.

“Brividi”, Italy’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has received four times platinum certification. This award comes just two months after the song won the 72nd Sanremo Festival and it has been streamed and downloaded over 400,000 times since then. Upon its release, the song broke the record with the most streams in 24 hours on the Italian Spotify.

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On Spotify it has over 73,000,000 streams, while on TikTok it is the song that has been used in most videos compared to the rest of this year’s competition. Click here so you can see the complete ranking of the songs that had the most videos on TikTok.

This is not the first time that an Italian Eurovision entry has had a large number of pre-competition sales and streams, with “Zitti e buoni”, “Occidentali’s Karma”, “Non mi avete fatto niente” and Mahmoud’s “Soldi”, all reaching at least platinum status in Italy before their respective contests.

Italy will appear in 9th place on Saturday in the Grand Final on May 14th.

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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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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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Eurovision 2022: More details about the Green Room released!

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More information was announced by the stage designer of this year’s contest Francesca Montinaro, presenting the Green Room for the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest.

Stage designer Francesca explained that her inspiration for designing the Green Room for this year’s Eurovision is a verdant garden. Home plants and Italian gardens, along with creating a connection with nature, are the main source of inspiration for the design.

The concept behind this year’s scene is “The Sun Within” which is based on the movements and light of a moving sun. The stage is able to show theatrical movement, which is framed by water and has a lush Italian garden surrounding the rays in front of it. This lush garden of the Green Room will be in front of the stage. This can be clearly seen in a 3D animation that was released a few days ago.

The mind behind the design of this year’s stage is Francesca Montinaro, who has also created the stages of the Sanremo Music Festival twice (2013 and 2019). Montinaro explained the inspiration behind the design of the green room:

We’re part of nature and nature is a part of us.
We never forget it when we design.

The Green Room will be located right in front of the stage, as happened in last year’s competition, and is inspired by the Baroque garden feel, such as those at Villa d’Este, Castel Gandolfo, Villa Lante or other estates throughout Italy. The water around the stage that will be located between the Green Room and the main stage will remind people of fountains in a park.

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Italy: Blanco will sing at Vatican’s St Peter square for the Easter!

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Singing in the Vatican means being immersed in one’s own time, representing a voice capable of shaking consciences, beyond belief. Blanco he was contacted immediately after his victory in Sanremo together with Mahmood, considered the most suitable artist to talk to the thousands of young people (about 60,000) who will flock to St. Peter’s Square tomorrow for a day of celebration organized by the CEI.

The meeting for the Prayer Vigil with Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square will be preceded by a big event in which Blanco will perform. The singer, winner of the Sanremo 2022 Festival and representative of Italy in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, with the song ‘Brividi’ together with Mahmood, will perform on 18 April in front of almost 60,000 young people from all over Italy.

Andrea Delogu and Massimo Bagnato will present the event. On stage also the actors Giovanni Scifoni and Michele la Ginestra. Another young singer-songwriter, Matteo Romano, who also performed at Sanremo 2022, will close the event.

It will be the Pope’s first meeting in the Vatican with Italian children after the long pause due to the pandemic. A further sign of a return to normality after the announcement that the general audiences will resume in the Piazza. “With the pilgrimage of teenagers to Rome and their meeting with the Pope, we want to encourage and give signs of hope to those who are committed to the growth of teenagers and to those who look to the Christian community as the custodian of a future of life that comes from faith in the risen Jesus,” says Don Michele, head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference’s national office for youth ministry. While this time continues to put us to the test,” he adds, “we do not want to lose our sense of responsibility for the educational activities that have always characterised the ordinary pastoral care of our dioceses.

Blanco who was a former boy of the oratory and always kisses the crucifix before his concerts, was chosen for this concert by the Pope the same.

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