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

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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:

 

 

 

San Marino: Watch the second episode of Una voce per San Marino!

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A few minutes ago, the second episode of Una voce per San Marino ended, the program that gathers the voices and interpretations of the artists at the Titan Theater for the participation of San Marino in the Eurovision song contest 2022.

The episode aired on Digital Terrestre on channel 831, on the Sky platform on channel 520 and on Sat TV on channel 93. The episode of “Una voce per San Marino” is also available online at www.sanmarinortv.sm.

In today’s episode we had the pleasure to see Elis Mraz whο participated in the national final of the Czech Republic and ended up in second place with the song “Imma Be”. You can see the appearance of Elis Mraz in the video below.

Watch the second episode of Una voce per San Marino HERE.

The third episode is scheduled at the same time and we will see it on January 28.

We remind you that the Grand Final will take place on February 19, 2022 at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana. A total of 18 artists will participate in the final, nine debutants and nine acclaimed, who will be invited directly by Media Evolution Srl. A jury will decide the winner, as well as second and third place.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all San Marino developments at Eurovision 2022!

Source: San Marino RTV

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

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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!

San Marino: The 60 emerging artists who make it to the semifinals of Una voce per San Marino!

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A while ago, the radio and television station of San Marino, RTV, announced the 60 emerging artists that will advance to the semifinals of Una voce per San Marino!

The 60 emerging artists making it to the Una voce per San Marino semifinals are:

  1. Aaron Sibley
  2. Alessandra Simone
  3. Alessia Labate
  4. Alice Burani
  5. Allerija
  6. Anna Faragò
  7. ASHLEY
  8. Brenda
  9. Camille Cabaltera
  10. Corinna Parodi
  11. Daniel Mincone
  12. Daniela Pisciotta
  13. Davide Rossi
  14. Diego Federico
  15. Elena & Francesco Faggi
  16. Elisa Del Prete
  17. Eliska Mrázová
  18. Ellynora
  19. Florent Amare
  20. Frio
  21. Giada Varaschin
  22. Giorgio Borghes Aka Claudia F
  23. Gisele Abramoff
  24. I Koko
  25. Jessica Anne Condon
  26. João Paulo & Miguel
  27. Joe Romano & TheStolenClipper
  28. Katrin Roselli
  29. Kimberly Genil
  30. Kumi Watanabe
  31. Kurt Cassar
  32. Le Bebae
  33. Leonardo Frezzotti
  34. Lorenza Rocchiccioli
  35. Luca Cima
  36. Luca Veneri
  37. Luci Blu
  38. Mad
  39. Marco Saltari
  40. Maria Chiara Leoni
  41. Martina Gaetano
  42. Mate
  43. Matilde Montanari
  44. Matteo Giannaccini Gravante
  45. Muriel
  46. Nada e Sissi
  47. OnlySara
  48. Operapop
  49. OXA (Clayton) Sia
  50. Raimondo Cataldo
  51. Riccardo Foresi
  52. Riccardo Guglielmi
  53. Sebastian Schimdt
  54. Snei Ap
  55. Thomas Grazioso
  56. Tothem
  57. Valentina Tioli
  58. Vanja Vatle
  59. Veronica Liberati
  60. Vina Rose

299 singers in the casting round of the competition have been judged by a jury of music experts and have determined the 60 finalists in the emerging artists. The full jury list is here.

In February 2022, through a series of semifinals and a final, the 9 entries that will go to the Grand Final will be decided. The emerging artists who will be ranked in the top 3 will receive cash prizes of € 1000, € 2000 and € 7000 respectively.

We remind you that the Grand Final will take place on February 19, 2022 at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana. A total of 18 artists will participate in the final, nine emerging and nine established, who will be invited directly by Media Evolution Srl.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all San Marino news at Eurovision 2022!

Source: San Marino RTV

San Marino: Watch the first episode of Una Voce per San Marino!

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A few minutes ago, the first episode of Una Voce per San Marino, the program that gathers the voices and the songs of the artists in Titan Theatre for San Marino’s participation in Eurovision, was completed.

The episode was aired on Digital Terrestre on channel 831, in the Sky platform on channel 520 and at Stat TV on channel 93. The first episode of ‘Una Voce per San Marino” is available online on www.sanmarinortv.sm.

Watch the first episode of “Una Voce per San Marino” here.

The second and third episodes are scheduled to air on the same time at January 21 and 28, respectively.

We remind you that the Grand Final, will take place on February 19 2022 on Dogana’s Teatro Nuovo. Eighteen artists in total will compete in the final, nine newcomers and nine known artists, who will be directly invited from Media Evolution Srl. Juries will decide upon the winner, as well as the second and third place.

Last year San Marino was represented by Senhit and the song “Adrenalina” and ended up in 22nd place!

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for everything new regarding San Marino’s participations in Eurovision 2022!

 

San Marino: 585 Applications Received For Una voce per San Marino!

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585 applications were received for those wishing to compete in Una voce per San Marino, and go to Eurovision 2022.

With the casting round of Una voce per San Marino soon to be over, RTV has revealed that in total 585 applied to take part in Una voce per San Marino. Out of the 585 applications, a total of 299 applicants in the emerging artists have been invited to attend an academy at the Teatro Titano in San Marino City from December 13 to 17, 2021 and from January 3 to 11, 2022.

The 299 included singers such as Sebastian Schmidt who took part in San Marino’s old national final 1in360 in 2018 and ended up singing the song “Stay” in the final round. Sebastian ended up singing at Eurovision 2018 as a backing singer for Jessika and Jenifer Brening.  Overall singers from over 30 nations have taken part in this round of the San Marinese selection.

This is the second time that San Marino will conduct a national final and the first time they will use Voce per San Marino”. During February 2022, there will be a series of semifinals and a final where the 9 finalists for the Grand Final will be decided. Newcomer artists that finish in the first three places will receive a cash prize of 1000€, 2000€ and 7000€ accordingly

The Grand Final will take place in February 19 2022 at Teatro Nuovo of Dogana. Overall 18 artists will compete in the final, nine newcomers and nine well-known artists, of which the latter will be invited directly from Media Evolution Srl.

Stay tuned in Eurovision Fun for everything new regarding San Marino’s representation in Eurovision 2022!

San Marino: On January 14 we will see shots from the auditions!

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At January 14, 21:10 CET, the public television of San Marino, San Marino RTV, will broadcast an hour long  show names Aspettando il Festival – Una voce per San Marino (Waiting for the Festival – A voice for San Marino). The recorded broadcast will show snapshots and videos from the auditions that took place at Teatro Titano during the time periods 13-19 December and 3-11 January.

We remind you that some Greek artists like Artemis Matafia and the winner of Greek Idol Panagiotis Tsakalakos have been in San Marino for the auditions and are waiting for the results of the first round.  We ought to also talk about the lyricist of “El Diablo” (Cyprus 2021) Oxa as well as Elis Mraz who took 2nd place in Czech Republic’s national final with the song “Imma Be’.

 

 

This is the second time that San Marino will conduct a national final and the first time they will use Voce per San Marino”. It will take place between December 2021 and February 2022 and all competing artists will be divided in two categories, “Emerging” and “Big“. Newcomers will be invited to attend a music academy at Teatro Titano in the town of San Marino from 13-19 December until 3-11 January. The academy will function as a preliminary casting. During February 2022, there will be a series of semifinals and a final where the 9 finalists for the Grand Final will be decided. Newcomer artists that finish in the first three places will receive a cash prize of 1000€, 2000€ and 7000€ accordingly

The Grand Final will take place in February 19 2022 at Teatro Nuovo of Dogana. Overall 18 artists will compete in the final, nine newcomers and nine well-known artists, of which the latter will be invited directly from Media Evolution Srl. Juries will decide upon the winner, alongside the second and third place.

Stay tuned in Eurovision Fun for everything new regarding San Marino’s representation in Eurovision 2022!

Eurovision 2022: Semi Final Allocation Draw to take place on January 25!

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One of the most important dates of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest was revealed a few hours ago, as the draw for the Eurovision 2022 semi-finals will take place on January 25th.

As revealed by the Montenegrin state radio, RTCG, in the context of the announcement of Vladana Vučinić as the representative of the Balkan country in Turin, the draw of the semi-finals will take place in exactly three weeks from today.

During the ceremony, the emblem of the event will be handed over from the city of Rotterdam to the Mayor of Turin. The draw will take place either at the Mole Antonelliana, the tallest building in Turin, or at the Palazzo Madama, which housed the first Senate of the Italian Kingdom.

The draw

The first part of the draw will determine the semi-final that will be broadcasted and voted by each of the five countries that are directly in the final (Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom).

The second part of the draw will determine in which semi-final and in which half the other 36 participating countries will compete. As in recent years, the exact order of appearance will be determined by the producers of the event at a later time.

The 36 countries will be distributed in five or six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the official television partner Digame. This separation is done in order to avoid the gathering of many neighboring countries in a semifinal that would significantly affect the final result.

We remind you that Eurovision 2022 will be held on May 10, 12 and 14 at the PalaOlimpico in the capital of Piedmont. Thus, Turin will become the third city in Italy where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held. The previous two were Naples in 1965 and Rome in 1991.

We remind you that the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, on 10, 12 and 14 May 2022, with 41 participating countries.Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news related to the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!

Eurovision 2022: 41 countries joining the 66th contest in Turin!

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Public broadcasters from 41 countries will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest when it returns to our screens next May.

Fans of the Contest will welcome back ARMTV from Armenia and RTCG from Montenegro, both taking to the stage for the first time since Tel Aviv in 2019.

It’s also a special year for Norwegian broadcaster NRK as they will be celebrating the selection of their 60th Eurovision entry during the Melodi Grand Prix grand final on Saturday 19 February.

We will also witness the 300th ‘Big Five’ performance – that’s a song from one of either France, Germany, Italy, Spain or United Kingdom.

Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, shared his thoughts on the line-up:

‘We are so excited that we once again have over 40 broadcasters competing to win the iconic Eurovision trophy in Turin next May.

The team from Rai are working hard on preparations to welcome all the delegations to a new Host City and ensuring the Eurovision Song Contest will provide the excitement and state-of-the-art spectacle expected by nearly 200 million viewers.’

On the announcement of the 41 participants, Simona Martorelli and Claudio Fasulo from Italian broadcaster Rai added:

‘After 31 years, Italy is proud to host the Eurovision Song Contest again! As Executive Producers, we are incredibly excited to set up this amazing event and welcome delegations from 41 nations to Turin next year.

Above all, we strongly believe the Eurovision Song Contest will allow us to showcase and share the beauty of Italy with a global audience via the elements that unite us all: music and harmony.’

The Italian city of Turin won the race to become the Host City of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, setting Saturday 14 May as the date of the Grand Final, which will be held in PalaOlimpico along with two Semi-Finals on 10 and 12 May.

Source: Eurovision.tv

San Marino: All the details of their national final!

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After two years of qualification, San Marino is ready to make a huge national final to increase their qualification rate even more. Their national final comes with the name “Una Voche per San Marino” and it is about to start on December for a couple of months. The last time the country chose to make a national final was in 2018.

Here is the full program of “Una Voche per San Marino”:

  • The festival will have both “Emerging” artists and “Established” artists.
  • Registration will open this Wednesday and its open until 10 January 2022.
  • The academy and casting will be at the Titano Theater in San Marino. Two-day sessions will be held between 13 December-19 December and 5 January- 11 January.
  • Semi-finals and final of “emerging” artists will be held in Titano Theater in February 2022. The final will be live broadcast on RTV San Marino.
  • Numbers 1-9 from the “emerging artists” will access at the Grand Final of the festival, which will take place on 19 February 2022 in Teatro Nuovo Dogana in San Marino, with a capacity of 365 seats.
  • For the “established” artists, there will be no selections. Instead, Media Solution SLR, one of the organizers, will invite nine artists. These artists are no bound to nationality.
  • The nine Bigs selected, just as the competitors of the Emerging Category identified by the Final, will be able to freely choose the piece to be interpreted at the Grand Final.
  • The Grand Final on 19 February will therefore see nine “emerging” artists(casting/academy-> Semi-Finals->Final) and nine “established” artists (Media Solution SLR choice). All 18 participants are free to choose what they want to perform.
  • The winner of the show will be decided by a qualified jury. Also, second and third place will be prized
  • The new festival is a collective effort between Media Evolution Srl, the Ministry of Tourism and SMRTV (San Marino RTV).
  • If somebody wants to take part, he can submit his entry here.

You can watch the press conference in the video below:

San Marino is stepping their game up and gives a chance for both newcomers and also renowned artists to represent them in Eurovision 2022.

Last year, the country achieved a world famous artist, FloRida, to join Senhit on the Eurovision stage with “Adrenalina” but only managed to get 22nd place with 50 points.

Do you think national final is a better choice for San Marino?

Source: RTV San Marino