Eurovision Song Contest 2022
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Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
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Venue | TBD, Italy |
Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
Host broadcaster | RAI |
Website | eurovision |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will be the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will be hosted in Italy, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with the song "Zitti e buoni", performed by Måneskin. It will be the third contest to be held in Italy, after Naples in 1965 and Rome in 1991.[1]
Location
By Eurovision tradition, Italy received the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest after the country won the competition in 2021. On 23 May 2021, representatives from the cities of Bologna, Milan, Pesaro, Naples and Turin expressed their interest in hosting the contest.[2][3][4]
On the same day, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia, Luca Vecchi, expressed interest in hosting the contest in the new RCF Arena, the largest open-air arena in Europe with a capacity of 100,000 spectators located in the Campovolo area in the Emilian town.[5] Also the Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, expressed interest in hosting the contest.[6]
The following cities have expressed interest in bidding:
City | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
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Bologna | Unipol Arena | [7] | |
Milan | Mediolanum Forum | Hosted the 1998 and 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards. | [8] |
Naples | PalaBarbuto | [9] | |
Pesaro | Adriatic Arena | [10] | |
Scavolini Auditorium | |||
Reggio Emilia | RCF Arena | Requires the construction of a roof in order to meet EBU Requirements. | [11] |
Rome | PalaLottomatica | Hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournaments and the final draw for the 1990 FIFA World Cup | [12] |
Turin | Pala Alpitour | Hosted the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. | [13] |
Provisional list of participating countries
As of May 2021,[update] the following countries' broadcasters have confirmed that they will compete in the contest:
Country | Artist | Song |
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Australia[14] | TBD February 2022[15] | TBD February 2022[16] |
Belgium[17] | ||
Croatia[18] | ||
Estonia[19] | ||
Finland[20] | ||
France[21] | ||
Germany[22] | ||
Greece[23] | ||
Israel[24] | ||
Italy | ||
San Marino[25] | TBD November 2021[26] | |
Sweden[27] | ||
Switzerland[28] |
Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU has issued invitations to all active members. Associate member Australia does not need an invitation for the 2022 contest, as it had previously been granted permission to participate at least until 2023.[29]
Active EBU members
- Andorra – In November 2019, Democrats for Andorra, the ruling party of Andorra, stated that the country would eventually return to the contest, with a cost assessment as a prerequisite.[30] Susanne Georgi, the 2009 Andorran representative, stated in May 2020 that she had secured the funding required for the country to return.[31] Later that year, on 1 August 2020, Georgi explained on Eurovision fan website Wiwibloggs' podcast that she had held a meeting with Prime Minister of Andorra Xavier Espot Zamora, in which they verbally agreed to make a return in 2022 (as they did not want to participate in 2021 under the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic).[32]
- Morocco – Following the signing of the normalization agreement between Israel and Morocco on 10 December 2020, Morocco's participation in Eurovision has become possible.[33] Eran Sikurel, a politician and radio host with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), called on Moroccan broadcaster SNRT to return to the contest on his Twitter account, but no response has been received.[34]
References
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- ^ "Eurovision: prime candidature per ospitare l'evento 2022 da Milano, Bologna e Pesaro" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Appendino: "Complimenti ai Måneskin, ora lavoriamo per portare l'Eurovision a Torino"". lastampa.it (in Italian). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Clemente candida Napoli per l'Eurovision 2022". casoriadue.it (in Italian). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision, la vittoria dei Maneskin. Nel 2022 toccherà all'Italia, candidiamo Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022 in Italia, Raggi candida Roma: "È il palcoscenico perfetto"". RomaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022 in Italia, Lepore candida Bologna. Sabatini offre l'Unipol Arena" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Golightly, Thomas (23 May 2021). "🇮🇹 Italy: Milan, Bologna and Pesaro Express Interest in Hosting 2022 Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "La proposta di Alessandra Clemente: "Eurovision il prossimo anno a NapolI"" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest, da Torino a Bologna, le città italiane si candidano per il 2022" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision, dopo la vittoria dei Maneskin nel 2022 toccherà all'Italia. Vecchi: "Candidiamo Reggio e la Rcf Arena"" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022 in Italia, Raggi candida Roma: "È il palcoscenico perfetto"" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022 in Italia, Torino vuole candidarsi a ospitare la gara musicale vinta dai Maneskin" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 September 2020). "Australia: Eurovision - Australia Decides Will Return in 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Chugunova, Maria (15 September 2020). "Eurovision - Australia Decides will return in 2022". ESCXTRA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Dale (14 September 2020). "'Eurovision - Australia Decides' will return for 2022". Aussievision. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ D., Angelo (27 August 2020). "Belgium: More than 20 potential Eurovision 2021 entries for Hooverphonic". INFE. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (24 March 2021). "Croatia: Opatija Agrees Three Year Deal to Host Dora". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (6 May 2021). "Spain: Eesti Laul 2022 To Be Broadcast By TEN". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Washak, James (23 May 2021). "🇫🇮 Finland: UMK to be used once more to select act for Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (3 May 2021). "France: National Selection Will Be Held For Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Washak, James (19 March 2021). "Germany: NDR Starts The Search For Its Eurovision 2022 Entry". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Rowe, James (13 January 2021). "Greece: ERT Intends To Hold National Selection in 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (22 March 2021). "Israel: KAN confirms participation at Eurovision 2022: preparations kick off". ESCToday. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Turismo: presentato il calendario eventi 2021" (in Italian). San Marino RTV (SMRTV). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (5 April 2021). "San Marino: 'Una voce per San Marino' to Determine Eurovision 2022 Representative". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021.
- ^ Farren, Neil (28 May 2020). "Sweden: Rule Change Announced for Melodifestivalen 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (31 March 2021). "Switzerland: SRF confirms participation in Eurovision 2022: preparations kick off". ESCToday. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Groot, Evert (12 February 2019). "Australia secures spot in Eurovision for the next five years". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2019). "Andorra: Government Plans for RTVA's Return to Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (19 May 2020). "Andorra: Susanne Georgi States She Has Secured Funding To Bring Andorra Back To Eurovision". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (1 August 2020). ""A verbal green light" — Andorra is planning a Eurovision 2022 comeback, says Susanne Georgi". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Morocco: Normalizes diplomatic relations with Israel | First step to return to Eurovision?". Eurovision News | Music | Fun. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ @EranCicurel (10 December 2020). "הרשו לי לנצל את ההזדמנות ולפנות לרשות השידור המרוקאית" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Twitter.