Eurovision 2022 | Winner, Fun Facts, Best Songs ESC 2022

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AUTHOR |JC Trembol

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Eurovision 2022 winner

1.- UKRAINE

Artist: Kalush Orchestra
Song: Stefania

Not without controversy, because the chosen singer, Alina Pash, withdrew for allegedly being close to Russia, came the obvious winner of ESC 2022, Kalush Orchestra.

Immersed in the war, the vocalist is in charge of distributing medicines and helping the inhabitants of his country to flee the war. Another colleague works in a territorial defence unit, and what’s more, they have not been able to rehearse together.

We promise all Ukrainians that we will live up to their choice. In difficult times for our country, we will make our presence known throughout the world ✊

Ukraine won thanks to the people vote, so they are the well deserved winners. ¡Congratulations!

Top 6 in Eurovision 2022

2.- UNITED KINGDOM

Artist: Sam Ryder
Song: Space Man

How a person’s life can change in 1 year thanks to social media.

Sam Ryder uploaded his first cover on TikTok while we were in confinement, in a short time he reached 12 million followers and is already releasing singles where he demonstrates his amazing vocal ability 🗣️ Sam told us:

Being a Eurovision fan since I was a kid, I’m very honoured to have this opportunity.

Showcasing a song I wrote with my friends last summer makes the whole experience even more special.

3.- SPAIN

Artist: Chanel
Song: SloMo

Spain entered Eurovision 2022 with a Cuban singer, Chanel, and a song written for Jennifer Lopez, SloMo, which is short for “Slow Motion”.

Her choice came with a lot of controversy because the public preferred 2 other songs, among them, ¡Ay mamá! by Rigoberta Bandini, but the jury’s vote gave the victory to Chanel.

The truth is that she is more than prepared, having participated in multiple musicals, such as Mamma Mia and The Lion King.

4.- SWEDEN

Artist: Cornelia Jakobs
Song: Hold me closer

Sweden is always favourite. We reckon they had a better chance in other years, nevertheless, the odds place them in the Top 3.

Cornelia Jakobs, 30, won the difficult Eurovision pre-selection in her country, the Melodifestivalen. She comes from a family of artists and has been in music for more than 10 years, so the makings are there.

5.- SERBIA

Artist: Konstrakta
Song: In corpore sano

A peculiar track that talks about the importance of health and asks “What is the secret of Megan Markle’s health?“.

Surprisingly, it ended on a great fifth position, thanks to the popular vote.

6.- ITALY

Artist: Mahmood & Blanco
Song: Brividi (Shivers)

We have already included Brividi among the best songs of 2022, and its composers, Mahmood and Blanco, are taking Italy by storm.

Winners of the prestigious San Remo 2022 Festival, and hosts of Eurovision 2022, they have everything to repeat their victory.

Mahmood already finished 2nd at Eurovision 2019.
Blanco, at 19 years old, has spent 18 weeks at the top of the Italian charts 🔝

Best 10 Eurovision 2022 Songs (for Trembol 😙)

1.- AUSTRIA

Artist: LUM!X feat. Pia Maria
Song: Halo

Energy and good vibes, that’s why we think Luca (DJ LUM!X) and Pia Maria bring the best song of the year to ESC 2022.

Both are young stars:

LUM!X rose to fame with his remix of “Monster“.
Pia Maria is not only a musician, but also a professional make-up artist in the Tyrol 💄

2.- AZERBAIJAN

Artist: Nadir Rustamli
Song: Fade to Black

Selected out of 300 songs, Nadir, 22, has been studying music since he was a child. He created his own band, Sunrise, during his university years, and after going through several competitions, such as The Voice and YouthVision, he arrives at the festival with a great ballad.

Pay special attention to the final part of the song, which could give him the victory. Sheer emotion!

3.- POLAND

Artist: Ochman
Song: River

Ochman is also among the betting favourites, for his beautiful ‘River‘, for his sweet voice that made him win ‘The Voice Poland‘, and for keeping a musical family tradition, his grandfather is an opera singer and his father a keyboard player.

4.- MALTA

Artist: Emma Muscat
Singer: I Am What I Am

‘Take it or leave it, I am who I am’, that’s what Emma tells us. This Maltese swept her country’s pre-selection and her 2018 debut album, “Moments”, is among the top 3 best-selling albums of that year in Italy.

5.- ESTONIA

Artist: Stefan
Song: Hope

Estonia brings the Wild West to the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. It does so with a singer who must think that where there’s a will there’s a way, as in 2018, 2019 and 2020, he tried to represent his country, but was not chosen 🥺

6.- FRANCE

Artist: Alvan & Ahez
Song: Fulenn

Inspired by Celtic mythology, “Fulenn” tackles the Breton legend of a young girl who flees social norms by dancing at night bathed in the light of a bonfire 🔥

Multi-instrumentalist Alan, and traditional music trio Ahez, have plenty of possibilities.

7.- FINLAND

Artist: The Rasmus
Song: Jezebel

Perhaps the only established group in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

The Rasmus have been together for 30 years and are one of Finland’s most internationally successful bands. Proof of this is their 2003 hit “In The Shadows”, whose story we tell you in our Best Heavy Metal Playlist.

Jezebel is about strong, independent women making their own way.

8.- ROMANIA

Artist: WRS
Song: Llámame (Call me)

WRS, a 29-year-old singer and dancer, sings in Spanish and English.

He brings the most colourful staging to Eurovision 2022 🌈

9.- MONTENEGRO

Artist: Vladana
Song: Breathe

Vladana dedicates this beautiful song to her mother who died from Covid-19:

It is a tribute to all the victims all over the world and their families, who have gone through hell when their loved ones were struggling to breathe, and even today there are still many….

I hear you, I feel you and I support you with this song! They could have lived longer and now they are numbers, statistics. We should not forget them…

10.- CZECH REPUBLIC

Artist: We Are Domi
Song: Lights Off

What was meant to be a one-day thing when they met at university has turned into an electro-pop band looking to pursue music full time.

Eurovision is certainly a good place to start, so we wish We Are Domi the best of luck! 🤞

9 songs that surprised us in Eurovision Song Contest 2022

1.- NORWAY

Subwoolfer
Give that wolf a banana

The most eccentric performance of ESC 2022 is by Norway with their ‘Give that wolf a banana‘.

As they are masked, no one knows who this duo is, but, is there a reason?

2.- AUSTRALIA

Sheldon Riley
Not the same

Sheldon will be Australia’s 7th representative at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The singer went from The Voice Australia to America’s Got Talent and now to Eurovision – what a career! 🏃

3.- BULGARY

Intelligent Music Project
Intention

This group has illustrious rotating members such as Phil Collins and Stevie Wonder.

The current vocalist, Ronnie Romero is wanted in Spain for an alleged crime of threats against his ex-partner 👮‍♀️

4.- ARMENIA

Rosa Linn
SNAP

“Snap” is about the memories of a relationship that is hard to forget.

I have always known that I am here to make my music. My songs are a journey into my inner world, my soul and my emotions.

5.- CROATIA

Mia Dimsic
Guilty Pleasure

Mia Dimšić’s style is somewhere between country, pop and folk, i.e. very Taylor Swift.

Like Taylor, she also writes her own songs and has released several albums in her native Croatian.

6.- DENMARKS

Reddi
The Show

This girl band plays music inspired by 70s punk and 80s rock. About ‘The Show‘ they say:

It encourages you to listen to yourself and pursue your dreams, no matter what anyone else says or thinks.

7.- CYPRUS

Andromache
Ela

Andromache is a new diva in her homeland, Cyprus.

The young Greek girl will perform “Ela“, an ethnic song, sung in English and Greek, with a beautiful rhythm.

8.- SAN MARINO

Achille Lauro
Stripper

Achille Lauro is a famous Italian rapper and composer who, having had no luck running for office in his home country, decided to move a few kilometres away and was elected as the representative of San Marino 😂

9.- BELGIUM

Jérémie Makiese
Miss You

Both his mother and father sing, so it is no wonder that Jérémie Makiese won The Voice Belgium.

Not all about music, he also plays football for Excelsior Virton ⚽

All ESC 2022 song (the remaining 15)

1.- THE NETHERLANDS

S10 – De Diepte

The 21-year-old Stien den Hollander sings a tune that is “a tribute to the sadness and memories you carry with you“.

2.- NORTH MACEDONIA

Andrea – Circles

At the age of 5, while living in Harlem, Andrea developed a keen interest in gospel and soul. Now, back in Macedonia, he brings this interest to his music.

3.- GERMANY

Malik Harris – RockstarsDe Diepte

The first German artist to take the billboard in New York’s Times Square, brings to ESC a theme that offers “a ray of hope in these difficult times“.

4.- ALBANIA

Ronela Hajati – Sekret

Ronela sings a powerful, ethnic pop with hints of traditional music, in Albanian.

5.- SLOVENIA

LPS – Disko – Circles

Not older than 19 years, LPS (Last Pizza Slide), is a Slovenian band founded in 2018 in a music classroom.

6.- LATVIA

Citi Zeni – Eat your salad

‘Eat Your Salad’ is a song of ecological vindication, sung by Citi Zēni (Other Guys), self-proclaimed “princes of rap and pop divas of the 21st century“.

7.- LITHUANIA

Monika LIU – Sentimentai

Monika Liu has loved music since she was a child, violin, singing, jazz; nothing can stop this artist.

8.- MOLDOVA

Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers – Trenulețul

Zdob și Zdub will represent Moldova for the 3rd time at Eurovision. They came 6th and 12th in the previous ones, how will they do in ESC 2022?

9.- SWITZERLAND

Marius Bear – Boys do cry

This construction machinery mechanic and street musician tells us “As a man, I am not afraid to cry and expose my weaknesses to my audience“.

10.- ICELAND

Sísý Ey (Sigga, Beta og Elín) – Með hækkandi sól

All 3 are sisters, singers with independent careers, and now they are coming together to mix folk with country sounds.

11.- PORTUGAL

MARO – Saudade, saudade

“Saudade, saudade (Longing, longing)” is a tune that sings of the loss of a loved one.

12.- GEORGIA

Circus Micus – Lock me in

The Georgian group has released the song along with a black video with a single message: “We artists condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine“.

13.- GREECE

Amanda Tenfjord – Die together

Although Amanda Tenfjord was born in Greece, she moved to Norway, where her mother is from, going to the same class as another young star, Sigrid.

14.- IRELAND

Brooke – That’s Rich

Brooke, is an Irish singer who rose to fame in 2020 when she came 3rd in “The Voice UK“.

15.- ISRAEL

Michael Ben-David – I.M.Lock me in

Israel announced that they were withdrawing from Eurovision 2022 because they couldn’t afford the security for the expedition, but changed their mind and finally joined.

🤔 Most searched questions on Google about Eurovision 2022

When was Eurovision 2022?

These are the days and times when Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (ESC 2022) was held:

1st Semi-final ESC 2022: Tuesday, 10 May 2022 at 21:00 CEST
2nd Semi-Final ESC 2022: Thursday 12 May 2022 at 21:00 CEST
ESC 2022 Grand Final: Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 21:00 CEST

Which countries reached Eurovision 2022 final?

There are always 5 pre-qualified countries: Spain, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and France. After the semi-finals we got the grand final complete list, with their running order:

Czech Republic: We Are Domi – Lights Off
Romania: WRS – Llámame
Portugal: MARO – Saudade, Saudade
Finland: The Rasmus – Jezebel
Switzerland: Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry
France: Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn
Norway: Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf A Banana
Armenia: Rosa Linn – Snap
Italy: Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi
Spain: Chanel – SloMo
Netherlands: S10 – De Diepte
Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – Stefania
Germany: Malik Harris – Rockstars
Lithuania: Monika Liu – Sentimentai
Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli – Fade To Black
Belgium: Jérémie Makiese – Miss You
Greece: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – Die Together
Iceland: Systur – Með Hækkandi Sól
Moldova: Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers – Trenulețul
Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer
Australia: Sheldon Riley – Not The Same
United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN
Poland: Ochman – River
Serbia: Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano
Estonia: Stefan – Hope

Where did Eurovision 2022 take place?

The 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 was held in Turin (Italy). Specifically in a venue called PalaOlimpico.

Eurovision 2022 venue

Which countries took part in Eurovision 2022?

This is the list of countries participating in the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022:

Ukraine
Italy
Sweden
United Kingdom
Greece
Spain
Austria
Azerbaijan
Poland
Malta
Estonia
France
Finland
Romania
Montenegro
Czech Republic
Norway
Australia
Bulgaria
Armenia
Croatia
Denmark
Cyprus
San Marino
Belgium
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Germany
Albania
Slovenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Switzerland
Iceland
Portugal
Georgia
Israel: Withdrawn
Serbia
Ireland

Russia did not participate, having been expelled from the festival because of the war in Ukraine.

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