Tonight, at 21:00 CEST, the First Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will be aired from the Pala Olimpico. Alessandro Cattelan and the well-know singers, Laura Pausini and Mika, will host the show.
17 countries will compete tonight. 10 of them will advance to the final, on 14th May, chosen with the votes of the jury and the audiencie.
List of participants:
1. Αlbania: Ronela Hajati – “Sekret”
2. Latvia: Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad”
3. Lithuania: Monika Liu – “Sentimentai”
4. Switzerland: Marius Bear – “Boys Do Cry”
5. Slovenia: LPS – “Disko”
6. Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania”
7. Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project – “Intention”
8. Netherlands: S10 – “De Diepte”
9. Moldova: Zdob şi Zdub & Frații Advahov – “Trenulețul”
10. Portugal: MARO – “Saudade, Saudade”
11. Croatia: Mia Dimšić – “Guilty Pleasure”
12. Denmark: REDDI – “The Show”
13. Austria: LUM!X feat. Pia Maria – “Halo”
14. Iceland: Systur – “Með Hækkandi Sól”
15. Greece: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – “Die Together”
16. Norway: Subwoolfer – “Give That Wolf A Banana”
17. Armenia: Rosa Linn – “Snap”
You can see a recap from here
The show will count with several interval acts:
“The Dance of Beauty”: With Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants, alongside Sylvia Catasta, will be a tribute to the Disco-Dance music in Italy.
Diodato was the winner of Sanremo 2020 and Italian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 before the cancelation of the contest. Tonight will be on the stage to sing his entry for Eurovision 2020, “Fai Rumore”.
Raffaella Carra, myth of the Italian music and tv, will be tributed by Laura Pausini with the well-known song “Fiesta”.
Watch the show on the Eurovision Song Contest Youtube channel. Also will be avaiable from the national broadcasters of the participanting countries. Other countries, as United States and Kosovo, will air also the show.
