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Well, now the first semi-final for Eurovision is on. I felt the entries this year was not that good. Here you can see all entries: Participants of Turin 2022
My favourite this year is France.
Semi-final #2 is on Thursday the 12th, and the final on Saturday the 14th.
This year 40 songs compete. Russia was for obvious reasons banned. Ukraine switched out their entry, as it was discovered that the artist had been performing in Crimea (and lied about it if I understood it correctly) in 2015. I think their original entry was better than the one they sent now.
For those that don't know about Eurovision, it is an annual music competition here in Europe*. Each song must be special written for the competition, and should not be longer than 3 minutes. The winner of the previous year gets to host it this year. France, Italy, Spain, Germany and UK are guaranteed places in the final due to paying so much, and the country that hosts it is also always gauranteed a place in the final. Votesd are doen by both juries and the audience. You can not vote for your own country.
*Some countries not in Europe, and not all countries in Europe can enter. it is complicated, but has to do with whether or not they are members of the European TV collaboration. And this is huge in for example Australia, and they have been allowed to enter since the 60th jubilee.
My favourite this year is France.
Semi-final #2 is on Thursday the 12th, and the final on Saturday the 14th.
This year 40 songs compete. Russia was for obvious reasons banned. Ukraine switched out their entry, as it was discovered that the artist had been performing in Crimea (and lied about it if I understood it correctly) in 2015. I think their original entry was better than the one they sent now.
For those that don't know about Eurovision, it is an annual music competition here in Europe*. Each song must be special written for the competition, and should not be longer than 3 minutes. The winner of the previous year gets to host it this year. France, Italy, Spain, Germany and UK are guaranteed places in the final due to paying so much, and the country that hosts it is also always gauranteed a place in the final. Votesd are doen by both juries and the audience. You can not vote for your own country.
*Some countries not in Europe, and not all countries in Europe can enter. it is complicated, but has to do with whether or not they are members of the European TV collaboration. And this is huge in for example Australia, and they have been allowed to enter since the 60th jubilee.