Eurovision is one of the most important music television programmes in the world and also one of the longest-running. This year the event will take place in Italy in the city of Turin.
Here you can discover what this event consists of more than seventy years of history that takes place over several days and you can know where it takes place. You will also get to know the participants of this edition of Eurovision.
Finally you can know how to do to follow this unmissable and exciting musical event that will take place this year in Italy and precisely at Turin.
What is Eurovision?
The Eurovision song contest is a musical event organized by the EBU, the body that brings together European public television. The aim of the event is to promote the use and dissemination of TV and unity among peoples. The first edition was held in Lugano in 1956 under the name Eurofestival. Since then it has been held every year except 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The event consists of the first semi-final, the second semi-final and the Grand Final. There are 41 competitors representing the participating countries. The city that hosts the edition is the country that won the previous edition and this is why Eurovision 2022 will take place in Turin. In fact, the winners of Eurovision 2021 were Maneskin with the song Zitti e Buoni. Past editions have recorded record ratings with hundreds of millions of viewers from around the world.
Eurovision 2022: where does it take place?
The city hosting Eurovision 2022 is Turin, the Piedmontese capital is one of the most important and well-known Italian cities. This year’s edition will take place on 10, 12 and 14 May. The location where the three evenings of the most anticipated musical event of the year will take place is the Pala Alpitur.
The event is the perfect opportunity to make known in Europe this wonderful Italian city rich in history and culture. There are many treasures to discover in the Piedmontese city. In fact, if you intend to witness live theEurovision 2022 you can not miss visit Turin and its many beauties. Finally, you should know that you can reach the Pala Alpitur by public transport directly from the city centre. This way you can move around comfortably.
Participants in Eurovision 2022
Eurovision 2022 will be led by Laura Pausini along with Mika and Alessandro Cattellan.
The competitors in the race represent the 41 countries and the representatives of Italy will be Blanco and Mahmood as winners of the last edition of the Sanremo Festival. The winner will be decided by a vote that depends on 50% from the televoting and 50% of a jury of professionals.
In the race there are 5 Big, representing Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom who will go directly to the final while the other 20 will be the top ten of the two semi-finals. On the final evening, the singers remaining in the race will perform in front of the audience of the Pala Alpitur. Then the televoting will be opened for 15 minutes. This concurs together with the vote of the jury of experts to decide the winner.
Eurovision 2022: here’s how to follow it
If you are wondering how to follow the Eurovision 2022 you must know that you can watch it both live and on TV. In fact, the three evenings will be broadcast live on Rai 1 and Radio Rai.
Any national television broadcaster wishing to broadcast the event must do so by regulation in its entirety. If you want to participate live you can buy tickets for one of the three evenings on the Ticketone website. So you just have to decide how to follow the highly anticipated Eurovision Festival 2022 in Turin.
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