The Semi-Final Allocation draw is now complete, with the competing nations placed into the two semi-finals. The Big 5 were also allocated a semi-final for voting.
The draw took place at Madama Palace and hosted by Carolina Di Domenico and Mario Acampa. The event also signifies the change in hands, in this case, from Rotterdam to Turin.
Here are the results of the draw:
First Semi-Final
Tuesday 10 May, 21:00 CET
First Half of Show
Albania – RTSH
Bulgaria – BNT
Latvia – LTV
Lithuania – LRT
Moldova – TRM
Netherlands – AVROTROS
Slovenia – RTVSLO
Switzerland – SRG / SSR
Ukraine – UA:PBC
Second Half of Show
Austria – ORF
Croatia – HRT
Denmark – DR
Greece – ERT
Iceland – RÚV
Norway – NRK
Portugal – RTP
Armenia – AMPTV
‘Big 5’ countries voting during First Semi-Final:
Italy – Rai (Hosts)
France – FT
Second Semi-Final
Thursday 12 May, 21:00 CET
First Half of Show
Australia – SBS
Azerbaijan – İctimai TV
Cyprus – CyBC
Finland – YLE
Georgia – GPB
Israel – IPBC/Kan
Malta – PBS
San Marino – RTV
Serbia – RTS
Second Half of Show
Belgium – RTBF
Czech Republic ČT
Estonia – ERR
Ireland – RTÉ
Montenegro – RTCG
North Macedonia – MKRTV
Poland – TVP
Romania – TVR
Sweden – SVT
‘Big 5’ countries voting during Second Semi-Final:
Germany – ARD/NDR
Spain – RTVE
United Kingdom – BBC
Marinella Soldi, Chairman of Rai, in attendance said:
‘The Eurovision Song Contest is a singing festival for European young people, which has now gained a global dimension.
Rai is proud to organise the 2022 edition, which will be a huge media event reaching an audience of 200 million people with a TV show filled with cutting edge technology and reaching young people around the world on social media. It’s also a great opportunity to strengthen the cooperation between European public service media.
The Eurovision Song Contest is a springboard to stardom, as shown by the international success achieved by Måneskin, winners of the last edition. Thanks to them today we are proud to be the host country of the event.
I hope Eurovision 2022 will have the same spirit and energy of this great Italian band, that with its passion, determination and the power of its music has conquered the world. We are happy to host the event in Torino, the cradle of Italian television, a city home to major cultural and sport events and ready to welcome people from all over the world.’