Wednesday 17 August, 2022
Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield are among the cities shortlisted to host the contest next year.
This year’s contest was won by Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra.
The decision has been criticised by the Ukrainian government, which said it had provided guarantees on safety standards.
The EBU earlier deemed the country Ukraine unable to fulfil requirements due to the ongoing war.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
Listen to find out some of the surprising reasons why.
It wasn’t our year but we still hold some pretty impressive records.
Frontman Oleh Psiuk appealed for help for the trapped fighters to a TV audience of up to 200 million people.
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Eurovision 2022 is a peculiar mix of showbiz, politics, tourism, cheese and chaos. Here’s what’s been happening.
Ireland’s less-than-stellar showing in the modern contest continued last night as we failed to seal a slot in the final.
The Derry singer failed to finish in the top ten in tonight’s heat in Turin.
It’s going to be a tough task but singer Brooke Scullion says she’s confident her performance will break through.
Ireland’s entry, Brooke Scullion, will take to the stage in tomorrow’s semi-final.
17 countries will compete for 10 spots in Saturday’s grand final.
Johnny Fallon discusses the political relevance of the song contest coming up this week in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
The European Broadcasting Union said Russian involvement would bring the contest ‘into disrepute’.
Six acts competed in the Late Late Show Eurosong 2022 Special last night.
Footage of Måneskin singer Thomas Raggi went viral last night.
After a gap last year, the contest was held in front of a live crowd of 3,500 in Rotterdam.
The first Eurovision semi-final was held this evening in Rotterdam.
The government said it wants to allow a maximum of 3,500 people to attend a total of nine shows in the city of Rotterdam.
The EBU rejected both songs the country put forward.
The artist says her song has been misinterpreted and is about an abusive relationship between two lovers.
Last year’s contest was cancelled for the first time in its 65-year history.
The announcement was made this afternoon.
Roy was due to perform the ‘Story of My Life’ in The Netherlands this year, but the competition was cancelled.
Belgium were also among the European heavyweights to record Nations League opener wins.
Serie A returns in mid-June, while the Ligue 1 season was declared over in early April.
This would have been the 65th edition of the contest.
The first semi-final of the contest was due to take place in Rotterdam today.
Leslie Roy was set to represent Ireland in Rotterdam this May.
Lesley Roy will sing Story of My Life in Rotterdam in May.
