We have finally reached the culmination of the Eurovision 2022 season – it’s the grand final! As I write this, half the points have already been allocated at the jury…
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Eurovision 2022 semi-final 2: results reaction
The second semi-final, as expected, proved to have results of mixed fortunes, with my predictions doing OK, most of my big faves going through, but losing a couple of songs…
Eurovision 2022 semi-final 2: preview and predictions
So after a decent result in terms of my predictions for semi-final 1, I’m back with my predictions for semi-final 2 and I am far less confident on how many…
Eurovision 2022 semi-final 1: results reaction
So I’m writing this reaction to the Eurovision 2022 semi-final 1 results the day after – I was somewhat quicker with my video (see below) but I’ll list the qualifiers…
Eurovision 2022 semi-final 1: preview and predictions
Eurovision week is well and truly under way and as I write this post, the jury show of semi-final 1 has just taken place where half of the votes are…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #1: ITALY – Mahmood and Blanco – Brividi
Congratulations! You’ve reached the summit of my personal top 40 of Eurovision 2022. It was a really tough choice on who would end up as number 1, and to be…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #2: CZECH REPUBLIC – We are Domi – Lights Off
I do have a bit of a soft spot for certain countries at Eurovision – San Marino is one, the Czech Republic is another. They’ve consistently been present in the…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #3: POLAND – Ochman – River
With Lithuania at #5, Ukraine at #4, and now Poland at #3, it’s a real cluster of Eastern European neighbours at the summit of my rankings. Ukraine and Lithuania are…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #4: UKRAINE – Kalush Orchestra – Stefania
Along with Sweden, Ukraine are truly one of the superpowers of modern Eurovision. Having only entered Eurovision for the first time less than twenty years ago, they’ve racked up two…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #5: LITHUANIA – Monika Liu – Sentimentai
Lithuania has been my winning song in both 2020 and 2021, and while this doesn’t get the hattrick, “Sentimentai” secures another top 5 result for the Baltic nation. Monika Liu…