Today, the Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, took place at the ‘Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja’ in Turin. We found out which Semi-Final, in which 36 of the participating countries will be competing. You are able to watch the allocation draw below:
The countries in which the semi-finalists were allocated as well as the respective Big Five countries airing and voting in the respective Semi-Finals are as follows:
Semi-Final 1
Participants
| First Half | Second Half |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 🇦🇲 Armenia |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇦🇹 Austria |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Big-Five Countries Voting
| 🇫🇷 France | 🇮🇹 Italy |
Semi-Final 2
Participants
| First Half | Second Half |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 🇲🇪 Montenegro |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
Big-Five Countries Voting
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Italy won the right to host the 2022 Eurovision Contest after Måneskin won the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Since then, Turin was selected to host the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which is due to take place on 10th, 12th, and 14th May. It’s been revealed that 41 countries will be competing in the 66th edition of the competition with Armenia & Montenegro returning to the competition.
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