It's Eurovision time again! Find out everything you need to know about this year's event right here.
When does Eurovision 2022 take place?
This year's Eurovision Song Contest kicks off with the first semi-final on Tuesday, 10 May. The second semi follows on Thursday, 12 May.
The sure-to-be spectacular grand final will air on Saturday, 14 May.
Where is Eurovision 2022 being held?
The 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Turin in Italy following rock act Måneskin's win in 2021 with their track Zitti E Buoni (Shut up and Behave).
The event will be held in the city's Pala Olimpico (also known as Pala Alpitour) arena, a multipurpose indoor venue which has a seating capacity of 12,350 and meets all the conditions set by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The venue is expected to operate at its full capacity for the contest, after the previous edition in Rotterdam saw a limited seated audience of 3,500 people as a precaution against the Covid-19 pandemic.
This will be the third time that Italy hosts the contest having previously hosted the 1965 edition in Naples and the 1991 edition in Rome.
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The dramatic Eurovision 2022 stage is designed by Francesca Montinaro and is called The Sun Within and the theme for Eurovision 2022 is The Sound of Beauty.
Who will be taking part?
In total, 40 countries will be participating in Eurovision 2022, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absences from the previous edition.
Last year's winners Italy and the other 'Big Five' countries (the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France) gain automatic access to the final.
Seventeen countries are taking part in the first semi-final. The running order on the night will be: Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Moldova, Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Austria, Iceland, Greece, Norway and Armenia.
The second semi-final has 18 participants and they will perform in this order: Finland, Israel, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Australia, Cyprus, Ireland, North Macedonia, Estonia, Romania, Poland, Montenegro, Belgium, Sweden and Czech Republic.
Ten countries from each of the two semi-finals will proceed to the grand final which will include a total of 25 countries, 10 from semi-final 1, 10 from semi-final 2 and the Big Five. All forty participating countries will vote in the final.
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Russia was set to compete in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, but the country was kicked out after their invasion of Ukraine.
The call to exclude Russia from this year's event in Italy was "based on the rules of the event and the values of the EBU".
In addition, Russia residents will also be blocked from voting in the competition.
Who will represent Ireland?
Representing Ireland this year will be 23-year-old Derry native Brooke Scullion with her upbeat track That's Rich.
The track was chosen by a combined public and jury vote during the Eurosong 2022 special on The Late Late Show in February.
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Scullion will take to the stage in the second Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Thursday, 12 May.
Irish viewers will be rooting for the singer to qualify for Saturday's grand final. The last time we got through to the final was back in 2018 with Ryan O'Shaughnessy's song Together.
Speaking on Friday night's Late Late Show, the singer said of her hopes for the competition: "I know Ireland has, like, a massive history in Eurovision and, for me, my main goal at this rate is qualifying.
"So to even get us back in the way of competing again would be my goal."
She added: "I'm on the 12th of May. Actually, the UK can vote for me, which means that the North of Ireland can vote, which is a really, really strong position to be in."
Who will be presenting?
The live shows will be hosted by Alessandro Cattelan, the Italian television presenter who is best known for hosting the Italian version of The X Factor from 2011 to 2020, Grammy Award-winning Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-British singer Mika, famous for his song Grace Kelly.
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Where can I hear the songs?
The songs competing this year are available on the official Eurovision YouTube playlist and on Spotify.
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Where can you watch Eurovision 2022?
The Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals will be broadcast live on RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ Radio 1 on Tuesday, 10 May and Thursday, 12 May at 8pm.
The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final takes place on Saturday, 14 May at 8pm. You can catch it live on RTÉ One, RTÉ Player and RTÉ Radio 1.
