By Grace Henry

Published: Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 12:00 am


After two amazing semi-finals the Eurovision 2022 final is finally here.

Tonight, 25 countries including the UK’s Eurovision entry Sam Ryder compete for the crown, and it’s due to be a jam packed show at four hours long.

Over at Italy’s PalaOlimpico Arena in Turin, the event will be hosted by singer-songwriter Mika, Italian presenter Alessandro Cattelan and Italian singer Laura Pausini.

As usual, Graham Norton will provide commentary for the BBC’s coverage, taking over from Rylan Clark and Scott Mills who did a smashing job in the week.

The Eurovision odds are currently in our favour with the UK tipped to finish in third place. Of course, viewers will get to have their say once the voting opens later in the competition. For more on how to vote in Eurovision, see here.

As the biggest song competition in the world kicks off, join RadioTimes.com for all the latest from the stage. We’ll be keeping you up to date with all the wild and exciting performances on the night and the results as they happen.

19:45 – It’s almost Eurovision time

This is your 15-minute warning for the Eurovision 2022 final!

Grab your snacks because it’s about to be an evening full of cheesy pop songs you probably won’t be able to get out of your head for a while.

Ahead of tonight’s show, here’s a full list of all the finalists in the Eurovision 2022 line-up:

  1. United Kingdom
  2. Switzerland
  3. Armenia
  4. Iceland
  5. Lithuania 
  6. Portugal
  7. Norway 
  8. Greece
  9. Ukraine
  10. Moldova
  11. The Netherlands
  12. France
  13. Italy
  14. Spain
  15. Germany
  16. Belgium
  17. Czech Republic
  18. Azerbaijan
  19. Poland
  20. Finland
  21. Estonia
  22. Australia
  23. Sweden
  24. Romania
  25. Serbia

The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will air on the BBC on Saturday 14th May – listen to all of this year’s Eurovision songs on TIDAL, while the full album of tracks is also available on CD and vinyl now.

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