{"id":15011,"date":"2022-05-09T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1640221"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:32:08","slug":"when-is-the-eurovision-2022-final-air-date-acts-and-voting-details","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/when-is-the-eurovision-2022-final-air-date-acts-and-voting-details\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the Eurovision 2022 final? Air date, acts and voting details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 09 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The biggest song competition of the year is upon us!<\/p>\n<p>From Tuesday 10th May to Saturday 14th May, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2022-air-date-tv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision<\/a> will kick off with the countries in this year\u2019s line-up taking to the stage to represent their nations with their chosen songs.<\/p>\n<p>First, two semi-finals will take place with all the countries, except the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), performing for a chance to win one of the 10 spaces in the grand final.<\/p>\n<p>The final will then take place, with this year\u2019s winner announced.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022\/dp\/B09TMSBP93\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022%2Fdp%2FB09TMSBP93%2F%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1640204&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">Buy Eurovision Song Contest Turin 2022 album on CD and vinyl<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>So far, the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2022-odds\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision odds<\/a> place Ukraine as the strongest country for the 66th Song Contest, but as previous years have shown, Eurovision is full of surprises, so it could be anyone\u2019s taking!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Eurovision final, including when it will take place, what time it starts and how to vote for your favourite country on the night.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is the Eurovision 2022 final?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Eurovision 2022 final is on <strong>Saturday 14th May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It will be held at Italy\u2019s <strong>PalaOlimpico Arena in Turin<\/strong>, and the event will be broadcast live from<strong> 8pm on BBC One<\/strong>, <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b0070hvg\/eurovision-song-contest&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>, and other BBC channels.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, Graham Norton will present and commentate on Eurovision 2022 for the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>For more on how to watch Eurovision 2022, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2022-watch-streaming-tv\/&quot;\">see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who are the acts in the Eurovision 2021 final?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Sam-Ryder-8e883c4.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Sam-Ryder-8e883c4.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Sam-Ryder-8e883c4.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> UK Eurovision entrant Sam Ryder<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>So far, we only know five countries who are through to the Eurovision 2021 final.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Five countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, automatically qualify for the final, so will go straight through to Saturday\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/\/tidal.com\/browse\/playlist\/5e111910-a071-4809-b300-7998d9bb3739&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Listen to all of this year\u2019s Eurovision songs on TIDAL<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The other 20 countries in the final will be revealed after the first and second semi-finals taking place on Tuesday 10th May and Thursday 12th May.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep you updated as soon as the 20 other finalists are confirmed.<\/p> <h2><strong>How do you vote in Eurovision?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To vote for your favourite act during the final, you will need to download the app via the <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/4WK6dmCPXrgWxLKzq7t2Rnn\/voting-and-terms&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC Eurovision page<\/a>, or call using the onscreen numbers during the show.<\/p>\n<p>When the voting opens, the acts will be listed in performance order and you vote for one act at a time. Make sure you have chosen the right acts, as there is a limit on the number of acts you can vote for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will air on the BBC from Tuesday 10th May to Saturday 14th May \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/tidal.com\/browse\/playlist\/5e111910-a071-4809-b300-7998d9bb3739&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">listen to all of this year\u2019s Eurovision songs on TIDAL<\/a>, while the full album of tracks is also <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022\/dp\/B09TMSBP93?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">available on CD<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL\/dp\/B09V2BYXX1\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">vinyl<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;post__content-end\" row=\"\" hidden-print=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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