The Italian city of Turin was chosen to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest after beating 16 other competing entries.
Italy won the right to host the event the next year when Måneskin was in his country May brought the first victory since 1990 with the song “Zitti e Buoni”.
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will take place on Saturday, May 14th, in the PalaOlimpico, one of the largest indoor arenas in Italy, with the semi-finals on May 10th and 12th.
The Italian public broadcaster Rai will organize the event together with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) next year and formalize the corresponding agreements in the coming weeks together and with the city of Turin.
After a strong application process, Turin became the City selected. A total of 17 Italian cities and regions competed to host the world’s largest live music event, which reached almost 190 million viewers on television and online in 2021.
Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl welcomed the choice: “Turin is the perfect one Host city for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. «
» As we saw at the 2006 Winter Olympics, PalaOlimpico exceeds all the requirements for running a global event of this magnitude and we are very impressed with the excitement and the dedication of the city of Turin, which will greet thousands of fans next May.
This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest in 30 years in Italy and we are determined to make it one with our host broadcaster Rai to make it special. «
Rais CEO Carlo Fuortes added: » We are delighted that Turin will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Cont est will host, the international festival loved by a large audience in all countries. «
» Thanks to the beautiful victory of the Maneskin, the singing competition returns to Italy after 31 years, in a city that has all the characteristics to host such a prestigious event. The choice made by Rai together with the EBU was not easy in view of the very high level of proposals from the competing cities, which I thank for their enthusiastic participation.
“An exciting journey begins for Rai and the city of Turin from today, which leads us to May 2022. A great challenge for Rai and for our country. «
The mayor of Turin, Chiara Appendino, is also pleased to bring the competition to her city in May 2022: » The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is being held in Turin at the same time a great honor and a great result for our city and our country. After the opening of a new season of great events, Turin will be a stage for music and culture in a dynamic and inclusive international event that involves the whole city. We are excited to represent Italy in front of such a large audience, and so are we.We are already preparing to welcome guests from all over Europe. As always we will be ready. «
Italy will host the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time, having previously been held in Naples in 1965 and Rome in 1991.
Further details on the shows, tickets and accompanying events will be provided in announced in the coming weeks and months. For more details follow the official Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook channels of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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