Dance moves, if any, are scaled way way back in favor of posing defiantly.Įurovision 2022 is heavy on melancholy ballads and light on defiant, life-affirming anthems.
Ballads: Slow, emotional, achingly sincere.Generally involve backup dancers who haven't had a carb since the London Olympics. Bops: Up-tempo, egregiously catchy tunes made expressly for the darkest, sweatiest, stickiest dancefloors of Ibiza.The song stylings of Eurovision historically break down into 2.5 general types: (Check out Latvia's doomed entry, a gleefully goofy song about veganism, organic produce, the environmental benefits of reusable grocery bags and also, not for nothing, oral sex.)Įurovision hosts Mika, Laura Pausini and Alessandro Cattelan. The 20 other countries in the mix had to duke it out in two semi-final rounds on Tuesday and Thursday, leaving 15 competitors behind them in the glittery dust. automatically scored a slot without having to compete in the semi-finals the so-called Big Five give the most money to support the Eurovision broadcast, and privilege has its.
As they do every year, five of those countries - France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. Twenty-five countries are competing in Saturday's Grand Final. Eastern time on Saturday, May 14, originates from Italy this year because it's the home of last year's winner, the metal-adjacent band Måneskin, who'll return to perform their latest single during this year's show. will be streamed live on Peacock starting at 3:00 p.m. The three hour broadcast, which in the U.S. Peacock will stream the 66th Eurovision Song Contest live on Saturday, May 14th at 3 p.m.