ITALY – EBU just announced 41 participating countries for Eurovision 2022. Montenegro and Armenia return. Turkey remains out of the contest.

It’s also a historic year for Norwegian broadcaster NRK, which will commemorate the selection of their 60th Eurovision entry at the Melodi Grand Prix grand final on Saturday, February 19.

We will also see the 300th ‘Big Five’ performance, which will be a song from one of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, or the United Kingdom.

Martin Österdahl, the Eurovision Song Contest’s Executive Supervisor, gave his views on the lineup:

‘We are so excited that we once again have over 40 broadcasters competing to win the iconic Eurovision trophy in Turin next May. The team from Rai are working hard on preparations to welcome all the delegations to a new Host City and ensuring the Eurovision Song Contest will provide the excitement and state-of-the-art spectacle expected by nearly 200 million viewers.’

Simona Martorelli and Claudio Fasulo from Italian broadcaster Rai added:

‘After 31 years, Italy is proud to host the Eurovision Song Contest again! As Executive Producers, we are incredibly excited to set up this amazing event and welcome delegations from 41 nations to Turin next year. Above all, we strongly believe the Eurovision Song Contest will allow us to showcase and share the beauty of Italy with a global audience via the elements that unite us all: music and harmony.’

THE PARTICIPATING NATIONS

• 🇦🇱 Albania – RTSH
• 🇦🇺 Australia – SBS
• 🇦🇲 Armenia – AMPTV
• 🇦🇹 Austria – ORF
• 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Ictimai TV
• 🇧🇪 Belgium – RTBF
• 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – BNT
• 🇭🇷 Croatia – HRT
• 🇨🇾 Cyprus – CyBC
• 🇨🇿 Czech Republic CT
• 🇩🇰 Denmark – DR
• 🇪🇪 Estonia – ERR
• 🇫🇮 Finland – YLE
• 🇫🇷 France – FT
• 🇬🇪 Georgia – GPB
• 🇩🇪 Germany – ARD/NDR
• 🇬🇷 Greece – ERT
• 🇮🇸 Iceland – RUV
• 🇮🇪 Ireland – RTE
• 🇮🇱 Israel – IPBC/Kan
• 🇮🇹 Italy – RAI (Host Broadcaster)
• 🇱🇻 Latvia – LTV
• 🇱🇹 Lithuania – LRT
• 🇲🇹 Malta – PBS
• 🇲🇩 Moldova – TRM
• 🇲🇪 Montenegro – RTCG
• 🇳🇱 The Netherlands – AVROTROS
• 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – MKRTV
• 🇳🇴 Norway – NRK
• 🇵🇱 Poland – TVP
• 🇵🇹 Portugal – RTP
• 🇷🇴 Romania – TVR
• 🇷🇺 Russia – RTR
• 🇸🇲 San Marino – RTV
• 🇷🇸 Serbia – RTS
• 🇸🇮 Slovenia – RTVSLO
• 🇪🇸 Spain – TVE
• 🇸🇪 Sweden – SVT
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland – SRG / SSR
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine – UA:PBC
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – BBC