ITALY – Team oikotimes is confirmed. The news we had about Turin is now officially confirmed. RAI and EBU confirm now that Torino will host the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest at the Pala Alpitour (Palasport Olimpico or PalaIsozaki) on may 10-12-14.

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— OIKOTIMES (@theoikotimes) October 8, 2021

Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl welcomed the choice:

“Turin is the perfect Host City for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. As we saw during the 2006 Winter Olympics, PalaOlimpico exceeds all the requirements needed to stage a global event of this scale and we have been very impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment from the City of Turin who will welcome thousands of fans next May. This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Italy in 30 years and, together with our Host broadcaster Rai, we are determined to make it a special one.”

We’re excited to finally reveal,
together with @Raiofficialnews, that TURIN will host the 66th #Eurovision Song Contest 🎉

⭐️Semi Final 1 – 10 May
⭐️Semi Final 2 – 12 May
⭐️Grand Final – 14 May

More 👉 https://t.co/iQGUAeUeqm@MartinOsterdahl on our new Host City👇#ESC2022 pic.twitter.com/nXtApMDGBk

— EBU (@EBU_HQ) October 8, 2021

Rai’s CEO Carlo Fuortes added:

“We are happy that Turin will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the international festival loved by a huge audience in every country.”

“Thanks to the beautiful victory of the Måneskin, 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 EBU, was not easy given the very high level of the proposals made by the competing cities, which I thank for their enthusiastic participation. From today, an exciting journey begins for Rai and the city of Turin that will lead us to May 2022. A great challenge for Rai and for our country.”

⚡️ #Eurovision2022: è Torino la città scelta per ospitare il contest europeo della musica ➡️ https://t.co/tjWVq90WD7@EurovisionRai @EBU_HQ @twitorino #Eurovision #Eurovision2022 #ESCITA pic.twitter.com/mQiExvitGh

— Ufficio Stampa Rai (@Raiofficialnews) October 8, 2021

The Mayor of Turin, Chiara Appendino is also excited to bring the Contest to their city in May 2022:

“Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin is, at the same time, a great honour and a great result for our city and our country. After inaugurating a new season of great events, Turin will be a stage for music and culture, in a dynamic and inclusive international event that will involve the whole city. We are delighted to represent Italy in front of such a large audience and we are already preparing to welcome guests from all over Europe. As always, we will be ready.”

🇪🇺 #Eurovision Song Contest 2022#Torino fra le 5 città candidate finaliste ad ospitare l'evento musicale internazionale 🎸#eurovision2022 pic.twitter.com/mMIdKjpTt3

— Città di Torino (@twitorino) August 25, 2021

Italy will host the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time having previously staged the event in Naples in 1965 and Rome in 1991.