ICELAND

On the evening of Saturday 12 March, the grand final of ‘Söngvakeppnin’ 2022 takes place in Iceland. The pre-selection for Turin will see the Nordic nation choose its entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Daði Freyr himself will be making an appearance, performing as an interval act while his nation carefully decides on its winner. And another Nordic artist from the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, Tusse from Sweden, has also flown over to the Icelandic capital to perform for viewers on the night.

• Sigga, Beta & Elín – Með hækkandi sól
• Stefán Óli – Ljósið
• Katla – Þaðan af
• Reykjavikurdaetur – Turn This Around
• Amarosis – “Don’t you know”

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SWEDEN

After 4 heats and a last-chance semi-final, Sweden’s ‘Melodifestivalen’ now hurtles towards its grand conclusion in its sixth week. On Saturday night, the Swedes will crown their 2022 winner, and the Eurovision Song Contest will have its Swedish entry for Turin. Saturday night’s Melodifestivalen final will be hosted by Oscar Zia, who has also presided over the past 5 weeks of shows, which saw 28 initial Eurovision hopefuls reduced to just 12 finalists by a Swedish voting public.

• Klara Hammarström – “Run to the Hills”
• Theoz – “Som du vill”
• Anna Bergendahl – “Higher Power”
• John Lundvik – “Änglavakt”
• Tone Sekelius – “My Way”
• Anders Bagge – “Bigger than the Universe”
• Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love”
• Faith Kakembo – “Freedom”
• Liamoo – “Bluffin”
• Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer”
• Cazzi Opeia – “I Can’t Get Enough”
• Medina – “In i dimman

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PORTUGAL

The final will take place on 12 March 2021, at RTP’s Studio 1 in Lisbon, and will be hosted by Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim. The ten finalists will be judged by means of a televoting and a jury composed of representatives from the seven statistical regions of Portugal (Lisbon, North, Central, Alentejo, Algarve, Madeira and the Azores). Their rankings, drafted and combined using the same system adopted for the semi-finals, will determine the Portuguese representative for Eurovision, with the televoting score taking precedence in the event of a tie in the first place.

• Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê
• SYRO –  Ainda Nos Temos
• Milhanas – Corpo de Mulher
• Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de Viagem
• Aurea – Why
• Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã
• FF – Bom Esperar Alguém
• Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
• MARO – saudade, saudade
• Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

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