Euclovision Song Contest 2022

Euclovision Song Contest 2022
Dates
Semi-final 1	19 April 2022
Semi-final 2	21 April 2022
Final	23 April 2022
Host
Venue	AlkBOX Alikianos, Piraea
Presenter(s)	Hristos Mattakos Natalia Pulou Andreas Pardakos Iris Kaneloglou
Directed by	Christoforos Mundatos Erotas Anastelis Andreas Tassiadis
Executive supervisor	Johannes Lorman
Executive producer	tba
Host broadcaster	Piraean Radio and Television (PRT)
Participants
Number of entries	tba (to date)

The Euclovision Song Contest 2022 is the upcoming 64th edition of the Euclovision Song Contest. It is set to take place in Alikianos, Piraea, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Paradeisos" (Παράδεισος) by Stella Fotiou. The contest will be organised by host broadcaster Piraean Radio and Television (PRT) in conjunction with the Euclean Broadcasters Group (EBG), and will be held at the AlkBOX. Two semi-finals on 19 and 21 April will precede the final on 23 April 2022.

This will be the first time that Piraea hosts the contest in its 63-year history.

Format

Entries

Details of the rules for entries were revealed in September 2021, following roughly the same format as previous years. Live performances cannot exceed 3 minutes and 30 seconds long, and delegations are limited to a maximum of eight people on stage at one time. Delegations also have the option of using a limited amount of pre-recorded backing vocals in addition to the main vocal and any live backing vocals.

Participating countries

On 24 November 2021, the EBG announced that x countries would participate in the 2022 contest.

Semi-finals

Country	Artist	Song	Language(s)
Alsland	Min resolúsje	Yt dyn Salade	Dellish
Caldia	TBA 5 February 2022
Gapolania	TBA 13 February 2022
Hennehouwe	TBA 26 February 2022
West Miersa	Vox Populi	Ja wciąż cię kocham	Miersan

Final

As part of the "Super Cinq" rule, Estmere, Etruria, Gaullica, Soravia and Werania automatically qualify for the final, in addition to the host country, Piraea.

Country	Artist	Song	Language(s)
Template:Country data Estmere
Etruria
Gaullica
Piraea
Soravia
Werania

Other countries

In order to paricipate in the Euclovision Song Contest, a country must have a national broadcaster with active EBG membership; or in special circumstances, associate EBG membership. The EBG issued an invitation to all active EBG member broadcasters to participate in the 2022 contest.

Broadcasters, commentators and spokespersons

Broadcasters and commentators

Participating broadcasters are required to broadcast the final live, in addition to the semi-final in which they are participating or voting, with most broadcasters opting to broadcast all three live shows. Due to time zone differences, many participating non-Euclean countries may rebroadcast the shows on timeshift during their primetime hours in addition to broadcasting the shows live. Most broadcasters will also use on-site or remote commentators, who will narrate over the live show in real time in their respective language(s). Some non-participating countries may also broadcast the contest.

The following is a list of broadcasters that have confirmed in whole or in part their broadcasting plans and their commentators.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries

Country	Show(s)	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)
Alsland	All shows	ANS	Dellish: Haiko Dekker and Symke Wagenaar
	All shows	ANS	Kirenian: Anete Kuusk and Kalev Laht
	All shows	ANS	Swathish: Ṛoþbryht Stȧner and Myhtild Vitulġe
	All shows	ANS	Weranian: Steffen Redlich and Manuela Schönherr
Caldia	All shows	TRN	Ghaillish: Clodagh Glas and Daithi Ó Sé
Hennehouwe	All shows	De Eerste	Hennish: Sienna Molenaar and Laurens Rosecrans
	All shows	Nous	Gaullican: Beatrice Pronovost and Saeed Karimi
	All shows	Nous Festival	Estmerish: Reuben Mather
Piraea	All shows	Piraean Radio and Television	Piraean: Hristos Mattakos, Natalia Pulou, Andreas Pardakos and Iris Kaneloglou
West Miersa	All shows	Telewizja Mierska	Miersan: Juliusz Burdon and Pamela Małachowska

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries

Country	Show(s)	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)

Controversies

West Miersan entry

On 10 January, Telewizja Mierska announced that they would enter Ja wciąż cię kocham for the 2022 Euclovision Song Contest. This entry immediately garnered controversy, as the song, which is about a man trying to get his wife to not leave him, could also be interpreted as West Miersa trying to persuade the breakaway state of Lemovicia to return to West Miersan rule, leading to the Lemovician Representative Office in Piraea demanding that the entry be disqualified from the competition, and if not disqualified, for people to not watch Euclovision.

Tour Apostolou 81 fire

During the night of 31st January and 1st February, a fire consumed the Apostolou 81 building in the centre of Alikianos. The tower of 31 floors and 106 metres resulted completely destroyed by the raging fire and during an initial moment, the idea of a terrorist attack perpetuated by a branch of the Lemovician organisation Aranoak was spread by media, after the country's representative office in Alikianos announced a boycott to the contest edition in the city.

During the morning of the 1st February, the Minister of Interior Alex Puloglou clarified the information and dismissed the theory of a terrorist attack. The Lemovician representative office in Alikianos also issued a statement expressing their sorrows and condemning disinformation.