First semi-final of the music competition Eurovision 2022 will be held in Turin on Tuesday evening, 10 May. Representatives of 17 countries compete for 10 tickets to the final of the competition. His main favorite is the Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine with the composition “Stefania”. According to bookmakers, on the eve of the first semi-final, almost every second bet on victory was in favor of this composition, which combined folk and rap. In the same semi-final, Russia was originally supposed to perform. However, the day after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine Russia was removed from the competition.
Favorites of the first semi-final of Eurovision-2022
The representative of Armenia Rosa Lynn and the Moldavian collaboration of the Zdob si Zdub team with the duet of the Advakhov brothers have good chances to reach the final. Almost the entire spectrum of its musical genres is represented in the first semi-final of the competition: from hard rock performed by Intelligent Music Projekt from Bulgaria, dance Eurodance from Austria by the duo LUM!X feat. Pia Maria to the ironic compositions of Citi Zeni and Subwoolfer from Latvia and Norway, respectively.
The previous evening, during the dress rehearsal of the show, national juries gave their marks to the participants. As a result of live broadcast, including on official website of the competition, viewers from the Eurovision participating countries will be able to evaluate the performances. The second semi-final will take place on Thursday 12 May and the final on Saturday 14 May. Places in it are reserved for the five largest donors of the European Broadcasting Union (the organizer of the competition): the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and France. Italy would also be represented in the final because the country’s entry, Maneskin, won the last Eurovision Song Contest held in Rotterdam.
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Ronela Hayati, Albania
The opening ceremony of “Eurovision-2022” was slightly dampened by rain. But he could hardly frighten the representative of Albania at the contest, Ronela Hayati: her dress is better than any raincoat, and her hat is no worse than an umbrella.
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Sheldon Riley, Australia
Representative of Australia Sheldon Riley also explained his love for extravagant clothes by the fact that in childhood his mother did not allow him to dress up. But now he wears whatever he likes.
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Circus Mircus, Georgia
Members of the Circus Mircus group trolled the hosts of the Eurovision opening ceremony in the royal palace of Venaria near Turin a bit, saying that these were traditional costumes for their native Georgia.
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Subwoolfer, Norway
Who is hiding behind the masks of the Norwegian band Subwoolfer is a big secret. Its participants appear in public only in such … headdresses, assuring that these are not masks at all, but they are alien creatures. I wonder how it would be “troll” in Norwegian?
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Chanel, Spain
A native of Havana, speaking in Turin from Spain, the name is also the name of the legendary fashion house – Chanel. Would Karl Lagerfeld give 12 points (the highest score at Eurovision) to this contestant?
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Accile Lauro, San Marino
No, this is not a member of the Italian group Maneskin, who won Eurovision 2021, although he could become one. Accile Lauro is from Verona and plays for San Marino in Turin. His punk rock composition is simply called “The Stripper”.
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Cornelia Jacobs, Sweden
Perhaps the composition of Akkile Lauro inspired Cornelia Jacobs from Sweden to wear such a bold outfit for the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2022. Hot, hot… Cornelia.
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Mahmood & BLANCO, Italy
Mahmoud and Alessandro, who performs under the stage name Blanco, are real stars in Italy. The song they perform at the competition in Turin is called “Brividi” (chills). But the goosebumps were not noticeable on the bare torso of Mahmud. Or was it necessary to look at bloomers?
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Emma Muscat, Malta
The fashion show on the turquoise Eurovision track was clearly a pleasure for Emma Muscat, representing Malta. For the podium, she has not only all the data, but also a dress. Bella, Emma!
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The brightest outfits at the opening of Eurovision 2022
Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine
Why the members of the Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine appeared at the opening of Eurovision 2022 in black does not require explanation. Only the accessory of the band’s frontman Oleg Plyuska remained unchanged – a pink panama.
Author: Andrey Brenner
