Following last night’s chosen entries from North Macedonia and Ireland, tonight will see two more songs selected for Turin. We have a mammoth evening upon us with a total of eight live shows taking place around Europe. Semi Finals will take place in Estonia, Lithuania & Latvia. In Norway, the fourth and final heat of Melodi Grand Prix will commence. Sweden will kick start Melodifestivalen 2022 with their first heat, whilst Iceland unveil the artists and songs taking part in Söngvakeppnin. Following a live show on Thursday to shortlist their potential entries, Israel will hold the final of X Factor which will see the winner given the ticket to Turin. In Italy, after five nights of live shows, Sanremo will draw to a close.
Here is your guide for this evening:
🇪🇪 ESTONIA: Eesti Laul – 2nd Semi Final
WHEN? 18:30 CET
WHERE? ETV & ERR.ee
PARTICIPANTS
- Jyrise – Plaksuta
- Maian – Meeletu
- Boamadu – Mitte kauaks
- Evelin Samuel – Waterfall
- Black Velvet – Sandra
- Púr Múdd & Shira – Golden Shores
- Jaagup Tuisk – Kui vaid
- Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – What To Make of This
- Stefan – Hope
- Anna Sahlene – Champion
FORMAT
In two rounds of voting, the first will determine the first four qualifiers using a combination of 50/50 jury and televote. In the second round, televoters will solely select a fifth qualifier.
🇳🇴 NORWAY: Melodi Grand Prix 2022 – 4th Heat
WHEN? 19:55 CET
WHERE? NRK 1 & NRK.no
PARTICIPANTS
- Alexandra Joner – Hasta la vista
- Kim Wigaard – La Melodia
- Maria Mohn – Fly
- Sofie Fjellvang – Made of Glass
FORMAT
Two duels will determine two finalists who will then battle it out in a second round. The winner will progress to the Grand Final.
🇱🇹 LITHUANIA: Pabandom iš naujo – 2nd Semi Final
WHEN? 20:00 CET
WHERE? LRT HD, LRT Lituanica & LRT.lt
PARTICIPANTS
- Mary Mo – Get Up
- Vilija – 101
- Urtė Šilagalytė – Running Chords
- Ieva Zasimauskaitė – I’ll Be There
- Augustė Vedrickaitė – Before You’re 6ft Under
- Rūta Loop – Call Me from the Cold
- Titas & Benas – Getting Through This
- Monika Liu – Sentimentai
- Moosu X – Love That Hurts
FORMAT
Four of the nine songs will proceed to the final using a 50/50 combination of a jury and televoting.
🇸🇪 SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen 2022 – 1st Heat
WHEN? 20:00 CET
WHERE? SVT 1, SVT Play
PARTICIPANTS
- Malou Prytz – Bananas
- Theoz – Som du vill
- Shirley Clamp – Let There Be Angels
- Omar Rudberg – Moving Like That
- Danne Stråhed – Hallabaloo
- Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer
- Robin Bengtsson – Innocent Love
FORMAT
The top two songs will qualify directly to the final. The third and fourth place songs will proceed to the newly introduced fifth semi final. The show uses 100% televoting.
🇱🇻 LATVIA: Supernova – Semi Final
WHEN? 20:05 CET
WHERE? LTV 1, LTV World, LTV.LV
PARTICIPANTS
- Citi Zēni – Eat Your Salad
- Miks Dukurs – First Love
- Linda Rušeniece – Pay My Own Bills
- Elīna Gluzunova – Es pabiju tur
- Raum – Plans
- Patriks Peterson – Can’t Get You Outta My Head
- Mēs Jūs Mīlam – Rich Itch
- Katō – Promises
- Miks Galvanovskis – I’m Just A Sinner
- Markus Riva – If You’re Gonna Love Me
- The Coco’nuts – In And Out Of The Dark
- Aminata – I’m Letting You Go
- Bermudu Divstūris – Bad
- Beatrise Heislere – On The Way Home
- Zelma – How
- Bujāns – He, She, You & Me
- Inspo – A Happy Place
FORMAT
Ten songs will qualify for the final using 100% televoting. The jury will be given a wildcard which they can award to one of the acts who did not qualify on televote.
🇸🇮 SLOVENIA: EMA 2022 – Semi Final
WHEN? 20:20 CET
WHERE? TV SLO 1, RTVSLO
PARTICIPANTS
- July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything
- David Amaro – Še vedno si lepa
- Le Serpentine – Tud teb se lahk zgodi
- Bowrain & Brina – Čas je
- Luma – All In
- Stela Sofia – Tu in zdaj
- Jonatan Haller – Obzorje
- Batista Cadillac – Mim pravil
- Zala Smolnikar – V ogledalu
- Manouche – Si sama?
FORMAT
Six songs will proceed to the final. Three finalists will be chosen by the public televote, the other three finalists will be chosen by the jury.
🇮🇱 ISRAEL: X Factor – Final
WHEN? 20:30 CET
WHERE? KAN
PARTICIPANTS
- Eli Huli – Blinded Dreamers
- Inbal Bibi – Marionette
- Michael Ben David – I.M
- Sapir Saban – Breaking My Own Walls
FORMAT
In the first round of the final, the finalists will perform a cover song. Following a vote freeze, there will be an elimination. In the second round, the remaining three finalists will perform their Eurovision entry and following a resume of voting, the winner will be chosen. The decision will be made from 50% televoting, 25% jury and 25% expert committee.
🇮🇹 ITALY: Sanremo 2022 – Final
WHEN? 20:45 CET
WHERE? Rai 1, Rai Play
PARTICIPANTS
Running order yet to be published
Achille Lauro – Domenica
AKA7even – Perfetta cosi
Ana Mena – Duecentomila ore
Dargen DAmico – Dove si balla
Ditonellapiaga & Donatella Rettore – Chimica
Elisa – O forse sei tu
Emma – Ogni volta è così
Fabrizio Moro – Sei tu
Gianni Morandi – Apri tutte le porte
Giovanni Truppi – Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia
Giusy Ferreri – Miele
Highsnob & Hu – Abbi cura di te
Irama – Ovunque sarai
Iva Zanicchi – Voglio amarti
La Rappresentante di Lista – Ciao ciao
Le Vibrazioni – Tantissimo
Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi
Massimo Ranieri – Lettera al di là del mare
Matteo Romano – Virale
Michele Bravi – Inverno dei fiori
Noemi – Ti amo non lo so dire
Rkomi – Insuperabile
Sangiovanni – Farfalle
Tananai – Sesso occasionale
Yuman – Ora e qui
FORMAT
In the first round, all competing acts will perform their entries. The top 3 will proceed to the superfinal, decided solely by televoting. In the Superfinal, the top three acts will perform their songs again and the voting will be reset. The winner will be chosen by a combination of televoting (33%), a press jury (33%) and a demoscopic jury (33%).
🇮🇸 ICELAND: Söngvakeppnin – Promo Show
WHEN? 20:45 CET
WHERE? RÚV, RÚV.IS
PARTICIPANTS
To be confirmed during the show
FORMAT
A promotional show where discover the artists and songs competing in the 2022 edition of Söngvakeppnin.
You can follow live updates of the selections by following us (@ESCXTRA) on Twitter. You can also find the results for all shows right here on ESCXTRA.com
