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The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is set to be the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will be held in Italy, following the country's victory at the in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Zitti e buoni", performed by Måneskin. It will be the third contest to be held in Italy, after Naples in and Rome in.

Location
By Eurovision tradition, Italy received the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest after the country won the competition in 2021. On 23 May 2021, representatives from the cities of Bologna, Milan, Pesaro, Naples and Turin expressed their interest in hosting the contest.

On the same day, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia, Luca Vecchi, expressed interest in hosting the contest in the new RCF Arena, the largest open-air arena in Europe with a capacity of 100,000 spectators located in the Campovolo area in the Emilian town. Also the Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, expressed interest in hosting the contest.

On 24 May 2021, the Mayor of Rimini, Andrea Gnassi, expressed interest in hosting the contest, proposing the Rimini Fiera as a venue. On the same day, the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, and the cities of Sanremo and Verona expressed interest in hosting the event.

On 28 May 2021, the Mayor of Bari, Antonio Decaro, expressed potential interest in hosting the contest. Politician also reported that if Rimini were to host the contest, it would be in collaboration with San Marino RTV.

The following cities have expressed interest in bidding:

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 20 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus, and the  voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 20 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus, and the  voted in this semi-final.

Grand Final
The second semi-final took place on 20 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus, and the  voted in this semi-final.

Provisional list of participating countries
the following countries' broadcasters have confirmed their intention to compete in the 2022 contest:

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU has issued invitations to all active members. Associate member does not need an invitation for the 2022 contest, as it had previously been granted permission to participate at least until 2023.

Active EBU members

 * – Susanne Georgi, the  Andorran representative, stated on 1 August 2020 during an interview on Eurovision fansite Wiwibloggs' podcast that she had held a meeting with Prime Minister of Andorra Xavier Espot Zamora. During the meeting, they verbally agreed for the country to make a return in 2022. They did not want to return to the previous year's contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While Georgi continues to advocate for Andorra's participation, both the Andorran government and RTVA have stated that there are no plans for a 2022 return.
 * – On 28 May 2021, the EBU suspended the membership of Belarusian broadcaster BTRC. BTRC was given two weeks to respond before the suspension comes into effect.
 * – In January 2021 it was announced that Greek national broadcaster ERT were intending to hold a national final for Eurovision 2022. However, an official confirmation of participation is yet to be made.
 * – On 27 May 2021, the Irish Head of Delegation, Michael Kealy, spoke of a return to the national final for choosing the Irish representative to the Eurovision. Also former Irish competitors and winners have spoken out in favour of the return. An official confirmation of participation from RTÉ is yet to be made.

The following countries participated in the 2021 contest, but have not released a statement on participation in 2022 :



Broadcasters, commentators and spokespersons
The European Broadcasting Union provided international live streams of both semi-finals and the final through their official YouTube channel with no commentary

Broadcasters and commentators
All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing an insight about the show and voting information to their local audience. While they must broadcast at least the semi-final they are voting in and the final, most broadcasters air all three shows with different programming plans. Similarly, some non-participating broadcasters may still want to air the contest. These are the broadcasters that have confirmed their broadcasting plans and/or their commentators: