We’re lower than 48 hours away from the Eurovision Tune Contest 2022, and the operating order has been revealed.
The grand last takes place on Saturday night time (Might 14) in Turin, Italy with UK entry Sam Ryder hoping to shine within the midst of all of the splendidly excessive glitz and glamour.
We now know what order the acts will carry out on this weekend, and it bodes effectively for our man as he seems to be to impress along with his observe Area Man.
He’ll be the twenty second artist to take to the stage as a part of the competitors, nestled in between Australia’s Sheldon Riley, who's performing Not The Identical, and Poland’s Ochman with River.
Czech Republic will open the night time, whereas Estonia would be the last nation to be represented.
Already issues are trying good, with final yr’s winner Maneskin popping out on high after getting quantity 24 within the draw however it goes a bit of deeper than that.
Since 2010, the twenty second performer has gained twice, with Israel’s winner Netta (2018) and Germany’s Lena (2010) each taking the crown from that spot.
Over the past 20 years, the quantity 19 has additionally supplied two champions – Azerbaijan in 2011 and Greece in 2005 – whereas 17 (Sweden in 2012, Serbia in 2007 and Finland in 2006) is the one quantity to end in extra winners.
In that timeframe, solely Turkey’s 2003 victory got here from an act positioned in single figures within the draw with quantity 4 that yr, and 13 of the final 20 winners had been all drawn within the excessive teenagers or early 20s.
Going additional again, the UK’s final successful entry Katrina and the Waves – who stormed to victory with Love Shine A Gentle in 1997 – got here out on high because the twenty fourth performer on the night time.
Mainly, this can be a long-winded method of claiming that, at the least lately, it definitely pays to have the next quantity, and so Sam is in an incredible place to keep away from the dreaded nil factors and do himself proud.
His rehearsals have already impressed, along with his efficiency apparently incorporating the largest prop of the present – an enormous light-up metallic construction which divides to seem like wings – and a spacesuit.
After the rehearsals and now the operating order, Sam’s Eurovision odds have been slashed but once more leaving him as third favorite to win, with the bookies giving him odds as quick as 7/1.
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