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The final of the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 has started at 9 p.m. Spanish peninsular time.
Laura Pausini has sung several of her best-known songs in different languages.
With the singer Mika and the presenter Alessandro Cattelan they make up the three presenters of the great gala, which is held at the Pala Alpitour pavilion in Turin (Italy).
The first to act will be the Czech Republic at 21.17.
The candidacy led by Chanel Terrero and her SloMo, which will participate a little before ten o'clock, has the possibility of obtaining the best classification for Spain in the last 17 years.
It will be so if the expectations of the official bookmakers are met, which place the song among the five favorites to win.
This edition is marked by the invasion in Ukraine,
which has caused the expulsion of the Russian representative from the contest.
Also that Kalush Orchestra, the Ukrainian rap and folk band, is the public's favorite option with its song Stefania.
25 countries participate.
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THE COUNTRY19:03
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Order of performances
This will be the order of performances tonight, with Spain appearing in tenth place, surrounded by three favorites such as Italy, the Netherlands and Ukraine.
1.- Czech Republic
2.- Romania
3.- Portugal
4.- Finland
5.- Switzerland
6.- France
7.- Norway
8.- Armenian
9.- Italy
10.- Spain
11.- Netherlands
12.- Ukraine
13.- Germany
14.- Lithuania
15.- Azerbaijan
16.- Belgium
17.- Greece
18.- Iceland
19.- Moldova
20.- Sweden
21.- Australia
22.- United Kingdom
23.- Poland
24.- Serbian
25.- Estonia
HECTOR LLANOS19:03
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Relay from the bomb shelter
We have already talked about Ukraine starting as the favorite this year.
Broadcasting the festival in the country is not being easy.
Its commentator, Timur Miroshnychenko, comments on the galas for the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne from a bunker, as they have shown through the official Ukrainian YouTube channel for the festival and on social networks
Natalia Marcos18:58
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The first time Chanel performed 'SloMo' on TV
Chanel arrived at Benidorm Fest in January, practically an unknown.
But it was this precise moment, when she performed
SloMo
for the first time on television in one of the semifinals of the Spanish pre-selection, when everything changed.
After her performance, it became, almost immediately, a permanent
trending topic
and the festival's third favorite, after Tanxugueiras and Rigoberta Bandini.
HECTOR LLANS18:52
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Zelesnky's message
In the message that Volodimir Zelesnki shared this afternoon through Telegram, he remembers Eurovision and asks us to vote for Kalush Orchestra.
"The continent and the rest of the world is going to listen to our language. I trust that, at the end of the night, the word will be 'Victory'."
HECTOR LLANOS18:43
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Spain will act at the edge of 22.00
If the rundown of the gala is fulfilled, Chanel's turn will be at exactly 9:58 p.m., just after another of the favorites, Italy, and before the Netherlands and Ukraine, a very powerful block of performances.
The announcement of the winner is scheduled for 00.40, we will have to be patient...
Natalia Marcos18:40
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Pedro Sánchez wishes Chanel good luck
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, also wanted to join in the messages of good luck to Chanel.
Silvia Laboreo Longas18:40
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Chanel, second in the club of eurovision journalists
THE COUNTRY18:36
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Netflix joins the
chanelazo
The official Netflix Spain account joins the Eurovision fervor with a video in which the Spanish candidate Chanel Terrero emulates the series
The Squid Game
, with cameos by the communicator Inés Hernand or the singers Melody or Marta Sango, among other surprises.
Silvia Laboreo Longas18:28
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This is how the favorites are living it
A few days ago, we chatted with Oleh Psiuk, the leader of the Kalush Orchestra, the lord of the eternal pink hat.
He told us about his song,
Stefania
, and how they will have to return to Ukraine in two days, win or lose, because their special permission to be out of the country is running out.
Here you can read it.
HECTOR LLANOS18:15
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Will Italy repeat as the winner?
One of the favourites, according to bookmakers and Eurovision experts, is Italy.
However, it is rare for a country to repeat two consecutive years as the winner of the festival.
It happened with Luxembourg in the years 1972 and 1973 and with Israel in 1978 and 1979. The last one that repeated, and it was three times, was Ireland, which won in 1992, 1993 and 1994. That is if we put aside the victory of Spain in 1968 with Massiel and in 1969 we repeated with Salomé with a multiple draw
Natalia Marcos18:09
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Position obtained by Spain in the last 10 editions
As Natalia Marcos commented, last year's Eurovision edition went badly for us. How did Spain fare in the last 10 editions?
Spoiler:
not to fire rockets either.
We only managed to climb to 10th place in 2012 and 2014 with Pastora Soler and Ruth Lorenzo, respectively.
Silvia Laboreo Longas17:57
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That's how it was last year
In a word: bad.
It went bad for us.
In the edition of the return of Eurovision after the year of suspension due to the pandemic, Blas Cantó was our representative (he had already been chosen for 2020 but never participated).
In that edition held in Rotterdam, Cantó finished in 24th place out of 26, and only obtained six points.
You may have forgotten her, but this was her performance
Natalia Marcos17:45
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12 points to Spain!
How to vote in the Eurovision final from Spain?
On the RTVE Eurovision Twitter account they explain it to you.
Silvia Laboreo Longas17:40
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The American Eurovision
This Monday, May 9, the final of the American Song Contest, the American version of Eurovision, was held, although without much convening power.
The result has been as crazy and multicultural as it is in these parts.
The representative of Oklahoma has won, with a K-Pop (South Korean pop) song written by a group of Swedish composers.
Her name is AleXa and her Wonderland is already a small success on the internet.
Instead of performing at Eurovision, the organizers of the contest have preferred to do so tomorrow Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, held in Las Vegas.
HECTOR LLANOS17:30
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Los 5 favoritos según las apuestas oficiales
Las apuestas predicen bastante bien Eurovisión. El año pasado daban como favorita a Italia, que ganó, y en la edición anterior a Países Bajos, que también se hizo con el micrófono de cristal. Este año, dan como favorita a Ucrania con Kalush Orchestra y su Stefania. En la imagen se puede ver cómo están las apuestas a apenas dos horas de que empiece el certamen.
Silvia Laboreo Longas17:24
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Por aquí ya está todo “ready pa’ romper cadera, romper corazone”.
Al menos España está ready para intentar hacer el top 5 que las casas de apuestas nos han prometido. En las últimas seis ediciones hemos quedado por debajo del puesto 20º. Hay que remontarse a 1995 para encontrar a España dentro de los cinco primeros clasificados, con el segundo puesto que logró Anabel Conde con Vuelve conmigo. Algo más recientes son los sextos puestos que consiguieron en 1997 Marcos Llunas y en 2001 David Civera. Ni siquiera Rosa López entró en el top 5, se tuvo que conformar con un muy meritorio séptimo puesto en 2002
Natalia Marcos17:18
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Buenas tardes. Esta noche, a las nueve en punto (hora peninsular española), arranca la final de la 66ª edición del festival de Eurovisión 2022 con las aspiraciones españolas en todo lo alto. La candidatura liderada por Chanel Terrero y su SloMo tiene posibilidades de obtener la mejor clasificación para nuestro país en lo últimos 17 años. Será así si se cumplen las expectativas de las casas de apuestas oficiales, que sitúan a la canción entre las cinco favoritas a ganar.
Esta edición está marcada por la invasión en Ucrania, que ha provocado la expulsión del certamen de la representante rusa. También que Kalush Orchestra, la banda de rap y folk ucrania, sea la opción predilecta del público con su tema Stefania.
In this direct, Natalia Marcos, Silvia Laboreo and Héctor Llanos will tell you all the information related to the great gala held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin (Italy).
The singers Laura Pausini and Mika and the presenter Alessandro Cattelan will be in charge.
And it will be 25 countries that will compete in a ceremony that attracts a global audience of close to 200 million people.
HECTOR LLANOS17:00
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