Roses are read, violets are blue, and this Valentine’s Day we have 13 Eurovision 2022 acts for you! On Saturday, four more countries selected their act for Turin — Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. But how do they compare with the previous nine? And which of the baker’s dozen is your favourite so far? It’s time to vote!
Italy’s Mahmood and Blanco took gold in our most recent survey, but can they hold on in a more crowded field? You decide!
You can listen to the four new additions below. Then vote in our poll. Choose wisely, you can only vote ONE time. Voting is open until Friday 18 February. We will then relaunch the poll after the weekend to include all the newly selected entries.
Eurovision 2022 entries as of 14 February
New entries
Estonia: Stefan “Hope”
Latvia: Citi Zēni “Eat Your Salad”
Lithuania: Monika Liu “Sentimentai”
Ukraine: Alina Pash “Tini Zabutykh Predkiv / Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”
Alina’s Vidbir victory has become enveloped by drama from outside the world of music. However, we will keep “Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors” in the poll for now.
Other entries
- Albania: Ronela Hajati “Sekret”
- Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project “Intention”
- Czech Republic: We Are Domi “Lights Off”
- Ireland: Brooke “That’s Rich”
- Israel: Michael Ben David “I.M”
- Italy: Mahmood and Blanco “Brividi”
- Moldova: Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov “Trenulețul”
- North Macedonia: Andrea “Circles”
- Spain: Chanel with “SloMo”
Who is your favourite Eurovision 2022 act so far? (14 February)
Which entry is your favourite? Can any of them win the contest in May? Let us know in the comments.
I know! Some people can be a bit rude
My top 3 are 1 CZK 2. POL and 3 ITA
I love Estonia, Italy and Czech Republic. Tbh, there isn’t a song I hate so far.
Not taking into account my own country (Spain) and Ukraine (since Alina is no longer participating), my 3 favourites so far are, in this order:
1. Italy
2. Lithuania
3. Ireland.
My top 3:
Andrea – NORTH MACEDONIA for win!! Also, they are making a revamp to the song, so it will be even more amazing!! I love Andrea’s voice! The song is very underrated.
Pretty much the opposite of underrated
Well it Was Ukraine but I guess not anymore. At least I get to put Ronela back up to my #1 where she belongs 🙂
My top 12 so far:
Didn’t include Lithuania, cause it’s my homeland. Love the song though, my favourite by far. Other songs are simply not my style. High hopes for the upcoming ones to take me away.
Also, could anyone explain the hype over North Macedonia to me? Am I missing out on something? Lyrics are weak and nothing special melody-wise.
Everyone with their opinion ,i like circle
Spanish here and I love Sentimentai as well, I think it’s been underrated so far.
I think “Circles” with good rewamp and staging will be Q
wow. just wow.
if there’s no songs that are going to top that then Italy might somewhat do an Ireland in terms of Italy winning 2 times in a row… this is way beyond impressive…
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called Northern Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
Northern ?
Dream big
It will not win, deal with it
Happy Birthday to Lithuania!
My top
Spain
Ukraina
Latvia
Estonia, because i really like the voice of the boy and if it comes from radio you dont have a need to change the channel:)
Top 3:
N. Macedonia?
I literally can’t choose, because they’re all bad. 🙁
People choosing Italy as their favorite confirms the Eurovision is starting to die slowly but surely.
Can someone explain the North Macedonia hype? 3rd place in this poll is alarming.
Why not? Its my first place
N. Macedonia, win eurovision 2022!
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called North Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
The song has potential to do ok with jury but it will probably be lost with televot
First in my opinion. You dont wanna test Andrea Limits Cole:))
No but for real. The song is weak af
Personal opinion
I don’t really get it either, the lyrics grate on me. The singer has an amazing voice though
Ireland best so far
Spain this year is giving me La Noche es Para Mi vibes. I hope its fate won’t be the same.
SloMo deserves the same fate as La Noche es Para Mi, but I fear it will get loads of points. 🙁
I love your WTF tier.. I agree with 1 of your WTFs but would also add 1 of your tier As to my WTF tier ?
Czech Republic is my #1 right now. As of now, I don’t have any douze points yet. (I actually would give D.AR.I.A my douze point if Poland selects that song, but.. we will see)! My bottom right now is Bulgaria, I am sad to say.
1. CZK
2. ITA
3. MKD
Italy 11.5/12
Lithuania 10/12
Ukraine 9/12
Estonia 8/12
Czech Republic 7,5/12
Moldova 6,5/12
Spain 5/12
Albania 4,5/12
North Macedonia 3,5/12
Latvia 3/12
Bulgaria 2,5/12
Israel 2/12
Ireland 1/12
My top 5
1. Italy
2. Lithuania
3. Estonia
4. Czech Republic
5. Ireland
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called Northern Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
for now my trinity is italy, lithuania and spain, while israel will probably stay my last place throughout the season, i can’t imagine a worse song/act
so far israel the best by far, the performer is in different league
if Israel competes in another league, then Spain competes in another universe, because the performance of one and the other has no comparison
she is not in the league of michael, not in million years, not as a singer or a dancer. this is not the version of the song michael will sing in eurovision and not the staging as well, wait for the surprise and then talk.
Michael comes for the crown, not less.
the crowd will dance like crazy when he will be on stage, wait and see
All the performances will improve until the day of the festival, but if Israel is as you say, then it should be a very different and much more impressive performance, but with the performance of Spain, people are already dancing like crazy NOW…!!
most of the reactions for the current performance of michael are very good, what happens for some reason here in wiwiblogs doesnt reflect the real public opinion, it will be reflected in the contest, mark my words, michael will end up higher then slomo
My favorites so far are Spain, Italy and surprisingly Ireland.
Mine too 🙂
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called North Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
my top3 so far:
no.1 ukraine
no.2 lithuania
no.3 albania
🙂
My top atm:
1. Lithuania
2. Ireland
3. Spain
4. North Macedonia
5. Albania
6. Italy
7. Czech Republic
8. Estonia
9. Ukraine
10. Israel
11. Bulgaria
12. Latvia
13. Moldova
Tbh I didn’t expect Bulgaria getting better from being dead last.
Btw, regarding countries that already have their song ready but haven’t yet released it, I might down rate your song if it comes out in early to mid-March, it’s kind of personal as I don’t like to wait needlessly. At least build up some hype with it, release a snippet or something if possible.
Okay, nobody gives a pickle about your top anyway, so downrate all you want 🙂
My Top 13:
Wait… was Austria (Lum!x featuring Pia Maria – Halo) forgot to add and then it should be 14 songs, right?
https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/08/lumix-and-pia-maria-represent-austria-eurovision-2022-halo/269451/
But the song is still not released, it will be mid march as announced.
You’re right, but I also think that if the song’s already finished, why wait?
There are countries that always wait for the deadline or almost each years, it’s their tradition and their right , and it won’t change I guess unfortunately, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Azerbaidjan, Armenia, Georgia are the last to reveal each time.
North Macedonia, Germany, Israel did it before too but they changed so there’s still hope.
You’re right, it’s desperating but I have to accept the fact that it’s not their obligation to release it earlier if they don’t feel like it (though in some cases it’s also possible that they’re not able to)
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called North Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
Is everyone noticing how Semi 2 is basically all English songs and semi 1 has mostly native language songs. It feels like a native language song would stand out in Semi 2 and Vice versa.
I think Finland might snatch that chance in SF2. Looking at the local singles chart (which relies heavily on streaming), the best placed songs since their release have been Ram Pam Pam (has been #1 for 2-3 weeks) and Sun Numero (peaked at #3 2-3 weeks ago but has stayed inside the top 10 since), followed by Jezebel (peaked at number #4 but it’s out of the chart now or at the bottom of it) and Kuuma Jäbä (peaked at #13 but it’s out of the chart now too). I bet the winner will be either Bess or Younghearted, they… Read more »
I love Ram Pam Pam. I hope Finland chooses Bess.
I hope so too! Ram Pam Pam and Kuuma Jäbä are my favorite entries of this year’s UMK
Oooo, good observation!
My top 5 so far:
1st Ukraine
2nd Spain
3rd Albania/Israel
4th Czechia
5th Ireland
Honourable mentions and probably growers:
Lithuania, North Macedonia.
That’s a top 6? Are Albania and Israel doing a duet, or did I miss something?
MY question is: do people in these polls vote for their own country or vote for the song(s) they like the most?
Probably both. Since I am not a European, I just voted for the songs I liked the most.
Me too, maybe it’s also the case for Europeans whose countries aren’t featured yet or don’t participate at the contest
i hope the latter
Did not vote for my own country last year, since it wasn’t even in my top 10. It differs from person to person.
I’m from the UK, so personally I never vote for my country hahaha!!
Voted for Ukraine. It’s a magical song and such a grower in my head. Absolutely fantastic.
Full Top 13:
Spain worst than Latvia and Moldova…what a taste!
We can smell the hate or fear for Spain’s performance…innit??
*worse. Well it has a reason why I put it last.
And yes, I find this song and the lyrics just nasty. The only good thing about it are Chanel’s dance moves.
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called North Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with Macedonia!
My current ranking:
As always, this is subject to change because it’s way too far from the semis to make a solid prediction
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called North Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
Even though I love Lights Off, Circles, and Slomo, but Brividi is still my favorite among them..
Mahmood & Blanco for the win, by far
I wish I loved this entry as much as “Soldi”! For me, it just doesn’t carry the same spark. I am hoping that over time it will grow on me, and I’ll see what so many others seem to 🙂
To honest no one, yet. I want to find a new “Måneskin”, I mean someone that I can be connected with, not only with the song but everything, intresting style, personality, music that I can listen to after eurovision Currently there is nobody.
P.S. I didn’t counted Mahmood because I’ve been listening him since 2019 & really liked “calypso “
Give a chance to Blanco. His album is full of hits, if you like pop/punk music I think you’ll like him. You can start from “Notti in bianco”, “ladro di fiori”, “Mi fai impazzire”, “la canzone nostra” and then “Blu celeste” album, enjoy! 😉
1. Spain
2. Lituania
3. Czech Republic
4. Israel
5. Estonia
Modern sound, specific voice of the performer, good rhythm, weighty lyrics, autobiographical song – everything is in one place and it is called North Macedonia that meets all the conditions for victory. My heart is with N. Macedonia!
Home country – Lithuania (that’s why I won’t be rating Monika Liu – I cannot be objective because I looove it) Italy (the more I listen, the more I get annoyed by their high singing though) Spain (I’ve been begging Spain to send a reggaeton for years, yay for me!) Albania (I adore Ronela’s live performance, that’s all) Estonia (solid entry, I like it) Czechia (not a huge fan of an alternative pop, but it’s a good song) Ukraine (all coming back to Shum and I’m not a fan of its political message) Ireland (for the past 10 years’ irish… Read more »
Italy n. 1 but you get annoyed with their voices? Something’s wrong. Ukraine’s song Is about remembering and respecting our roots that link us to our ancestors but at the same time striving for a brighter and less painful future. How is this political exactly? It’s a universal message
Well, “Brividi” is on my daily playlist and I do listen to it a lot. However, I’m starting to notice my likeness towards “Brividi” is decreasing as I start getting tired of their singing high. As for Ukraine, you can sing about respecting your roots in a subtle way and that would be totally cool with me, but it chose to go full bold. Political bit. In any case, the song is not my cup of tea anyway.
It’s normal, you will get tired of the song if you listen to it continuosly. I just suggest you stop listening to it for some days and when you’ll listen to it again you’ll love it again
Much like last year, Ukraine and Italy seem like top 5 material and Italy a potential winner. The rest aren’t very interesting to me, but Brividi has grown on me a ton since the release, it’s very beautiful.
1 North Macedonia
2 Spain
3 Italy
My top: 1. Italy
I literally don’t care for the others. Good luck to them but it’s th
My favorites are Italy and Lithuania, with Ukraine completing the top 3.
Estonia joined Czech Republic, Spain, Albania pre-revamp and Ireland (it’s growing on me) on a second tier.
My Top:
1. Czech
2. Spain
3. Albania
4. Ukraine
5. Italy/ Lithuania
My top 5 for this moment:
My top 13:
I don’t mind being downvoted to be honest. Still, based of all the top 13s on this page, I can see that Monika Liu fans within the Eurovision bubble are toxic. Not everyone likes Sentimentai, chill.
Edit: at the moment I have 0 likes and 0 dislikes, but still. People who have Lithuania low have relatively less likes than people who have Lithuania higher in their list.
It’s us Latvians that downvote you hehe. Stop accusing holy Lithuanians, I dare you! I increased your likes to 7, I hope you are satisfied Karen
To me Italy and Spain are true contenders.. Ukraine a banger too.. Ireland has bigger chances to qualify now.. Israel is fun but camp and the rest I’m honestly indifferent to.. But as I said in love with SloMo and Brividi..
Same here, Italy, Ukraine and Spain by far my top 3 right now.