It’s taken a whole month but, finally, the line-up for Eurovision 2022 is starting to fill-up once more. After getting entries from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Albania way back in December, Moldova and Spain have become the latest countries to drop their entries for Turin.
On Saturday, the former chose Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov with “Trenulețul” while the latter went for Chanel with “SloMo”. But which of the five acts do you like best? Albania’s Ronela Hajati took gold in our most recent survey, but can she hold on in a more crowded field? You decide!
You can listen to the two new additions below. Then vote in our poll. Choose wisely, you can only vote ONE time. Voting is open until Friday 4 February. We will then relaunch the poll after the weekend to include all the new entries from Ireland, North Macedonia, Israel and Italy.
Eurovision 2022 entries as of 30 January
New entries
Moldova: Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov “Trenulețul”
On Friday, Moldovan public broadcaster TRM announced that it was cutting its Eurovision 2022 search short. Instead of holding its planned selection show Selecția națională, the broadcaster revealed that it would select its act straight after the auditions. Following closed-door deliberations, TRM chose Zdob și Zdub & Frații Advahov with “Trenulețul”. Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov joined forces for the country’s Eurovision 2022 selection. The latter are two folk musicians from Cahul, who have performed with their own orchestra for several decades. Meanwhile, this will be the former’s third time at Eurovision having previously competed in 2005 and 2011.
Spain: Chanel with “SloMo”
It’s gone down as the best Spanish national selection in forever. And on Saturday the Benidorm Fest winner emerged — and indeed danced and booty dropped — from the middle of the running order. Her name is Chanel and she’ll see you at Eurovision 2022! Chanel’s song “SloMo” is a Latin influenced club banger with a message of empowerment and self-confidence. Life is a dance floor and you can be the star. Chanel knows her powers well and sings that she is always ready “to break hips, break hearts” and she knows that her “boom boom” can get him going “zoom zoom” for her “yummy.” She won the selection after topping the expert jury vote, finishing second with the demoscopic jury and third with the public.
Other entries
- Albania: Ronela Hajati “Sekret”
- Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project “Intention”
- Czech Republic: We Are Domi “Lights Off”
Who is your favourite Eurovision 2022 act so far? (30 January)
Which entry is your favourite? Can any of them win the contest in May? Let us know in the comments.
Poland for sure !
Albania ?
Five songs out, 36 to go. Let’s do this! Here is my personal top 5 ranking as of now: Spain: Sometimes I want to place Albania here because it resonates with me more, but Spain has the complete package already. Chanel was quite the dark horse for Benidorm Fest and she had the most prepared performance of the night and now Spain might have a chance to escape the bottom five this year. There’s hopes that it could give Spain their first top ten result since 2014; however, SloMo doesn’t feel like a top ten song to me. I feel… Read more »
Can’t wait for Sanremo!
Unpopular opinion: I do not see the hype in Czech republics entry, I feel like its a EDM song with really cringey lyrics with a pretty good Alto singer that doesn’t work with the song very well. I imagine the song as Miley Cyrus singing along to a Marshmellow song and it just doesn’t do it for me tbh.
Czech Republic 8,5/12
Moldova 7/12
Albania 5/12
Spain 4/12
Bulgaria 2,5/12
I love chanel song and Moldova song is very funny. They are my favourite ones
Don’t hate me okay. But to be honest, none of these songs really appeal to me.
Albania is the best so far.
Spain, even though spaniards hate Chanel (..???!) , and Albania.
Im Spaniard and i love Chanel she is brilliant.
Let me tell you quick the newest rumour about one of the 6 acts from “Germany – 12 points” – the national selection of Germany. Newest rumours say that one of the acts might be Purple Disco Machine feat. Sophie and the Giants – with the song “In The Dark”. The size of the song is exactly 3 min.
Best Spanish entry in decades!
Chanel is the best. Go Spain!!!!!
Albania comes with a different vibe this year, and I belive that Ronela is gonna kill it, so Albania would be winner for me!! Good luck Albanian girl! <3
I see no winnner here. At best Spain and Albania are middle of the pack for me. The other three are probable NQ. Not a great start to ESC season, but it is early.
Yeah i got super excited when Ronela was picked, and SloMo was fine, but the other 3 are fairly forgettable but this year is showing a ton of pontientonal!
Spain is a winner to me.. But why in God’s name is it slipping with the bookies.. Mind-blowing to me.. As I recall they underestimated Fuego as well so here’s hoping for a turnaround
Its because its very poppy, watered down and not very different from the bill board top 100s. After all look at the songs writers its very billboard top 100 uninspired pop
To me Albanis is ?????? makes me dance even when I am sad ??? ????????
Well, none of this looks like a winner, but the staging by dancing divas this year is very good.
I still think Albania is the nicest yet. But the best is yet to come.
Lights off is still my favourite, my top 5:
1. Czech Republic
2. Albania
3. Spain
4. Moldova
5. Bulgaria
same
Ronela has the whole package: a killer pop-y ethnic song, nice staging, decent dance break plus the girl can sing, so yeah, let’s trust the revamp goes well
Queen Chanel is going to take us to Madrid
Queen Chanel is a fine performer, but her song is taking us nowhere near the top 10 at Eurovision
I’m still hoping a wow song appear really soon on my first listen. As of now, these songs are just okay.
My current ranking (subject to change):
BTW I have the Italian names of the countries because this year’s contest will be in Italy.
Again, this ranking is just temporary, it’s the rehearsals that matter.
My top 5:
1 Spain
2 Albania
3 Czech Republic
4 Moldova
5 Bulgaria
I didn’t think we’d get another sure NQ too soon, but Moldova delivered! 😀
I have no specific order but I voted for Albania, Czech Republic and Spain.
The easiest choice I’ve ever made in my life.
spain > czech republic > albania > moldova > bulgaria
the only one i don’t like is bulgaria
Ronela Hajati
1. Spain
2. Czech
3. Albania
… The rest is not really worth ranking.
1. Spain (a cute little song that Chanel makes work with a top of the class performance. Similar to how I felt about Destiny last year: the song isn’t the star, she is) 2. Czech Republic (the song is fine if unremarkable, but I hope they massively upgrade their live performance) 3. Albania (the original is a mish mash of ideas that sound clunky in one song, but I’ll revisit this after the revamp) 4. Moldova (not a fan, but maybe the performance will be a hoot) 5. Bulgaria (what is there to say that hasn’t been said? Toothless rock… Read more »
1.Spain
2.Albania
3.Czech Republic
4.Moldova
5.Bulgaria
1, Czech Republic 2. Moldova 3. Spain 4. Albania 5. Bulgaria
1 Moldova
2 Czech Republic
3 Spain
4 Albania
5 Bulgaria
1 Albania
2 Czech Republic
3 Spain
4 Moldova
5 Bulgaria
1 Spain
2 Moldova
3 Lights off
4 the blond woman with the 45 dancers
5 the girl by the cliff
I am very bad at remembering which country sings what.
1. Spain: 7/10 for the song (catchy without being extraordinary), but it’s a 8 or 8.5 with the show.
2. Czech Republic: 7.5/10. I find it really nice and I hope it’ll finish in the top 15 (considering previous years’ level)
3. Albania: 6.5/10. Good but not my cup of tea
4. Moldova: 5/10. Enjoyable but too simple and too repetitive.
5. Bulgaria: 2-3/10. Nothing good here.
Right now my ranking would be:
I’m a little nervous for Albania’s revamp, but who knows, it might be incredible!
I think the revamp could be great done right
It is easy to know in this thread if the person posting is Spanish or not. If there is just a top 5 is not Spanish if there is a top 5 (with comments) is Spanish.
Where can I get my Spanish passport then? 😀
So my theory is not working then?
I don’t think so. 🙂 It has at least 2 flaws, because NickC isn’t from Spain either.
Maybe you are Spanish at heart? Adopted?
As a latina, there are a lot of cultural affinities, for sure. I’ve been to Spain and watched a lot of TV from there to improve my Spanish, but that’s all. Zero blood links or adoption processes though.
Believe me, it will take some days before Spanish people start to support SloMo. We are now living our mourning for Tanxugueiras and Rigoberta.
I still think Czech Republic is first for me now. I guess Spain is my second place, but the song needs to grow on me a bit more. I’m not sure about Albania, I liked the first version, but it seems the revamped one will be less ethnic. I haven’t listened to Moldova’s one yet. On the other hand, Bulgaria should seriously change their entry, no offense, but there are much better artists (I was hoping for something ethnic, like Samo Shampioni or something)
it’s actually very easy for me to do the rankings so far:
Albania won’t be ranked this time because of the revamp… it would be below Spain and above Moldova/Bulgaria with a 6,5/10.
Here’s my top. It was a tough one between Albania and Spain of who should get my number one…
1st: Albania
2nd: Spain
3rd: Moldova
4th: Czechia
5th: Bulgaria
In recent years a Spanish eurofan would have insulted you for not placing Spain 1st. This year they will insult you for not placing it last. You could say whatever about them/us but it is undeniable that we evolve…
I was convinced Benidorm Fest would provide me a new leader, but it turns out I still prefer the Czech song. “Lights Off” is more up my alley than “SloMo”.
Ronela hinted on Twitter that the revamp changed a lot of things in “Sekret”, so I’ll wait.
Then comes Moldova, which is not my thing, but it’s different and authentic. Which means that Bulgaria holds the last place.
Typical Western Eurofans they prefer dated EDM over a bop
Typical person thinking that the more watered down and bill board top 100 a song is, the better
easily Spain, the only interesting entry so far.
Moldova is giving us something different they will do well.
I am still happy about the variation. It’s very promising. EDM or pop or rock or Balkan folk tune or ballad.
My vote it for Albania.
I’m glad Spain went for an up-tempo song. I say yay yay yay! to that!
1: Albania, Spain, Czech Republic
2: Moldova
41: Bulgaria
FR THO
I lowkey hope Bulgaria does a reverse uno card and changes their act/song last minute…
Please let it happen
For now 1.Albania 2.Czech Republic 3.Moldova
Spain is so far the only one that would have been guaranteed a qualification for the final of these if they all took part in the semifinals, so I am happy Spain is already prequalified. Maybe its the year the big 5 do become the Best 5 as well?