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Forty is the magic number — that’s how many countries will compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. But there can only be one winner. To help you make an informed decision about where to cast your vote, the Wiwi Jury — our in-house panel of music unprofessionals — has ranked each of the acts from Eurovision 2022 and written our own reviews. It’s hard work being honest, but somebody has to do it.

Our jury consists of 18 jurors who hail from Australia, Bulgaria, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. We are truly international, y’all!

Each juror assesses each song independently and then awards each song a score from 1 to 10. The highest and lowest scores are dropped before determining the Wiwi Jury average.

Scores and reviews were made by in April 2022, based on available versions of the songs at that time. As always, Wiwi Jury reviews will not be changed to reflect new information from pre-party performances or the Eurovision rehearsals.

Eurovision 2022 reviews and rankings

  1. 🇸🇪 Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer” (8.94)
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain: Chanel – “SloMo” (8.91)
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: S10 – “De Diepte” (8.13)
  4. 🇦🇱 Albania: Ronela Hajati – “Sekret” (7.97)
  5. 🇬🇷 Greece: Amanda Tenfjord – “Die Together” (7.88)
  6. 🇳🇴 Norway: Subwoolfer – “Give That Wolf A Banana” (7.84)
  7. 🇮🇹 Italy: Mahmood & BLANCO – “Brividi” (7.69)
  8. 🇵🇹 Portugal: MARO – “saudade, saudade” (7.66)*
  9. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” (7.66)
  10. 🇮🇪 Ireland: Brooke – “That’s Rich” (7.41)
  11. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Andromache – “Ela” (7.31)
  12. 🇷🇸 Serbia: Konstrakta – “In Corpore Sano” (7.28)*
  13. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: We Are Domi – “Lights Off” (7.28)*
  14. 🇫🇷 France: Alvan & Ahez – “Fulenn” (7.28)
  15. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – “SPACE MAN” (7.25)
  16. 🇦🇹 Austria: LUM!X feat. Pia Maria – “Halo” (6.97)
  17. 🇪🇪 Estonia: Stefan – “Hope” (6.72)*
  18. 🇦🇲 Armenia: Rosa Linn – “Snap” (6.72)
  19. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: Monika Liu – “Sentimentai” (6.56)
  20. 🇦🇺 Australia: Sheldon Riley – “Not The Same” (6.47)
  21. 🇷🇴 Romania: wrs – “Llámame” (6.38)
  22. 🇵🇱 Poland: Ochman – “River” (6.34)
  23. 🇧🇪 Belgium: Jérémie Makiese – “Miss You” (6.28)
  24. 🇱🇻 Latvia: Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad” (6.22)
  25. 🇲🇩 Moldova: Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers – “Trenulețul” (6.03)
  26. 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Andrea – “Circles” (5.91)
  27. 🇭🇷 Croatia: Mia Dimšić – “Guilty Pleasure” (5.84)
  28. 🇲🇪 Montenegro: Vladana – “Breathe” (5.81)
  29. 🇸🇲 San Marino: Achille Lauro – “Stripper” (5.66)
  30. 🇮🇸 Iceland: Systur – “Með hækkandi sól” (5.59)
  31. 🇮🇱 Israel: Michael Ben David – “I.M” (5.56)
  32. 🇫🇮 Finland: The Rasmus – “Jezebel” (5.53)
  33. 🇬🇪 Georgia: Circus Mircus – “Lock Me In” (5.34)*
  34. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Marius Bear – “Boys Do Cry” (5.34)
  35. 🇩🇪 Germany: Malik Harris – “Rockstars” (5.09)*
  36. 🇩🇰 Denmark: REDDI – “The Show” (5.09)
  37. 🇲🇹 Malta: Emma Muscat – “I Am What I Am” (4.88)
  38. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli – “Fade to Black” (4.75)
  39. 🇸🇮 Slovenia: LPS – “Disko” (4.25)
  40. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project – “Intention” (3.88)

Tiebreak winners are indicated with an asterisk (*)

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Nikki Thorn
Nikki Thorn
1 year ago

My favorite song contest! Especially this year. Ukraine’s victory was expected and very important. I really like their song! More than listening to the songs I like just playing the slot machines. It’s good that now you can play online. The main thing is to choose a reliable provider and method of deposit and withdrawal. I advise to look at this site. Thanks again for interesting reviews on Eurovision!

Lorena
Lorena
1 year ago

So, after we know the results. The big mistakes this year are: the UK, Albania and Ireland (totally wrong when compared to the actual result)
The big hits from the WWbloggs team: Spain, Italy and Portugal (quite similar to the actual result).
I am not including Ukraine, for obvious reasons.

Aaron
Aaron
1 year ago

Ireland 10th ??

Thomas
Thomas
1 year ago

I guess you guys lost your form. This year’s results are ridiculous. I have always believed that wiwi has the greatest experts, I think I was very wrong.

KLINE
KLINE
1 year ago
Reply to  Thomas

I agree. Wiwibloggs have lost some of its edge the last two years. I find myself tuning into Alesia Michelle’s comments (she’s so sharp) and ESCyounited these days. For one thing Cinan should not be on site every year (he adds nothing). What happenened to Deban and Padraig?

Fringe
Fringe
1 year ago
Reply to  KLINE

Kinda not their fault, the results were extremely shocking, as i believed Ela and Sekret definitely would make it and Boys do cry and fade to black would be eliminated

Jose
1 year ago

If Cinan should have given a 10 to Chanel, like he wanted to give her, Spain would be the winner with 8,97. He said that he gave her a 9 in order that his 10 shouldn’t be removed. But there were more perfect 10…, so it wasn’t be remove but any means and Spain should have won the Wiwiblogs jury.

Europa México
Europa México
1 year ago

Ja ja allways tour are los POLAND AND LATVIA ¿THE SAME POINTS? JA JA

Jack
Jack
1 year ago

Europe would want to recognise Ireland the way that the wiwi jury have. Thanks from Ireland ??

FFF
FFF
1 year ago
Reply to  Jack

Because Ireland sponsors wiwibloggs but send trash to Eurovision.

Olaf Schmidt
Olaf Schmidt
1 year ago

I really find Italy and Poland’s score underrated; as well as UK. Sweden’s song is voted with high points I can understand but Sweden’s score is too high for this mediocre song.

I still cant understand how you can put Norway, Greece and Albania over Poland, Italy and UK 🙂

Funkwecker
Funkwecker
1 year ago
Reply to  Olaf Schmidt

It is about personal preference. Not everybody has your taste you know. I do not understand why people consistently make these kind of comments.

Robin
Robin
1 year ago

Wouldnt mind If Greece or Spain won There is something wrong with Cornelias voice in all live performans, kind of broken. UK will flop and will finish 15-20 in the finals. Serbia will struggle in semis, finishing 10th, and then it will do really well If it qualifies. Italy actually might win again, If it comes top5 with juries and televote. There will be huge difference in votes. Uk will be top5 with juries, and bottom with televote. Ukraine will be 5th to 10th… My guess 1. Italy 2. Netherlands 3. Sweden 4. Poland 5. Greece 6. Spain 7. Ukraine… Read more »

Olaf Schmidt
Olaf Schmidt
1 year ago
Reply to  Robin

I think rather than Netherlands; Poland or Spain can be in top 4. We underestimate the voting Polish people living in many European countries and Poland’s song is really very good 🙂 I am sure Ukraine, ?reland, UK would send their 12 points to Poland

Channel
1 year ago

I love this TOP5.

John
John
1 year ago

22. Poland. What ???

Briekimchi
Briekimchi
1 year ago

I guess I should post my rankings here, too. It’s been a great season, I’ve enjoyed reviewing these songs a lot and look forward to seeing the complete rankings of everyone else!

In order:
9.5: Greece, Portugal
9.0: Norway
8.5: Slovenia, Sweden, Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Italy, Spain
8.0: Estonia, Serbia, Cyprus
7.5: Lithuania, Finland, Ukraine
7.0: Latvia, Poland, Montenegro
6.5: Switzerland, France, Austria
6.0: Australia, Croatia, Iceland, Albania, UK, Georgia
5.5: Belgium,
5.0: Armenia, Czech Rep
4.5: Germany
4.0: San Marino, Romania, Ireland, N.Macedonia
3.5: Malta, Bulgaria
3.0: Israel
2.5: Denmark
2.0: Moldova

KLINE
KLINE
1 year ago
Reply to  Briekimchi

Hm … yes … this makes much more sense!

Alex
Alex
1 year ago

Here is a complete statistical breakdown of the Wiwi Jury votes this year if anyone is curious (or needs data for their own arguments lol):

Highest Average Score: Luis (7.475), Cinan (7.237), Tom (7.2)
Lowest Average Score: Suzanne (5.075), Oliver (5.537), Natalie (5.875)
Average score of the entire collection: 6.497

Highest Std. Dev: Sebastian (2.52)
Lowest Std. Dev: Tom (1.29)

Song with the highest Std. Dev in the ranking: Georgia
Song with the lowest Std. Dev in the ranking: Croatia

If you want to know any detailed information, just let me know and I’ll post it!

Briekimchi
Briekimchi
1 year ago
Reply to  Alex

I will take any more detailed information you’ve got! I’m definitely too lazy to compile it myself. Keeping on-track with my own rankings is hard enough!

Ned
Ned
1 year ago

This year the WIWI jury is a joke.

Polegend Godnova
1 year ago

i’d love to see suzanne’s rerank post-eurovision. she rated everything between 2 and 8, so she clearly hasn’t gotten involved enough with any of the songs to feel strongly, but after the rehearsals she’ll surely have other opinions. anyway here’s my marks (not necessarily reflecting my personal ranking) for the zero people who care: 10/10 – serbia 9/10 – norway, lithuania, portugal 8.5/10 – armenia, netherlands, italy 8/10 – cyprus, iceland 7.5/10 – spain, france 7/10 – malta, sweden, belgium, austria, albania, georgia, estonia, ukraine 6.5/10 – united kingdom, ireland 6/10 – denmark, czech republic, germany, moldova 5.5/10 – croatia,… Read more »

Briekimchi
Briekimchi
1 year ago

I’ll take that 0 people and raise it to at least one! I am also super needing to see Suzanne’s ranking.
I’m happy with eight of your top ten. I also like that you’re not afraid to put some favourites down if they’re not to your taste. Don’t agree on all of them of course but as I said, it’s a pretty good top ten. :3

pmsbm
pmsbm
1 year ago

I also care for your opinion and agree with most of it. I haven’t put up my list, but from yours I just think UK and Switzerland are ranked too low and Norway too high…

Efthymios
Efthymios
1 year ago

Now that’s all settled… here’s my list as promised! My complete TOP 40 of the “ESC 2022” (final, before rehearsals, personal winners in bold/asterisks): **1. United Kingdom – “SPACE MAN” (10/10)** *2. Serbia – “In Corpore Sano” (10/10)* *3. Iceland – “Með Hækkandi Sól” (10/10)* *4. The Netherlands – “De Diepte” (10/10)* 5. Sweden – “Hold Me Closer” (10/10) *6 Estonia – “Hope” (10/10)* 7. Norway – “Give That Wolf A Banana” (10/10) *8. Lithuania – “Sentimentai” (9.5/10)* 9. Greece – “Die Together” (9.5/10) 10. Armenia – “Snap” (9/10) 11. Poland – “Ri?er” (9/10) 12. Ukraine – “Stefania” (9/10) 13.… Read more »

Briekimchi
Briekimchi
1 year ago
Reply to  Efthymios

Your scores are pretty generous, which is always nice to see. I’m happy with probably seven of your top ten so that’s pretty good. The three I don’t care for aren’t in my bottom ten or anything, so that’s nice, too!
I’ve enjoyed reading your thoughts this year. Hope you enjoy the rehearsal part of the season. :3

Efthymios
Efthymios
1 year ago
Reply to  Briekimchi

Thank you so much for your kind criticism and may you also enjoy the rehearsals that kick-off tomorrow. HAPPY EUROVISION MONTH! <3

Ramil
Ramil
1 year ago

How can Israel be higher than Finland? Cancel, the WiWi Jury, please!

vogue
vogue
1 year ago

Spain 9.5/10 maybe? Haha.

Salvatore
Salvatore
1 year ago

Italy is winner. Period.

MartyMcCu
MartyMcCu
1 year ago

I am reading the various thread here. people are taking this too seriously. Its only the opinion of a team of bloggers, and as much as anyone else they are entitled to an opinion. Not exactly going to change the overall results with these opinions and points of view. May 14th will reveal the winner and i still think Ukraine will run away with it and France will come last in the Final. Fans opinions are important and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and its good we all have varying views, opinions and favourites. These scores do give… Read more »

Channel
1 year ago
Reply to  MartyMcCu

How do you dare to compare Albanian entry with that cheap entry from Slovenia ?????? Lol

Efthymios
Efthymios
1 year ago

As soon as the last entry is reviewed, I’ll be leaving my personal top 40 down this thread. 🙂

Efthymios
Efthymios
1 year ago

Seeing Romania up to 15th (!) irritates me. Seeing UK ONLY just in 9th (soon to be 10th after tonights update) pains me. Seeing Ireland so high, up in 4th place (also, soon to be 5th) UTTERLY CONFUSES ME.

And lastly, seeing Slovenia LAST, FILLS ME WITH RAGE.

Shay
Shay
1 year ago
Reply to  Efthymios

It’s just a vote based off their personal opinions. Don’t take it personally

Kieran Edmunds
1 year ago
Reply to  Efthymios

UK are gonna go even lower because of Sweden, Albania, Italy, Spain, Netherlands.
UK should be top 6

steph
steph
1 year ago

U.K. is way too low!!!

EuroNeuro
EuroNeuro
1 year ago

Serbia is criminally overrated and hyped by Wiwi, when in reality, it is almost certainly a non-finalist.

Vivian
Vivian
1 year ago

Oh how I love how everyone is so pissed at Ireland being up so high

FFF
FFF
1 year ago
Reply to  Vivian

People are just mocking it, because we all know she will end up last in the SF.

Prinpoleon
Prinpoleon
1 year ago

If i thought Ireland been second was bad, seeing Norway in first place is worst.

Tom
Tom
1 year ago

Ireland and Cyprus… Wiwi becomes more and more delusional

MadProfessor
MadProfessor
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom

Delusional why? Because they like different songs than you?

Pandaman
Pandaman
1 year ago
Reply to  MadProfessor

Exactly. In the dictionary of Wiwibloggs Comment Section an “opinion” is when you agree on something with the poster. In other case it’s either “lack of taste” or “delusion”.

Sof
Sof
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom

Ireland is the worst trash and we all know they will end up dead last in the SF again. I guess wiwibloggs gets sponsored by the Irish as they don’t invest any money in their music video or horrible trash song.

omri
omri
1 year ago

no videos review for wiwi jury this year? 🙁

Stian F
Stian F
1 year ago

France and Cyprus ahead of UK this year makes absolutely no sense… If one cannot hear the qualities of the UK song this year then I cant take these opinions seriously at all this year… I can understand maybe giving a 7 pointer based on personal taste, but anything below 7 is just madness. The song is great!!! Im out – wiwibloggs ranking this year is just biased and messed up.

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  Stian F

It’s just a small group of opinions and scores FOR FUN. Chill out x

Pandaman
Pandaman
1 year ago
Reply to  Stian F

Your opinions are not the standards for everyone, how difficult is that to understand?

Honest
Honest
1 year ago

Ireland 7.41 , Azerbaijan 4.75 … *Pretends to be ok with this*

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  Honest

Oh get a grip

Sof
Sof
1 year ago
Reply to  Honest

We all know that the Irish trash song will end up dead last in the SF again and that Azerbaijan will qualify.

Steven
Steven
1 year ago

Ireland deserves to qualify and then at least left side of the score board in the Grand Final! I can’t be the only one who enjoys the song !

Stian F
Stian F
1 year ago
Reply to  Steven

I enjoy the song a lot. I think it is a great pop song that deserves to qualify for the final, but i havent really enjoyed any of the live performances yet. Hoping for a miracle come May 🙂

Shay
Shay
1 year ago
Reply to  Steven

It’s one of my faves this year so I hope it qualifies too

Sof
Sof
1 year ago
Reply to  Steven

the only thing Ireland deserves is to be dead last in the SF.Such a horrible trash with a singer who can’t even sing that song. I guess they sponsor Wiwibloggs.

Shay
Shay
1 year ago
Reply to  Sof

The amount of times I’ve seen you post the same comment about Ireland… give it a rest!

Shay
Shay
1 year ago
Reply to  Sof

You’re taking the fun out of it. Other people can have different opinions to you

FFF
FFF
1 year ago
Reply to  Steven

Ireland deserved to be disqualified for killing our ears and sending the worst trash of the contest. A singer who act like a disabled 4 year old and can’t sing one note in tune.

AMAAN STORM
AMAAN STORM
1 year ago

Everyone freaking out over Ireland scoring enough collectively to rank second is absolutely hilarious! It’s literally a bit of fun, not the end result of Eurovision! Lighten up!

I love seeing other people’s rankings of all the songs whether they’re similar to mine or completely different. I dont have to agree with someone’s ranking to enjoy seeing them like something totally different to me.

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  AMAAN STORM

100% agree!

Deven O'Kearney
Deven O'Kearney
1 year ago
Reply to  AMAAN STORM

As an Irish person I feel damned if I do comment on our song and damned I don’t, but I am baffled as to why people are getting so worked up about Ireland currently placing second in this poll so far (they will slip down when it’s time for Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain, and maybe The UK to come under scrutiny). I’ve followed Wiwibloggs religiously since 2014 and all the Wiwi jury is is just a measure of what songs the team likes and doesn’t like as much. THEY’RE *NOT* TRYING TO PREDICT WHO WILL DO WELL OR WIN… Read more »

FFF
FFF
1 year ago

I am half Irish and I hope that Brooke loses her voice and can’t perform and that she comes back next year with a beautiful power ballad that shows off her vocal range, instead of a stupid popsong that she can’t sing and that screams last place.

User2134
User2134
1 year ago

Ireland in 2nd? Seriously! I like it but by absolutely no means is it the 2nd best song this year.

AMAAN STORM
AMAAN STORM
1 year ago
Reply to  User2134

Relax! Dont take this too seriously…..it doesn’t mean that it’s the second best song of the year. It just means that the Wiwi jury like it collectively. It isn’t their reflection of where it will end up on the night. Just a collective score of how much each ‘juror’ likes it

Sof
Sof
1 year ago
Reply to  User2134

My country has a jury voting every year and the results were very different. Poland ended up first with 9,2, Italy 9,1 and Ireland last with 2,3. That will be much closer to the real results.

HaJee
HaJee
1 year ago

Ireland at number 2 is an April fools joke, right? Ireland isn’t taking Eurovision serious for years now. They better should, because this song is about to end last with ZERO points.

FFF
FFF
1 year ago
Reply to  HaJee

Last year they did the same, but everyone knows that Brooke will end up dead last in the SF

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago

I literally LOVE how Ireland is near the top and that it’s driving so many of you mad. It’s a great song and Brooke is fabulous.

AMAAN STORM
AMAAN STORM
1 year ago
Reply to  Andrew

People are taking this FAAAAR too seriously! Its just a collective of all the wiwibloggers scores. It’s not a reflection of what they think will ACTUALLY happen at Eurovision! People now a days lose their s**t over anything and everything lol

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  AMAAN STORM

I think some people take it as a personal attack on their own country lol. Like you say, it’s simply a collective score from a small group of people. People are so precious!!

James
James
1 year ago

Azerbaijan last? And with less than 5? Am I the only one who enjoys this song a lot?

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  James

Yes

KLINE
KLINE
1 year ago
Reply to  James

It’s calculated … but I like it. If the Netherlands labelled it it would do much better. The problem is it sounds too much like Arcade.

Robin
Robin
1 year ago

Ireland infront of Serbia ?????

Lexi
Lexi
1 year ago

The fact that Ireland is at the top right now… yikes.

Efthymios
Efthymios
1 year ago

I love the way you’re slowly constructing your top 40 this year. Cannot wait to see the finished product of your individual criticism. <3

Dan
Dan
1 year ago

Will we be getting wiwijury videos this year? I really enjoy them and they truly get me in the Eurovision mood.

James
James
1 year ago
Reply to  Dan

I sadly don’t think so. Rehearsals begin in just a week and the show in 2 weeks. Maybe they release their top 40 as a video in the end for those who haven’t followed the posts from Wiwibloggs.