Eurovision week is officially here, and it’s time to kick off the festivities with the Eurovision 2022 opening ceremony.
Tonight from 16:00 CEST at the historic Reggia di Venaria, the stars of Eurovision 2022 will strut their stuff down the Moroccanoil Turqouise Carpet.
As ever, we’ll be live on YouTube channeling our inner Joan Rivers with our first reactions to the class of 2022’s looks, direct from the Turquoise Carpet. We’ll also be updating our Instagram throughout the evening, so stay tuned for the latest in ESC fashion.
This post is updating LIVE. Join in the discussion with our readers in the comments section below.
Eurovision 2022 Opening Ceremony: Wiwibloggs livestream from the Turquoise Carpet
The class of Eurovision 2022 will arrive on the Turquoise carpet in the following order:
- Albania — Ronela Hajati
- Malta — Emma Muscat
- Belgium — Jérémie Makiese
- Portugal — MARO
- Montenegro — Vladana
- San Marino — Achille Lauro
- Ukraine — Kalush Orchestra
- Austria — LUM!X feat. Pia Maria
- Ireland — Brooke
- Latvia — Citi Zeni
- Estonia — Stefan
- Finland — The Rasmus
- Czech Republic — We Are Domi
- Iceland — Systur
- Slovenia — LPS
- North Macedonia — Andrea
- Azerbaijan — Nadir Rustamli
- Israel — Michael Ben David
- Bulgaria — Intelligent Music Project
- Australia — Sheldon Riley
- Croatia — Mia Dimsic
- Serbia — Konstrakta
- Lithuania — Monika Liu
- Moldova — Zdob si Zdub & Advahov Brothers
- Denmark — REDDI
- Switzerland — Marius Bear
- Poland — Ochman
- Romania — WRS
- Netherlands — S10
- Cyprus — Andromache
- Greece — Amanda Tenfjord
- Armenia — Rosa Linn
- Norway — Subwoolfer
- Georgia — Circus Mircus
- Sweden — Cornelia Jakobs
- United Kingdom — Sam Ryder
- Spain — Chanel
- Germany — Malik Harris
- France — Alvan & Ahez
- Italy — Mahmood and Blanco
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Eurovision 2022 Opening Ceremony photos
🇲🇹 Malta’s Emma Muscat
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🇧🇪 Belgium’s Jérémie Makiese
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🇸🇲 San Marino’s Achille Lauro
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🇦🇹 Austria’s LUM!X feat. Pia Maria
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🇮🇪 Ireland’s Brooke
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🇦🇿 Azerbaijan’s Nadir Rustamli
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🇮🇱 Israel’s Michael Ben David
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🇲🇩 Moldova’s Zdob si Zdub & Advahov Brothers
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🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra
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🇵🇱 Poland’s Ochman
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🇮🇹 Italy’s Mahmood and Blanco
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🇦🇱 Albania’s Ronela Hajati
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🇪🇸 Spain’s Chanel
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🇳🇴 Norway’s Subwoolfer
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🇬🇪 Georgia’s Circus Mircus
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom’s Sam Ryder
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🇫🇷 France’s Alvan & Ahez
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🇩🇪 Germany’s Malik Harris
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Who served the best look on the Turquoise Carpet? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Australia Means DH WORST
desperate for attention? didnt you hear about humor and love spreading? if you have problem with it get help, and do it with all the other sad people here
Surely one overlooked highlight of the carpet event is Ed.
He seriously needs a spin off series on this wiwi blog. Such a good looking boy.
Happy Eurovision week!
Aria you are soo full of hatr, I.M sorry for you.. you dont even get jokes
Today we will see full rehearsals?
The semi-final one dress rehearsal and jury final is today. We’ll see it in the press centre, but none of this footage is available on YouTube or elsewhere.
Someone told in the comments section about France being totally snubbed by Wiwibloggs this year (which could be a good sign). Well, even the host of the turquoise carpet told Alvan & Ahez about France not winning the eurovision in years… That was quite an inelegant remark. However, this will not prevent many of us from rooting for them! For the rest, I really liked the simplicity and great attitude of Ochman on the carpet 🙂
Michael is beautiful and Amazing..all the haters get a life please and leave Michael to be the star he is.
Michael is a star and he knows that, dont worry, he dont even care about the haters..
Wait were fans allowed to attend it? I was there waiting for two hours and I thought could go to the red carpet.
I think Spanish trolls are all over the place. She top in every poll and that is not very credible. Her costume was very much in line with the cheap persona she is presenting in her act. Ronela was simply a joke. Whoever designed that costume should be shot. Michael seems to have overslept and did not have time to change so he came out and paraded in his pigamas
*Polish
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It really is. Most people who are paying dust to their song would love it immediately if REDDI were a band of 4 shirtless Damianos.
I was trying to be supportive for Michael but after this sh^t hurricane in the opening ceremony I’m really ready for this to be over. And it’s sad because Eurovision is once a year and we all are waiting for it and then we get a representative that can not even behave like a half human, not to mention the horrific song. It’s not a rocket science to be likable on an event like this, you’re an artist, you’re supposed to know what and how to do. He was so sweaty and desperate for attention, trying so hard to be… Read more »
What happened? What did he do?
c’mon, he was a bit annoying but it’s not the end of the world
I 100% agree. Not once but twice he went on singing covers other artists sang before him (Azerbaijan and Croatia), even though vocally he’s not on the same level, and he jokingly (not) took mic from Mia and said it’s my turn. And then those fake “I love you” towards her and her delegation
Poor hateful comment..get a life.
Michael is Amazing and fun and not boring like you and your disgusting comment.
agree
cringe comment, i had to laugh
whats your problem? dont blame michael for the fact that you dont have sense of humor. michael is also an actor and this is him, he is not trying to be someone else, if you cant accept people for being them selfs you have a big problem, michael is adorable, full of love and this is what he spreads. learn from him something….
So when people cover their egocentric personalities with “I love yous”, you praise them for being themselves and good actors at the same time? How strange and contradictory!
it is one side of him and its authentic, he can be calm as well, to listen with passion, their is no contradiction, he is full of colors and thats what i like about him
Ireland , Israel & Australia are beyond Cringe !!!
I agree with Israel, but what did the other two do to you?
I love Ochman :*
Me too. A total gentleman !
Hahaha
Really? Yours are low standards
your opinion is invalid so your standards are even lower because they don’t exist at all
We already know how wiwibloggs decided to deal with Ochman so as not to falsely praise his song. They just ignored him. Bravo!
Honestly, I don’t care if they ignored him. Krystian is a great talent and has a lot of fans, and some wiwibloggs, who loves kitsch and is often arrogant towards the performers, will not change that.
They did a very good job! The other two were so nervous that they looked like amateurs at the beginning, and by the end they were a bit rude pushing the artist to go faster because they were running out of time, I understand that that’s part of their job, but there are many better and more elegant ways of doing it.
The 1st couple was cringy
How annoying was the guy from Israel?? In some moments he was even rude
He’s just playing a character.
Annoying character
He is not rude he is just making jokes.. you need to chill… he already talk with every singer this year, they know him and understand his jokes
When he started signing with the girl from Greece and then he removed her mic from her hands that was a rude joke, and you could see in her face that she wasn’t having fun at all with the “joke”.
He can be whatever he wants to be, but he should respect others’ boundaries and have some manners
people here are so squared, chill out, a person can not have fun and joke around? its bugging you that the crowd loves him and the energy that he brings to the contest? he is the one that brings some life to the contest this year otherwise it was totaly boring
MBD was really lovely in interviews in Israel and here he seems to trying to be fun but it comes across as rude and irritating. He’s a nice guy and everything but after seeing his press conference & Carpet interviews he really started to bug me.
you are annoying for not accepting other people as they are, michael is funny and sweet, you are the one that has a big problem, not him
I accept him as he is, but I can’t stand him, that’s different…
He can be as loud and camp as he wants, but as I said, he should respect others’ boundaries and have some manners 😉
Allow me this joke. Was the Dress Code Drag Race Final? Because some of them looked like they were about to drop a lit ru-veal.
I wonder what Suzane thinks about Hungarian artists clothes. For sure she is going to love it.
You are sooo booooooooorinf
Ukraine dressed in black so the flag stands out = Statement! Well done, guys
Mahmood and Blanco being sleepy and tired in any eurovision related event its kinda sad, they clearly dont want to be there and their management seems to dont care at all
Get a life!
they literally said it in the carpet, vaffanculo :*
Why do you say this? I do not have the impression they do not want to be there…
idk why so many of you dislike this comment.Mahmood and Blanco are clearly overworked, which is sad because they’re not going to be able to be at their best in the world’s biggest stage. For them (or their management) Eurovision is just another concert in their tours, and not even one of the most important. I’m not saying they’re doing this out of arrogance, but you have to admit they don’t seem to care much about ESC beyond the huge promo for themselves as artists.
you people take an impression of something and then act like it’s a fact…
there’s life beyond the Eurovision bubble…
This is a lie. Mahmood and Blanco are happy to be at Eurovision. They didn’t promote their song also in Italy after winning Sanremo Festival. They declined most of the interviews in Italy, because simply they want their song to speak for itself. Participating at the Eurovision parties is not mandatory and they had other commitments. Simple as that.
konstraktas outfit was just WOW!!!! she looked so gorgeous, like cruella deville but FASHION!!!!! she has my favorite song of the year and also my favorite style of the artists! she’s my queen and i love her so much, don’t be surprised when she snatches the trophy on saturday
I absolutely hated the ridiculous mesh bags that the Polish dancers were forced to wear. Robbed them of their moment on the runway and just encourages kids watching to put bags over their head. Please do not try to copy this stupid look.
They’re back… look away!
You’ve been willingly wearings masks for the past two years and it wasn’t comfortable at all. How do you know what kind of material they’re wearing? I don’t think they would agree to wear it if it wasn’t comfortable enough.
What does Ihor actually do in the orchestra this year? I thought he played the flute.
Off the topic… Did anyone hear if is true the rumour that EBU was in talks with ERT about the possibility to host next year Eurovision if Greece wins?
nope it’s wishful thinking from crazy greek fans.
I sincerely apologize for this comment, certain Greek eurofans need to stop being pathetic. And I am Greek.
Few days ago, if you asked Alexa who is hosting Eurovision 2023 she would reply it’s ERT, so probably he’s really trying too hard.
I agree, he’s a little annoying
Amen.
monika walking through that hall A MOMENT
I’m sorry for disrupting the interview, I just needed to tell Mahmood how much I love him. It was urgent.
OK, but did you need to wear that neon green shirt?
Thank you for the advice. I slipped it off and am now enjoying sandwiches and prosecco inside.
Monika is actually so stunning. Such stylish clothes.
It looks to me like her best friend is a high fashion designer and she’s helping to promote them.
This opening ceremony has been exactly what this years contest is. Messy.
To be fair, the opening ceremonies are always messy
Some years messier than others, but I always like to play games with it. How many times do they screw up or how many times theres a cringe moment.
“A beautiful mess” i would say… no problem with that.
Nadir is everything
Just because you dont like the country. What a terrible attitude.
You dont even know the person lol
you said you dont like the singer, but you dont know him.
Its impossible to have a conversation with you. I just want some serious answers …
You dont have to praise Azerbaijan. Its not the point. Its just fun because you just talk and talk without having arguments.
Yes, because I like to have a discussion with others. I think that you write your opinion, to discuss it. You can expect that.
Okay so far so good. Thanks for FINALLY explaining something. That is a fair reason. We all have our own opinion. But therefore there is no reason to attack the country and the singer. Why should everyone know English? Maybe they just are not 100% sure in speaking English. I dont see a problem with that. That is also the beauty of Eurovision. So many countries gathered on the basis of different cultures. Engaging with each other.
I really dont see a problem in not being able to speak English. What if a song has Spanish, German or Italian lines. Should the person then also be able to speak those languages?
It looks stupid and cheap.
I wonder if as soon as he gets back to his hotel room, Sam starts cursing and slamming and throwing his television out of the window.
what’s wrong with you? wow some fans are so toxic for now reason. tragic
My humour is not for everyone.
Sam is looking like the most adorable Spaceman in the Galaxy
Cornelia gives off such b!tchy vibes.
Intelligence, you mean?
Milf vibes
She’s thirty, and has no children.
it’s the dark makeup plus nervousness, she is usually witty and funny but here it’s coming across more sarcastic.
Cornelia baby what is that outfit?
Stole the idea from Achille Lauro’s stage outfit…
Hahaha. It ain’t eye candy.
Loving Circus Mircus’ styling as per usual! : )
Magnificent beard!
I’m certain grassbeard is certainly Nika Kocharov. He be trying to bring his shock qualifier essence to Circus Mircus haha : )
I think Brooke has looked the best so far.
That girl desparately needs clothing advisor
Brooke’s outfit looks fun and comfortable for dancing. Need more of that energy.
Just imagine Ronela is Anxhela’s last year opening ceremony dress, but at least she appeared with something risky and not in t-shirt and jeans…
I like what Ronela is wearing from the neck down, but not the cushion on her head.
Poor Albania. She’s got a square head after all the commotion in Italy. Inspired by spongebob
Queen Ronela!!! She’s amazing! I love her!
The wolves coming in looking so cool and sexy! I love the blue suits and the sunglasses!
If you have candy in your ears, you can’t hear a thing. Mean