Eurovision Song Contest 2nd Semi Final | Preview (BBC Three)
Update from Dan, TV Zone Eurovision Correspondent, Guest Contributor
Tonight, the second semi final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Turin, Italy.
The United Kingdom will have the ability to vote for their favourite act(s) with ten countries proceeding to Saturday night’s grand final.
The running order for tonight’s show is as follows:
01. Finland
The Rasmus - Jezebel
02. Israel
Michael Ben David - I.M
03. Serbia
Konstrakta - In Corpore Sano
04. Azerbaijan
Nadir Rustamli - Fade to Black
05. Georgia
Circus Mircus - Lock Me In
06. Malta
Emma Muscat - I Am What I Am
07. San Marino
Achille Lauro - Stripper
08. Australia
Sheldon Riley - Not the Same
09. Cyprus
Andromache - Ela
10. Ireland
Brooke Scullion - That’s Rich
11. North Macedonia
Andrea - Circles
12. Estonia
Stefan - Hope
13. Romania
WRS - Llámame
14. Poland
Ochman - River
15. Belgium
Jérémie Makiese - Miss You
16. Sweden
Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer
17. Czech Republic
We Are Domi - Lights Off
Tonight’s show features a performance from hosts Mika and Laura Pausini and the return of Italian opera trio, Il Volo, who previously represented Italy at the 2015 song contest with Grande amore.
Ratings UK reports that the number of viewers recorded last night is the third-larget audience the channel has seen since it returned to air earlier this year.
Tuesday’s semi final broadcast saw the third-largest audience seen on BBC Three since the channel’s revival in February, with over 545,000 viewers.
The second semi final begins at 20:00 BST and will air in the UK on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.