Welcome to the thread for Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which will be held in Turin, Italy! Semi-Final 1: 10th of May Semi-Final 2: 12th of May Grand Final: 14th of May Confirmed countries: 40 Returning countries: Armenia, Montenegro Russia was confirmed to participate this year, but got banned on the 25th of February after the invasion of Ukraine. Following day the Russian broadcasters responded with ending their EBU membership, which means we most likely will not see Russi