The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the competition, held in Turin, Italy, with two semi-finals on May 10 and 12, and the final on May 14, 2022. It was hosted by Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, and Mika. Ukraine won the contest with the song "Stefania" performed by Kalush Orchestra, scoring 631 points. The United Kingdom came second with the song "Space Man" by Sam Ryder, and Spain achieved third place with "SloMo" by Chanel. The contest featured 40 countries, with 25 competing in the final, and was notable for excluding Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. The winner song "Stefania" was the first entirely sung in Ukrainian and included hip-hop elements.
