Eurovision 2022: The official slogan and theme art of the contest revealed

Friday, 21 January 2022

• The Eurovision 2022 host broadcaster, Italy's RAI and the EBU have revealed the official slogan and theme art for the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest set to take place in Turin, Italy.

  One of the most important elements of each Eurovision Song Contest has gone public, the slogan and art theme which reflects the host city's "personality" and the way it aims to unwind the competition. 

  This year's slogan is the "The sound of beauty" and along with the slogan, the art theme has gone public. However more information regarding the inspirition behind the slogan and artwork will be unveiled on Monday January 24. 

  Turin will be officially taking over as the host city of the next edition of the contest, during the Host Insignia Handover Ceremony that will take place ahead of the semi-final allocation draw on January 25, 2022 at Palazzo Madama.  In the presence of EBU's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision song contest,  the Mayor of Rotterdam (the previous host city) will hand the keys of the organization to the new host city and the Mayor of Turin Mr. Stefano Lo Russo.

  

  This is the third time Italy is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest. In the past years when the contest was a hosted in Italy, it took place in Naples, in 1965, after the victory of Gigliola Cinquetti and in Rome in 1991, after the victory of Toto Cutugno.

  A total of 41 nations will take part in the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. With the Big-5 countries ( Italy, Germany, Spain, UK and France) qualifying directly to the Grand final on May 14, the rest 36 countries will pass through two semi finals set for 10 and 12 May. The semifinals running order will be decided later in March by the producers of the show. 

  All three live shows of Eurovision 2022 will be held in  Pala Olimpico in Turin, Italy.

   

  News Source/Image: Eurovision.tv