The host broadcaster RAI has unveiled the running orders of the two semi-finals.

In former years the running order has been drawn, but since 2016 this has changed. To make the Grand Finals and the Semi-Finals more exciting, the host broadcaster has the right to choose the running order in consultation with the EBU reference group. The idea behind this is to loosen the order of songs, just determined by a draw. It happened that there were four ballads after another, or three Scandinavian songs after another, which does not increase the excitement of the shows. To allocate strong and weaker songs in a fair way is the aim.

It needs to be mentioned that there has been an allocation draw to determine, in which part of the two semi-finals a country is being allocated. The exact running order is being revealed after all songs are submitted. The running order of the Grand Final will be declared shortly after the live broadcaster of the Semi-Final 2, 12th May, 2022.

This is the Semi-Final 1

1. Albania
2. Latvia
3. Lithuania
4. Switzerland
5. Slovenia
6. Ukraine
7. Bulgaria
8. The Netherlands
9. Moldova
10. Portugal
11. Croatia
12. Denmark
13. Austria
14. Iceland
15. Greece
16. Norway
17. Armenia

This is the Semi-Final 2

1. Finland
2. Israel
3. Serbia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Georgia
6. Malta
7. San Marino
8. Australia
9. Cyprus
10. Ireland
11. North Macedonia
12. Estonia
13. Romania
14. Poland
15. Montenegro
16. Belgium
17. Sweden
18. Czech Republic

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