Eurovision Song Contest: Our song-by-song guide to Saturday's final

Our song-by-song guide including star rating for Saturday's 2022 Eurovision final, which takes place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin.

1 Czech Republic 200-1

Act: We Are Domi

Song: Lights Off

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: X-25-X-6-11-X

Verdict: Likeable act and super studio song but hasn't translated to the big stage well. Very shaky vocals. Poor draw. **

2 Romania 300-1

Act: WRS

Song: Llamame

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: 15-X-7-X-X-X

Verdict: Uptempo super-camp Romanian act dressed as a matador and performing in Spanish. Terrific stuff. ***

3 Portugal 300-1

Act: Maro

Song: Saudade, saudade

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: X-X-1-26-X-12

Verdict: The Portuguese bring yet another moody, masterful, sultry number. Staging lets it down slighty. ***

4 Finland 500-1

Act: The Rasmus

Song: Jezebel

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: X-X-X-25-X-6

Verdict: The Rasmus had a major global hit in 2003 and have time-travelled with a song from that era. *

5 Switzerland 500-1

Act: Marius Bear

Song: Boys Do Cry

Previous wins: 2

Last six years: X-X-X-X-4-3

Verdict: Woeful Disney-esque soulless ballad. A contender for last place.

6 France 250-1

Act: Alvan and Ahez

Song: Fulenn

Previous wins: 5

Last six years: 25-6-12-13-16-2

Verdict: Performed in Breton, this is slightly inaccessible but a splendiferous bit of variety in the contest overall. ***

7 Norway 80-1

Act: Subwoolfer

Song: Give That Wolf a Banana

Previous wins: 2

Last six years: 8-X-10-15-6-18

Verdict: Irritating, gimmicky dance track with amateur-hour staging. Lacks melody and should struggle with jurors. **

8 Armenia 250-1

Act: Rosa Linn

Song: Snap

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: 16-7-18-X-X-X

Verdict: Indie pop with a catchy chorus. Singer nails the vocals but probably not different enough to contend. ***

9 Italy 12-1

Act: Mahmood and Blanco

Song: Brividi

Previous wins: 3

Last six years: 3-16-6-5-2-1

Verdict: Engaging contemporary love-story duet. Would be a deserving winner but staging has detracted from impact. ****

10 Spain 16-1

Act: Chanel

Song: SloMo

Previous wins: 2

Last six years: 21-22-26-23-22-X

Verdict: Eneregtic sexed-up dance track which packs a punch. Should come with a parental warning. ***

11 Netherlands 80-1

Act: S10

Song: De diepte

Previous wins: 5

Last six years: X-11-11-18-1-23

Verdict: Haunting Dutch language melancholy. Flawless performance. Simply lovely. ****

12 Ukraine 1-3

Act: Kalush Orchestra

Song: Stefania

Previous wins: 2

Last six years: X-1-24-X-X-5

Verdict: Folk meets hip-hop. Not the best song but probably won't matter as televote probably gets them over the line. ***

13 Germany 300-1

Act: Malik Harris

Song: Rockstars

Previous wins: 2

Last six years: 27-26-25-4-25-25

Verdict: Awful, dated and trite. Not sure to make the best of impacts. *

14 Lithuania 300-1

Act: Monika Liu

Song: Sentimentai

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: 18-9-X-12-X-8

Verdict: Pastiche? More like pass the tissues. Coffee house clap-trap. *

15 Azerbaijan 300-1

Act: Nadir Rustamli

Song: Fade to Black

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: 12-17-14-X-8-20

Verdict: Extremely dull, downbeat ballad but Nadir's performance gives it a little lift. Bottom ten likely. **

16 Belgium 300-1

Act: Jeremie Makiese

Song: Miss You

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: 4-10-4-X-X-19

Verdict: Smooth R'n'B and velvety on the ears but song lacks a distinctive chorus. A bottom-half finish beckons. **

17 Greece 50-1

Act: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord

Song: Die Together

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: 19-X-19-X-21-10

Verdict: A teenage angst-anthemic ballad. Strong vocals, contemporary sound, but overall a dull track. **

18 Iceland 300-1

Act: Systur

Song: Með hækkandi sól

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: X-X-X-X-10-4

Verdict: Gorgeous Icelandic country-folk with some magical camera work. Could be a surprise top ten. ***

19 Moldova 200-1

Act: Zdob si Zdub and Advahov Brothers

Song: Trenuletul

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: X-X-3-10-X-13

Verdict: Moldovan Cotton Eyed Joe with your dad on accordion. That said, the crowd love it. *

20 Sweden 7-1

Act: Cornelia Jakobs

Song: Hold Me Closer

Previous wins: 6

Last six years: 1-5-5-7-5-14

Verdict: Star quality from Jakobs. Chart-friendly, splendid chorus, emotional and gritty. A winner any other year. *****

21 Australia 250-1

Act: Sheldon Riley

Song: Not the Same

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: 5-2-9-20-9-X

Verdict: Highly emotive belt-out ballad. Vocals are simply incredible, over-wrought at times. Has jury-vote potential. ***

22 United Kingdom 6-1

Act: Sam Ryder

Song: Space Man

Previous wins: 5

Last six years: 24-24-15-24-26-26

Verdict: A mix of Freddie Mercury and Elton John in celestial pyjamas. Charisma-laden performance. Fourth or fifth is my guess. ****

23 Poland 50-1

Act: Ochman

Song: River

Previous wins: 0

Last six years: 23-8-22-X-X-X

Verdict: One of the many male sad songs. Ochmans wails at you for three intense minutes. Mute button at the ready. *

24 Serbia 66-1

Act: Konstrakta

Song: In corpore sano

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: 10-18-X-19-18-15

Verdict: An absolute belter with terrific staging, superb vocals, magnificent build and a catchy chorus. Brilliant. ****

25 Estonia 250-1

Act: Stefan

Song: Hope

Previous wins: 1

Last six years: 7-X-X-8-20-X

Verdict: A very sexy deep-voiced cowboy hops, skips and jumps around the stage like Jonathan Edwards. **

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