Eurovision 2022: Five talking points from Saturday's final
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine celebrates after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Palaolimpico arena, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Luca Bruno
Ukraine has been crowned the winners of the 66th Eurovision song contest, which was held on Saturday evening in Turin, Italy. They may have won with a landslide public vote, but Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra deserved this year’s Eurovision winners title on their own merit – not primarily voting alliances or sympathy.
For those who are not familiar with the current voting process, which has been vastly changed since the days of Linda Martin and Johnny Logan, it begins with the jury votes, country by country, followed by the public votes, again, country by country and as Marty Whelan, reminds us “it can all change once the public votes come in”.
