It's the event that millions and millions of viewers look forward to every year and there are now just days to go until the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 final.
Eurovision has been a TV staple for generations of music fans since the 1950s and, while some often look down their noses at the contest or try and ridicule it, it remains one of the most watched shows across the globe year after year, with a peak audience of over 8 million watching in the UK alone last year, as well as the many others who gathered in bars and t outdoor screenings to get in on the action.
After the event was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the intended host city for that year, Rotterdam, finally got a chance to present Eurovision in 2021, when, after a closely fought battle between Italy, France and Switzerland on the leaderboard it was Italy's Maneskin who triumphed, after scoring big in the always unpredictable televote.
