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The Italian city of Turin has been chosen as the Host City of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, having triumphed over 16 other competing bids, the European Broadcasting Union said in a statement on Friday. 

It reminds that Italy won the right to stage next year’s event when Måneskin gave their country its first win since 1990 with the song “Zitti e Buoni” at this year’s Contest in May.

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will take place at the PalaOlimpico, one of Italy’s largest indoor arenas, on Saturday 14 May with Semi-Finals on 10 and 12 May.

Italian public broadcaster Rai, together with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), will organize the event next year and will formalize the related agreements together and with the City of Turin in the coming weeks. 

Turin was chosen following a strong city bid process. A total of 17 Italian cities and regions competed to host the world’s largest live music event, which reached nearly 190 million viewers on TV and online in 2021.

Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl welcomed the choice: “Turin is the perfect Host City for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.”

“As we saw during the 2006 Winter Olympics, PalaOlimpico exceeds all the requirements needed to stage a global event of this scale and we have been very impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment from the City of Turin who will welcome thousands of fans next May.