THEEurovision 2022 in Turin approaches and Mahmood e Blanco they are certainly among the favorites for the victory, next to the Ukrainians of the Kalush Orchestra. To comply with the rules of the singing competition, the Italian duo will have to propose a "censored version" of their Broglie, winner of the latest edition of Festival of Sanremo. It is not the same complaint that the Moonlight atEurovision 2021, forced to change the text of their "Shut up and good"To avoid bad words not allowed by the regulation ("You better touch your ***" with "You better not make more mistakes"and "He doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about" with "He doesn't know what he's talking about"), But of a simple one cut to text. Always by regulation ofEuro Vision Song Contestin fact, each song (or the performance of the artists on stage) cannot last more than 3 minutes. Chills, With its 3.20 minutes, has therefore suffered a cut in the chorus.
La original version of the text by Mahmood and Blanco provides:
«Naked with shivers, sometimes I don't know how to express myself / and I would like to love you, but I am always wrong / and I would like to steal a pearl sky / and I would pay to go away / I would even accept a lie / and I would like to love you but I am always wrong / and I get chills, chills , chills".
In adapted version for Eurovision 2022 in Turin, the last part of the verse will be eliminated:
«Naked with shivers, sometimes I don't know how to express myself / and I would like to love you, but I am always wrong / and I would like to steal a sky of pearls from you / and I get shivers, shivers, shivers ».
However, it is not the first time that Mahmood has been forced to cut his song to abide by the rules ofEBU. To participate in theEuro Vision Song Contest 2019 di Tel Aviv in fact, the singer-songwriter had to reduce the duration of his "Money"(Then classified in second place).
Eurovision 2022 in Turin: the running order of the semifinals
A little over a month from the start of the European singing festival, scheduled for 10 14 to May al PalaOlimpico of Turin, the organizers have already revealed the exit order of the 35 artists who will perform in the first and second semifinal (May 10-12). L'Albania will be the first to perform on the Eurovision 2022 stage in Turin. They will then follow Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Holland, Moldova, Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Austria, Iceland, Greece, Norway e Armenia. The running order of the second semifinal instead foresees the first position Finland. It will then be a Israel, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Australia, Cyprus, Ireland, Northern Macedonia, Estonia, Romania, Poland, Montenegro, Belgium, Sweden e Czech Republic. May 12 is also a "special" evening, because another Italian, Achille Lauro, will perform with his "Stripper", As the representative of San Marino.
On 14 May, the day of the final they will compete 25 countries. These are the 20 qualified from the two semifinals (10 + 10) and the 5 countries who will participate directly in the final evening. These are: Italy, France, UK, Spain e Germany. Tickets to attend Eurovision 2022 in Turin will be available from 7th April su TicketOne. Prices vary depending on the category (Live Show, jury show e Family Show) with figures ranging from 80 ai 200 €. Now everything is almost ready. Mahmood and Blanco will they be able to bring Italy to its second victory in a row? Everything is possible.
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