European Song Fest 2

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 Entries
 Debuting
 Denmark
 Moldova
 Portugal
 Siberia
 Slovenia Turkey
 Withdrawing
 Gibraltar
 France
 Svalbard (Not available to participate)

**Participation map**
* Countries that have confirmed their participation but have not announced their entry     Countries that have confirmed their participation and their entry, and qualified for the final     Countries that have confirmed their participation and their entry, but did not qualify to the final     Countries that participated in the past, but not in this edition
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The **European Song Fest 2** was the second edition of the European Song Fest. It took place in Bologna, Italy following the nation's victory in the first edition with the song "Old Italian Songs" by Luca Vasta. It was the first time Italy hosted **the contest**.

On March 20, 2022, it was announced that over 20 countries will participate this edition.

The show was hosted by the last edition's winner Luca Vasta and an Italian pop-star Annalisa. It was the first all-female hosting panel (as Nicky Doll goes as a male person).

The edition was ultimately won by Greece, being represented by Katerine Duska (who was sent by OlaGa) with the song "Call Me Nyx". It was confirmed on 2 April 2022 that Greece would host the third edition of the contest in Athens.

## Location

### Bologna

**Bologna** (/bəˈloʊnjə/, UK also /bəˈlɒnjə/, Italian: [boˈloɲɲa]; Bolognese: *Bulåggna* [UK also uˈlʌɲːa]; Latin: *Bonōnia*) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat, Red, and the Learn'd City due to its rich cuisine, red Spanish tiled rooftops, and being home to the oldest university in the western world.

## Visual design

The visual designs was supposed to remind us about our true friends. The visible mask on the theme art has a shadow behind it, which sybmolizes the true friends that always have our back. The mask is also colourful in order to remind about the huge Italian carnival, also celebrated in Bologna. The face is made out of squares to represent the structure of the city, being built up out of rectangular shapes. Gucci was the sponsor of this edition and the company also provided outfits for the participants. The slogan was *Stand by You*

## Participating nations

### Withdrawing nations

* Svalbard - Svalbard was not eligible to participate anymore due to the EUBU's decision about municipalities participating
* Gibraltar - the broadcaster announced that the television is struggling with financial issues and is not able to participate in the contest for the second edition
* France - the French broadcaster has not provided the information about the reason of withdrawal, although they announced on March 25, 2022 that their participation will be suspended
* Romania - RTV announced their withdrawal after Monia resigned from participating, but then was brought back to the competition by Nikki

### National finals

Two countries decided to host a national final:

* Monaco - Monte Carlo Festival 2
* Sweden - Melodifestivalen 2

### Released entries

The entries were released from 20th March to 24th March 2022, with the first one being  Norway