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Date published: May 23, 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest has been running since 1956 and has taken place every year without fail except for in 2020.
Following the qualification rounds, 26 countries from around the world battle it out in the final to take home the winners award that is decided upon by both professional juries in each country and the public vote.
Although the singing contest is taken seriously by the contestants, the voting has historically been extremely political with votes from certain countries not always going to the acts that they deem to be best. This has somewhat added to the entertainment of the competition which attracts a worldwide audience of over 180 million people annually.
Due to the extreme popularity of the contest, betting on Eurovision has become very popular with the UK public and punters worldwide. Several bookmakers take bets on the singing competition and if you’re thinking of having a bet this year, we’ve put together this Eurovision betting guide to help.
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If you’re looking for a Eurovision betting site, we have provided some recommendations below. All of these sites accept UK customers and can be considered reputable and trustworthy. They also have some great welcome offers available for new customers from which you can receive free bets to allow you to place additional bets and increase your chances of making a profit.
| Eurovision Betting Sites | ||
|---|---|---|
| Betfred | Visit |
 | Ladbrokes | Visit |
 | Coral | Visit |
 | Bet365 | Visit |
 | Betfair | Visit |
 | William Hill | Visit |
This year, the Eurovision Song Contest will take place from Tuesday 10th May to Saturday 14th May 2022.
The contest will be hosted in Turin following Italy winning the 2021 contest with the song “Zitti e buoni”, performed by Måneskin.
Two sets of semi-finals take place over the first two days before the Grand Final performances on the Saturday evening.
A total of 41 countries will participate in Eurovision 2022.
Following the two semi-finals, 26 countries will make it through to the Grand Final.
The ‘Big Five’ countries which include the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy are not required to participate in the semi-finals and will progress automatically through to the final. This is because these countries contribute the most financially towards the organisers, the European Broadcasting Union. Therefore, you can bet safely on any of these five countries knowing that they will not be eliminated before the Grand Final.
| Countries In The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest | ||
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Georgia | Norway |
| Armenia | Germany | Poland |
| Australia | Greece | Portugal |
| Austria | Iceland | Romania |
| Azerbaijan | Ireland | Russia |
| Belgium | Israel | San Marino |
| Bulgaria | Italy | Serbia |
| Croatia | Latvia | Slovenia |
| Cyprus | Lithuania | Spain |
| Czech Republic | Malta | Sweden |
| Denmark | Moldova | Switzerland |
| Estonia | Montenegro | Ukraine |
| Finland | Netherlands | United Kingdom |
| France | North Macedonia | |
The first Eurovision semi-final took place on Monday evening with 10 acts qualifying for Saturday’s final.
Those to qualify were:
A further 10 acts will join the above, along with the ‘Big 5’ (France, Germany, Spain, the UK and Italy), following the second semi-final which takes place on Wednesday night.
Ukrainian act Kalush Orchestra are the bookies strong favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest with their song ‘Stefania’. In fact, the rap group are odds-on, priced as low as 7/10 with some bookies.
Ukraine have won Eurovision twice before with their latest victory being back in 2016 when Jamala won performing her song, 1944.
Ukraine were fifth favourites to claim their third Eurovision title a few months ago but since Russia’s invasion of the country, they have been propelled to the top of the bookies’ lists of potential winners.
Kalush Orchestra, a rap group that were formed in 2019, replaced Ukraine’s original entry, Alina Pash, who withdrew from this year’s competition in February.
You can watch Kalush Orchestra’s semi-final performance below.
Since its introduction in 1956, there have been 65 contests and a long list of winners which have included the likes of ABBA and Céline Dion.
Below, we have listed the previous ten winners of Eurovision.
| Year | Winner | Performer(s) | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sweden | Loreen | Russia |
| 2013 | Denmark | Emmelie de Forest | Azerbaijan |
| 2014 | Austria | Conchita Wurst | Netherlands |
| 2015 | Sweden | Måns Zelmerlöw | Russia |
| 2016 | Ukraine | Jamala | Australia |
| 2017 | Portugal | Salvador Sobral | Bulgaria |
| 2018 | Israel | Netta | Cyprus |
| 2019 | Netherlands | Duncan Laurence | Italy |
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | Italy | Måneskin | France |
To date, 27 different countries have won the Eurovision Song Contest with Ireland picking up the most wins (7).
| Wins | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ireland | 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 |
| 6 | Sweden | 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 |
| 5 | France | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1983 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019 |
| 4 | Israel | 1978, 1979, 1998, 2018 |
| 3 | Norway | 1985, 1995, 2009 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1963, 2000, 2013 |
| 3 | Italy | 1964, 1990, 2021 |
| 2 | Spain | 1968, 1969 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1956, 1988 |
| 2 | Germany | 1982, 2010 |
| 2 | Austria | 1966, 2014 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2004, 2016 |
| 1 | Monaco | 1971 |
| 1 | Belgium | 1986 |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 1989 |
| 1 | Estonia | 2001 |
| 1 | Latvia | 2002 |
| 1 | Turkey | 2003 |
| 1 | Greece | 2005 |
| 1 | Finland | 2006 |
| 1 | Serbia | 2007 |
| 1 | Russia | 2008 |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 2011 |
| 1 | Portugal | 2017 |
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Not only do several bookmakers provide odds for Eurovision, there are also various betting markets available on the competition
Betting on the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest is by far the most popular betting market. Bets can be placed before the competition has started, during the semi-finals or before/during the Grand Final.
If you are betting on any country that is taking part in the semi-final stages, you will likely get bigger odds on them before the competition has begun as there is a chance that they may not make it through to the Grand Final.
Be sure to take a look at how many points countries have accumulated in recent Eurovisions as countries such as the UK tend to do very poorly in the competition regardless of the acts or songs that is representing the nation.
This is a very interesting betting market and one that you can often get value from. Instead of betting on the winning singer, you can also choose to bet on the coach of the winning singer.
This market can be a good choice when one coach has the majority of the contestants who are favourites to win. If it’s a two-horse race and they’re both with the same coach then it may be wiser to bet on the coach rather than the singers.
Predicting the winner of Eurovision can be quite a tricky task. With 26 acts in the Grand Final, you’ll do well to pick out the winner. Therefore, many punters prefer to place a wager on a country to finish in one of the top places. This may be in the top 3, 5 or even 10.
Points
Some betting sites may provide a points market where you can bet on how many points a country will be awarded in total. You usually bet on a range such as 5-10 points, 20-30 points, 40-50 points and so on.
This can be a fun betting category that adds to the excitement of when the points are being announced by each country.
Betting odds for Eurovision 2022 following the first semi-final can be found below.
| Eurovision Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 8/13 | |
| Italy | 5/1 |  |
| United Kingdom | 15/2 |  |
| Sweden | 9/1 |  |
| Spain | 25/1 | |
| Greece | 45/1 | |
| Poland | 50/1 | |
| Norway | 75/1 | |
| Netherlands | 80/1 | |
| Serbia | 100/1 | |
If you visit any of the bookmakers listed in the table further up this page, you’ll be able to bet on Eurovision 2022.
Once registered with the bookies, visit the ‘TV’, ‘Novelty Betting’ or ‘Specials’ categories where you’ll find all of the latest Eurovision odds and available betting markets.
Our preferred bookmaker for betting on Eurovision is Betfred who are one of the biggest betting sites in the UK and allow customers to bet on a selection of televised events and shows such as I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here, The Voice, Love Island and more.
Place your bets on the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with Betfred by clicking below.
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