Hayley Bessell
The 41 countries competing in Eurovision 2022 have been confirmed

Tonight the Eurovision Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that 41 countries will be competing in next year's Contest.
After a year's break, Montenegro and Armenia will be returning to the Contest!
Australia is of course one of the 41 nations competing, with the 'Eurovision - Australian Decides 2022' national final to be held on February 26 in the Gold Coast.
The countries competing are:
Albania
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Georgia
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
The Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
The 41 countries will see two semi-finals, with the five big nations and host Italy going straight through to the Grand Final.
Eurovision will take place on 10, 12 and 14 May 2022 in Turin, Italy.
