Wonderful Song Contest 64

Wonderful Song Contest 64 was the sixty-fourth edition of the Wonderful Song Contest.The contest took place in Tel Aviv after the Israeli victory in the 63rd edition. A total of 40 countries competed in Wonderful Song Contest 63. The 63rd edition was win by and their song "Jeans or Tights" by Nasrin Kadri, which got a total of 227 points. Prequalified countries for this edition are:, , , ,  and. They are directly qualified to the final, while the other competing countries are split into two semifinals. with have returned from the contest.

Information


On 31 January 2022 it was announced that Chisinau will serve as the host city of the Wonderful Song Contest 62.

Host City
Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 467,875, it is the economic and technological center of the country. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city ahead of West Jerusalem.

Tel Aviv is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, headed by Mayor Ron Huldai, and is home to most of Israel's foreign embassies. It is a beta+ world city and is ranked 57th in the 2022 Global Financial Centres Index. Tel Aviv has the third- or fourth-largest economy and the largest economy per capita in the Middle East. The city currently has the highest cost of living in the world. Tel Aviv receives over 2.5 million international visitors annually. A "party capital" in the Middle East, it has a lively nightlife and 24-hour culture. The city is gay-friendly, with a large LGBT community. Tel Aviv is home to Tel Aviv University, the largest university in the country with more than 30,000 students.

The city was founded in 1909 by the Yishuv (Jewish residents) as a modern housing estate on the outskirts of the ancient port city of Jaffa (Yafo in Hebrew), then part of the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem within the Ottoman Empire. It was at first called Ahuzat Bayit (lit. "House Estate" or "Homestead"), the name of the association which established the neighbourhood. Its name was changed the following year to Tel Aviv, after the biblical name Tel Abib (lit. "Tell of Spring") adopted by Nahum Sokolow as the title for his Hebrew translation of Theodor Herzl's 1902 novel Altneuland ("Old New Land"). Other Jewish suburbs of Jaffa had been established before Tel Aviv, the oldest among them being Neve Tzedek. Tel Aviv was given township status within the Jaffa Municipality in 1921, and became independent from Jaffa in 1934.

Immigration by mostly Jewish refugees meant that the growth of Tel Aviv soon outpaced that of Jaffa, which had a majority Arab population at the time. In 1948 the Israeli Declaration of Independence was proclaimed in the city. After the 1947–1949 Palestine war, Tel Aviv began the municipal annexation of parts of Jaffa, fully unified with Jaffa under the name Tel Aviv in April 1950, and was formally renamed to Tel Aviv-Yafo in August 1950.

Tel Aviv's White City, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, comprises the world's largest concentration of International Style buildings, including Bauhaus and other related modernist architectural styles. Popular attractions include Jaffa Old City, the Eretz Israel Museum, the Museum of Art, Hayarkon Park, and the city's promenade and beach.

Bidding phase
Only one main venue was announced as possible venue for the competition to be held. It has a capacity of 20,000 and several big concerts and sport events take place here.
 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Presenter
On 21 January 2022 it was announced that Irina Rimes, Natalia Gordienko and Nicoleta Nuca will be presenters of the Wonderful Song Contest 62.

Irina Rimes (born 22 August 1991), also known as Irina Remesh or Irra, is a Moldovan singer and songwriter, who is one of the four coaches of the Romanian talent show Vocea României. She works and lives in Bucharest, Romania.

In 2019 the artist was chosen by Warner Bros Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Whatevra Wanabi in the animated movie The Lego Movie 2 Irina was born on 22 August 1991 in the Florești District and is the first child of Valentina and Fiodor Rîmeș; she has a younger brother, Vitali. Irina has stated in interviews that her family nourished her interest for music, especially her father and paternal grandmother, the latter of which had a very good voice, according to Irina — "grandma used to be a part of a church choir and I remember how she would sit on the stove and sing carols to us". Rimes manifested an interest towards writing and composing from an early age: "I started writing poetry when I was in grade 0. I remember that I learned to sing, write and read at home." The artist moved to Soroca when she started studying at the "Constantin Stere" Theoretical High School until 2010; she later graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Plastic Arts in Chișinău.[non-primary source needed] In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.

Natalia Gordienko (Ukrainian: Наталія Гордієнко, also spelled Gordienco; born 11 December 1987) is a Moldovan singer and dancer. Alongside Arsenium and Connect-R, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" and placed 20th. She was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Prison"; however, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Sugar" and placed 13th with 115 points. Gordienko was born in Chișinău on 11 December 1987. She is of Ukrainian descent. Gordienko sang in her school choir, studied piano at music school, and danced in her school's dance ensemble for ten years. At the age of 15, she began participating in song competitions.

Nicoleta Nucă (born January 26, 1994, Chisinau, Moldova) is a light and pop singer, originally from the Republic of Moldova, based in Romania. In 2009, together with Boris Covali, he won the Grand Prize of the "Golden Wings" Festival in Chisinau, the distinction being handed to them by the then mayor, Dorin Chirtoaca. In July 2004, he was the representative of the Republic of Moldova at the Slaveanski Bazar Festival-Competition (children's section) in Vitebsk, Belarus, performing the song Enigma of the World. [1] In 2014, he participated in the X Factor show where he got to the gala with his mentor Ștefan Bănică. In February 2015 he released the single "Nu sunt" with which he entered the music charts in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. [2] In 2021 he participated in the show Bravo, you have style! Celebrities - season 7, broadcast by Kanal D Romania, as a competitor.

Provisitation list of Participants

 * Countries are in Prequalification Round next edition
 * Countries qualified to the grand final or semifinal
 * Country have won current edition
 * Country have finished on second place current edition
 * Country have finished on third place current edition
 * Country have finished on last place current editions final
 * Country have been disqualified from current editions final or semifinal
 * Country have in the final qualified to the semifinals or final

All Songs
All countries had to present their songs until 10th March 2022 at 22:00 CEST.
 * [ Official Spotify Playlist of All Songs]

First Semifinal
The deadline to vote in semifinals is 17 April 2022 at 22:00 CET. , and  have to vote in this semifinal.
 * Recap of the First Semifinal
 * Results of the First Semifinal

Second Semifinal
The deadline to vote in semifinals is 17 April 2022 at 22:00 CET. , and  have to vote in this semifinal.
 * Recap of the Second Semifinal
 * Results of the Second Semifinal

Grand Final
The deadline to vote in semifinals is 25 April 2022 at 22:00 CET. All countries participating in this edition have to vote!
 * Recap of the Grand final
 * Results of the Grand final