Wonderful Song Contest 65

Wonderful Song Contest 65 was the sixty-fifth edition of the Wonderful Song Contest.The contest took place in Tiraspol after the Moldovar second victory in the 64th edition. A total of 42 countries competed in Wonderful Song Contest 64. The 64th edition was win by and their song "Tattoo" by Eva Timush, which got a total of 182 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. Sadly two countries have decided, that they will not participate in this edition. and have left the competetion due to financial problems. as the country of big 6 will be replaced by.

Information


On 11 May 2022 it was announced that Tiraspol will serve as the host city of the Wonderful Song Contest 66.

Host City
Tiraspol (Romanian: Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: Тираспол; Russian: Тира́споль Russian pronunciation: [tʲɪˈraspəlʲ]; Ukrainian: Тирасполь Romanian pronunciation: [tɪˈrɑspilʲ]) is the capital of Transnistria (de facto), a breakaway state in Moldova (de jure), where it is the third largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of light industry, such as furniture and electrical goods production.

The modern city of Tiraspol was founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792, although the area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying ethnic groups. The city celebrates its anniversary every year on 14 October. Tyras (Τύρας), also spelled Tiras, was a colony of the Greek city Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated some 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the mouth of the Tiras River (Dniester). Of no great importance in early times, in the 2nd century BC it fell under the dominion of indigenous kings whose names appear on its coins. It was destroyed by the Thracian Getae about 50 BC.

In 56 AD the Romans restored the city and made it part of the colonial province of Lower Moesia. A series of its coins exist that feature heads of Roman emperors from Domitian to Severus Alexander. Soon after the time of the latter, the city was destroyed again, this time by the invasion of the Goths. Its government was in the hands of five archons, a senate, a popular assembly and a registrar. The images on its coins from this period suggest a trade in wheat, wine and fish. The few inscriptions extant are mostly concerned with trade.

Such ancient archeological remains are scanty, as the city site was built over by the great medieval fortress of Monocastro or Akkerman. During the Middle Ages, the area around Tiraspol was a buffer zone between the Tatars and the Moldavians, and inhabited by both ethnic groups. The Russian Empire conquered its way to the Dniester River, taking territory from the Ottoman Empire. In 1792 the Russian army built fortifications to guard the western border near a Moldavian village named Sucleia. Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov is considered[by whom?] the founder of modern Tiraspol; his statue is the city's most distinctive landmark. The city took its name from Tyras, the Greek name of the Dniester River on which it stands.

In 1828 the Russian government established a customs house in Tiraspol to try to suppress smuggling. The customs house was subordinated to the chief of the Odessa customs region. It began operations with 14 employees. They inspected shipments of bread, paper, oil, wine, sugar, fruits and other goods.

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.

Carine is a popular artist from Romania. Popnable collects information about 7 songs by Carine. The highest Carine 's charting position is #149, and the worst ranking place is #495. Carine's songs spent 12 weeks in the charts. Carine appeared in Top Chart that measure the best Romanian musicians/bands and the highest position noted by Carine is 149. The worst result is 495.

Mark Stam (born 21 August 1997 in Chişinău, Moldova) is a Moldovan singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence after his 2013 participation in Moldova are talent, when he teamed up with Spoiala Brothers, and would later sign a record deal with Global Records. In 2018, Stam achieved significant success in Romania with "Impar", peaking at number one on the country's national Airplay 100 ranking. Stam was born Marius Stamatin on 21 August 1997 in Chişinău, Moldova. He showed special interest in music at an early age, and went on to teach himself to play guitar and piano by watching YouTube tutorials. In 2013, Stam took part in Moldova are talent in 2013. As part of the label Spoiala Brothers, the singer achieved notable success in his native Moldova with his early releases, but was introduced to the Romanian public by Alina Eremia, whom he collaborated with on "Doar noi" (2018). The single achieved significant radio and television airplay there. He soon after signed a record deal with Global Records. In 2018, Stam was nominated in the Best Male Artist category at the Elle Style Awards România, and also appeared on the Elle Man magazine cover for their November issue. He also posed for Cosmopolitan the same month. On 25 November 2018, his single "Impar" reached number one on Romania's national Airplay 100 chart.

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 May 2022 at 22:00 CET. , and  have to vote in this semifinal.
 * Recap of the Second Semifinal
 * Results of the Second 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 28 May 2022 at 22:00 CET. All countries participating in this edition have to vote!
 * Recap of the Grand final
 * Results of the Grand final