Watch: Yay, Nay Or Just Meh? Valentina Rossi, Matt And Dave Judge This Year’s 40 Eurovision Entries (Yes, All Of Them)
We’re now only hours away from Eurovision 2022’s Grand Final, and everything is set for Lovin Malta’s Live Commentary show on Instagram tonight. But Eurovision isn’t just about Saturday night, so we’ve been slowly judging every single entry this week – with a little help from the one and only Valentina Rossi, of course!
First up, of course, was Semi-Final 1 on Tuesday night.
And while there were some obvious guesses like Ukraine and Greece making it through, others like Albania and Austria were quite the surprise eliminations (not to mention Iceland’s qualification rubbing a certain Rossi off the wrong way).
@lovinmaltaofficial @eurovision Semi Final 1 is finally here! And ahead of tonight, we’ve teamed up with @Valentina Rossi to rate all the hopefuls 👀 Do you agree? Let us know and stay tuned for Part 2! 🙌 #fyp #fypmalta #malta #lovinmalta ♬ original sound – Lovin Malta
Two days later, it was Malta and Emma Muscat’s turn on Semi-Final 2, featuring a number of bookmakers’ favourites vying for one of tonight’s 10 spots.
And hey – Malta might have failed to make it through, and we of course were supporting our tiny island (because who wouldn’t love to hear their country’s name being shouted out on stage?!), but you can’t say we didn’t see the potential heartbreak coming in our indecisive moves.
@lovinmaltaofficial @eurovision Semi Final 1 is finally here! And ahead of tonight, we’ve teamed up with @Valentina Rossi to rate all the hopefuls 👀 Do you agree? Let us know and stay tuned for Part 2! 🙌 #fyp #fypmalta #malta #lovinmalta ♬ original sound – Lovin Malta
Definitely less controversial was us looking at the Big Five, the countries who have automatically made it through to tonight’s Finals, including of course hosts Italy.
And there seems to be an across-the-board agreement here – we stand Mahmood and Blanco’s ballad, we can’t stop head-banging to France… and we’re still all meh-ed up at Germany.
@lovinmaltaofficial One last one with @vallyrossix before the @eurovision #GrandFinal – it’s time for the #Big5 ✨#fyp #fypmalta #malta #lovinmalta #italy #spain #germany #uk #france ♬ original sound – Lovin Malta
We now shift our full focus to tonight, as our Live Commentary takes to Instagram for food, drinks and a whole lotta banter.
But watching Valentina, Matt and Dave walk you through the whole night (and consuming nuggets, pastizzi and gulping wine) isn’t the only thing you’ve got to look forward to – the UK’s inimitable Steve Miller will also be updating you throughout the night, this time from Lollipop’s special Eurovision screening and after-party at Paceville’s Sky.
So whatever you had planned for tonight, make sure you add tuning in to Lovin Malta’s Instagram stories to the list!
What do you make of our takes? Let us know where you agree (and don’t) in the comments below