EUROVISION 2022: HOW DID IT GO FOR THE VETERANS IN THE NATIONAL FINALS

I may be wrong but it feels like this year there have been more Eurovision veterans in the national finals hoping for another go than ever before! And I'm talking only about the artists, not songwriters. Below is a list of all of 36 of them and their respective placements in respective national finals. Two won, two came second. Not a great track record is it?

ITALY

Fabrizio Moro (5th/2018) 12th

Mahmood (2nd/2019) WINNER

Iva Zanicchi (13th/1969) 18th

Massimo Ranieri (5th/1971, 13th/1973) 8th

Gianni Morandi (8th/1970) 3rd

Emma (21st/2014) 6th

ESTONIA

Evelin Samuel (6th/1999) Out in semi-final

Stig Rästa (7th/2015) 9th

Elina Nechayeva (8th/2018) 8th

Anna Sahlene (3rd/2002) 4th

Ott Lepland (6th/2012) 7th

Lauri Pihlap (1st/2001) Out in quarter finals

LITHUANIA

Erika Jennings (13th/2001) 6th in semi-final 1

Ieva Zasimauskaité (12th/2018) 7th

Monika Linkyté (18th/2015) withdrawn

Vilija Matacinauté (NQ; 11th in sf 2014) 6th in semi-final 2

SWEDEN

John Lundvik (5th/2019) 8th

Anna Bergendahl (NQ, 11th in sf 2010) 12th (last)

Robin Bengtson (5th/2017) 11th

MALTA

Richard Micallef (23rd/2014) 10th

Jessica Muscat (NQ, 17th in sf 2018 for San Marino) 17th (last)

ROMANIA

Ciro De Luca (13th/2007) Eliminated first round

Cezar Ouatu (13th/2013) Eliminated 2nd round

GREECE

Elias Kozas (6th/2013) Top-5 in the internal selection

SPAIN

Azúcar Moreno (5th/1990) Eliminated in semi-final (5/6)

AUSTRALIA

Isaiah Firebrace (9th/2017) 10th

LATVIA

Aminata (6th/2015) 2nd

Intars Busulis (NQ, 19th in sf 2009) 3rd

Katrina Dimanta (NQ, 13th in sf 2014) Out in Wildcard round

Musiqq (NQ, 17th in sf 2011 7th

POLAND

Lidia Kopania (NQ, 12th in sf 2009) 10th (last)

SERBIA

Tijana Dapčević (NQ, 13th in sf 2014 N.Macedonia) 11th

Sara Jo (NQ, 11th sf 2013 with Moje 3) 2nd

IRELAND

Brendan Murray (NQ, 13th in sf 2017) 6th (last)

MOLDOVA

Zdob și Zdub (6th 2005, 12th 2011) WINNER

BULGARIA (Internally chosen)

Stoyan Yankoulov (5th in 2007, NQ, 12th in sf 2013)

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