1st | BESS - Ram Pam Pam  #UMK2022

It's surprisingly good live. An upbeat song in Finnish that would have fit really well into the 2022 line-up.

2nd | sangiovanni - farfalle  #Sanremo

... btw only 93 days until Sanremo 2023.

3rd | Rigoberta Bandini - Ay mamá  #BenidormFest

I love everything about it: the polarizing staging, the text, and it's catchy!

4th | Cyan Kicks - Hurricane  #UMK2022

Finland's UMK was the strongest preliminary in 2022, and Cyan Kicks are one reason why.

5th | SOA - Seule  

"Seule" is really a good piece of music but I understand why it lost to Fulenn.

6th | Tanxugueiras - Terra  #BenidormFest

Shows how strong Benidorm was in 2022. Already found good at the first listen, but the live performance was a bit messy.

7th | La Rappresentante di Lista - Ciao Ciao  #Sanremo

Probably one of the biggest earworms of the year. 😆

8th | AIDAN - Ritmu  

A song in Maltese and then so catchy - I don't understand how Emma Muscat was chosen instead.