Evovision Song Contest 08

The Evovision Song Contest 08 is the upcoming 8th edition of the Evovision Song Contest. It took place in Italy following the country's victory at the 7th Edition with the song "Jackie" by Yves Tumor. The contest is organised by the Evovision Broadcasting Union (EVOBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) and will consist of two semi-finals and a final in November 2022.

Location
After Italy won the seventh edition, multiple Italian cities announced their bids to host the contest, including the country's capital and biggest city of Rome and the country's second biggest city, Milan.

Visual design
The theme art and slogan for the contest is set to be designed by oxyo_rbx, in coordination with RAI.

Presenters
The presetners are yet to be announced.

Stage design
The stage design for the contest is set to be designed by oxyo_rbx, in coordination with RAI.

Opening and interval acts
The Grand Final will be opened with a flag parade to introduce the 26 finalists. Yves Tumor, the winner of the previous edition, is also expected to perform as an interval act.

Entries
The 8th Edition will see a larger format than previous editions. There will be a record amount of 42 participating countries, 26 of which, will participate in the Final. There will be two Semi-Finals, both with 18 countries and 10 qualifying countries each. The 20 Semi-Final qualifiers will then join the six automatically qualified countries, the "Bix Six", in the Grand Final.

Semi-final allocation draw
The 36 Semi-Finalist countries will be randomly allocated between two Semi-Finals, both with 18 countries each. The half of the Semi-Final each country performs in will also be randomised during the allocation draw.

Participating countries
The participating countries are yet to be decided.

Returning artists
So far, no returning artists have been confirmed.

Grand Final
Twenty-six countries participated in the final, composed of the previous edition's winner and host country Italy, the "Big Five" (Japan, North Korea, Slovenia, South Korea and United States), and the ten best-ranked entries of each of the two semi-finals. All participating countries vote in the final.

Other Countries

 * - Belarussian broadcaster BTRC initally confirmed participation although would later announce their withdrawal with no reason given.
 * - Despite hosting the previous edition, Honduran broadcaster TNH announced they would not be participating in the 8th Edition due to financial difficulties generated from hosting the contest.
 * - On 6 September 2022, Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced that they would not be participating in the 8th Edition of EVOSC due to low viewer figures in previous editions.
 * - Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC announced they would withdraw from the contest for the first time, citing finacial difficulties. Although, they also stated that a return in future editions had not been ruled out.