Sam Ryder’s ‘Space Man’ is the tenth most profitable Eurovision song of 2022

Most profitable Eurovision song of 2022 

• Representing Italy ‘Brividi’ by Mahmood and Blanco is the most profitable song in the Eurovision song contest 2022, with more than 69 million Spotify streams has potential earnings of £237,439 in royalties 
• Second is Sweden with their single ‘Hold Me Closer’ by Cornelia Jakobs earning an estimated £39,566 from royalties from more than 11 million streams via Spotify 
• S10’s ‘De Diepte’ from the Netherlands earns third place, making a potential £30,117 

New research reveals Italy’s song ‘Brividi’ by Mahmood and Blanco is the most profitable Eurovision of 2022.   

A study by entertainment experts JohnSlots analysed all 40 Eurovision songs from each country available to stream via Spotify, to discover which song has generated the highest in potential royalties.   

Storming in first is Italy’s ‘Brividi’ by Mahmood and Blanco; the song has taken more than 69 million streams, earning an estimated £237,439 in royalties. Italy won the annual contest three times, first in 1964 and most recently in 2021 with the song ‘Zitti e Buoni’ by Maneskin has earnt an estimated £1,017,239 from its stream count of 295 million streams, which this year’s winners could look forward to seeing.  

Second with a total stream count of 11.5 million is Sweden’s entry with ‘Hold Me Closer’ performed by Cornelia Jakobs; the single’s Spotify stream adds up to a potential royalty count of £39,566. The country has taken a storming total of six wins in the contest, with Sweden’s last win in 2015. 

S10’s ‘De Diepte’ earning an estimated £30,117 in royalties following more than 8.7 million streams, places Netherlands third in the ranking. The Netherlands won the second-ever Eurovision contest and continued to win four other years in the competition to date.   

Representing Spain, Chanel’s single ‘SloMo’ ranks fourth, totalling streams of 7.8 million, with a potentially high royalty earning of £27,156.   

Norway’s entry has gathered an estimated £19,283 in royalties following 5.6 million Spotify streams; the single ‘Give That Wolf a Banana’ by Subwoolfer takes fifth place. Having previously won three times and last took the crown in 2009 with Alexander Rybak’s ‘Fairytale”.   

‘Stefania’ performed by Kalush Orchestra claims sixth in the ranking for Ukraine, from its total stream count of more than 4 million, accumulating a potential royalty earning of £13,792. Finland follows in seventh, the entry ‘Jezebel’ by The Rasmus has earnt more than 3.2 million streams, totalling £11,258 from royalties in estimation from Spotify.   

Austria’s entrance this year with ‘Halo’ by artists LUM!X and Pia Maria claim eighth place with more than 2.6 million streams, has gathered potential earnings of £9,208. 

Representing Germany, Malik Harris’s ‘Rockstars’ claims ninth with just under £9,000 in royalties it is estimated, has accumulated 2.6 million Spotify streams. Germany has won twice before in previous years of the contest, the last being 2010 with ‘Satellite’ by Lena Meyer-Landrut.  

British singer and TikTok star, Sam Ryder, follows in tenth with the single ‘Space Man’ for the United Kingdom. Sam was selected from an internal process with TaP Music, which also manages A-list stars such as Dua Lipa and Ellie Goulding. ‘Space Man’ has an estimated royalty count of £8,921 following more than 2.5 million streams of the single.  

The Most Profitable Eurovision Song of 2022
Rank	Country	Artist	Song	Spotify Streams	(£) Pay per play on Spotify
1	Italy	Mahmood & Blanco	Brividi	69,023,157	£237,439
2	Sweden	Cornelia Jakobs	Hold Me Closer	11,502,004	£39,566
3	Netherlands	S10	De Diepte	8,755,103	£30,117
4	Spain	Chanel	SloMo	7,894,204	£27,156
5	Norway	Subwoolfer	Give That Wolf a Banana	5,605,737	£19,283
6	Ukraine	Kalush Orchestra	Stefania	4,009,491	£13,792
7	Finland	The Rasmus	Jezebel	3,272,948	£11,258
8	Austria	LUM!X & Pia Maria	Halo	2,676,998	£9,208
9	Germany	Malik Harris	Rockstars	2,616,005	£8,999
10	United Kingdom	Sam Ryder	Space Man	2,593,327	£8,921

Commenting on their findings, a spokesperson from JohnSlots said, “With Eurovision approaching next month and being held in Turin, Italy, it will be interesting to see if Italy’s song will impact the show’s results with the existing popularity taking the strongest lead in streams. 

With Italy’s extensive stream count, it’s equally as insightful to see if they could expect to win for a second time running in the annual song contest. Eurovision has become a tradition for dedicated fanbases worldwide to watch the event, with it being a great source of entertainment and representation of their country for many.”   

The research was conducted by JohnSlots, which is dedicated to slot games, and honest reviews of online games. Crafting a handpicked selection of online casino’s for of an enjoyable experience.   

Further information can be found at JohnSlots. who commissioned the survey