The Current Music Competition August 2022 is the forty-fourth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, after Talos' victory in the previous edition.
Rules[]
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- The entries must be released in June 2022 or July 2022.
- The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
- Eurovision songs are not allowed.
- The maximum number of participants is 30.
- New rule: a pre-qualification round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.
Schedule[]
- August 1, 2022: Confirmations start
- August 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
- August 12, 2022: pre-qualification round voting stars
- August 17, 2022: pre-qualification round voting deadline
- August 18, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
- August 25, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
- August 25, 2022: Grand Final results
Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
|
National Finals[]
Dora:CMC // August 2022- Het Maandelijks Songfestival 17 // CMC August 2022
- SkopjeFestCMC August 2022
- Espana Ahora I
- Türkiye Seçiyor August'22
Pre-Qualification Round[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Malaysia |
Aisha Retno | "SUTERA" | 4 | 80 |
| 02 |  Chile |
Mon Laferte | "Supermercado" | 8 | 63 |
| 03 |  United Kingdom |
Sigala, Talia Mar | "Stay The Night" | 3 | 88 |
| 04 |  France |
Dani Terreur | "Soleil de minuit" | 1 | 96 |
| 05 |  Tunisia |
Si Lemhaf | "3addiheli" | 5 | 79 |
| 06 |  Poland |
Doda | "Melodia Ta" | 7 | 71 |
| 07 |  New Zealand |
CRYSTAL | "Perplexed" | 6 | 78 |
| 08 |  Cameroon |
James BKS feat. will.i.am | "Jungle Go Dumb" | 9 | 51 |
| 09 |  Latvia |
Markus Riva | "Lose Myself" | 2 | 89 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Greece |
Nikos Ganos & Tasos Xiarcho | "Déjà vu" | 9 | 82 |
| 02 |  Japan |
Taisei Iwasaki feat. Yahzarah | "Seeking the Truth" | 20 | 37 |
| 03 | United Kingdom |
Sigala, Talia Mar | "Stay The Night" | 26 | 19 |
| 04 |  Lithuania |
Igoris Jarmolenka i Tetyana Dokanina | "Myrnoho Neba" | 27 | 11 |
| 05 |  Spain |
Sila Lua & LaTorre | "Patrón" | 7 | 84 |
| 06 |  Serbia |
Edita | "Stikla" | 17 | 52 |
| 07 | Malaysia |
Aisha Retno | "SUTERA" | 11 | 80 |
| 08 |  Australia |
D'Arcy Spiller | "Crave" | 18 | 50 |
| 09 |  Netherlands |
Jason Waterfalls | "Tidal Wave" | 8 | 82 |
| 10 |  Ukraine |
Lyusya Kava | "Nezlamna" | 3 | 105 |
| 11 |  Austria |
idathehoney | "Aro" | 10 | 80 |
| 12 |  Croatia |
THE SIIDS | "Tide" | 16 | 60 |
| 13 |  South Korea |
Suran | "The Queen" | 22 | 32 |
| 14 |  United States |
Catie Turner | "Step Mom" | 24 | 26 |
| 15 |  Canada |
Rêve | "Tongue" | 4 | 97 |
| 16 | Tunisia |
Si Lemhaf | "3addiheli" | 29 | 05 |
| 17 |  Israel |
Orr Ben Baruch | "HaLev Sheli Rek" | 12 | 76 |
| 18 |  China |
BONBON GIRLS | "Me and My Girls" | 28 | 08 |
| 19 |  Estonia |
Bedwetters Ft. YASMYN | "Miss Hurricane" | 21 | 33 |
| 20 | France |
Dani Terreur | "Soleil de minuit" | 15 | 64 |
| 21 | Latvia |
Markus Riva | "Lose Myself" | 30 | 02 |
| 22 |  Turkiye |
AYLIVA x MUDI | "Was Besseres" | 23 | 30 |
| 23 |  Vietnam |
TÓC TIÊN FT. TOULIVER | "1 CỌNG TÓC MAI" | 19 | 41 |
| 24 |  Ireland |
Tom Grennan | "All These Nights" | 2 | 109 |
| 25 |  Lebanon |
Mayssa | "TiTi" | 5 | 95 |
| 26 |  Faroe Islands |
Elinborg | "Sjórok" | 1 | 112 |
| 27 |  Bulgaria |
VICTORIA | "How to Ruin a Life" | 6 | 93 |
| 28 |  North Macedonia |
Robert feat Lara | "Jas protiv celiot svet" | 14 | 64 |
| 29 |  Venezuela |
Safety Trance ft. Arca | "El Alma Que Te Trajo" | 25 | 22 |
| 30 |  Romania |
wrs x Andromache | "If you were alone" | 13 | 66 |
