The Current Music Competition December 2022 is the forty-eighth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Flanders Sports Arena in Ghent, Belgium, after Oscar and the Wolf's victory in the previous edition.
Rules[]
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- The entries must be released in October 2022 or November 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[]
- December 1, 2022: Confirmations start
- December 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
- December 12, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting stars
- December 15, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting deadline
- December 15, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
- December 22, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
- December 23, 2022: Grand Final results
Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
|
National Finals[]
Dora:CMC #09 // December 2022- Greek National Final
- Het Maandelijks Songfestival 21 // CMC December 2022
- SkopjeFestCMC December 2022
- Türkiye Seçiyor | December'22
Pre-Qualification Round[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Romania |
Minelli | "Could Be Something" | 5 | 79 |
| 02 |  Türkiye |
İrem Derici | "Yaz Gülü" | 3 | 82 |
| 03 |  Norway |
Anna of the North | "Red Light" | 4 | 81 |
| 04 |  Madagascar |
Ceasar | "Raiso" | 6 | 60 |
| 05 |  Ukraine |
Ann Kovtum | "Uidzha" | 1 | 98 |
| 06 |  Mexico |
Rebecca Black | "Crumbs" | 2 | 98 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Türkiye |
İrem Derici | "Yaz Gülü" | 22 | 29 |
| 02 |  Belgium |
Mentissa | "La vingtaine" | 14 | 48 |
| 03 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Paloma del Sol | "Yemayá" | 15 | 44 |
| 04 |  Italy |
Claudym | "BUGIA" | 17 | 38 |
| 05 |  Greece |
Katerina Duska & Leon Of Athens | "Babel" | 1 | 160 |
| 06 | Mexico |
Rebecca Black | "Crumbs" | 4 | 100 |
| 07 |  Canada |
Icesis Couture, Kendal Gender and Stephanie Prince | "Bonjour, Hi!" | 27 | 13 |
| 08 |  Iraq |
Darin | "Satisfaction" | 9 | 78 |
| 09 |  Netherlands |
Tiësto feat. Tate McRae | "10:35" | 5 | 92 |
| 10 |  Ireland |
Lyra | "29 Box" | 24 | 28 |
| 11 |  Chile |
Saint Mesa & SHELLS | "Signs" | 3 | 131 |
| 12 |  France |
Louis | "Même pas mal" | 28 | 07 |
| 13 |  China |
Lexie Liu | "MAGICIAN" | 6 | 84 |
| 14 |  Japan |
milet | "Final Call" | 13 | 52 |
| 15 |  Portugal |
Ana Malhoa | "Toque de Midas" | 18 | 38 |
| 16 |  United Kingdom |
Avril Lavigne with YUNGBLUD | "I'm a Mess" | 19 | 36 |
| 17 |  Croatia |
Samsaruh | "Neka Bude Mir" | 10 | 77 |
| 18 |  Sweden |
Yaeger | "Water Pistol" | 12 | 55 |
| 19 | Ukraine |
Ann Kovtum | "Uidzha" | 8 | 83 |
| 20 |  Tunisia |
HunterSynth | "Closer" | 23 | 29 |
| 21 |  Serbia |
Zera | "Kalasi" | 2 | 134 |
| 22 |  Australia |
Lastlings | "Get What You Want" | 7 | 83 |
| 23 |  United States |
Weyes Blood | "God Turn Me Into a Flower" | 21 | 30 |
| 24 |  Martinique |
Stéfi Celma | "Du love et de l'eau" | 26 | 20 |
| 25 |  Israel |
NUNU & TOX1C | "S'il Vous Plait" | 11 | 65 |
| 26 |  Bulgaria |
Dara Ekimova | "Posle shte mu mislish" | 20 | 35 |
| 27 |  North Macedonia |
Marija | "Omilen" | 16 | 41 |
| 28 |  South Korea |
TripleS_AAA | "Generation" | 25 | 27 |
