The Current Music Competition July 2022 is the forty-third edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece, after Amanda Tenfjord's victory in the previous edition.
Rules[]
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- The entries must be released in May 2022 or June 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[]
- July 1, 2022: Confirmations start
- July 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
- July 12, 2022: pre-qualification round stars
- July 17, 2022: pre-qualification round deadline
- July 18, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
- July 25, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
- July 25, 2022: Grand Final results
Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
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National Finals[]
Dora:CMC #04//July 2022- CMC - July 2022 - Greece
- An Tuairiscéan Eipiciúil
- Lietuviu Daina 4
- Het Maandelijks Songfestival 16
- SkopjeFestCMC July 2022
- Sudan's National Final
- Türkiye Seçiyor CMC 43
Pre-Qualification Round[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Romania |
SICKOTOY | "Said and Done" | 3 | 93 |
| 02 |  Bahrain |
Frank Turner, KT Tunstall | "Little Life" | 1 | 103 |
| 03 |  Ukraine |
LOBODA | "Molytva" | 5 | 77 |
| 04 |  Germany |
ILIRA | "Another Heart" | 4 | 83 |
| 05 |  Cyprus |
Charis Savva | "Léne Léne" | 2 | 99 |
| 06 |  Portugal |
Soluna | "Gano" | 6 | 67 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  France |
Bigflo & Oli, Francis Cabrel | "Trèfle" | 29 | 06 |
| 02 |  Lithuania |
2Kvėpavimas | "Panamera" | 30 | 05 |
| 03 | Cyprus |
Charis Savva | "Léne Léne" | 9 | 60 |
| 04 |  Malta |
MAXINE | "Lie Lie" | 21 | 26 |
| 05 |  South Korea |
JOSIN | "The World Behind" | 4 | 71 |
| 06 |  Mexico |
Demi Lovato | "SKIN OF MY TEETH" | 23 | 23 |
| 07 |  Turkey |
Selin | "His" | 6 | 66 |
| 08 |  China |
Yuyan | "Who" | 24 | 22 |
| 09 |  Ireland |
Talos | "All Ours" | 1 | 139 |
| 10 |  Australia |
Drella | "Night Crawls" | 16 | 49 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan |
Qonyratbay Fam & Jeltoksan | "MEMO" | 18 | 41 |
| 12 |  Greece |
Evangelia | "Ónira" | 7 | 64 |
| 13 |  Italy |
Emma Nolde | "Respiro" | 14 | 52 |
| 14 |  Israel |
Amy Lensson | "Like Strangers" | 12 | 57 |
| 15 |  United States |
Wallice | "Funeral" | 17 | 46 |
| 16 | Germany |
ILIRA | "Another Heart" | 25 | 19 |
| 17 | Bahrain |
Frank Turner, KT Tunstall | "Little Life" | 11 | 57 |
| 18 | Ukraine |
LOBODA | "Molytva" | 28 | 12 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria |
Dara Ekimova | "Byagam" | 2 | 78 |
| 20 |  Austria |
LOU PA | "Little Space" | 22 | 24 |
| 21 |  Serbia |
Mahrina | "Šta Šta Šta" | 5 | 68 |
| 22 |  Croatia |
NELA | "Sto godina" | 10 | 57 |
| 23 |  North Macedonia |
Antonia Gigovska | "Oko Moje" | 13 | 57 |
| 24 |  United Kingdom |
Chez Kane | "Powerzone" | 26 | 15 |
| 25 |  Japan |
XG | "MASCARA" | 20 | 32 |
| 26 |  Mongolia |
Becca | "Yag Esregeer ni" | 19 | 37 |
| 27 | Romania |
SICKOTOY | "Said and Done" | 27 | 15 |
| 28 |  Sweden |
Daniella Binyamin | "Toothpaste Kisses" | 3 | 76 |
| 29 |  Sudan |
Marina Satti | "SPIRTO KE VENZINI" | 8 | 62 |
| 30 |  Netherlands |
Puck | "Dansen In De Regen" | 15 | 49 |
