The Current Music Competition October 2022 is the forty-sixth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, after Anorska's victory in the previous edition.
Rules[]
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- The entries must be released in August 2022 or September 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[]
- September 1, 2022: Confirmations start
- September 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
- September 12, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting stars
- September 27, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting deadline
- September 18, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
- September 25, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
- September 26, 2022: Grand Final results
Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
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National Finals[]
Пей Сърце (Peĭ Sŭrtse) October 2022- Dora:CMC // October 2022
- Finnish National Final
- Greek National Final
- An Tuairiscéan Eipiciúil 3
- Het Maandelijks Songfestival 19 // CMC October 2022
- SkopjeFestCMC October 2022
- Türkiye Seçiyor October'22
Pre-Qualification Round[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Mexico |
DeathbyRomy & AWAY | "I Kill Everything" | 4 | 96 |
| 02 |  Türkiye |
Kadnes | "Heyrano" | 3 | 108 |
| 03 |  Tunisia |
Mayfly | "Pretty Ending" | 7 | 73 |
| 04 |  Kiribati |
Fred & Tymo95 | "Russell" | 6 | 85 |
| 05 |  Finland |
Erika Vikman | "Kateus" | 5 | 92 |
| 06 |  DR Congo |
Tusse | "Dream Of Gold" | 1 | 128 |
| 07 |  Azerbaijan |
Bahh Tee & Turken | "Muzhchiny tozhe plachut" | 2 | 108 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  United States |
Natasha Hunt Lee | "The End of the World" | 7 | 81 |
| 02 |  Serbia |
Sanja Vucic | "Omadjijan" | 2 | 174 |
| 03 |  Faroe Islands |
Maria Ljósá | "I Don’t Know" | 26 | 19 |
| 04 |  Greece |
Amaria | "Yiati Me Rotas" | 22 | 39 |
| 05 |  Ireland |
whenyoung | "A Little Piece Of Heaven" | 15 | 54 |
| 06 |  Italy |
Paramore | "This Is Why" | 25 | 20 |
| 07 |  Netherlands |
Puck | "Als Je Me Loslaat" | 1 | 177 |
| 08 |  Bulgaria |
Pavell & Mihaela | "Da Tancuvash s Dyavola" | 12 | 59 |
| 09 |  Israel |
Idan Amedi | "Erev Erev" | 16 | 52 |
| 10 |  Canada |
ari hicks | "Two Sides" | 28 | 06 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan |
Bahh Tee & Turken | "Muzhchiny tozhe plachut" | 19 | 42 |
| 12 | Türkiye |
Kadnes | "Heyrano" | 9 | 66 |
| 13 |  Croatia |
Mia Negovetić | "Mijenjam Se" | 4 | 90 |
| 14 |  Norway |
AURORA | "Hunting Shadows" | 17 | 51 |
| 15 |  Australia |
Haillie | "Do It" | 11 | 60 |
| 16 |  Belgium |
Tamino ft. Angelé | "Sunflower" | 14 | 56 |
| 17 |  Romania |
Roxen | "Fool" | 18 | 48 |
| 18 |  Latvia |
Aminata | "Afrodīte" | 3 | 107 |
| 19 |  South Korea |
Kwon so jeong | "forest" | 10 | 65 |
| 20 |  Sweden |
Raindear | "Rush" | 5 | 85 |
| 21 |  Ukraine |
Tina Karol | "Vilʹni. Neskoreni" | 21 | 39 |
| 22 |  United Kingdom |
YUNGBLUD | "Tissues" | 20 | 41 |
| 23 |  Spain |
Missey, Julieta | "BALACLAVA" | 13 | 57 |
| 24 |  Japan |
Superfly | "Presence" | 24 | 30 |
| 25 |  North Macedonia |
Karolina Goceva | "Od Nebo Do Dno" | 23 | 34 |
| 26 | DR Congo |
Tusse | "Dream Of Gold" | 6 | 83 |
| 27 |  India |
Ash Lune | "Autophobic" | 8 | 69 |
| 28 |  China |
Flora | "Run Into You" | 27 | 10 |
