Waffle Song Contest 3

Edition 3 of the Waffle Song Contest took place in Groningen, The Netherlands. This followed The Netherlands's win in Edition 2. The city was selected in a vote instead of Amsterdam and Maastricht. The Semi Finals took place on the 7th and 8th of July 2022. The Second Chance round took place on the 9th of June. the Grand Final took place on the 17th of June 2022.

44 Countries competed in Edition 3, 11 more than last Edition. There were 19 Debuting Nations:  Åland Islands,  Algeria,  Antarctica,  Aruba,  Bulgaria,  Christmas Island,  Denmark,  French Polynesia,  Gibraltar,  Guam,  Guernsey,  Isle Of Man,  Kazakhstan,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  Montenegro,  New Zealand,  Svalbard,  Vatican City. There were 3 Returning Countries and there were 9 Withdrawing Countries.

This Edition removed Televoting following it's introduction in Edition 2. The winning song was from Italy who were represented by Tananai with his song "Maleducazione". They won with a 3 Point margin over Isle of Man who were represented by Nothing But Thieves with their song "Amsterdam". Aruba finished last in the Grand Final while England and  Romania came last in the Semis.