Waffle Song Contest 4

Edition 4 of the Waffle Song Contest took place in Venice, Italy. This followed Italy's win in Edition 3 with Tananai and his song "Maleducazione". The city was selected in a vote instead of Milan and Sanremo. The Semi Finals took place on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of August 2022. The Grand Final took place on the 11th of August 2022.

50 Countries competed in Edition 4, 6 more than last Edition. There were 7 Debuting Nations:  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Estonia,  Finland,  Greenland,  Japan,  Jersey and  Malaysia. There were 9 Returning Countries and there were 10 Withdrawing Countries.

This Edition removed the Second Chance round following it's introduction in Edition 2. The winning song was from Netherlands who were represented by Jaap Reesema with his song "Alles Komt Goed". They won with a 19 Point margin over Scotland who were represented by Arctic Monkeys with their song "I Wanna Be Yours". Belgium finished last in the Grand Final while Malaysia,  Kazakhstan and  Portugal came last in the Semis.

Semi Final 1
''16 countries competed in Semi Final 1, and those countries all voted in this semi final. 8 Countries qualified to the Final. Denmark also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Semi Final 2
''15 countries competed in Semi Final 2, and those countries all voted in this semi final. 8 Countries qualified to the Final. Italy and Netherlands also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Semi Final 3
''15 countries competed in Semi Final 3, and those countries all voted in this semi final. 8 Countries qualified to the Final. Isle of Man also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Grand Final
''28 countries competed in the Grand Final, while all 8 other NQs could also vote. Every single finalist voted and no penalties were given out in the Final. The Top 5 countries all qualified to the first All Stars Edition. Albania, Antarctica,  Netherlands and  Sweden automatically qualified for the Final.''