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 with Dotan and his song "Numb". 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.

Semi Final 1
''20 countries competed in Semi Final 1, and those countries all voted in this semi final. 10 Countries qualified to the Final with 11th place heading to Second Chance.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the Second Chance round.

Semi Final 2
''20 countries competed in Semi Final 1, and those countries all voted in this semi final. 10 Countries qualified to the Final with 11th place heading to Second Chance.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the Second Chance round.

Second Chance
The two Semi Finalists who finished 11th in each Semi faced off in a duel, Jurors could vote for one or the other and the winner advanced to the final.

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Grand Final
''25 countries competed in the Grand Final, while all 8 other NQs could also cote. Aruba did not vote and a 50% penalty to their points 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.''