Waffle Song Contest 8

Edition 8 of the Waffle Song Contest will take place in Helsinki, Finland. This followed Finland's win in Edition 7 with BEAST IN BLACK and their song "Sweet True Lies". The city was not selected in a vote. The Semi Finals will take place on TBD 2022. The Grand Final will take place on TBD 2022/23.

41 Countries will compete in Edition 8, 9 less than last Edition. There were 6 Debuting Nations: Botswana,  China,   Curaçao,  Gagauzia,  Liechtenstein,  Nicaragua,  Northern Mariana Islands, and  US Virgin Islands. There were 5 Returning Countries and there were 21 Withdrawing Countries.

Semi Final 1
''17 countries competed in Semi Final 1. 10 Countries qualified to the Final. Australia, Guam and US Virgin Islands also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the Second Chance round.

Semi Final 2
''17 countries competed in Semi Final 2. 10 Countries qualified to the Final. Finland and Nicaragua also voted in this Semi Final.''

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.