Waffle Song Contest 5

Edition 5 of the Waffle Song Contest took place in The Hague, Netherlands. This followed Netherlands's win in Edition 4 with Jaap Reesema and his song "Alles Komt Goed". The city was selected in a vote instead of Emmen and Leeuwarden. The Semi Finals took place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of September 2022. The Grand Final took place on the 10th of September 2022.

51 Countries competed in Edition 5, 1 more than last Edition. There were 10 Debuting Nations: American Samoa,  Catalonia,  India,  Libya,  Mexico,  Northern Ireland,  Philippines,  Puerto Rico,  South Korea and  Switzerland. There were 7 Returning Countries and there were 16 Withdrawing Countries.

The winning song was from Vatican City who were represented by Pope Francis with his song "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!". They won with a 1 Point margin over Finland who were represented by Blind Channel with their song "Balboa". Iceland finished last in the Grand Final while Jersey,  Greece and  South Korea came last in the Semis.

Semi Final 1
''16 countries competed in Semi Final 1, Germany did not vote in the Semi and received a 50% Penalty. 8 Countries qualified to the Final. Netherlands also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Semi Final 2
''15 countries competed in Semi Final 2, Kosovo did not vote in the Semi and received a 50% Penalty. Greece also left the server before voting and received a 100% Penalty. 8 Countries qualified to the Final. Belgium and Guam also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Semi Final 3
''16 countries competed in Semi Final 1, South Korea did not vote in the Semi and received a 50% Penalty. 8 Countries qualified to the Final. Sweden also voted in this Semi Final.''

These countries advanced to the grand final.

Grand Final
''28 countries competed in the Grand Final, while all 23 other NQs could also vote. Gibraltar and Iceland did not vote in the Final and received 50% penalties. The Top 5 countries all qualified to the first All Stars Edition. Belgium, Guam,  Netherlands and  Sweden automatically qualified for the Final.''