Pitvision Song Contest 2022

The Pitvision Song Contest 2022 was the 2nd edition of the Pitvision Song Contest. It took place in Rejkjavík, Iceland, after they won the 2021 contest with the song "Mermaid" by Skott with 826 points. The contest was held at the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, and consisted of four quarterfinals on 30 April and 1 May. The semi-finals were held on 8 and 10 May, and the final on 14 May 2022. The four live shows were presented by Icelandic singers Daði Freyr and Yohanna, joining them last years winner Skott.

One-hundret-and-three countries participated in the contest, with twenty countries ceasing their participation, therefore also twenty other countries gave their debut in this year's contest.

The winner was Trinidad and Tobago with the song "I like it", performed by Cardi B, J Balvin and Bad Bunny. Poland, North Korea, South Korea and Luxembourg rounded out the top five.

Bidding phase
By tradition, Iceland received the right to host the Pitvision Song Contest after the country won the competition in 2021. The Icelandichost broadcaster RÚV launched the bidding process in the same month, in which there were submitted three arenas to host the event, two in Rejkjavík and one in Kópavogur. In August 2021, Rejkjavík's Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre was announced as the host venue of the Pitvision Song Contest 2022.

Visual Design
The contest's slogan, "Fly Together", was unveiled in October 2021, that all participating countres are flying to get to the arena in Reykjavík.

Opening and Interval Acts
The first semi-final was opened by Skott, performing her winning song "Mermaid", and also featured Daði Freyr with "Ten Years". The second semi-final included Yohanna performing her song "Is It True?".

The final was opened with the traditional flag parade introducing the 26 countries, who were left in the competittion. It also featured Daði Freyr with his song "Think About Things" and Skott with her songs "Sunshine" and "Midas". In addition, Aurora, a norwegian world-wide known singer, performed her song "The Seed" and announced her participation for next year's Pitvision Song Contest, representing not Norway but instead the Faroe Islands.

Participating Countries
in November 2021, ESC Pit announced that the contest in 2022 would consist of 103 countries, announcing also all withdrawals and debuts for that year.

Quater-Finals
In each quaterfinal, 10 countries will qualify for the next round. The voting looks like followed: Each country has a jury and televote. Each of them giving points 1 to 8, 10 and 12. If a country fails to be in the Top Ten after these points, they are eliminated from the contest.