North Vision Song Contest 22

North Vision Song Contest 22;
Host
Broadcaster	BNT
Participants
Entries	41 (to date)
Returning	Azerbaijan; Egypt; Finland; Ireland; Kazakhstan; Montenegro; Romania
Withdrawing	Algeria; Georgia; Luxembourg
	Participation map Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer Confirmed countries Countries that participated in the past but not this edition ;
Voting
System	Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting
North Vision Song Contest
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North Vision Song Contest 22, often referred to as NVSC 22, will be the twenty-second edition of the North Vision Song Contest. The contest will be hosted in the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria, after Dara won the twenty-first edition of the contest with "K'vo ne chu".

Participating countries

As of 15 February 2017, 41 countries have confirmed their participation in the contest. This includes Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland, Kazakhstan and Romania who will all return after being absent last edition. Egypt will also return after last participating in the nineteenth edition.

Semi-finalists

Country	Artist	Song	Method of selection
Albania
Andorra			Internal selection
Armenia	Lucy	"Best of Me"	Internal selection
Austria	TBA 25 February 2017	TBA 25 February 2017	National selection
Azerbaijan			National selection
Belarus	Rita Dakota		Internal selection
Bosnia & Herzegovina			Internal selection
Croatia			National Selection
Cyprus			National Selection
Czechia	Nebe	"Zkus na chvíli mi lhát"	National selection
Egypt			Internal selection
Estonia	TBA February 2017	TBA February 2017	National selection
Finland			National selection
France			National selection
North Macedonia	TBA March 2017	TBA March 2017	Internal Selection
Germany			National selection
Greece
Hungary			National selection
Ireland			Internal selection
Israel			National selection
Kazakhstan			National selection
Latvia			Internal selection
Liechtenstein			Internal selection
Lithuania			National selection
Montenegro			Internal selection
Netherlands			National selection
Poland			National selection
Romania	Lariss	"Ladidadi"	National selection
Russia
San Marino
Serbia			National selection
Slovakia			National selection
Spain			National selection
Switzerland	TBA 25 February 2017	TBA 25 February 2017	Internal selection
Türkiye			National selection
United Kingdom			National selection

Finalists

Country	Song	Method of selection
Bulgaria		Internal selection
Faroe Islands	TBA February 2017	Internal selection
Morocco		National selection
Sweden		National selection
Ukraine		National selection

Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the North Vision Song Contest

Countries that are active members of the North Broadcasting Union (NBU) are also eligible to participate in the North Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

Active NBU members

Iceland: After withdrawing for the North Vision Song Contest 21, the country stated that a return this edition is very likely. However, on January 28, 2017, RÚV announced that it will not return, due to ongoing financial issues.
Ireland: It was announced 18 September 2016 that Ireland would be withdrawing from the North Vision Song Contest 21. A return in the future seems unlikely, but is not ruled out.
Luxembourg: On 29 January 2017, RTL announced that Luxembourg would not be competing in the twenty-second edition due to budget costs.
Monaco: Monaco hasn't participated in the contest since the seventeenth edition. The specific reason behind the withdrawal has never been confirmed. However, the country has always stated that a return in a future edition isn't ruled out, meaning that Monaco might return this edition.
Slovenia: Slovenia was also one of the countries that withdrew from the Northvision Song Contest 21. A return in this or a future edition is uncertain.

Associate members

Hong Kong: It's currently unknown whether Hong Kong will participate or not, as it has been confirmed that the country can only return for this edition if they will finish in the top 6 in the twenty-first edition, and subsequently participate as part of the Big 6 this edition, similar to last edition. As the country hasn't finished in the top 6 of last edition, it's unlikely that the country will keep its participation.

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