Canticum Certamine 22

Canticum Certamine 22, also known as CC 22, was the twenty-second edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following Sónia Trópico's victory in the twnety-first edition. It was the second time Portugal hosted the contest. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) chose the Atlice Arena as the venue for the contest previously hosting the sixth edition, with Edgar Morais, Ricardo Pereira, and Nuno Roque as the hosts.
A total of fifty-three countries competed in Portugal. Kazakhstan, Latvia, Slovenia and Türkiye all returned to the contest. No country withdrew from the contest, despite the Serbian HoD originally planning to do so. In the crowd of fifty-three participants, one of them debuted in Canticum Certamine, that being Palestine. Palestine was the first country to debut since Türkiye in the seventeenth edition.
The winner of the edition held in Lisbon was Lebanon, with the song "Sirna" performed by Khansa. Khansa was the first ever single male-act to win the contest, as well as bringing the first ever victory for Lebanon. The country scored 385 points, only 4 points ahead of the runner-up, Ireland, represented by British-Grenadian singer Shygirl featuring promising Irish artist Cosha. Estonia achieved their second ever third place, meanwhile the United Kingdom, San Marino and Spain completed the top six of this edition. All countries were pre-qualified in the next edition.
==Format==
===Semi-final allocation draw===
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held in the Four Seasons Ritz, Lisbon. The big 6 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final each would country vote. The rest of the forty-two countries were divided into six pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined. From each semi-final, ten countries will join the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of twenty-six countries will participate.
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==Participating countries==
===Pre-Qualification Round===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Inga 	"No Dog On A Leash" 	1 	226
02 	 	Niara 	"Bilo je" 	6 	171
03 	 	Régina Demina 	"L' amour monstre" 	8 	141
04 	 	Greta Menchi 	"Fuori di me" 	3 	210
05 	 	Nayra 	"Pas Papa" 	2 	213
06 	 	JOON 	"Watch The Sky" 	9 	140
07 	 	Anna Vaverková	"Polepšovna" 	7 	161
08 	 	Zoë Livay 	"Vrouw Van De Wereld"	10 	135
09 	 	Mavi Phoenix 	"Woman I Trust" 	5 	189
10 	 	Lana Lubany 	"Sold" 	4 	202
===Semi-final 1===
Twenty-one countries participated in the first semi-final. Algeria, Italy and the United Kingdom also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Holiday Sidewinder	"Leo" 	1 	174
02 	 	La Fazani 	"Gjemi do pare" 	8 	126
03 	 	Samantha Hudson 	"Vodka Redbull" 	14 	102
04 	 	Joulie Fox 	"Pod Wiatr" 	2 	165
05 	 	mags 	"ygitbittky" 	4 	149
06 	 	Inji 	"Bellydancing" 	10 	120
07 	 	Shygirl, Cosha 	"thicc" 	3 	159
08 	 	Mavi Phoenix 	"Woman I Trust" 	9 	120
09 	 	Lana Lubany 	"Sold" 	7 	129
10 	 	FLØRE 	"Witch" 	19 	59
11 	 	Barbara Argyrou 	"Zali" 	17 	81
12 	 	George Ergem 	"Stolen Kisses" 	12 	116
13 	 	Mæhila 	"Toxicity" 	18 	81
14 	 	Selma Judith 	"Eat Your Soul" 	20 	55
15 	 	Dora Tomori 	"Mosquito Bite" 	15 	93
16 	 	Erika Rein 	"hihi." 	21 	49
17 	 	Ghoula 	"Zinek" 	16 	86
18 	 	Elsi Sloan 	"Harhakuva" 	5 	146
19 	 	Evija Vēbere 	"Divu klikšķu vērta"	13 	114
20 	 	Kedr Livansky 	"Sky Kisses" 	11 	120
21 	 	Stella Explorer 	"Gold Rush" 	6 	134
===Semi-final 2===
Twenty-one countries participated in the first semi-final. Belgium, Bulgaria and Portugal also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Sval 	"Smoke" 	13 	111
02 	 	Jeanne Added 	"Au Revoir" 	12 	116
03 	 	Paula Cendejas 	"Selena" 	8 	132
04 	 	Inga 	"No Dog On A Leash" 	7 	133
05 	 	JFDR 	"Life Man" 	14 	107
06 	 	Jojo Hung 	"Fire (Light It Up)"	21 	33
07 	 	Elayork 	"Festivalis" 	9 	130
08 	 	Parg 	"Araj" 	2 	170
09 	 	Bab L' Bluz 	"Yemma" 	19 	72
10 	 	Bejbi Motorola 	"Žena Zlo" 	5 	143
11 	 	Nayra 	"Pas Papa" 	4 	150
12 	 	Khansa 	"Sirna" 	1 	186
13 	 	La Femme 	"Nouvelle-Orléans" 	11 	121
14 	 	Flvke 	"January Sadness" 	16 	102
15 	 	Caroline Alves 	"Janeiro" 	20 	40
16 	 	Dlina Volny 	"Do It" 	15 	102
17 	 	Banoffee, Empress Of	"Tennis Fan" 	10 	124
18 	 	Martina Blazeska 	"Trading Love" 	18 	83
19 	 	Tucha 	"Sleyerka" 	6 	136
20 	 	Greta Menchi 	"Fuori di me" 	3 	153
21 	 	Phenix 	"When We Dance" 	17 	92
===Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Arssalendo 	"Sottopelle" 	9 	317
02 	 	Nayra 	"Pas Papa" 	7 	329
03 	 	Stella Explorer 	"Gold Rush" 	21 	215
04 	 	Elayork 	"Festivalis" 	25 	98
05 	 	Joulie Fox 	"Pod Wiatr" 	15 	244
06 	 	La Fazani 	"Gjemi do pare" 	16 	243
07 	 	Natalia Kills 	"Controversy" 	4 	356
08 	 	Banoffee, Empress Of	"Tennis Fan" 	20 	216
09 	 	Shygirl, Cosha 	"thicc" 	2 	381
10 	 	Mavi Phoenix 	"Woman I Trust" 	26 	60
11 	 	Raissa 	"Polícia" 	13 	275
12 	 	Khansa 	"Sirna" 	1 	385
13 	 	Tucha 	"Sleyerka" 	11 	297
14 	 	Inji 	"Bellydancing" 	17 	234
15 	 	Parg 	"Araj" 	8 	320
16 	 	Lana Lubany 	"Sold" 	22 	200
17 	 	Paula Cendejas 	"Selena" 	6 	332
18 	 	mags 	"ygitbittky" 	14 	267
19 	 	Inga 	"No Dog On A Leash"	3 	362
20 	 	Greta Menchi 	"Fuori di me" 	5 	349
21 	 	Bejbi Motorola 	"Žena Zlo" 	12 	288
22 	 	NIIVA 	"That Song" 	24 	143
23 	 	A Sul 	"Bleba" 	18 	234
24 	 	Holiday Sidewinder 	"Leo" 	10 	299
25 	 	Skemer 	"Out Of Favor" 	23 	168
26 	 	Elsi Sloan 	"Harhakuva" 	19 	225