Mappervision Song Contest LXXXI

The was the eighty-first monthly edition of the Mappervision Song Contest, a song contest based on the Eurovision Song Contest, however, with alternate countries/nations in Mapperdonia acting as the participants instead of real-world countries. It took place in , ABSA Germany following the nation's victory at the May 2022 edition with Czech-Norwegian band performing "". This was the fifth time where ABSA Germany hosted the Mappervision Song Contest.
The winner of the contest was Serelet with the song "In Corpore Sano" by Serbian singer and icon Konstrakta. It was Serelet's first victory in the Mappervision Song Contest. It was the first time a non-English song won since the sixty-ninth edition (discounting Qami Qami, which contained a few lines in English.) ABSA Germany, Athis, Pannonia and Kurwalands rounded out the top 5.
== Location==
Shortly after ABSA Germany won the previous edition, AGTV, the national broadcaster of ABSA Germany, began seeking the host city and venue for the eighty-first installment of the Mappervision Song Contest. TBA venues submitted bids for hosting the contest.
City 	Venue 	Capacity	Notes
Berlin 	Max-Schmelling-Halle 	12,000 	
Berlin 	Velodrom 	12,000 	-
Cologne 	Lanxess Arena 	19,250 	Hosted the fifty-third edition of the contest
Dortmund 	Westfalenhallen 	16,500 	-
Munich 	Olympiahalle 	14,000 	-
Stuttgart	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle	15,500 	-
==Format==
===Stage design===
The stage design for the eighty-first edition of the Mappervision Song Contest was revealed on 5 June 2022. It depicts two halves of a stylised into wings, referencing the slogan "Freedom is Bliss". A large LED screen was also featured behind the above structure, which also featured LED lights.
===Fan-art===
For the first time since the eleventh edition, fan-art submission for the contest lasting up until the end of confirming was opened by the Mapperdonian Broadcasting Union (MBU) on 5 June 2022. The first national delegation to submit fan-art was Rélam's, depicting their nation's performance at the grand final.
Rélam MSC LXXXI fanart.png|The delegation for Rélam's fan-art, featuring artist Mabel representing the nation with her single "Let Them Know."
==Participants==
Results table is available here
Nation 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
ABSA Germany (Host)	Sam Ryder 	Space Man 	2 	63
Pannonia 	Gregory Dillon 	lovely. 	4 	52
Athis 	Harmonija Disonance 	Zima 	3 	59
New Russia 	Klaus & Servants 	Herstedvester 	9 	24
Kurwalands 	AURORA 	Exist for Love 	5 	44
Rélam 	Mabel 	Let Them Know 	6 	34
Serelet 	Konstrakta 	In Corpore Sano 	1 	81
Rhinea 	Véras, Stefano Keizers	Hallo 	7 	32
Vesniostein 	Chipzel 	Focus 	8 	24
Piliarus 	Jan Miseli 	Could You Edit It?	10 	17
===12 points===
No	Country 	Nation(s) awarding their 12 points
5 	Serelet 	ABSA Germany, Athis, Kurwalands, Rhinea, Rélam
2 	ABSA Germany	Pannonia, Piliarus
2 	Athis 	Serelet, Vesniostein
1 	Rhinea 	New Russia