Participating countries
editOn 26 September 2022, the EBU announced that 16 countries would participate in the contest. After a 16-year hiatus, the United Kingdom returned to the contest, with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) replacing ITV, who previously organised the country’s participation in the contest between 2003 and 2005. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia did not return after having participated in 2021, with the latter's broadcasters having been indefinitely suspended from the EBU.[1] Prior to the contest, the songs from each of the participating countries were featured on a compilation album titled Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Yerevan 2022, put together by the EBU and released on 30 November 2022 by Universal Music.[2]
As the event began, the United Kingdom's Freya Skye was unable to sing live for the rehearsal that was filmed before the voting opened due to medical reasons, and playback was used.[3] The issue continued into the jury show, where footage from the first rehearsal was used as a replacement.[4] During the jury show, camera and in-ear device issues were reported for Serbia's Katarina Savić, who was allowed to perform again after the scheduled final performance of Ukraine's Zlata Dziunka.[5][6] On the day of the contest, it was announced that Savić would not be performing live due to medical issues, and that footage from her jury show performance would be used instead.[7]
France's Lissandro was the winner of the contest with the song "Oh maman!".[8] This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in 2020.
| R/O[9] | Country[10] | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Netherlands
|
Luna | "La festa" | Dutch, English[a] | 7 | 128 |
| 02 |  Poland
|
Laura | "To the Moon" | Polish, English | 10 | 95 |
| 03 |  Kazakhstan
|
David Charlin | "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" (Жер-Ана) | Kazakh, English | 15 | 47 |
| 04 |  Malta
|
Gaia Gambuzza | "Diamonds in the Skies" | English | 16 | 43 |
| 05 |  Italy
|
Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | Italian, English | 11 | 95 |
| 06 |  France
|
Lissandro | "Oh maman!" | French[b] | 1 | 203 |
| 07 |  Albania
|
Kejtlin Gjata | "Pakëz diell" | Albanian | 12 | 94 |
| 08 |  Georgia
|
Mariam Bigvava | "I Believe" | Georgian, English | 3 | 161 |
| 09 |  Ireland
|
Sophie Lennon | "Solas" | Irish | 4 | 150 |
| 10 |  North Macedonia
|
Lara feat. Jovan and Irina | "Životot e pred mene" (Животот е пред мене) | Macedonian, English | 14 | 54 |
| 11 |  Spain
|
Carlos Higes | "Señorita" | Spanish[c] | 6 | 137 |
| 12 |  United Kingdom
|
Freya Skye | "Lose My Head" | English | 5 | 146 |
| 13 |  Portugal
|
Nicolas Alves | "Anos 70" | Portuguese[d] | 8 | 121 |
| 14 |  Serbia[e]
|
Katarina Savić | "Svet bez granica" (Свет без граница) | Serbian | 13 | 92 |
| 15 |  Armenia
|
Nare | "Dance!" | Armenian, English | 2 | 180 |
| 16 |  Ukraine
|
Zlata Dziunka | "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" (Незламна) | Ukrainian, English | 9 | 111 |
- ^ "16 countries will 'Spin The Magic' at 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest" (Press release). European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Yerevan 2022 by Various Artists on Apple Music". 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (2022-12-09). "Poll: Who have you voted for in Junior Eurovision 2022?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-12-10). "United Kingdom: Freya Skye Will Not Perform in the Junior Eurovision 2022 Jury Show". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ @wiwibloggs (2022-12-10). "Serbia's Katarina Savić will perform her song again after the last act from Ukraine. This is because of "technical issues" she experienced during her performance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @wiwibloggs (2022-12-10). "We're hearing in the press room that there were camera issues. On top of this, Katarina could not hear herself" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Statement on Serbia's performance in the Live Show of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022". junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Lissandro wins Junior Eurovision 2022 for France!". junioreurovision.tv. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Junior Eurovision 2022: Running Order". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Participants of Yerevan 2022 - Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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