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| Year                   = 2022
| Contest                = Euclovision Song Contest
| Country                = Hennehouwe
| Preselection           = ''[[Het Grote Songfestival|Het Grote Songfestival 2022]]''
| Preselection date      = '''Semi-finals:'''<br>5 February 2022<br>12 February 2022<br>19 February 2022<br>'''Final:'''<br>26 February 2022
| Entrant                = 
| Song                   = 
| SF result              = 
| Final result           = 
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'''Hennehouwe''' is scheduled to compete at the [[Euclovision Song Contest 2022]] in tba, [[Piraea]]. The Hennish broadcaster, [[Hennish National Broadcasting]] (HNO) will use ''[[Het Grote Songfestival]] 2022'' in order to select the Hennish entry for the 2022 contest. After three semi-finals where 24 songs and artists will compete, a combination of regional juries and public televoting will be used to select the winner during the final, who will have the right of {{wp|first refusal}} to represent the nation at the contest.
==Background==
Prior to the 2022 contest, Hennehouwe had participated in the Euclovision Song Contest sixty times since its first entry in the inaugural contest in [[Euclovision Song Contest|1959]]. Hennehouwe had won the contest on four occasions: in [[Euclovision Song Contest|1966]] with the song "{{wp|These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|Lopen zoals ik zou moeten}}" performed by {{wp|Nancy Sinclair|Sanne Kool}}, in [[Euclovision Song Contest|1981]] with the song "{{wp|Woman In Love|Vrouw in ketens}}" performed by {{wp|Barbra Streisand|Barb van Daalen}}, in [[Euclovision Song Contest|1995]] with the song "{{wp|Fairground (song)|Lichtstraal}}" performed by {{wp|Simply Red|Rood en Vrienden}}, and in [[Euclovision Song Contest|2014]] with the song "{{wp|Dernière danse (Indila song)|Je reviendrai}}" performed by {{wp|Indila|Jasmeen}}. Since the introduction of the semi-finals, Hennehouwe has qualified for the final on all but two occasions.

At the [[Euclovision Song Contest 2021|2021 contest]], Hennehouwe was represented by {{wp|Eefje de Visser|Esmee Bloeme}} with the song "De Boulevard". The song finished in fifth place in the final with 128 points.

The Hennish public broadcaster, [[Hennish National Broadcasting]] (HNO), broadcasts the event within Hennehouwe and organises the selection process for the country's entry. Since 1961, HNO uses the annual song competition ''[[Het Grote Songfestival]]'' to select the Hennish entry for the Euclovision Song Contest. From 1961 to 2007, the competition was used to select the Hennish entry outright, however since 2008 the winner is no longer obliged to compete at the contest if they so choose, instead having the right of {{wp|first refusal}}. Along with their participation confirmation, HNO confirmed that ''Het Grote Songfestival'' would be used to select the Hennish entry for the 2022 contest, and that the right of first refusal provision would remain for the winning artist(s).

==Before Euclovision==
===''Het Grote Songfestival 2022''===
''Het Grote Songfestival 2022'' will be the fifty-ninth edition of the Hennish music competition ''Het Grote Songfestival'', which has been used to select the Hennish entry for the Euclovision Song Contest since 1961. The competition will consist of four shows: three semi-finals and a final, in which 24 artists and songs will take part. The semi-finals will be held on 5, 12 and 19 February respectively, with the final taking place on 26 February.

All four shows will be held at the [[Concertzaal]] in [[s'Holle]], and will be broadcast on [[Hennish National Broadcasting|De Eerste]] and [[Hennish National Broadcasting|Radio A]]. A {{wp|second audio program}} will be made available with commentary in {{wp|French language|Gaullican}}, {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} and {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}, with separate streams also streamed online via [[Hennish National Broadcasting|HNO Play]]. All four shows will be hosted by Laura Jacobs, Sienna Molenaar and Vito Russo.
====Format====
The format for ''Het Grote Songfestival 2022'' remains largely unchanged from the format used in the preceding years. Three semi-finals will be held on 5, 12 and 19 February. Eight songs will compete in each semi-final, with four qualifying for the final from each semi-final. The first three qualifiers from each semi-final will be determined by {{wp|televoting|public televoting}}, whilst the fourth will be determined by a ten-member expert jury panel. The exact results of the semi-final, including the identity of the televote and jury qualifiers respectively, will remain undisclosed until after the final. Twelve songs will compete in the final, from which the winner will be selected by a combination of jury voting by the [[Hennehouwe#Administrative divisions|ten regions]] of Hennehouwe (50%) and public televoting (50%).

The winning artist and songwriter(s) will have the option to represent Hennehouwe at the [[Euclovision Song Contest 2022]]. If they choose not to accept, the position will then be offered to the second place artist/songwriter(s) and so on until the position is filled.

====Competing entries====
As with previous years, the competing entries for ''Het Grote Songfestival 2022'' were drawn from a combination of sources including open submissions, artist invitiations and talent scouting. On 28 July 2021, HNO opened an online portal for open song submissions from songwriters and artists until 10 September 2021. HNO also reserved the right to invite submissions directly into the process from outside the open submissions phase. For the fifth year in a row, HNO will also invite artists from [[Hennish National Broadcasting|Project Vitrine]], the broadcaster's platfom for promoting new Hennish artists, with four places reserved for such compositions. Excluding external and Project Vitrine invitations, more than 500 submissions were sent to HNO. 

Songs must not exceed three minutes and thirty seconds in length (further shortened if the song goes to Euclovision) and must be sung in either {{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}}, {{wp|French language|Gaullican}} or {{wp|English language|Estmerish}}. In recent years, allowances have been made for songs which feature some lyrics in other languages on a case-by-case basis, but songs must still be predominantly sung in one of the aforementioned languages.

A three-stage process of selecting the finalists throughout late 2021, concluding with a final shortlist of approximately forty songs. In addition to artistic quality and experience, HNO also took into consideration the fair representation of gender, ethnic and linguistic groups as well as the variety of musical genres to determine the makeup of the twenty-four finalists.

The original list of the twenty-four competing entries was announced on 11 January 2022. Fifteen entries were selected via external invitations from HNO, six entries were selected from among the open submissions portal, whilst the remaining four entries were selected via Project Vitrine. For the first time since 2013, no previous winners of ''Het Grote Songfestival'' were among the competing entrants; however Cathelijn Welle, who finished third in ''[[Het Grote Songfestival|Het Grote Songfestival 2009]]'', represented Hennehouwe at the [[Euclovision Song Contest|Euclovision Song Contest 2009]] after the top two entrants opted not to participate. Goldboys, KENES, Leonie Nevensel and Saint-Peter were announced as the four artists selected through Project Vitrine.

On 17 January, HNO announced that Faz H, who had been due to compete with the song "Door alles", had been withdrawn from the competition following allegations of sexual misconduct. A replacement entry is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" 
! Artist
! Song
! Language(s)
! Composer(s)
! Selection
|-
|Alessandro
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksTDwL45sO0 Un milione di colori]"
|{{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}, {{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}}
|Alessandro, Arnout van Lis, Giorgio Coco, Leeroy
|Invited by HNO
|-
|AVA
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoNy6es7ta0 cellulaire]"
|rowspan="2" |{{wp|French language|Gaullican}}
|Ava Laroui, Seb Denebi
|Open submission
|-
|Badlands
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muuTI6xb3RA Au lever du soleil]"
|Benoît Lepoutre, Kevin Lepoutre, Ilyas De Mesmaeker 
|rowspan="5" |Invited by HNO
|-
|BANSHEÉ
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6g9xhf1LcQ When We Cry]"
|{{wp|English language|Estmerish}}
|Bianca Velghe, Jochem Bick, Jonas Van Eps, Kody Debruel, Parsa Dara
|-
|BLŒK
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWm853sZ2EE Dageraad]"
|rowspan="3" |Hennish
|Derk Veltmann, Hannes Leever, Heinke Sayer, Maarten Schoonhoven
|-
|Cathelijn Welle
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUt7pKdYuVQ Vlinders]"
|Cathelijn Welle, Arend Goens, Sanne Baltes, Stefaan van der Zee
|-
|Elise Koster
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiIN1lYa0e4 Alle lichten]"
|Calvin Meis, Ludo Ates, Sophie Koman
|-
|Ella Dewulf
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFbxn7XOJ_s Simplement]"
|Gaullican
|D'Arcy Bohen
|Open submission
|- bgcolor=#F08080
|<del>Faz H</del>
|<del>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tROih1bwxM Door alles]"</del>
|<del>Hennish</del>
|<del>Faz Mehrian, Marco Lesser, Paul Stam</del>
|<del>Invited by HNO</del>
|-
|Goldboys
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm64Eag373Y Rood alarm]"
|rowspan="6" |Hennish
|Fabio Depoortere, Kiru Melesse, Michiel Houge, Vito Caiazzo
|Project Vitrine
|-
|Jetta & Thies
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M02yxEwV_PQ Taal van de liefde]"
|Jetta Hegemans, Thies Kruk, Arend Goens, Marko Reel
|Invited by HNO
|-
|KENES
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC1NAbimaOQ Alles wat je doet]"
|Kenes Guret Harris
|Project Vitrine
|-
|Koen Scheper
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCfyq3PCak4 Voordat je een woord zegt]"
|Koen Scheper, Pascal Achter, Vincent Si
|Invited by HNO
|-
|Leclerc
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_sc54Z1v0 Zilverzee]"
|Lucas Leclerc, Arno Wykoff, Marcus Van Dusen, Mélanie Carlier
|Open submission
|-
|Leonie Nevensel
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O61BhJWnGpI Leven in symfonie]"
|Leonie Nevensel, Eva Vanderwaal, Florian Manne, Victor Constantineau
|Project Vitrine
|-
|Mr. Kisto
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMg9Y87h2Do La trompette]"
|Hennish, Gaullican, Estmerish, {{wp|Greek language|Piraese}}
|Ikram el-Akram, Jeremy Major, KojiKoo
|Invited by HNO
|-
|NESSA
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T9HvmOE7lM Nazomer]"
|Hennish
|Charlotte Sprock, Olivia Geen
|Open submission
|-
|Saint-Peter
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7jkeLXDfLA Exilé]"
|Gaullican
|Frederic Tousignant, Quinten D'hondt
|Project Vitrine
|-
|Secoiya
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cekkz0jA6U8 Onszelf]"
|Hennish
|Secoiya Latour, Estelle De Roo
|Invited by HNO
|-
|Thomas Red
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCOe8QhbdUA Take Me Away]"
|Estmerish
|Thomas Nicholson, Arianna Watkins, Danny Blendeman
|Open submission
|-
|Tic-Toc Zilverzee ft. Sander & Mathilde
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzicHU4rJLo Dansvloer]"
|Hennish, Gaullican
|Ivo Schock, Javad Riahi, Mathilde Raye, Remco Holte, Rinaldo Zini
|rowspan="4" |Invited by HNO
|-
|VESTA
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXzMYl6tv-4 Val]"
|rowspan="3" |Hennish
|Vesta Van Overstraeten, Sasha Mandt
|-
|Wolfkamp & Wenmers
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i45o0-dUdgU We zingen hele nacht lang]"
|Martin Wolfkamp, Rolf Wenmers
|-
|Yasmina
|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNpHYECWpyg Waarom]"
|Yasmina Kruizenga, Amadeus Augello, Lucas Amyot, Nadine Harren
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|colspan=5 style="background: #E7E7FF; text-align:center; |TBA
|-
|}

====Semi-final 1====
The first semi-final will take place on 5 February 2022. Eight songs will be performed, with four qualifying for the final. The first three qualifiers will be determined by the public vote, whilst the fourth qualifier will be determined by the votes of a ten-member expert jury panel between the five remaining songs.
====Semi-final 2====
The second semi-final will take place on 12 February 2022. Eight songs will be performed, with four qualifying for the final. The first three qualifiers will be determined by the public vote, whilst the fourth qualifier will be determined by the votes of a ten-member expert jury panel between the five remaining songs.
====Semi-final 3====
The third semi-final will take place on 19 February 2022. Eight songs will be performed, with four qualifying for the final. The first three qualifiers will be determined by the public vote, whilst the fourth qualifier will be determined by the votes of a ten-member expert jury panel between the five remaining songs.
====Final====
The final will take place on 26 February 2022. The twelve songs that qualified from the three preceding semi-finals will compete in the final. The winner will be chosen through a combination of jury votes from the ten regions of Hennehouwe and public televoting, with each weighing 50% of the overall vote. The winner will have the right of first refusal to represent Hennehouwe at the Euclovision Song Contest 2022.

==At Euclovision==
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