Gapolania in the Euclovision Song Contest 2022
| Euclovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Country |  Gapolania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival della Canzone 2022 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 February 2022 | |||
| Gapolania in the Euclovision Song Contest | ||||
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Gapolania will participate in the Euclovision Song Contest in Piraea], following its debut in the 2021 edition in Lavelle, Gaullica. The Gapolanese entry for the 2022 contest will be decided through the national selection known as Festival della Canzone, an annual competition format organized by the national broadcaster, Radiotelevisione Gapolania (RTG), consisting of two pre-final nights on 11 and 12 February and a final on 13 March. The show will take place in Anfiteatro di Marcelo Erbèna in Nassea.
Background
Prior to the 2022 contest, Gapolania had streamed the contest since 2013. Invitations for the Asterian members to participate in the contest were issued by the Euclean Broadcasting Union in the mid-2010s and the Gapolanese broadcaster decided to debut during the 2021 edition. Festival della Canzone, a format to determine a representative of the nation in the contest, is a popular music competition that was first organized in 1982, following the events of the Asterian Spring. It was created as an opportunity for established and new artists to revive the Gapolanese music scene and traditions. It was won by Alina Sefardù, with her song "Mai", sung in both Vespasian and Chanuche language, making the latter one appear in the contest for the first time. Sefardù finished 16th, receiving a total of 69 points.
On 10 November 2021 the broadcaster confirmed the country would take part in the next edition of the contest and would use the same format to determine its representative.