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| Euclovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Country |  Hennehouwe | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Het Grote Songfestival 2022 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 5 February 2022 12 February 2022 19 February 2022 Final: 26 February 2022 | |||
| Hennehouwe in the Euclovision Song Contest | ||||
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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 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 1959. Hennehouwe had won the contest on four occasions: in 1966 with the song "Lopen zoals ik zou moeten" performed by Sanne Kool, in 1981 with the song "Vrouw in ketens" performed by Barb van Daalen, in 1995 with the song "Lichtstraal" performed by Rood en Vrienden, and in 2014 with the song "Je reviendrai" performed by Jasmeen. Since the introduction of the semi-finals, Hennehouwe has qualified for the final on all but two occasions.
At the 2021 contest, Hennehouwe was represented by 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 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 De Eerste and Radio A. A second audio program will be made available with commentary in Gaullican, Estmerish and Vespasian, with separate streams also streamed online via HNO Play. All four shows will be hosted by Laura Jacobs, Sienna Molenaar and Vito Russo.