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== Participating countries<span class="anchor" id="Provisional list of participating countries"></span> ==
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On 26 September 2022, the EBU announced that 16 countries would participate in the contest. After a 16-year hiatus, the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|Junior}} returned to the contest, with the [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) replacing [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], who previously organised the country’s participation in the contest between 2003 and 2005. {{Esccnty|Azerbaijan|Junior}}, {{Esccnty|Bulgaria|Junior}}, {{Esccnty|Germany|Junior}} and {{Esccnty|Russia|Junior}} did not return after having participated in 2021, with the latter's broadcasters having been indefinitely suspended from the EBU.<ref name="Participation list">{{cite press release|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/09/16-countries-will-spin-the-magic-at-20th-junior-eurovision-song-contest|title=16 countries will 'Spin The Magic' at 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)|date=26 September 2022|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> 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 Group|Universal Music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/am/album/junior-eurovision-song-contest-yerevan-2022/1656240592 |title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Yerevan 2022 by Various Artists on Apple Music |date=30 November 2022 |access-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130012721/https://music.apple.com/am/album/junior-eurovision-song-contest-yerevan-2022/1656240592 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=2022-12-09 |title=Poll: Who have you voted for in Junior Eurovision 2022? |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/12/09/online-public-voting-opens-junior-eurovision-2022/274047/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]]}}</ref> The issue continued into the jury show, where footage from the first rehearsal was used as a replacement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2022-12-10 |title=United Kingdom: Freya Skye Will Not Perform in the Junior Eurovision 2022 Jury Show |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/12/10/freya-skye-junior-eurovision-2022-jury-show/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1601617996354813953|user=wiwibloggs|title=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.|date=2022-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1601619190422511616|user=wiwibloggs|title=We’re hearing in the press room that there were camera issues. On top of this, Katarina could not hear herself.|date=2022-12-10}}</ref> 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.<ref name="SerbiaSick" />

{{Esccnty|France|Junior|y=2022}}'s Lissandro was the winner of the contest with the song "{{Lang|fr|italics=no|Oh maman!}}".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title=Lissandro wins Junior Eurovision 2022 for France! |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/Lissandro-wins-junior-eurovision-2022-France |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=junioreurovision.tv |language=en}}</ref> This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in {{Escyr|2020|Junior}}.

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="clear:left;"
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/junior-eurovision-2022-running-order|title=Junior Eurovision 2022: Running Order|work=Junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=5 December 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Country<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participants of Yerevan 2022 - Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2022/participants |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Place
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 01
|{{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2022}}
|Luna
|"{{lang|it|italics=no|La festa}}"
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]], English{{efn|Contains three repeated words in [[Italian language|Italian]]}}
| 7
| 128
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 02
|{{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2022}}
|Laura
|"To the Moon"
|[[Polish language|Polish]], English
| 10
| 95
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 03
|{{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2022}}
| David Charlin
|"Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" {{Small|({{lang|kk|Жер-Ана}})}}
|[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], English
| 15
| 47
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 04
|{{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2022}}
| Gaia Gambuzza
| "Diamonds in the Skies"
| English
| 16
| 43
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 05
|{{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2022}}
|Chanel Dilecta
|"Bla Bla Bla"
|[[Italian language|Italian]], English
| 11
| 95
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold" | 06
|{{Esc|France|Junior|y=2022}}
| Lissandro
|"{{Lang|fr|italics=no|Oh maman!}}"
|[[French language|French]]{{efn|Contains a repeated phrase in [[English language|English]]}}
| 1
| 203
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 07
|{{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2022}}
| Kejtlin Gjata
| "{{Lang|sq|italics=no|Pakëz diell}}"
|[[Albanian language|Albanian]]
| 12
| 94
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 08
|{{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2022}}
|Mariam Bigvava
| "I Believe"
|[[Georgian language|Georgian]], English
| 3
| 161
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 09
|{{Esc|Ireland|Junior|y=2022}}
|Sophie Lennon
|"Solas"
|[[Irish language|Irish]]
| 4
| 150
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
|{{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2022}}
|Lara feat. Jovan and Irina
|"{{lang|mk-Latn|Životot e pred mene|i=unset}}" {{Small|({{lang|mk|Животот е пред мене }})}}
|[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], English
| 14
| 54
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
|{{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2022}}
|Carlos Higes
|"Señorita"
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]{{efn|Contains repeated phrases in English}}
| 6
| 137
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
|{{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2022}}
|Freya Skye
|"Lose My Head"
|English
| 5
| 146
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
|{{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2022}}
|Nicolas Alves
|"Anos 70"
|[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]{{efn|Specifically [[Brazilian Portuguese]].}}
| 8
| 121
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
|{{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2022}}{{Efn|Due to medical reasons related to their representative Katarina Savić, Serbia competed using footage from their jury show performance, recorded on 10 December.<ref name="SerbiaSick">{{Cite web |last=|first=|date=2022-12-11 |title=Statement on Serbia's performance in the Live Show of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/statement-serbias-performance-live-show-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2022 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=junioreurovision.tv |publisher=[[EBU]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>}}
| Katarina Savić
|"Svet bez granica" {{Small|({{lang|sr|Свет без граница}})}}
|[[Serbian language|Serbian]]
|13
|92
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
|{{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2022}}
| Nare
|"Dance!"
|[[Armenian language|Armenian]], English
| 2
| 180
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
|{{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2022}}
|Zlata Dziunka
|"{{lang|uk-Latn|Nezlamna|i=unset}} (Unbreakable)" {{Small|({{lang|uk|Незламна}})}}
|[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], English
| 9
| 111
|}