OMSC 26

Online Music Song Contest 26, often referred to as OMSC 26, was the twenty-sixth edition of Online Music Song Contest, held in ????, after ???? won the previous edition of the contest.

The Pre-Qualification Round of OMSC 26 occured on the 24ᵗʰ April 2022, the Semi-Finals on the 1ˢᵗ May 2022 while the Final occured on the 8ᵗʰ May 2022. Fifty-five countries participated in the twenty-sixth contest, under the slogan “????!”.

Participants
Fifty-five countries participated in the twenty-sixth edition of the contest: ???? European countries, ???? Asian countries, ???? American countries, ???? Oceanian countries and ???? African countries.

In this edition Costa Rica, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat and Northern Cyprus participated for the first time.

Returning Artists
This edition featured ???? representatives who had performed previously as lead vocalists for a country in the contest.

Withdrawing Countries
These countries confirmed their non-participation in the twenty-sixth edition of the contest: