Zellvision Song Contest 1

Zellvision Song Contest 1 was the inaugural edition of Zellvision. It was hosted in Toronto, Canada during Summer 2022. Malta won the contest with the Song "Scream" by Aviva. Sweden, the United States, Cyprus and Gibraltar completed the top 5.

Hosts
As this was the first edition of the Zellvision Song Contest, the rule stating that the host country should be the winner of the previous edition could not be applied. Therefore, Canada got hosting rights due to being the home country of Zelltraax. They however did not get an automatic spot in the final.

Faouzia hosted the semifinals alone and was joined by Tate McRae during the final.

Participating countries
40 countries competed in Zellvision 1. They therefore all made their debut. Despite being the host country, Canada had to earn their spot in the final like every other country due to getting hosting rights by default.

Semifinal 1
The first semifinal took place on July 31, 2022. 20 countries competed for 10 places in the final.

Semifinal 2
The second semifinal took place on August 14, 2022. 20 countries competed for 10 places in the final.

Final
The final took place on September 10, 2022. The 20 competing countries were the qualifiers from the semifinals.