Hungary in The Song 3

Hungary attempted to enter The Song 3. However, as Hungary was one of the seven last countries to confirm their participation, San Marino had to compete in the Pre-Qualification Round 3 on August 2022 for the mere two places available at the semi-finals in Nicosia. Their competing artist was ZZ Ward with their song "Sex & Stardust", written by Dave Bassett and Zsuzsanna Ward.

Participation
On July 23, MTV announced that they would be holding a national final to select their entry, and revealed the 6 competing songs on July 28. The format consisted of one final, with 6 songs.

National Selection
There were originally 7 songs due to compete, but "Incomplete" by Watson and yesyes was deemed ineligible and was subsequently disqualified.

Final
The winner was ZZ Ward with their song "Sex & Stardust".