The Song Second Chance 3

The Song Second Chance Contest 3 was the second The Song Second Chance, organized between members of the international The Song fan club OGAE to select the best song not to make it to The Song 3 through their national finals. The contest was held in Buncrana, Ireland, following the country's victory at the second edition in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, with the song "Happiness isn't a Fixed state", performed by Kynsy.

Location
Buncrana is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is beside Lough Swilly on the Inishowen peninsula, 23 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Derry and 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of Letterkenny. In the 2016 census, the population was 6,785 making it the second most populous town in County Donegal, after Letterkenny, and the largest in Inishowen.

Buncrana is the historic home of the O'Doherty clan and originally developed around the defensive tower known as O'Doherty's Keep at the mouth of the River Crana. The town moved to its present location just south of the River Crana when George Vaughan built the main street in 1718. The town was a major centre for the textile industry in County Donegal from the 19th century until the mid-2000s (decade).

Buncrana is located on the eastern shore of Lough Swilly in north County Donegal. The main urban area of the town is situated between the Crana River to the north and the Mill River to the south. The principal street follows a rough north-south route and is divided into the Upper and Lower Main Street by the Market Square. The Main Street has a one-way traffic system. The River Crana is crossed by four bridges: Castle Bridge (which gives vehicular access to Buncrana Castle and pedestrian access to Swan Park), Westbrook Bridge (officially, Wilson's Bridge), the new Cockhill Bridge (officially opened in 2018[22]) and the old Cockhill Bridge (now a pedestrian bridge). The Mill River, south of the town, is crossed by two bridges: Victoria Bridge (known locally as the Iron Bridge) which is the main point of access to the town and the Mill Bridge which is at the end of the Mill Brae road at the south end of the town.

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 18th August 2022. Fourteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Ireland and Russia voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final. {{Legend|navajowhite|Qualifiers}}