History YMMV / EurovisionSongContest2022

* MemeticLoser:
** Intelligent Music Project from Bulgaria were the first participants to upload their song "Intention", and already when it came out, it was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage dull and mediocre rock song]], so when other songs began to surface, Intention was frequently found at the bottom of top lists on Website/YouTube, leading to the song becoming a joke among the fandom.
** While Poland's Ochman and his song "River" was widely praised, finishing in 12th place, the performance was heavily criticized due to how messy it was. Not only were there dancers whose dancing was way too odd for the kind of song performed, but if you watched it as it was recorded, then you will see tons of effects that look cheaply made and slapped on, which was especially mocked as it deprived from an otherwise good song. The mockery expanded as fans started editing other artists' performances to have the same editing shown in "River".
* MemeticMutation: [[MemeticMutation/EurovisionSongContest See the Contest's dedicated page.]]

* MemeticMutation: During the qualifiers' announcement in the first semi-final, host Music/LauraPausini had problems pronouncing the word "sixth" (as in "the sixth qualifier is..."). Her impromptu, frustrated exclamation of "porca vacca!" (a mild swear comparable to "holy cow!") quickly made the rounds on Italian social media.

* DancingBear: Spain, represented by Creator/ChanelTerrero, was one of, if not the most loved and popular act of the year, and that's majorly contributed to the incredible choreography performed by her and the dancers effortlessly. And she got over 200 points from both the juries and the televote (the only song that did it of the year), landing in third place and giving Spain its best result since 1995. Because of how popular the dancing is, though, when the act talked about, it's almost always about the dancing and not the song itself. Nowadays, the choreography and the song are pretty much inseparable.

* MemeticMutation: During the qualifiers' announcement in the first semi-final, host Laura Pausini had problems pronouncing the word "sixth" (as in "the sixth qualifier is..."). Her impromptu, frustrated exclamation of "porca vacca!" (a mild swear comparable to "holy cow!") quickly made the rounds on Italian social media.

** Special mention goes to the winning entry. Was "Stefania" a strong enough entry to win on its own merits, or was Kalush Orchestra´s victory only due to sympathy towards Ukraine (currently suffering from a Russian invasion)?

* BrokenBase: It´s safe to say that this edition was much more divisive than the previous one.

* MemeticLoser: Bulgaria's Intelligent Music Project was the first participants to upload their song "Intention", and already when it came out, it was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage dull and mediocre rock song]], so when other songs began to surface, Intention was frequently found at the bottom of top lists on Website/YouTube, leading to the song becoming a joke among the fandom.

* SleeperHit: While Rosa Linn's "Snap" only finished 20th at the Grand Final (its worst final performance to date), it found viral success on the Tik Tok social media in late June and ultimately became the most streamed entry once the streams of the main protagonists started to run their course. It became the first Armenian entry in the British, German, Irish and Italian charts, being in the top 40 in many places including down under in Australia and New Zealand.

* MemeticLoser: Bulgaria's Intelligent Music Project was the first participants to upload their song "Intention", and already when it came out, it was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage dull and mediocre rock song]], so when other songs began to surface, Intention was frequently found at the bottom of top lists on Website/YouTube, leading to the song becoming a joke among the fandom.

* BrokenBase: "Stefania" (Ukraine's entry). Was it good enough to win on its own merits, or did it only win because of sympathy due to the Russian invasion?

* MemeticLoser: Bulgaria's Intelligent Music Project was the first participants to upload their song "Intention", and already when it came out, it was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage dull and mediocre rock song]], so when other songs began to surface, Intention was frequently found at the bottom of top lists on YouTube, leading to the song becoming a joke among the fandom.

* BrokenBase: "Stefania" (Ukraine's entry). Was it good enough to win on its own merits, or did it only win because of sympathy due to the Russian invasion?