Contestants of the preliminary in 2022
17 May 2022
| Alati, Vassia | Soprano | Netherlands |
| Aldadossova, Guldana | Soprano | Kazakhstan |
| Alhazov, Irena | Soprano | Israel |
| Alkhovik, Mariia | Soprano | Russian Federation |
| Amanzholova, Aigerim | Soprano | Kazakhstan |
| Blanik, Aleksandra | Soprano | Poland |
| Chae Sarah | Soprano | Korea |
| Choi Beomseok | Baritone | Korea |
| Choi Ho Jung | Tenor | Korea |
| Choi Jieun | Soprano | Korea |
| Coppens, Linsey | Mezzo-soprano | Belgium |
| Dani Dávid | Bass | Hungary |
| Danilov, Andrei | Tenor | Russian Federation |
| Erdős Róbert | Tenor | Hungary |
| Erndt-Sallerbec Vivien | Soprano | Hungary |
| Fenyvesi Gabriella Rea | Soprano | Hungary |
| Filipponi, Eleonora | Mezzo-soprano/Alto | Italy |
| Fritsche, Johannes | Baritone | Germany |
| Gabrielian, Vartan | Baritone/Bass-baritone | Canada |
| Giorgadze, Tsisana | Soprano | Russian Federation |
| Huledal, Lovisa | Mezzo-soprano | Sweden |
| Jeong Inho | Bass | Korea |
| Jung Jaewon | Tenor | Korea |
| Keegan, Shannon Patricia Aniko | Mezzo-soprano | United States |
| Keren, Sivan | Soprano | Israel |
| Kim Hyesoo | Soprano | Korea |
| Kim Seungri | Soprano | Korea |
| Kim Yijae | Soprano | Korea |
| Kim Jaesung | Tenor | Korea |
| Kim Sijin | Tenor | Korea |
| Kim Min Sang | Countertenor | Korea |
| Koshkinbayev, Dinmukhamed | Baritone | Kazakhstan |
| Kulagin, Aleksei | Bass | Russian Federation |
| Kuznetcov, Artem | Bass | Russian Federation |
| Lee, Kangyoon Shine | Tenor | Korea |
| Lee, Su Hong | Baritone | Korea |
| Lee, Seonwoo | Soprano | Korea |
| Matrenina, Anna | Mezzo-soprano | Russian Federation |
| Matushevskyi, Demian | Baritone/Bass-baritone | Ukraine |
| Medetova, Mariya | Soprano | Kazakhstan |
| Megyimórecz Ildikó | Soprano | Hungary |
| Menaszek, Ewa | Mezzo-soprano | Poland |
| Min Hanbyeol | Soprano | Korea |
| Mkhwanazi, Fanelesibonge | Soprano | South Africa |
| Mofokeng, Eddie | Baritone | South Africa |
| Molonfalean, Avram Benjamin | Baritone/Bass-baritone | Romania |
| Muschio, Claudia | Soprano | Italy |
| Nursultanov, Diyar | Baritone | Kazakhstan |
| Oh Eunji | Soprano | Korea |
| Park Yihoon | Tenor | Korea |
| Park Zoe Juhyun | Soprano | Korea |
| Perišić, Milan | Baritone | Serbia |
| Pilsl, Theresa | Soprano | Germany |
| Prysiazhniuk, Taras | Tenor | Ukraine |
| Puscas, Valentina | Soprano | Romania |
| Reed, Anthony | Bass | United States |
| Rossi, Mattia | Baritone | Italy |
| Roux Chamoux, Elsa | Mezzo-soprano | France |
| Salečić, Marija | Soprano | Croatia |
| Sanchez Barbadora, Santiago | Tenor | Spain |
| Sanz Pérez, Aitana | Soprano | Spain |
| Shuai Han | Tenor | China |
| Sitnikova, Yuliya | Soprano | Russian Federation |
| Slavikova, Jolana | Mezzo-soprano | Czech Republic |
| Song Jaemin | Baritone/Bass-baritone | Korea |
| Spinetti, Ian | Tenor | Brazil |
| Sungerel, Erdenebaatar | Baritone | Mongolia |
| Szeleczki Artúr Norbert | Tenor | Hungary |
| Tkachenko, Anastasiia | Soprano | Russian Federation |
| Todua, Teona | Soprano | Ukraine |
| Tuznik Natália | Soprano | Hungary |
| Van Mellaerts, Julien | Baritone | New Zealand |
| Vänttinen, Jussi | Baritone | Finland |
| Wang, Weilian | Tenor | China |
| Weinberg, Natalie | Soprano | United States |
| Xu Chen | Tenor | China |
| Zeinolla, Alikhan | Tenor | Kazakhstan |
| Zhang Shuai | Bass | China |
| Zhao Xiaofang | Soprano | China |