Departure for: Portugal
Information
Departure for: Portugal was created by user skanyone on 20th July, 2025. The national final featured twelve artists with twelve songs, who would battle for the title of representing the United Kingdom
in MSC Reimagined 18. After a voting period, the results were announced on 30th July, 2025.
After receiving votes from 8 international juries, it was determined that Brooke Combe would represent the UK
, having scored a total of 65 points. Her song "Miss Me Now" also received the most 12 points out of any entries in the NF, at 3.
The runner-up position belonged to Salt Ashes, who received 57 points for her song "Lucy", and the third place was awarded to Griff & HONNE, whose song "1,000,000 X Better" received 55 points from the juries.
Juries
paldosreal.sss (will)
whothehellisorestis (Larry)
twan7047 (Twan)
aenthology (aen)
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot (Julian)
sandernl (Sander)
chromiliaghaztic (Chroma)
skanyone (Simon) - host
Results - summary
| Draw | Artist | Song Title | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Charlotte Jane | "10 percent" | 5 | 44 |
| 02 | IDER | "King Ruby" | 9 | 27 |
| 03 | Lovejoy | "Taunt" | 12 | 1 |
| 04 | Cher Lloyd | "One Drink Away" | 6 | 42 |
| 05 | Dylan Fraser | "The Storm" | 8 | 33 |
| 06 | Griff & HONNE | "1,000,000 X Better" | 3 | 55 |
| 07 | Tom Grennan | "Found What I've Been Looking For" | 4 | 47 |
| 08 | Salt Ashes | "Lucy" | 2 | 57 |
| 09 | Mura Masa ft. Tom Tripp | "helpline" | 11 | 25 |
| 10 | Hurts | "Voices" | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Mimi Webb | "Reasons" | 7 | 42 |
| 12 | Brooke Combe | "Miss Me Now" | 1 | 65 |
Results - detailed breakdown
