Season 15
Season 15 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in 
Gibraltar, Gibraltar. The winning country was 
South Korea, represented by Love x Stereo ft. Da1sy Doom with their song "< 끌어당김 @traction >". They scored 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Guernsey with 150 points, just one point behind the winner.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Vicotoria Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of 5.000 people. Fun fact; this is the only stadium existing in the entirety of the country, while it's also squeezed right next to the country's airport.
Participating Countries
40 countries participated this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Åland Islands
|
chromiliaghaztic | ÅRTV | "Varningsklocka" | estraden | Swedish |
 Angola
|
toniaczka | TPA | "Lua" | IVANDRO | Portuguese |
 American Samoa
|
twan7047 | KVZK-TV | "God Loves You" | Stela Cole | English |
 Australia
|
thejendyz | SBS | "Blind & Falling" | Outloved | English |
 Canada
|
lozzol | CBC | "Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | French |
 China
|
szszofi06 | CGTN | "I'mma be" | XLOV | English |
 Faroe Islands
|
skanyone | KVF | "Vero Min" | Eivor | Faroese |
 France
|
sandoli.112 | France Télévisions | "J’ai changé" | Kendji Girac | French |
 Germany
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | NDR | "Walk With Me" | Felix Jaehn, Shouse | English |
| Gibraltar
|
moliesmosh | GBC | "Champion" | Bishop Briggs | English |
 Greece
|
randomguy213 | ERT | "Ola I Tipota" | Mariza Rizou | Greek |
| Guernsey
|
kasvi004 | BBC | "Say" | Fred Roberts | English |
 Hong Kong
|
whothehellisorestis | TVB | "711" | Emei | English |
 Indonesia
|
hailflax | TVRI | "Tunggu Apa Lagi" | Nyoman Paul | Indonesian |
 Italy
|
esclorenzo | RAI | "Gocce di Limone" | Alex Wyse | Italian |
 Japan
|
itsme_notme | NHK | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | English |
 Kenya
|
dodgefulartist3 | KBC | "Violation" | Last Year's Tragedy | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Šitaip Isimylėt" | Ieva Narkutė | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
TheSchemingTurtle | RTL | "The Place We Used To Call Home" | District 7 | English |
 Malaysia
|
Zakrusta | RTM | "SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | Malay |
 Malta
|
moldovanlatifi | PBS | "Devil" | Red Electric | English |
 Moldova
|
.ouannnn | TRM | "MOFT.LOFT" | geeko!, Trap House Moldova, Gorby | Romanian |
 Netherlands
|
haepuff | AVROTROS | "Set Me Free" | RANI | English |
 Norway
|
suppacoo | NRK | "Operahuset" | Gabrielle | Norwegian |
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
pinguini | PBS | "Obsession" | Joywave | English |
 Philippines
|
wither2706 | ABS-CBN | "40-40" | Vetta Borne | English |
 Poland
|
tng8394 | TVP | "Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | Polish |
 Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Mountains" | Carolina Deslandes, Agir | English |
 Romania
|
valentinomore | TVR | "Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | English[1] |
| South Korea
|
stevenesc. | KBS | "Attraction" | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | English |
 Spain
|
meuw2202 | RTVE | "A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | Spanish |
 St. Pierre and Miquelon
|
jesuisunepoubelle | SPM La Première | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | French |
 Sweden
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eurofan98 | SVT | "Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | English |
 Taiwan
|
ctys0n | TTV | "Act Like That" | GENBLUE | English |
 Tunisia
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jita26televisi | El Hiwar Ettounsi | "Rassi El Foug" | Balti | Arabic[2] |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
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paldosreal.sss | BBC | "Jungle" | Sugababes | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Infinitely Falling" | Fly By Midnight | English |
 US Virgin Islands
|
blueythesharkie | WSVI | "Its Not Your Fault" | Maggie Lindemann | English |
 Vietnam
|
chalenn | VTV | "When The Night Ends" | Johnny Huynh | English |
Contest Overview
Semi-Final allocation draw
The draw to determine which semi-finals each non-automatic qualifier country would compete in took place on the 21st March 2025. The 36[3] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 5 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland Islands Canada China Japan South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom
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American Samoa Faroe Islands Germany Guernsey Sweden Switzerland United States
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Australia Greece Hong Kong Malaysia Moldova Poland Romania
|
 Denmark Italy Northern Mariana Islands Kenya Lithuania Luxembourg Philippines
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France Indonesia Portugal St. Pierre & Miquelon Tunisia US Virgin Islands Vietnam
|
Semi-Final 1
18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Angola, Gibraltar and Norway voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Japan moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
"A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | 8 | 58 |
| 2 | Germany
|
"Walk With Me" | Felix Jaehn, Shouse | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Switzerland
|
"Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | 1 | 124 |
| 4 | Kenya
|
"Violation" | Last Year's Tragedy | 17 | 18 |
| 5 | Tunisia
|
"Rassi El Foug" | Balti | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | Taiwan
|
"Act Like That" | GENBLUE | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Sweden
|
"Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | 5 | 86 |
| 8 | Malaysia
|
"SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | Canada
|
"Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | 6 | 73 |
| 10 | Japan
|
"Honeycrash" | SASAMI | 11 | 48 |
| 11 | Poland
|
"Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | 2 | 105 |
| 12 | Northern Mariana Islands
|
"Obsession" | Joywave | 3 | 99 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
"Mountains" | Carolina Deslandes, Agir | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | Romania
|
"Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | Lithuania
|
"Šitaip Isimylėt" | Ieva Narkutė | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
"Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | 9 | 56 |
| 17 | Faroe Islands
|
"Vero Min" | Eivor | 10 | 51 |
| 18 | Moldova
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"MOFT.LOFT" | geeko!, Trap House Moldova, Gorby | 18 | 18 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed (as Denmark was disqualified) in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Malta, and Netherlands voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with American Samoa moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
Blind & Falling | Outloved | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Åland Islands
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Varningsklocka | estraden | 7 | 76 |
| Denmark |
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| 4 | Indonesia
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Tunggu Apa Lagi | Nyoman Paul | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Vietnam
|
When The Night Ends | Johnny Huynh | 5 | 78 |
| 6 | Guernsey
|
Say | Fred Roberts | 1 | 124 |
| 7 | United States Virgin Islands
|
Its Not Your Fault | Maggie Lindemann | 6 | 77 |
| 8 | Greece
|
Ola I Tipota | Mariza Rizou | 13 | 48 |
| 9 | France
|
J’ai changé | Kendji Girac | 15 | 37 |
| 10 | Hong Kong
|
711 | Emei | 10 | 63 |
| 11 | American Samoa
|
God Loves You | Stela Cole | 11 | 58 |
| 12 | South Korea
|
Attraction | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | 2 | 92 |
| 13 | Philippines
|
40-40 | Vetta Borne | 3 | 90 |
| 14 | United States
|
Infinitely Falling | Fly By Midnight | 4 | 79 |
| 15 | China
|
I'mma be | XLOV | 14 | 42 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
Jungle | Sugababes | 9 | 64 |
| 17 | Luxembourg
|
The Place We Used To Call Home | District 7 | 12 | 43 |
| 18 | Italy
|
Gocce di Limone | Alex Wyse | 8 | 72 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on April 14th. Japan was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
"Honeycrash" | Sasami | 56.3% | Grand Final |
| American Samoa
|
"God Loves You" | Stela Cole | 43.8% | Eliminated |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. South Korea was the winner with 151 points, followed by Guernsey with 150 points and Poland with 135 points. Norway ended in the last place with 25 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland
|
"Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | 3 | 135 |
| 2 | Philippines
|
"40-40" | Vetta Borne | 5 | 129 |
| 3 | Gibraltar
|
"Champion" | Bishop Briggs | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | Vietnam
|
"When The Night Ends" | Johnny Huynh | 10 | 101 |
| 5 | Norway
|
"Operahuset" | Gabrielle | 26 | 25 |
| 6 | Italy
|
"Gocce di Limone" | Alex Wyse | 8 | 118 |
| 7 | South Korea
|
"Attraction" | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | 1 | 151 |
| 8 | Netherlands
|
"Set Me Free" | RANI | 4 | 134 |
| 9 | Åland Islands
|
"Varningsklocka" | estraden | 7 | 119 |
| 10 | Romania
|
"Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | 18 | 73 |
| 11 | Spain
|
"A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | 25 | 37 |
| 12 | St. Pierre & Miquelon
|
"Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | 24 | 40 |
| 13 | Malaysia
|
"SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | 9 | 102 |
| 14 | US Virgin Islands
|
"Its Not Your Fault" | Maggie Lindemann | 11 | 96 |
| 15 | Guernsey
|
"Say" | Fred Roberts | 2 | 150 |
| 16 | Faroe Islands
|
"Vero Min" | Eivor | 14 | 79 |
| 17 | Switzerland
|
"Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | 6 | 128 |
| 18 | United States
|
"Infinitely Falling" | Fly By Midnight | 19 | 66 |
| 19 | Malta
|
"Devil" | Red Electric | 15 | 76 |
| 20 | Hong Kong
|
"711" | Emei | 13 | 89 |
| 21 | Angola
|
"Lua" | IVANDRO | 22 | 60 |
| 22 | Sweden
|
"Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | 17 | 73 |
| 23 | Japan
|
"Honeycrash" | SASAMI | 16 | 76 |
| 24 | Canada
|
"Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | 21 | 60 |
| 25 | Northern Mariana Islands
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"Obsession" | Joywave | 20 | 63 |
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"Jungle" | Sugababes | 12 | 95 |