Season 15

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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
Saint Pierre and Miquelon jesuisunepoubelle SPM La Première "Laisse-moi t'aimer" Laurie Darmon French
Sweden 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 jita26televisi El Hiwar Ettounsi "Rassi El Foug" Balti Arabic[2]
United Kingdom paldosreal.sss BBC "Jungle" Sugababes English
United States sandernl NBC "Infinitely Falling" Fly By Midnight English
United States 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
American Samoa
Faroe Islands
Germany
Guernsey
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Australia
Greece
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Denmark
Italy
Northern Mariana Islands
Kenya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Philippines
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 "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 Varningsklocka estraden 7 76
3 Denmark
4 Indonesia 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 "Obsession" Joywave 20 63
26 United Kingdom "Jungle" Sugababes 12 95
  1. Includes a phrase in Spanish.
  2. In the Tunisian dialect.
  3. Denmark was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.