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'''Season 20''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|20px|border]] '''Malacca, Malaysia'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] '''Lithuania''', represented by '''VELVET''' with their song '''"PAŽADĖTA"'''. They scored '''147''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_United Kingdom.svg|border|20x20px]] '''United Kingdom''' with '''142''' points. | '''Season 20''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|20px|border]] '''Malacca, Malaysia'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] '''Lithuania''', represented by '''VELVET''' with their song '''"PAŽADĖTA"'''. They scored '''147''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_United Kingdom.svg|border|20x20px]] '''United Kingdom''' with '''142''' points. | ||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
This season’s contest was held in Encore Melaka in the city of Malacca, swifting the contest again outside the country's capital. Encore Melaka is a modern, state-of-the-art theatre in Malacca, Malaysia, known for its stunning architecture and 360-degree rotating auditorium. With a capacity of around 2,000, it offers an impressive setting for large-scale performances and international events. | '''Malacca''' (Melaka), a historic port city on the southwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is renowned for its rich multicultural heritage shaped by centuries of trade and colonial influence. Once a powerful sultanate and later ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, the city blends Malay, Chinese, Indian, and European traditions in its architecture, cuisine, and culture. Its UNESCO-listed historic center features iconic landmarks such as the red-painted Dutch Square, the A Famosa fortress, St. Paul’s Hill, and the vibrant Jonker Street in Chinatown. Malacca is also known for its Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) culture and unique fusion food. With its calm riverfront, museums, and layered history, the city offers a charming and atmospheric look into Malaysia’s past. | ||
This season’s contest was held in '''Encore Melaka''' in the city of Malacca, swifting the contest again outside the country's capital. Encore Melaka is a modern, state-of-the-art theatre in Malacca, Malaysia, known for its stunning architecture and 360-degree rotating auditorium. With a capacity of around 2,000, it offers an impressive setting for large-scale performances and international events. | |||
== Participating Countries == | == Participating Countries == | ||
38 countries initially declared interest in participation this season. | 38 countries initially declared interest in participation this season. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 28 November 2025
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Location
Malacca (Melaka), a historic port city on the southwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is renowned for its rich multicultural heritage shaped by centuries of trade and colonial influence. Once a powerful sultanate and later ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, the city blends Malay, Chinese, Indian, and European traditions in its architecture, cuisine, and culture. Its UNESCO-listed historic center features iconic landmarks such as the red-painted Dutch Square, the A Famosa fortress, St. Paul’s Hill, and the vibrant Jonker Street in Chinatown. Malacca is also known for its Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) culture and unique fusion food. With its calm riverfront, museums, and layered history, the city offers a charming and atmospheric look into Malaysia’s past.
This season’s contest was held in Encore Melaka in the city of Malacca, swifting the contest again outside the country's capital. Encore Melaka is a modern, state-of-the-art theatre in Malacca, Malaysia, known for its stunning architecture and 360-degree rotating auditorium. With a capacity of around 2,000, it offers an impressive setting for large-scale performances and international events.
Participating Countries
38 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
sandernl | SBS | "Accelerator" | Blusher | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Austria | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | ORF | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | English |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | aenthology | BTV | "Head" | Robyn L | English |
 Brazil
|
andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "Sombre" | TSUKI | French |
 Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | English |
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | valentinomore | GBC | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Greece | stevenesc. | ERT | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | Greek |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | English |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | meuw2202 | RÚV | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | Icelandic |
| Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI, Prince Husein, Sara Fajira | Indonesian |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | haepuff | Doordarshan | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | English |
 Ireland
|
ctys0n | RTÉ | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | mulltqncas | RAI | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | Italian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | vasco.dot | NHK | "QUEEN" | LiSA | English, Japanese |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | some_random_goober | BBC | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | English |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | jita26televisi | JRTV | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | Arabic |
| Error creating thumbnail: Kosovo | whothehellisorestis | RTK | "Again Again" | Sahati | Albanian, English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | randomguy213 | LTR | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | zakrusta | RTM | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | Malaysian |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | suppacoo | NTA | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | szszofi06 | KCTV | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | tng8394 | PTV | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | Urdu |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "First Luv" | BINI | English, Filippino |
 Poland
|
skanyone | TVP | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | Polish |
 Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Lie You Love It" | NEEV | English |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
twan7047 | TVS | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | moliesmosh | KBS | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | thejendyz | RTVE | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | pinguini | SVT | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | English |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Going Under" | PYTH | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
 United States
|
paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Top Down" | 3Quency | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | hannestheluser | WSVI | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 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 9th October 2025. The 33 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based on their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailable.
Semi-Final 1
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus China and United Kingdom and voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Botswana moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 11 | 48 |
| 02 | Brazil
|
"SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 10 | 51 |
| 03 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 1 | 114 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 8 | 68 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | 16 | 17 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "QUEEN" | LiSA | 2 | 114 |
| 07 | São Tomé and Príncipe
|
"MACHUCA" | Suzete | 14 | 38 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 6 | 84 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Going Under" | PYTH | 3 | 107 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | 13 | 40 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI | 15 | 33 |
| 12 | Ireland
|
"Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 5 | 95 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 9 | 61 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 7 | 84 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | "First Luv" | BINI | 17 | 10 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Jordan, Kosovo and Malaysia voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with United States moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 10 | 67 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Austria | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | 13 | 46 |
| 03 | Portugal
|
"Lie You Love It" | NEEV | 15 | 25 |
| 04 | Poland
|
"Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | 12 | 58 |
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | 1 | 116 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 2 | 105 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 5 | 75 |
| 08 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 6 | 75 |
| 09 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 8 | 74 |
| 10 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | 63 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 3 | 102 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | 16 | 21 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | 14 | 31 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 7 | 75 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 9 | 68 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Greece | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 4 | 101 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on October 27th. United States was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 43.5% | Eliminated |
| United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 56.5% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Lithuania was the winner with 147 points, followed by the United Kingom with 142 points and Malaysia with 140 points. Jordan ended in the last place with 19 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 12 | 90 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | 26 | 19 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | 3 | 140 |
| 04 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Animals" | Architects | 2 | 142 |
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | 4 | 117 |
| 06 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | 23 | 49 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 18 | 72 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 5 | 115 |
| 09 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 13 | 86 |
| 10 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 22 | 50 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 15 | 82 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 16 | 79 |
| 13 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 14 | 84 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Kosovo | "Again Again" | Sahati | 25 | 36 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 11 | 91 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 1 | 147 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Greece | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 7 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 17 | 79 |
| 19 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 6 | 111 |
| 20 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 20 | 62 |
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "QUEEN" | LiSA | 8 | 95 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Going Under" | PYTH | 9 | 95 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 21 | 57 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 10 | 94 |
| 25 | Brazil
|
"SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 24 | 44 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 19 | 71 |
References
- ↑ including MC GW, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC Jhey, MC Nito