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{{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 12|logo=MLD12.png|year-held= | {{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 12|logo=MLD12.png|year-held=November 3, 2024 to December 22, 2024|slogan=Raise Your Voice!|venue=Estádio do Benfica|participatingamount=37|debutants=|winnerartist=[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|border]] dArtagnan|winnersong=[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|border]] "Ruf der Freiheit"|next=[[Season 13]]|previous=[[Season 11]]|legend={{MapLegend}}|map=}} | ||
'''Season 12''' of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Lisbon, Portugal'''. The winning country was [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Germany''', represented by '''dArtagnan''' with their song '''"Ruf der Freiheit"'''. They scored a total of '''151''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag of Finland.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Finland''' with '''148''' points. | '''Season 12''' of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Lisbon, Portugal'''. The winning country was [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Germany''', represented by '''dArtagnan''' with their song '''"Ruf der Freiheit"'''. They scored a total of '''151''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag of Finland.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Finland''' with '''148''' points. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 25 January 2026
Season 12 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal. The winning country was 
Germany, represented by dArtagnan with their song "Ruf der Freiheit". They scored a total of 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: Finland with 148 points.
Location
Participating Countries
A total of 37 countries participated in this edition of Melodia Song Contest.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
olympiaevergreen | RTSH | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | Albanian |
 Australia
|
theschemingturtle | SBS | "insubordinate." | alt. | English |
 Bahrain
|
jita26televisi | BRTC | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | English |
 Belgium
|
suppacoo | VRT | "Loser" | RORI | English |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | erminofernandes | BHRT | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | Bosnian[1] |
 Canada
|
sandernl | CBC | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | English |
 Czechia
|
it.domca.69 | ČT | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | English |
 Ecuador
|
valentinomore | EcuadorTV | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | English |
| File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | thejendyz | TVGE | "Fatiguée" | Anguesomo | French[1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Finland | moliesmosh | Yle | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | Finnish |
 France
|
eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | French |
| Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | German |
 Guam
|
twan7047 | KGTV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
 Hong Kong
|
meuw2202 | TVB | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
 Iceland
|
whothehellisorestis | RÚV | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | English |
 Ireland
|
pinguini | RTÉ | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | English |
| File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man | kasvi004 | BBC | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | English |
 Italy
|
esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | womansworld | BBC | "Solar" | dearALICE | English |
 Kenya
|
toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | Lithuanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | zakrusta | RTM | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | Malay |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Work of Art" | RONDE | English |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | moldovanatifi | TN8 | "UNA" | Stayleave | Spanish[1] |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | stevenesc. | KCTV | "Girls" | Nature | Korean[1] |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | randomguy213 | NRK | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | PTV | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | Tagalog |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | .ouannnn | TVP | "Alice" | Bassvictim | English |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | haepuff | RTP | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | English |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
 Sweden
|
tng8394 | SVT | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | French |
| File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | viciiiiiii | TVT | "OMNIPRÉSENCE" | Fyore | French |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | bluiethesharkie | BBC | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | skanyone | NBC | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | English |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | ctys0n | VTM | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 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 16th November 2024. The 32 participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 1 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Bahrain Hong Kong Ireland Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia Error creating thumbnail: Malta File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo |
Canada Error creating thumbnail: Finland Germany IcelandFile:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon Error creating thumbnail: United States |
Albania File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea ItalyFile:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey KenyaFile:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
Belgium Ecuador France Guam File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam |
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina Czechia File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man LithuaniaFile:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua |
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus North Korea, Sweden and United Kingdom voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Jersey moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Belgium
|
"Loser" | RORI | 7 | 83 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | "Fatiguee" | Anguesomo | 15 | 24 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 10 | 52 |
| 04 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 131 |
| 05 | Albania
|
"Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 9 | 55 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | "Omnipresence" | Fyore | 13 | 43 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | 16 | 17 |
| 08 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 5 | 86 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | Guam
|
"dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 113 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 8 | 65 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 6 | 85 |
| 14 | Hong Kong
|
"Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | dearALICE | 11 | 46 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 4 | 95 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Portugal and South Korea voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with St. Pierre and Miquelon moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 5 | 73 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 6 | 65 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Alice" | Bassvictim | 14 | 26 |
| 04 | Lithuania
|
"Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 8 | 61 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 11 | 46 |
| 06 | Kenya
|
"Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 65 |
| 07 | Iceland
|
"Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 4 | 91 |
| 08 | Ireland
|
"These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 10 | 56 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 1 | 114 |
| 12 | Czechia
|
"I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | Bahrain
|
"Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 2 | 95 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 2 | 95 |
| 15 | Ecuador
|
"Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | 12 | 44 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | "UNA" | Stayleave | 14 | 26 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on December 3rd. St. Pierre and Miquelon was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | dearALICE | 31.6% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 68.4% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Germany was the winner with 151 points, followed by Finland with 148 points and Guam with 142 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 21 | 53 |
| 02 | Kenya
|
"Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 109 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 13 | 75 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 148 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 11 | 84 |
| 06 | Guam
|
"dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 142 |
| 07 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Girls" | Nature | 10 | 89 |
| 08 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 151 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 24 | 46 |
| 10 | Sweden
|
"Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | 20 | 61 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 23 | 47 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 14 | 70 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | 7 | 105 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 5 | 111 |
| 15 | Albania
|
"Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | Lithuania
|
"Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 17 | 67 |
| 17 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | 25 | 41 |
| 19 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 9 | 95 |
| 20 | South Korea
|
"Love Attack" | RESCENE | 18 | 66 |
| 21 | Ireland
|
"These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 22 | 49 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 15 | 69 |
| 23 | Bahrain
|
"Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 12 | 80 |
| 24 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 26 | 37 |
| 25 | Iceland
|
"Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 16 | 68 |
| 26 | Belgium
|
"Loser" | RORI | 4 | 123 |