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{{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 23|logo=MLD23.png|year-held=2026|slogan=TBA|venue=TBA|participatingamount=42|debutants=|winnerartist=[[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] TBD |winnersong=[[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] "TBD"|next=[[Season 24]]|previous=[[Season 22]]}}
{{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 23|logo=MLD23.png|year-held=2026|slogan=Vibe!|venue=Unibet Arena|participatingamount=42|debutants=|winnerartist=[[File: Flag_of_Netherlands.svg|20px|border]] ANNE |winnersong=[[File: Flag_of_Netherlands.svg|20px|border]] "Zieke Wereld"|next=[[Season 24]]|previous=[[Season 22]]}}
'''Season 23''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is currently being held in [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20px|border]] '''Talinn, Estonia'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] '''TBD''', represented by '''TBA''' with their song '''"TBA"'''. They scored '''TBD''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_None.svg|border|20x20px]] '''TBD''' with '''TBA''' points.
'''Season 23''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20px|border]] '''Talinn, Estonia'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_Netherlands.svg|20px|border]] '''The Netherlands''', represented by '''ANNE''' with her song '''"Zieke Wereld"'''. They scored '''174''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_Switzerland.svg|border|20x20px]] '''Switzerland''' with '''136''' points.
== Location ==
== Location ==
The 23rd season of Melodia was hosted in Estonia's '''Unibet Arena''', an arena in Talinn that could house up to 10,000 people at a time, spanning over 13,220m², spread out over 4 floors. Many performers have step foot on the arena's stage, including the likes of Ed Sheeran, Cirque de Soleil, Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, and Haloo Helsinki!, the latter being '''[[Finland|Finland's]]''' representative in [[Season 17]]. The arena was also utilized as Eurovision's venue back in 2002.


== Participating Countries ==
== Participating Countries ==
42 countries declared interest in participation this season.  
42 countries declared interest in participation this season. [[Montserrat]] was originally scratched off the participant list after failing to send an entry in a timely manner, but after an internal discussion, they eventually debuted in the contest after the discourse.  
{| class ="wikitable"
{| class ="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Country
! colspan="2" | Country
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! Artist
! Artist
! Language
! Language
|-
| [[File:Flag of Armenia.svg|20px|border]] [[Armenia]]
| haepuff
| AMTV
| "Till We Die"
| Julia Rizik
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] [[Australia]]
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] [[Australia]]
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| some_random_goober  
| some_random_goober  
| Bolivia TV
| Bolivia TV
| ""
| "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos"
|  
| Allison Ayaviri
| Spanish
| Spanish
|-
| [[File:Flag of Cameroon.svg|20px|border]] [[Cameroon]]
| jesuisunepoubelle
| CRTV
| "Tu veux me?"
| Yoa
| French
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|border]] [[Denmark]]
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|border]] [[Denmark]]
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| thejendyz  
| thejendyz  
| CyBC
| CyBC
| ""
| "MAGKAS"
|
| Daphne Lawrence
|
| Greek
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20px|border]] [[Estonia]]
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20px|border]] [[Estonia]]
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| toniaczka  
| toniaczka  
| RTG
| RTG
| ""
| "À jamais"
|
| Yena Blue
|
| French
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] [[Greece]]
| [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] [[Greece]]
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| georgianpotato
| georgianpotato
| GPB
| GPB
| ""
| "Baggage"
|
| Peraia Holder
|
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Guam.svg|20px|border]] [[Guam]]
| [[File:Flag of Guam.svg|20px|border]] [[Guam]]
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| paldosreal.sss  
| paldosreal.sss  
| IRIB
| IRIB
|
| "Dumb 4 All"
|
| Ms* Gloom
|
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|border]] [[Ireland]]
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|border]] [[Ireland]]
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| chromiliaghaztic  
| chromiliaghaztic  
| NHK
| NHK
| ""
| "1000 Days of Moments"
|
| noa
| Japanese
| Japanese
|-
|-
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| mightyhaos  
| mightyhaos  
| KZ1
| KZ1
| ""
| "Stone"
|
| Apricot
|
| Kazakh
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|20px|border]] [[Latvia]]
| [[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|20px|border]] [[Latvia]]
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| Gapoljeri
| Gapoljeri
| Latvian
| Latvian
|-
 
| [[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|20px|border]] [[Lebanon]]
| haepuff
| TL
| ""
|
|
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg|20px|border]] [[Liechtenstein]]
| [[File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg|20px|border]] [[Liechtenstein]]
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| blueythesharkie  
| blueythesharkie  
| ZJB/CBU
| ZJB/CBU
| ""
| "Sugar/Tzu"
|
| black midi
|
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] [[Myanmar]]
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] [[Myanmar]]
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| meuw2202  
| meuw2202  
| KCTV
| KCTV
| ""
| "Mono"
|
| i-dle ft. skaiwater
|
| English<ref>Has a singular line in Korean</ref>
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|20px|border]] [[Peru]]
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|20px|border]] [[Peru]]
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| randomguy213  
| randomguy213  
| RTP
| RTP
| ""
| "Amar o Esquecer"
|
| Luís Sequeira
|
| Portugeuse
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|20px|border]] [[Puerto Rico]]
| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|20px|border]] [[Puerto Rico]]
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| Romanian
| Romanian
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] [[Sao Tome and Principe]]
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
| sandoli.112
| sandoli.112
| TVS
| TVS
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| flo.patricia06  
| flo.patricia06  
| KBS
| KBS
| ""
| "Icarus"
|
| ARTMS
|
| Korean, English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|border]] [[Sweden]]
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|border]] [[Sweden]]
| skanyone
| skanyone
| SVT
| SVT
| ""
| "Mi Amor"
|  
| Nova Miller
|  
| English<ref> Repeats a Spanish phrase in the song</ref>
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|border]] [[Switzerland]]
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|border]] [[Switzerland]]
| eternal2  
| eternal2  
| SRG SSR
| SRG SSR
| ""
| "La nuit"
|
| Météore
|
| French
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px|border]] [[Tanzania]]
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px|border]] [[Tanzania]]
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| drehspiessfleisch_im_brot  
| drehspiessfleisch_im_brot  
| BBC
| BBC
| ""
| "Swordsman"
|
| Night Tapes
| English
| English
|-
|-
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| English
| 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 29th of January, 2026. The 37 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===
19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those 19 nations plus [[Bolivia]] and [[Estonia]] casted their votes in this semi. 10 countries booked a ticket to the final, with [[Turks & Caicos]] and [[North Korea]] progressing to the wildcard round.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="text-align:center;" |Draw
!Country
!Song
!Artist
!Place
!Points
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 01
| [[File:Flag of Grenada.svg|20px|border]] Grenada
| "Baggage"
| Peraia Holder
| 7
| 69
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 02
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|border]] Switzerland
| "La nuit"
| Météore
| 2
| 112
|-
| 03
| [[File:Flag of Guam.svg|20px|border]] Guam
| "Forget About Us"
| Alfie Castley
| 16
| 26
|- style="background: #CED4F2;font-weight:bold"
| 04
| [[File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|20px|border]] Turks & Caicos
| "Fig Tree"
| Chloe Slater
| 11
| 56
|-
| 05
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] São Tomé e Príncipe
| "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru"
| Calema
| 17
| 26
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 06
| [[File:Flag of United States.svg|20px|border]] United States
| "THE SHIVERS"
| nightly
| 6
| 79
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 07
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] Myanmar
| "endlessly"
| chanpan
| 4
| 96
|-
| 08
| [[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px|border]] Turkïye
| "Reenkarnasyon"
| AYE
| 19
| 15
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 09
| [[File:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]] France
| "Techno boom boom"
| St. Graal
| 1
| 117
|-
| 10
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] Australia
| "Like A Girl Does"
| Peach PRC
| 14
| 32
|-
| 11
| [[File:Flag of Montserrat.svg|20px|border]] Montserrat
| "Sugar/Tzu"
| black midi
| 18
| 22
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 12
| [[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|20px|border]] Indonesia
| "Unknown Rendezvous"
| Vira Talisa
| 8
| 69
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 13
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|border]] Sweden
| "Mi Amor"
| Nova Millar"
| 5
| 91
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 14
| [[File:Flag of Armenia.svg|20px|border]] Armenia
| "Till We Die"
| Julia Rizik
| 3
| 108
|-
| 15
| [[File:Flag of Cameroon.svg|20px|border]] Cameroon
| "Tu veux me?"
| Yoa
| 13
| 44
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 16
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px|border]] Tanzania
| "zeronaire"
| alika
| 10
| 57
|-
| 17
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|border]] Denmark
| "Den Farefulde Færd"
| Vansid
| 15
| 27
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 18
| [[File:Flag of Gabon.svg|20px|border]] Gabon
| "À jamais"
| Yena Blue
| 9
| 59
|- style="background:#CED4F2"
| 19
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|20px|border]] North Korea
| "Mono"
| i-dle ft. skaiwater
| 12
| 55
|}
===Semi-Final 2===
18 countries partook in this semi final. Those said countries plus [[Belgium]], [[Greece]] and [[Portugal]] casted their votes. After this round culminated, 10 countries made it through, with [[Iran]] getting the the semi's wildcard spot.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="text-align:center;" |Draw
!Country
!Song
!Artist
!Place
!Points
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 01
| [[File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg|20px|border]] Liechtenstein
| "Manifest"
| Felicia Lu
| 4
| 95
|-
| 02
| [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|20px|border]] Luxembourg
| "Just For You"
| Mara Van Dyck
| 16
| 32
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 03
| [[File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|20px|border]] Kazakhstan
| "Камнем"
| Аврикоса
| 6
| 89
|-
| 04
| [[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px|border]] Cyprus
| "Magkas"
| Daphne Lawrence
| 17
| 19
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 05
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|border]] Ireland
| "Pretty"
| NewDad
| 7
| 83
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 06
| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|20px|border]] Puerto Rico
| "Oh Mary"
| Lexxe
| 5
| 92
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 07
| [[File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]] United Kingdom
| "Swordsman"
| Night Tapes
| 9
| 74
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 08
| [[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|20px|border]] Netherlands
| "Zieke Wereld"
| ANNE
| 3
| 104
|-
| 09
| [[File:Flag of Italy.svg|20px|border]] Italy
| "Little Rat"
| Birthh
| 12
| 49
|-
| 10
| [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px|border]] South Korea
| "Icarus"
| ARTMS
| 15
| 46
|- style="background:#CED4F2"
| 11
| [[File:Flag of Iran.svg|20px|border]] Iran
| "Dumb 4 All"
| Ms* Gloom
| 11
| 51
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 12
| [[File:Flag of Singapore.svg|20px|border]] Singapore
| "Ego"
| Marae
| 8
| 83
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 13
| [[File:Flag of Romania.svg|20px|border]] Romania
| "Programat Să Ard"
| FITTONIA
| 2
| 110
|-
| 14
| [[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|20px|border]] Latvia
| "Sazemējums"
| Gapoljeri
| 14
| 47
|-
| 15
| [[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] Lithuania
| "milžinai"
| Gabrielė Vilikickytė
| 13
| 49
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 16
| [[File:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]] Japan
| "1000 Days of Moments"
| noa
| 1
| 112
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 17
| [[File:Flag of Ukraine.svg|20px|border]] Ukraine
| "Душа"
| LAYAH
| 10
| 61
|-
| 18
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|20px|border]] Peru
| "WARMISITAY"
| Milena Warthon
| 18
| 13
|}
=== Wildcard Round ===
The wildcard consisted of [[Turks & Caicos]], [[North Korea]] and [[Iran]]. The round's voting period culminated on the 17th of February, with the [[Turks & Caicos|Turks & Caicos Islands]]  progressing to the final after receiving the highest percentage out of the bunch.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Country
! Song
! Artist
! # of Votes
! Percentage
! Result
|-
| [[File:Flag of Iran.svg|20px|border]] Iran
| "Dumb 4 All"
| Ms* Gloomy
| 5
| 29.4%
| Eliminated
|-
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|20px|border]] North Korea
| "Mono"
| i-dle ft. Skaiwater
| 4
| 23.5%
| Eliminated
|- style="background:navajowhite; font-weight:bold"
| [[File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|20px|border]] Turks & Caicos
| "Fig Tree"
| Chloe Slater
| 8
| 47.1%
| Grand Final
|}
=== Grand Final ===
26 countries participated in the grand finale. [[South Korea]] and [[Ireland]] failed to vote in a timely manner, with the latter placing in the top 5, which would've made them eligible for an auto qualifier position. This spot was ultimately passed down to [[France]]'s delegate. [[Netherlands]] was named triumph after accumulating a staggering '''174''' points, followed by [[Switzerland]] with '''136''' points in 2nd, with [[Armenia]] rounding off the top 3 with '''132''' points. [[Greece]] ended up placing last with a total of '''27''' points.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="text-align:center;" |Draw
!Country
!Song
!Artist
!Place
!Points
|-
| 01
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px|border]] Tanzania
| "zeronaire"
| alika
| 16
| 79
|- style="background:gold; font-weight:bold;"
| 02
| [[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|20px|border]] Netherlands
| "Zieke Wereld"
| ANNE
| 1
| 174
|-
| 03
| [[File:Flag of Romania.svg|20px|border]] Romania
| "Programat Să Ard"
| FITTONIA
| 11
| 98
|-
| 04
| [[File:Flag of Gabon.svg|20px|border]] Gabon
| "À Jamais"
| Yena Blue
| 21
| 63
|-
| 05
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20px|border]] Estonia
| "Filipiin"
| FMMB
| 13
| 89
|-
| 06
| [[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|border]] Belgium
| "Me Condena"
| Aõ
| 18
| 75
|-
| 07
| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|20px|border]] Puerto Rico
| "Oh Mary"
| Lexxe
| 10
| 100
|-
| 08
| [[File:Flag of Grenada.svg|20px|border]] Grenada
| "Baggage"
| Peraia Holder
| 9
| 100
|-
| 09
| [[File:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]] France
| "Techno boom boom"
| St. Graal
| 6
| 108
|-
| 10
| [[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|20px|border]] Bolivia
| "El Lamento Triste De Los Payasos"
| Allison Ayaviri
| 17
| 78
|-
| 11
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|border]] Ireland
| "Pretty"
| NewDad
| 5
| 112
|-
| 12
| [[File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|20px|border]] Turks & Caicos
| "Fig Tree"
| Chloe Slater
| 20
| 69
|-
| 13
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] Myanmar
| "endlessly"
| chanpan
| 8
| 100
|-
| 14
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|border]] Sweden
| "Mi Amor"
| Nova Miller
| 25
| 50
|-
| 15
| [[File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]] United Kingdom
| "Swordsman"
| Night Tapes
| 14
| 89
|- style="background:#c96"
| 16
| [[File:Flag of Armenia.svg|20px|border]] Armenia
| "Till We Die"
| Julia Rizik
| 3
| 132
|-
| 17
| [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px|border]] Portugal
| "Amar o Esquecer"
| Luis Sequeira
| 22
| 61
|-
| 18
| [[File:Flag of Ukraine.svg|20px|border]] Ukraine
| "Душа"
| LAYAH
| 19
| 69
|-
| 19
| [[File:Flag of Singapore.svg|20px|border]] Singapore
| "Ego"
| Marae
| 7
| 101
|-
| 20
| [[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|20px|border]] Indonesia
| "Unknown Rendezvous"
| Vira Talisa
| 24
| 56
|-
| 21
| [[File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|20px|border]] Kazakhstan
| "Камнем"
| Аврикоса
| 4
| 115
|- style="background: #fe8080;"
| 22
| [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] Greece
| "Paraxeni Kopela"
| Konstantina Kordouli
| 26
| 27
|-
| 23
| [[File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg|20px|border]] Liechtenstein
| "Manifest"
| Felicia Lu
| 15
| 86
|-
| 24
| [[File:Flag of United States.svg|20px|border]] United States
| "THE SHIVERS"
| nightly
| 23
| 58
|-
| 25
| [[File:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]] Japan
| "1000 Days of Moments"
| noa
| 12
| 97
|- style="background:#DCDCDC"
| 26
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|border]] Switzerland
| "La nuit"
| Météore
| 2
| 136
|}
== References ==

Latest revision as of 00:36, 5 April 2026

Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in Talinn, Estonia. The winning country was The Netherlands, represented by ANNE with her song "Zieke Wereld". They scored 174 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Switzerland with 136 points.

Location

The 23rd season of Melodia was hosted in Estonia's Unibet Arena, an arena in Talinn that could house up to 10,000 people at a time, spanning over 13,220m², spread out over 4 floors. Many performers have step foot on the arena's stage, including the likes of Ed Sheeran, Cirque de Soleil, Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, and Haloo Helsinki!, the latter being Finland's representative in Season 17. The arena was also utilized as Eurovision's venue back in 2002.

Participating Countries

42 countries declared interest in participation this season. Montserrat was originally scratched off the participant list after failing to send an entry in a timely manner, but after an internal discussion, they eventually debuted in the contest after the discourse.

Country Broadcaster Song Artist Language
Armenia haepuff AMTV "Till We Die" Julia Rizik English
Australia valentinomore SBS "Like A Girl Does" Peach PRC English
Belgium vasco.dot RTBF/VRT "Me Condena" Aõ Portugeuse
Bolivia some_random_goober Bolivia TV "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos" Allison Ayaviri Spanish
Cameroon jesuisunepoubelle CRTV "Tu veux me?" Yoa French
Denmark msgomes219 DR "Den Farefulde Færd" Vansid Danish
Cyprus thejendyz CyBC "MAGKAS" Daphne Lawrence Greek
Estonia ctys0n ERR "Filipiin" FMMB Estonian
France moliemosh France Télévisions "Techno boom boom" St. Graal French
Gabon toniaczka RTG "À jamais" Yena Blue French
Greece whothehellisorestis ERT "Paraxeni Kopela" Konstantina Kordouli Greek
Grenada georgianpotato GPB "Baggage" Peraia Holder English
Guam wither2706 KGTF "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley English
Indonesia hailflax TVRI "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa English
Iran paldosreal.sss IRIB "Dumb 4 All" Ms* Gloom English
Ireland obsoletesoul RTÉ "Pretty" NewDad English
Italy jita26televisi RAI "Little Rat" Birthh Italian
Japan chromiliaghaztic NHK "1000 Days of Moments" noa Japanese
Kazakhstan mightyhaos KZ1 "Stone" Apricot Kazakh
Latvia thebricker LSM "Sazemējums" Gapoljeri Latvian
Liechtenstein hannestheluser Radio L "Manifest" Felicia Lu English
Lithuania riardukas LRT "milžinai" Gabrielė Vilkickytė Lithuanian
Luxembourg eurofan98 RTL "Just For You" Mara Van Dyck English
Montserrat blueythesharkie ZJB/CBU "Sugar/Tzu" black midi English
Myanmar tng8394 MRTV "endlessly" chanpan English
Netherlands twan7047 AVROTROS "Zieke Wereld" ANNE Dutch
North Korea meuw2202 KCTV "Mono" i-dle ft. skaiwater English[1]
Peru josemtj_ IRTP "WARMISITAY" Milena Warthon Spanish
Portugal randomguy213 RTP "Amar o Esquecer" Luís Sequeira Portugeuse
Puerto Rico suppacoo WIPR "Oh Mary" Lexxe English
Romania kasvi004 TVR "Programat Să Ard" FITTONIA Romanian
São Tomé and Príncipe sandoli.112 TVS "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema Portugeuse
Singapore zakrusta SBC "Ego" Marae English
South Korea flo.patricia06 KBS "Icarus" ARTMS Korean, English
Sweden skanyone SVT "Mi Amor" Nova Miller English[2]
Switzerland eternal2 SRG SSR "La nuit" Météore French
Tanzania stevenesc. TBC "zeronaire" alika English
Türkiye iloveomer TRT "Reenkarnasyon" AYE Turkish
Turks & Caicos itsme_notme RTC/CBU "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater English
Ukraine dajciemispokoj Suspline "Душа (Dusha)" LAYAH Ukranian
United Kingdom drehspiessfleisch_im_brot BBC "Swordsman" Night Tapes English
United States sandernl NBC "THE SHIVERS" nightly 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 29th of January, 2026. The 37 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

19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those 19 nations plus Bolivia and Estonia casted their votes in this semi. 10 countries booked a ticket to the final, with Turks & Caicos and North Korea progressing to the wildcard round.

Draw Country Song Artist Place Points
01 Grenada "Baggage" Peraia Holder 7 69
02 Switzerland "La nuit" Météore 2 112
03 Guam "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley 16 26
04 Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 11 56
05 São Tomé e Príncipe "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema 17 26
06 United States "THE SHIVERS" nightly 6 79
07 Myanmar "endlessly" chanpan 4 96
08 Turkïye "Reenkarnasyon" AYE 19 15
09 France "Techno boom boom" St. Graal 1 117
10 Australia "Like A Girl Does" Peach PRC 14 32
11 Montserrat "Sugar/Tzu" black midi 18 22
12 Indonesia "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa 8 69
13 Sweden "Mi Amor" Nova Millar" 5 91
14 Armenia "Till We Die" Julia Rizik 3 108
15 Cameroon "Tu veux me?" Yoa 13 44
16 Tanzania "zeronaire" alika 10 57
17 Denmark "Den Farefulde Færd" Vansid 15 27
18 Gabon "À jamais" Yena Blue 9 59
19 North Korea "Mono" i-dle ft. skaiwater 12 55

Semi-Final 2

18 countries partook in this semi final. Those said countries plus Belgium, Greece and Portugal casted their votes. After this round culminated, 10 countries made it through, with Iran getting the the semi's wildcard spot.

Draw Country Song Artist Place Points
01 Liechtenstein "Manifest" Felicia Lu 4 95
02 Luxembourg "Just For You" Mara Van Dyck 16 32
03 Kazakhstan "Камнем" Аврикоса 6 89
04 Cyprus "Magkas" Daphne Lawrence 17 19
05 Ireland "Pretty" NewDad 7 83
06 Puerto Rico "Oh Mary" Lexxe 5 92
07 United Kingdom "Swordsman" Night Tapes 9 74
08 Netherlands "Zieke Wereld" ANNE 3 104
09 Italy "Little Rat" Birthh 12 49
10 South Korea "Icarus" ARTMS 15 46
11 Iran "Dumb 4 All" Ms* Gloom 11 51
12 Singapore "Ego" Marae 8 83
13 Romania "Programat Să Ard" FITTONIA 2 110
14 Latvia "Sazemējums" Gapoljeri 14 47
15 Lithuania "milžinai" Gabrielė Vilikickytė 13 49
16 Japan "1000 Days of Moments" noa 1 112
17 Ukraine "Душа" LAYAH 10 61
18 Peru "WARMISITAY" Milena Warthon 18 13

Wildcard Round

The wildcard consisted of Turks & Caicos, North Korea and Iran. The round's voting period culminated on the 17th of February, with the Turks & Caicos Islands progressing to the final after receiving the highest percentage out of the bunch.

Country Song Artist # of Votes Percentage Result
Iran "Dumb 4 All" Ms* Gloomy 5 29.4% Eliminated
North Korea "Mono" i-dle ft. Skaiwater 4 23.5% Eliminated
Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 8 47.1% Grand Final

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the grand finale. South Korea and Ireland failed to vote in a timely manner, with the latter placing in the top 5, which would've made them eligible for an auto qualifier position. This spot was ultimately passed down to France's delegate. Netherlands was named triumph after accumulating a staggering 174 points, followed by Switzerland with 136 points in 2nd, with Armenia rounding off the top 3 with 132 points. Greece ended up placing last with a total of 27 points.

Draw Country Song Artist Place Points
01 Tanzania "zeronaire" alika 16 79
02 Netherlands "Zieke Wereld" ANNE 1 174
03 Romania "Programat Să Ard" FITTONIA 11 98
04 Gabon "À Jamais" Yena Blue 21 63
05 Estonia "Filipiin" FMMB 13 89
06 Belgium "Me Condena" Aõ 18 75
07 Puerto Rico "Oh Mary" Lexxe 10 100
08 Grenada "Baggage" Peraia Holder 9 100
09 France "Techno boom boom" St. Graal 6 108
10 Bolivia "El Lamento Triste De Los Payasos" Allison Ayaviri 17 78
11 Ireland "Pretty" NewDad 5 112
12 Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 20 69
13 Myanmar "endlessly" chanpan 8 100
14 Sweden "Mi Amor" Nova Miller 25 50
15 United Kingdom "Swordsman" Night Tapes 14 89
16 Armenia "Till We Die" Julia Rizik 3 132
17 Portugal "Amar o Esquecer" Luis Sequeira 22 61
18 Ukraine "Душа" LAYAH 19 69
19 Singapore "Ego" Marae 7 101
20 Indonesia "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa 24 56
21 Kazakhstan "Камнем" Аврикоса 4 115
22 Greece "Paraxeni Kopela" Konstantina Kordouli 26 27
23 Liechtenstein "Manifest" Felicia Lu 15 86
24 United States "THE SHIVERS" nightly 23 58
25 Japan "1000 Days of Moments" noa 12 97
26 Switzerland "La nuit" Météore 2 136

References

  1. ↑ Has a singular line in Korean
  2. ↑ Repeats a Spanish phrase in the song
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