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== RE:Melodia ==
== RE:Melodia ==
'''SanderNL''' made his debut in the inaugural season of the rebooted Melodia Song Contest (also known as Melodia Song Contest ReImagined or RE:Melodia) and has since become one of the contest's most dedicated and consistent participants. Over the course of 18 seasons, SanderNL has established himself as a veteran competitor with a remarkable track record of diverse country representation and memorable song selections.
'''SanderNL''' made his debut in the [[Season 1|first season]] of the rebooted Melodia Song Contest (also known as RE:Melodia). In the many seasons he has participated in, SanderNL received his highest placement in Season 5, where he placed 2nd.
 
=== Career Overview and Achievements ===
SanderNL holds the distinction of having '''perfect attendance''' since RE:Melodia's inception, participating in every single season from Season 1 through Season 17. This makes him one of the longest-running participants in the contest's history. His dedication to the competition has resulted in an impressive cumulative total of '''1,108 points''' earned across all seasons.
 
His '''career-best performance''' came in Season 5, where he represented '''Australia''' with Luke Hemmings' emotional indie-pop track "Baby Blue," achieving a remarkable '''2nd place finish''' with 99 points. This remains his highest placement in a Grand Final and stands as one of the most memorable performances in RE:Melodia history.
 
In the semi-final format, SanderNL achieved his greatest triumph in Season 12, where he represented '''Canada''' with ELIO's future-pop track "More Than My Mind." He won the semi-final with an impressive '''114 points''', marking the only time he has topped a semi-final leaderboard. He subsequently finished 8th in the Grand Final with 97 points.
 
=== Performance Analysis: Two Distinct Eras ===
SanderNL's career can be divided into two distinct periods that reflect both his personal evolution as a participant and the contest's format changes.
 
==== Early Era Success (Seasons 1-10) ====
The first decade of SanderNL's participation was marked by consistent excellence. During this period, he achieved an '''average final position of 9.8''', securing '''four top 5 finishes''' and '''seven top 10 placements'''. This era included some of his most memorable performances:
 
* '''Season 1''': 3rd place with Isle of Man (New Hope Club - "Let Me Down Slow") - A strong debut performance
* '''Season 5''': 2nd place with Australia (Luke Hemmings - "Baby Blue") - His career pinnacle
* '''Season 7''': 4th place with United States (half- alive - "The Fall") - Strong alternative rock showing
* '''Season 9''': 3rd place with Ireland (modernlove. - "Follow You") - Another podium finish
 
==== Semi-Final Era Challenges (Seasons 11-17) ====
The introduction of semi-finals in Season 11 marked a new chapter in SanderNL's career, though one that proved more challenging. His '''average position dropped to 14.3''' during this period, with '''no top 5 finishes''' but still managing '''two top 10 placements'''.
 
Despite the overall decline in final positions, this era included some significant achievements:
* '''Season 11''': 8th place with Sweden, earning his '''highest-ever point total of 101 points''' with Tove Lo's "Borderline"
* '''Season 12''': '''Won the semi-final''' representing Canada with ELIO's "More Than My Mind," followed by an 8th place finish
* '''Season 16''': His only '''Did Not Qualify''' result, representing United States with dreamfone's "your apartment"
 
=== Notable Song Selections and Artists ===
Throughout his career, SanderNL has demonstrated an keen ear for emerging and established artists across multiple genres. His selections have included future stars like Luke Hemmings from 5 Seconds of Summer, established acts like Tove Lo, rising alternative bands like half- alive, and innovative artists like ELIO. His choices often reflect current trends in alternative and indie music, showcasing both mainstream appeal and underground credibility.
 
=== Current Status and Legacy ===
As of Season 17, SanderNL represented Ireland with modernlove.'s "Us," finishing in 15th place. Despite facing increased competition and format changes, he remains one of RE:Melodia's most consistent and respected participants. His '''17-season streak''' of participation, combined with his memorable song choices, has cemented his status as a cornerstone of the RE:Melodia community.
 
With over 1,100 points earned and a legacy spanning the contest's entire history, SanderNL continues to be a formidable presence in Melodia Song Contest ReImagined, always capable of delivering unexpected results and quality musical selections that keep audiences engaged season after season.


=== Results ===
=== Results ===
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| United States
| United States
| BENEE
| BENEE
| Sad Boiii
| "Sad Boiii"
| colspan="2" style="color: #6e6e6e; vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;" |<small>Did not Qualify</small>
| colspan="2" style="color: #6e6e6e; vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;" |<small>Did not Qualify</small>
| style="text-align:center; background: #FE8080;"| 15
| style="text-align:center; background: #FE8080;"| 15
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 19|19]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 19|19]]
| [[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|20x20px]] TBA
| [[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|20x20px]] Kampala
| United States
| Fly by Midnight
| "Running"
| colspan="2" style="color: #6e6e6e; vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;" |<small>Did not Qualify</small>
| style="text-align:center; background: #FE8080;"| 12
| style="text-align:center; background: #FE8080;"| 55
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 20|20]]
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|20x20px]] Malacca
| Australia
| Blusher
| "Accelerator"
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 117
| style="background:gold; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"| 1
| style="background:gold; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"| 116
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 21|21]]
| [[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|20x20px]] Kaunas
| United States
| joan
| "lucid dreaming"
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| 50
|colspan="2" style="background: #99FF99; vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;" |<small>Automatic Qualifier</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 22|22]]
| [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|20x20px]] Madrid
| Australia
| Ruel
| "I Can Die Now"
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| 77
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:center;"| 65
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 23|23]]
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20x20px]] Tallinn
| United States
| nightly
| "THE SHIVERS"
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| 58
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| style="text-align:center;"| 79
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 24|24]]
| [[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|20x20px]] Rotterdam
| United States
| United States
| TBA
| George Barnett
| TBA
| "DVD"
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 141
| style="background:#c96; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"| 3
| style="background:#c96; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"| 99
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 25|25]]
| [[File:Flag of Türkiye.svg|20x20px]] Antalya
| Belgium
| Aaron Blommaert
| "Wie?"
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| 76
|colspan="2" style="background: #99FF99; vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;" |<small>Automatic Qualifier</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 26|26]]
| [[File:Flag of Canada.svg|20x20px]] Québec City
| United States
| Capital Soiree
| "KEROSENE"
| style="text-align:center;"| TBD
| style="text-align:center;"| TBD
| style="text-align:center;"| TBD
| style="text-align:center;"| TBD
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'''MLD26:''' The YouTube upload is the second (but primary) reveal video. The original reveal can be found on [https://discord.com/channels/1154463234577932378/1154465077764816997/1504205426684727532 Discord], and the alternative version of the Minecraft performance can be found in 4:3 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUYrQYu4CmM here].


== Legacy Melodia ==
== Legacy Melodia ==

Latest revision as of 16:37, 30 May 2026

RE:Melodia

SanderNL made his debut in the first season of the rebooted Melodia Song Contest (also known as RE:Melodia). In the many seasons he has participated in, SanderNL received his highest placement in Season 5, where he placed 2nd.

Results

# Country Artist Song Final Points Semi Points
01 Buenos Aires Isle of Man New Hope Club "Let Me Down Slow" 3 80 No Semi-Finals
02 Lugano United States Fly By Midnight "Why My Love (Ain't Enough)" 10 53
03 Sydney United States Megan Birch "Hypnotised" 12 57
04 Saint-Denis United States ufo ufo "Out of Body" 18 32
05 File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg Reading Australia Luke Hemmings "Baby Blue" 2 99
06 Belfort Belgium Pommelien Thijs "Medeplichtig" 12 58
07 Error creating thumbnail: Istanbul United States half•alive "The Fall" 4 82
08 Hamburg United States Christian French "avalanche" 12 59
09 Error creating thumbnail: Vantaa Ireland modernlove. "Follow You" 3 81
10 Error creating thumbnail: St. George's United States The Wldlfe "What If You Change?" 21 34
11 Error creating thumbnail: Rio de Janeiro Sweden Tove Lo "Borderline" 8 101 8 64
12 Lisbon Canada ELIO "More Than My Mind" 8 97 1 114
13 Munich United States Nightly "don't even think about it" 25 43 9 75
14 Stockholm United States ufo ufo "Fools" 14 87 3 90
15 Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar United States Fly By Midnight "Infinitely Falling" 19 66 4 79
16 Seoul United States dreamfone "your apartment' Did not Qualify 14 38
17 Montreal Ireland modernlove "Us" 15 79 6 76
18 Coimbra United States BENEE "Sad Boiii" Did not Qualify 15 34
19 Error creating thumbnail: Kampala United States Fly by Midnight "Running" Did not Qualify 12 55
20 Malacca Australia Blusher "Accelerator" 4 117 1 116
21 Kaunas United States joan "lucid dreaming" 23 50 Automatic Qualifier
22 File:Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Australia Ruel "I Can Die Now" 17 77 10 65
23 Error creating thumbnail: Tallinn United States nightly "THE SHIVERS" 23 58 6 79
24 Rotterdam United States George Barnett "DVD" 4 141 3 99
25 Error creating thumbnail: Antalya Belgium Aaron Blommaert "Wie?" 17 76 Automatic Qualifier
26 Québec City United States Capital Soiree "KEROSENE" TBD TBD TBD TBD

Countries

These are all the countries SanderNL has ever claimed.

Country Amount
Australia 1
Error creating thumbnail: Belgium 1
Canada 1
Ireland 1
File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 1
Sweden 1
United States 7

Languages

These are all the languages that have been used in SanderNL's claimed entries.

Language Amount
File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg English 12

National Finals

Country Season Wiki Video
File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 1 Twinkfest Tube Results
United States 2 Melodex Tube Results
3 Melodex Season 2 Tube Results
7 Revenge of the Melodex YouTube
Sweden 11 Melodex Sverige YouTube
Canada 12 Melodex Canada Tube

Reveal Videos

MLD26: The YouTube upload is the second (but primary) reveal video. The original reveal can be found on Discord, and the alternative version of the Minecraft performance can be found in 4:3 here.

Legacy Melodia

SanderNL made his debut in the third Edition of Melodia Song Contest. In the 27 seasons he has participated, SanderNL has won twice, first in Season 8 and again in Season 21. He has come 2nd place twice once in Season 10 and once in Season 23. He has come 3rd place once in Season 19. Overall, SanderNL has an average placement of 11th according to the placements reached between Season 3 and Season 29.

Results

# Country Artist Song Final Points Semi Points
03 Hamburg Belgium K3 "Eyo!" 15 34 No Semi-Finals
04 File:Flag of Spain.svg Valencia The Netherlands Kenny B "Parijs" 19 35
05 Error creating thumbnail: Pretoria The Netherlands Miss Montreal "Say Heaven Say Hell" 11 72 4 60
06 Error creating thumbnail: Oslo United States Matt Simons "After The Landslide (Remix)" 17 38 1 58
07 Seoul The Netherlands Mike Williams ft. Maia Wright "Wait For You" Did not Qualify 11 41
08 Error creating thumbnail: Tokyo Canada Carly Rae Jepsen "Run Away With Me" 1 98 1 77
09 Ontario Canada Simple Plan ft. Marie Mai "Jet Lag" 9 79 Host Country
10 Buenos Aires England Sigala ft. Becky Hill "Wish You Well" 2 111 7 46
11 Vilnius Jamaica Major Lazer ft. Nyla "Light It Up" 23 51 Automatic Qualifier
12 Melbourne Canada Carly Rae Jepsen "Cut To The Feeling" 8 87 4 78
13 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Llubljana United States Tyler Glenn "Somebody To Tell Me" 21 37 8 60
14 Skopje England Pet Shop Boys ft. Years & Years "Dreamland" 5 96 6 59
15 Pristina United States Sunset Curve "Now or Never" 25 55 No Semi-Finals
16 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua Norway Sigrid "High Five" 5 81
17 Error creating thumbnail: Manchester The Netherlands Blanks "Turn Around" 15 55
18 Error creating thumbnail: Lilehammer Belgium K3 "Liefde is Overal" 10 47
19 Daegu United Kingdom Sigala "Melody" 3 162 1 84
20 File:Flag of Spain.svg Madrid United Kingdom Baby Queen "Dover Beach" 10 76 Automatic Qualifier
21 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Opatija United Kingdom Charli XCX "Used To Know Me" 1 88 No Semi-Finals
22 File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg Cardiff United Kingdom ELIO "When U Saw Love" 6 53
23 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece United States Twin XL "Slow Heart" 2 78
24 Arnhem Canada Carly Rae Jepsen "Anxious" 14 45
25 File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg Glasgow United States Fly By Midnight "Tragedy" 8 58
26 Error creating thumbnail: Attard Australia 5 Seconds of Summer "Caramel" 16 49
27 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos United Kingdom Alfie Templeman "Candyfloss" 21 34
28 Vienna United States Twin XL "Melt" 20 41
29 Error creating thumbnail: Tampere Isle of Man Mimi Webb "Freezing" 16 50
30 Bulacan Belgium Pommelien Thijs "Entertainment" 1 88
31 Error creating thumbnail: Antwerpen Belgium K3 "Bikini vol zand" 17 72 Host Country
32 Error creating thumbnail: Beijing Australia RUEL "You Against Yourself" 6 66 No Semi-Finals

Countries

These are all the countries SanderNL has ever claimed.

Country Amount
Australia 2
Error creating thumbnail: Belgium 3
Canada 4
Error creating thumbnail: England 2
Jamaica 1
The Netherlands 4
Error creating thumbnail: Norway 1
File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6
United States 6

Languages

These are all the languages that have been used in SanderNL's claimed entries.

Language Amount
Dutch 3
French 1
File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg English 24

National Finals

Country Season Video
United States 15 YouTube
Error creating thumbnail: Belgium 30 Tube

Reveal Videos

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