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Season 19 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in Kampala, Uganda. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia, represented by Mimi Fly with their song "Nara". They scored 176 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of Estonia.png Estonia with 162 points.

Location

Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, is a vibrant and bustling metropolis located near the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Built on a series of rolling hills, the city blends modern urban development with traditional markets, historic landmarks, and cultural sites. It serves as Uganda’s political, economic, and cultural hub, home to government offices, universities, and thriving business districts. Kampala is known for its lively street life, colorful markets such as Owino and Nakasero, and diverse neighborhoods that reflect the country’s rich mix of ethnicities and religions. With a dynamic arts scene, music culture, and proximity to natural attractions like Lake Victoria and nearby wetlands, Kampala is both the heart of Uganda and a gateway to the region.

This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Lugogo Cricket Oval, a stadium with a capacity of up to 20000 people for concerts. It is known as a historic multi-purpose sports ground established in 1957 and long regarded as the heart of Ugandan cricket. Over the years, the Oval has become just as well known for major music concerts and cultural gatherings as for sport, making it a central social venue in the city. Recently, the Ugandan government approved redevelopment plans to transform Lugogo into a modern multi-sport complex with new arenas and facilities, marking a major shift in the site’s future and potentially relocating cricket elsewhere.

Participating Countries

39 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
American Samoa	suppacoo	KVZK-TV	"Catch and Release"	Alice Glass	English
Belgium	itsme_notme	RTBF	"Better Ways"	Alice Mae	English
Botswana	stevenesc.	BTV	"Malibu Barbie"	Robyn L, SAY3AM	English
Canada	drehspiessfleisch_im_brot	CBC	"wish i was a robot"	LOLO	English
Chile	zyroutx	TVN	"Antes de que apague el sol"	Cancamusa	Spanish
Czechia	thejendyz	ČT	"Let It Go"	No Distance Paradise	English
Denmark	valentinomore	DR	"In The Club"	Drew Sycamore	English
Estonia	jita26televisi	ERR	"Luukered"	SADU	Estonian
Faroe Islands	msgomes219	KVF	"Dusk"	HEIDRA	English
France	jesuisunepoubelle	France Télévisions	"Mal Lunee"	Nej`	French
Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Bouge de La"	Creole, Mimie	French
Error creating thumbnail: Germany	skanyone	NDR	"Trophae"	Paula Carolina	German
Guam	wither2706	KGTF	"silent stranger"	Against the Current	English
India	aenthology	Doordarshan	"Tere Bina"	Shreea Kaul	Hindi, English
Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"Stockholms Voodoo"	Daniel Adams-Ray	Swedish
Italy	meuw2202	RAI	"Kleopatra"	Denise Manno	Italian
Error creating thumbnail: Jamaica	ctys0n	JBC/CBU	"Wolf"	Aqyila	English
Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Vaikstai Per Mane"	Nombeko Auguste	Lithuanian
Luxembourg	spiritsarehere	RTL	"Mojo"	Claire Laffut	French
Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia	zakrusta	RTM	"Nara"	Mimi Fly	Malay
File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique	devil666132020	Martinique La Première	"Ne pars pas"	Keen`V	French
Error creating thumbnail: North Korea	tng8394	KCTV	"Ganggangsullae"	Song Sohee	Korean
Error creating thumbnail: Norway	randomguy213	NRK	"Vart lag"	Hege Bjerk	Norwegian
Error creating thumbnail: Palestine	whothehellisorestis	PBC	"RADIYA"	Lina Makoul	Arabic ^[1]
Peru	some_random_goober	IRTP	"the chase"	Isabela Merced	English, Spanish
Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Walang Kaba"	Marina Summers	Filipino
Poland	moliesmosh	TVP	"Oj, dziewczyno!"	Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow	Polish
Portugal	megitsun.e	RTP	"How Does It Feel?"	BLUNDER	English
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	mulltqncas	WIPR	"Punk Tactics"	Joey Valence, Brae	English
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa	paldosreal.sss	SABC	"Scrambled Eggs"	Moonchild Sanelly	English
South Korea	szszofi06	KBS	"Wonderland"	I:MOND	Korean, English
Spain	chromiliaghaztic	RTVE	"Serena"	CELTIAN	Spanish
Sri Lanka	haepuff	SLBC	"California Rain"	Syamali	English
Sweden	lentavakasvi	SVT	"All For Love"	Tungevaag, Raaban	English
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"Nunca Cambias"	Florencia Yunis	Spanish
Error creating thumbnail: Uganda	bluiethesharkie	UBC	"Hearts Break and People Change"	Victor Ray	English
File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	pinguini	BBC	"Sure Enough"	Two Door Cinema Club	English
United States	sandernl	NBC	"Running"	Fly by Midnight	English
Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	twan7047	WSVI	"Losing War"	DAKOTA	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 24th July 2025. The 34 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailiable.

Semi-Final 1

17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam, Sri Lanka and Uganda voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Chile moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	Gabon	"Bouge de La"	Creole, Mimie	12	47
02	Error creating thumbnail: Palestine	"RADIYA"	Lina Makoul	4	93
03	South Korea	"Wonderland"	I:MOND	14	42
04	Belgium	"Better Ways"	Alice Mae	15	41
05	Poland	"Oj, dziewczyno!"	Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow	3	99
06	Error creating thumbnail: North Korea	"Ganggangsullae"	Song Sohee	13	45
07	Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	"Walang Kaba"	Marina Summers	2	107
08	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	"Punk Tactics"	Joey Valence, Brae	7	81
09	Error creating thumbnail: Germany	"Trophae"	Paula Carolina	10	54
10	Indonesia	"Stockholms Voodoo"	Daniel Adams-Ray	17	14
11	File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique	"Ne pars pas"	Keen`V	16	20
12	Estonia	"Luukered"	SADU	1	131
13	Canada	"wish i was a robot"	LØLØ	5	91
14	Error creating thumbnail: Jamaica	"Wolf"	Aqyila	9	74
15	Chile	"Antes de que apague el sol"	Cancamusa	11	53
16	Spain	"Serena"	CELTIAN	6	88
17	India	"Tere Bina"	Shreea Kaul	8	80

Semi-Final 2

17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus France and Italy voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with American Samoa moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	Denmark	"In The Club"	Drew Sycamore	6	85
02	Czechia	"Let It Go"	No Distance Paradise	13	39
03	Botswana	"Malibu Barbie"	Robyn L, SAY3AM	9	67
04	Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	"Losing War"	DAKOTA	5	86
05	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	"Nunca Cambias"	Florencia Yunis	14	30
06	Sweden	"All For Love"	Tungevaag, Raaban	8	69
07	File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa	"Scrambled Eggs"	Moonchild Sanelly	17	13
08	File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	"Sure Enough"	Two Door Cinema Club	2	110
09	United States	"Running"	Fly by Midnight	12	55
10	Faroe Islands	"Dusk"	HEIDRA	10	67
11	Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia	"Nara"	Mimi Fly	1	124
12	American Samoa	"Catch and Release"	Alice Glass	11	57
13	Portugal	"How Does It Feel?"	BLUNDER	4	88
14	Error creating thumbnail: Norway	"Vart lag"	Hege Bjerk	16	18
15	Luxembourg	"Mojo"	Claire Laffut	15	22
16	Peru	"the chase"	Isabela Merced	7	71
17	Lithuania	"Vaikstai Per Mane"	Nombeko Auguste	3	101

Wildcard Round

The wildcard round voting finished on September 16th. Chile was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.

Country	Song	Artist	%	Result
Chile	"Antes de que apague el sol"	Cancamusa	64.3%	Grand Final
American Samoa	"Catch and Release"	Alice Glass	35.7%	Eliminated

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Malaysia was the winner with 176 points, followed by Estonia with 162 points and Guam with 138 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	Denmark	"In The Club"	Drew Sycamore	24	48
02	Canada	"wish i was a robot"	LØLØ	6	120
03	Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	"Losing War"	DAKOTA	11	86
04	Error creating thumbnail: Jamaica	"Wolf"	Aqyila	21	56
05	Portugal	"How Does It Feel?"	BLUNDER	8	102
06	Faroe Islands	"Dusk"	HEIDRA	22	52
07	France	"Mal Lunee"	Nej`	26	37
08	Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia	"Nara"	Mimi Fly	1	176
09	Lithuania	"Vaikstai Per Mane"	Nombeko Auguste	12	85
10	File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	"Sure Enough"	Two Door Cinema Club	7	114
11	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	"Punk Tactics"	Joey Valence, Brae	10	100
12	Sri Lanka	"California Rain"	Syamali	13	84
13	Error creating thumbnail: Palestine	"RADIYA"	Lina Makoul	4	125
14	Spain	"Serena"	CELTIAN	16	68
15	Peru	"the chase"	Isabela Merced	17	61
16	Italy	"Kleopatra"	Denise Manno	25	47
17	Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	"Walang Kaba"	Marina Summers	15	69
18	Error creating thumbnail: Germany	"Trophae"	Paula Carolina	19	60
19	Botswana	"Malibu Barbie"	Robyn L, SAY3AM	9	101
20	Sweden	"All For Love"	Tungevaag, Raaban	18	60
21	Error creating thumbnail: Uganda	"Hearts Break and People Change"	Victor Ray	5	122
22	Guam	"silent stranger"	Against the Current	3	138
23	India	"Tere Bina"	Shreea Kaul	20	57
24	Chile	"Antes de que apague el sol"	Cancamusa	23	52
25	Estonia	"Luukered"	SADU	2	162
26	Poland	"Oj, dziewczyno!"	Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow	14	80

Incidents

AI Voting Allegations

During the Semi Final 1 voting and shortly before the original qualifiers announcement, allegations of AI interference in the voting of Puerto Rico errupted, with South African broadcaster, SABC, being the ones deeming Puerto Rico's votes invalid. The response of country's broadcaster, WIPR, was quick, with it publicly releasing the full voting details in the public, in order to prove their innocence.

Reactions

After SABC accusations, multiple broadcasters released public statements, including Estonia's ERR, Palestine's PBC, Chile's TVN, and Peru's IRTP, mostly making fun of the situation.

However, North Korea's response was unexpected, as the Supreme Leader himself, released a public statement though KCTV, strongly condemning the use of Artificial Intelligence in the voting process of any country, encouraging other public broadcasters follow their suit.

Aftermath

With a quick internal meeting among Melodia's council, the final verdict was that Puerto Rico's votes were legitimate, thus, resolving any existing conflict. However, Chile, Estonia, Palestine, Peru, and Puerto Rico all decided to withdraw the next season as an aftermath of the incident.

References

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 '''Season 19''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|20px|border]] '''Kampala, Uganda'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_Malaysia.svg|20px|border]] '''Malaysia''', represented by '''Mimi Fly''' with their song '''"Nara"'''. They scored '''176''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_Estonia.png|border|20x20px]] '''Estonia''' with '''162''' points.
 == Location ==
-This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Lugogo Cricket Oval, a stadium with a capacity of up to 20000 people for concerts.
+'''Kampala''', the capital and largest city of Uganda, is a vibrant and bustling metropolis located near the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Built on a series of rolling hills, the city blends modern urban development with traditional markets, historic landmarks, and cultural sites. It serves as Uganda’s political, economic, and cultural hub, home to government offices, universities, and thriving business districts. Kampala is known for its lively street life, colorful markets such as Owino and Nakasero, and diverse neighborhoods that reflect the country’s rich mix of ethnicities and religions. With a dynamic arts scene, music culture, and proximity to natural attractions like Lake Victoria and nearby wetlands, Kampala is both the heart of Uganda and a gateway to the region.
+This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in '''Lugogo Cricket Oval''', a stadium with a capacity of up to 20000 people for concerts. It is known as a historic multi-purpose sports ground established in 1957 and long regarded as the heart of Ugandan cricket. Over the years, the Oval has become just as well known for major music concerts and cultural gatherings as for sport, making it a central social venue in the city. Recently, the Ugandan government approved redevelopment plans to transform Lugogo into a modern multi-sport complex with new arenas and facilities, marking a major shift in the site’s future and potentially relocating cricket elsewhere.
 == Participating Countries ==
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 | "In The Club"
 | Drew Sycamore
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 | "Let It Go"
 | No Distance Paradise
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 | "Malibu Barbie"
 | Robyn L, SAY3AM
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 | "Losing War"
 | DAKOTA
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-| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|border|20x20px]] Switzerland
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 | "Nunca Cambias"
 | Florencia Yunis
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 | "All For Love"
 | Tungevaag, Raaban
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-| [[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|border|20x20px]] South Africa
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 | "Scrambled Eggs"
 | Moonchild Sanelly
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 | "Sure Enough"
 | Two Door Cinema Club
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 | "Running"
 | Fly by Midnight
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 | "Dusk"
 | HEIDRA
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-| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|border|20x20px]] Malaysia
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 | "Nara"
 | Mimi Fly
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-| [[File:Flag of American Samoa.svg|border|20x20px]] American Samoa
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 | "Catch and Release"
 | Alice Glass
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-| [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|20x20px]] Portugal
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 | "How Does It Feel?"
 | BLUNDER
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-| [[File:Flag of Norway.svg|border|20x20px]] Norway
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 | "Vart lag"
 | Hege Bjerk
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-| [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|border|20x20px]] Luxembourg
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 | "Mojo"
 | Claire Laffut
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-| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|border|20x20px]] Peru
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 | "the chase"
 | Isabela Merced
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-| [[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|border|20x20px]] Lithuania
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 | "Vaikstai Per Mane"
 | Nombeko Auguste
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-| [[File:Flag of Chile.svg|border|20x20px]] Chile
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 | "Antes de que apague el sol"
 | Cancamusa
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 | Grand Final
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-| [[File:Flag of American Samoa.svg|border|20x20px]] American Samoa
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 | "Catch and Release"
 | Alice Glass