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{{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 23|logo=MLD23.png|year-held=2026|slogan=TBA|venue=TBA|participatingamount=31|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
! Broadcaster
! Broadcaster
! Song
! Artist
! Artist
! Song
! 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]]
| obsoletesoul
| valentinomore
|  
| SBS
| "Pretty"
| "Like A Girl Does"
| NewDad
| Peach PRC
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|border]] [[Belgium]]
| vasco.dot
| RTBF/VRT
| "Me Condena"
| Aõ
| Portugeuse
|-
| [[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|20px|border]] [[Bolivia]]
| some_random_goober
| Bolivia TV
| "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos"
| Allison Ayaviri
| Spanish
|-
| [[File:Flag of Cameroon.svg|20px|border]] [[Cameroon]]
| jesuisunepoubelle
| CRTV
| "Tu veux me?"
| Yoa
| French
|-
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|border]] [[Denmark]]
| msgomes219
| DR
| "Den Farefulde Færd"
| Vansid
| Danish
|-
| [[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px|border]] [[Cyprus]]
| thejendyz
| CyBC
| "MAGKAS"
| Daphne Lawrence
| Greek
|-
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|20px|border]] [[Estonia]]
| ctys0n
| ERR
| "Filipiin"
| FMMB
| Estonian
|-
| [[File:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]] [[France]]
| moliemosh
| France Télévisions
| "Techno boom boom"
| St. Graal
| French
|-
| [[File:Flag of Gabon.svg|20px|border]] [[Gabon]]
| toniaczka
| RTG
| "À jamais"
| Yena Blue
| French
|-
| [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] [[Greece]]
| whothehellisorestis
| ERT
| "Paraxeni Kopela"
| Konstantina Kordouli
| Greek
|-
| [[File:Flag of Grenada.svg|20px|border]] [[Grenada]]
| georgianpotato
| GPB
| "Baggage"
| Peraia Holder
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Guam.svg|20px|border]] [[Guam]]
| wither2706
| KGTF
| "Forget About Us"
| Alfie Castley
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|20px|border]] [[Indonesia]]
| hailflax
| TVRI
| "Unknown Rendezvous"
| Vira Talisa
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Iran.svg|20px|border]] [[Iran]]
| paldosreal.sss
| IRIB
| "Dumb 4 All"
| Ms* Gloom
| English
| English
|-
|-
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| "Pretty"
| "Pretty"
| NewDad
| NewDad
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Italy.svg|20px|border]] [[Italy]]
| jita26televisi
| RAI
| "Little Rat"
| Birthh
| Italian
|-
| [[File:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]] [[Japan]]
| chromiliaghaztic
| NHK
| "1000 Days of Moments"
| noa
| Japanese
|-
| [[File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|20px|border]] [[Kazakhstan]]
| mightyhaos
| KZ1
| "Stone"
| Apricot
| Kazakh
|-
| [[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|20px|border]] [[Latvia]]
| thebricker
| LSM
| "Sazemējums"
| Gapoljeri
| Latvian
|-
| [[File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg|20px|border]] [[Liechtenstein]]
| hannestheluser
| Radio L
| "Manifest"
| Felicia Lu
| English
| English
|-
|-
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| Lithuanian
| Lithuanian
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|20px|border]] [[Philippines]]
| [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|20px|border]] [[Luxembourg]]
| paldosreal.sss
| eurofan98
| ABS-CBN
| RTL
| "Room"
| "Just For You"
| Stell
| Mara Van Dyck
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Montserrat.svg|20px|border]] [[Montserrat]]
| blueythesharkie
| ZJB/CBU
| "Sugar/Tzu"
| black midi
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] [[Myanmar]]
| tng8394
| MRTV
| "endlessly"
| chanpan
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|20px|border]] [[Netherlands]]
| twan7047
| AVROTROS
| "Zieke Wereld"
| ANNE
| Dutch
|-
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|20px|border]] [[North Korea]]
| meuw2202
| KCTV
| "Mono"
| i-dle ft. skaiwater
| English<ref>Has a singular line in Korean</ref>
|-
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|20px|border]] [[Peru]]
| josemtj_
| IRTP
| "WARMISITAY"
| Milena Warthon
| Spanish
|-
| [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px|border]] [[Portugal]]
| randomguy213
| RTP
| "Amar o Esquecer"
| Luís Sequeira
| Portugeuse
|-
| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|20px|border]] [[Puerto Rico]]
| suppacoo
| WIPR
| "Oh Mary"
| Lexxe
| English
| English
|-
|-
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| FITTONIA
| FITTONIA
| Romanian
| Romanian
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
| sandoli.112
| TVS
| "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru"
| Calema
| Portugeuse
|-
| [[File:Flag of Singapore.svg|20px|border]] [[Singapore]]
| zakrusta
| SBC
| "Ego"
| Marae
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px|border]] [[South Korea]]
| flo.patricia06
| KBS
| "Icarus"
| ARTMS
| Korean, English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|border]] [[Sweden]]
| skanyone
| SVT
| "Mi Amor"
| Nova Miller
| English<ref> Repeats a Spanish phrase in the song</ref>
|-
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|border]] [[Switzerland]]
| eternal2
| SRG SSR
| "La nuit"
| Météore
| French
|-
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px|border]] [[Tanzania]]
| stevenesc.
| TBC
| "zeronaire"
| alika
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px|border]] [[Turkey|Türkiye]]
| [[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px|border]] [[Turkey|Türkiye]]
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| AYE
| AYE
| Turkish
| Turkish
|-
| [[File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|20px|border]] [[Turks & Caicos]]
| itsme_notme
| RTC/CBU
| "Fig Tree"
| Chloe Slater
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of Ukraine.svg|20px|border]] [[Ukraine]]
| dajciemispokoj
| Suspline
| "Душа (Dusha)"
| LAYAH
| Ukranian
|-
| [[File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]] [[United Kingdom]]
| drehspiessfleisch_im_brot
| BBC
| "Swordsman"
| Night Tapes
| English
|-
| [[File:Flag of United States.svg|20px|border]] [[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.
{| 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 10:42, 19 April 2026

Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in File:Flag of Estonia.svg 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
Error creating thumbnail: 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
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia some_random_goober Bolivia TV "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos" Allison Ayaviri Spanish
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon jesuisunepoubelle CRTV "Tu veux me?" Yoa French
Denmark msgomes219 DR "Den Farefulde Færd" Vansid Danish
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus thejendyz CyBC "MAGKAS" Daphne Lawrence Greek
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia ctys0n ERR "Filipiin" FMMB Estonian
France moliemosh France Télévisions "Techno boom boom" St. Graal French
Gabon toniaczka RTG "À jamais" Yena Blue French
Error creating thumbnail: Greece whothehellisorestis ERT "Paraxeni Kopela" Konstantina Kordouli Greek
Error creating thumbnail: Grenada georgianpotato GPB "Baggage" Peraia Holder English
File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam wither2706 KGTF "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley English
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg 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
Error creating thumbnail: 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
Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg eurofan98 RTL "Just For You" Mara Van Dyck English
File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat blueythesharkie ZJB/CBU "Sugar/Tzu" black midi English
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar tng8394 MRTV "endlessly" chanpan English
Netherlands twan7047 AVROTROS "Zieke Wereld" ANNE Dutch
North Korea meuw2202 KCTV "Mono" i-dle ft. skaiwater English[1]
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru josemtj_ IRTP "WARMISITAY" Milena Warthon Spanish
Portugal randomguy213 RTP "Amar o Esquecer" Luís Sequeira Portugeuse
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico suppacoo WIPR "Oh Mary" Lexxe English
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania kasvi004 TVR "Programat Să Ard" FITTONIA Romanian
File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe sandoli.112 TVS "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema Portugeuse
Error creating thumbnail: 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
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania stevenesc. TBC "zeronaire" alika English
Türkiye iloveomer TRT "Reenkarnasyon" AYE Turkish
File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos itsme_notme RTC/CBU "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater English
Error creating thumbnail: 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 Error creating thumbnail: Grenada "Baggage" Peraia Holder 7 69
02 Switzerland "La nuit" Météore 2 112
03 File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley 16 26
04 File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 11 56
05 File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé e Príncipe "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema 17 26
06 United States "THE SHIVERS" nightly 6 79
07 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg 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 File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat "Sugar/Tzu" black midi 18 22
12 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa 8 69
13 Sweden "Mi Amor" Nova Millar" 5 91
14 Error creating thumbnail: Armenia "Till We Die" Julia Rizik 3 108
15 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon "Tu veux me?" Yoa 13 44
16 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg 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 Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg "Just For You" Mara Van Dyck 16 32
03 Error creating thumbnail: Kazakhstan "Камнем" Аврикоса 6 89
04 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus "Magkas" Daphne Lawrence 17 19
05 Ireland "Pretty" NewDad 7 83
06 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 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 Error creating thumbnail: Singapore "Ego" Marae 8 83
13 File:Flag of Romania.svg 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 Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine "Душа" LAYAH 10 61
18 File:Flag of Peru.svg 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
File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg 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 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania "zeronaire" alika 16 79
02 Netherlands "Zieke Wereld" ANNE 1 174
03 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania "Programat Să Ard" FITTONIA 11 98
04 Gabon "À Jamais" Yena Blue 21 63
05 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia "Filipiin" FMMB 13 89
06 Belgium "Me Condena" Aõ 18 75
07 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico "Oh Mary" Lexxe 10 100
08 Error creating thumbnail: Grenada "Baggage" Peraia Holder 9 100
09 France "Techno boom boom" St. Graal 6 108
10 File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia "El Lamento Triste De Los Payasos" Allison Ayaviri 17 78
11 Ireland "Pretty" NewDad 5 112
12 File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 20 69
13 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar "endlessly" chanpan 8 100
14 Sweden "Mi Amor" Nova Miller 25 50
15 United Kingdom "Swordsman" Night Tapes 14 89
16 Error creating thumbnail: Armenia "Till We Die" Julia Rizik 3 132
17 Portugal "Amar o Esquecer" Luis Sequeira 22 61
18 Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine "Душа" LAYAH 19 69
19 Error creating thumbnail: Singapore "Ego" Marae 7 101
20 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa 24 56
21 Error creating thumbnail: Kazakhstan "Камнем" Аврикоса 4 115
22 Error creating thumbnail: 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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