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Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in Seoul, South Korea. The winning country was Canada, represented by Kiesza with their song "Dancing and Crying". They scored 209 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: Italy with 158 points.

Location

Participating Countries

43 countries participated this season.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
Åland Islands	haepuff	ÅRTV	"Daisy"	Ronia	English
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania	skanyone	RTSH	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	English
American Samoa	drehspiessfleisch_im_brot	KVZK-TV	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	English
File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra	kasvi004	RTVA	"Lau Korapilo"	SÜNE	Basque
File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	twan7047	VRT	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	Dutch
Brazil	ralphstuffz	TV Brasil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	Portuguese
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	whothehellisorestis	BNT	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	English
File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	zakrusta	RTC	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	Portuguese, French^[1]
Canada	jita26televisi	CBC	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	English
File:Flag of China.svg China	ctys0n	CGTN	"flip phone"	PIAO	English
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	msgomes219	CyBC	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	English
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	wither2706	DR	"Hvor Var Jeg Endt"	CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov	Danish
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	womansworld	ERTU	"5arbanin" (خربانين)	ALMAS, amadio	Arabic^[2]
France	pinguini	France Télévisions	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	English
Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Formule"	Dancy
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	valentinomore	NDR	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	English
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar	suppacoo	GBC	"Multiply"	POESY	English
Guam	itsme_notme	KGTF	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	English
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland	esclorenzo	RÚV	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	English
File:Flag of India.svg India	aenthology	Doordarshan	"Moonchild"	The F16s	English
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	Indonesian
Error creating thumbnail: Italy	randomguy213	RAI	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	Neapolitan
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	blueythesharkie	NHK	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	English, Japanese
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	Lithuanian
Moldova	moldovanlatifi	TRM	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	English
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	szszofi06	KCTV	"Birth"	ARTMS
Error creating thumbnail: Northern Mariana Islands	chalenn	PBS	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	English
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	chromiliaghaztic	NRK	"MVH"	Synne Vo	Norwegian
Palestine	paldosreal.sss	PBC	"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا)	zeyne	Arabic^[3]
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	randomongolian	IRTP	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	English
Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Maria"	1621	Tagalog
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	sandoli.112	RTP	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	Portuguese
Romania	thejendyz	TVR	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	Romanian
File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon	jesuisunepoubelle	SPM-LP	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	French^[1]
South Korea	stevenesc.	KBS	"without u here"	nixxiu, Eternal Rin	English
Spain	dodgefulartist3	RTVE	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	English
Sweden	eurofan98	SVT	"På måndag"	Miss Li	Swedish
Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"New Waters"	CLARK S	English
Taiwan	tng8394	PTS	"Sword"	"Wisp"	English
Error creating thumbnail: Thailand	meuw2202	TPBS	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	English, Thai
United Kingdom	.ds25_	BBC	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	English
Error creating thumbnail: United States	sandernl	NBC	"your apartment"	dreamfone	English
File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	moliesmosh	WSVI	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	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 22nd May 2025. The 39^[4] 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
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland File:Flag of India.svg India Error creating thumbnail: Northern Mariana Islands File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Error creating thumbnail: Thailand United Kingdom	Canada File:Flag of China.svg China File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Gabon Guam File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Palestine File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania American Samoa File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Error creating thumbnail: Philippines Sweden Error creating thumbnail: United States	Brazil File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Error creating thumbnail: Italy File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Romania Switzerland	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde France File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Moldova File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon Spain

Semi-Final 1

20 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Åland Islands and Denmark voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Brazil moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	8	59
02	Error creating thumbnail: United States	"your apartment"	dreamfone	14	38
03	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	15	36
04	~~File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia~~	—	—	—	—
05	Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	11	48
06	Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	"Maria"	1621	19	16
07	File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	16	36
08	File:Flag of China.svg China	"flip phone"	PIAO	9	50
09	Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	5	85
10	France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	7	76
11	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	"MVH"	Synne Vo	2	111
12	File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	12	44
13	Canada	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	1	145
14	Spain	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	18	26
15	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	17	28
16	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	6	85
17	File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	10	50
18	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	4	89
19	File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	3	94
20	Error creating thumbnail: Thailand	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	13	44

Semi-Final 2

19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Andorra, South Korea and Taiwan voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Cabo Verde moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	11	59
02	Gabon	"Formule"	Dancy	15	40
03	File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	14	40
04	American Samoa	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	7	70
05	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	"5arbanin"	ALMAS, amadio	4	91
06	Switzerland	"New Waters"	CLARK S	16	39
07	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	9	69
08	Moldova	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	8	70
09	Guam	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	10	60
10	Palestine	"Asli Ana"	zeyne	1	130
11	File:Flag of India.svg India	"Moonchild"	The F16s	17	39
12	File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	5	78
13	File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	12	58
14	United Kingdom	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	18	28
15	Error creating thumbnail: Italy	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	2	104
16	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	13	53
17	File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	3	97
18	Error creating thumbnail: Northern Mariana Islands	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	6	71
19	Romania	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	19	22

Wildcard Round

The wildcard round voting finished on June 2nd. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.

Country	Song	Artist	%	Result
Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	28.6%	Eliminated
File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	71.4%	Grand Final

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round.

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+|Grand Final
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 === Grand Final ===
 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round.