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26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. [[Portugal]] was the winner with '''140''' points, followed by [[United Kingdom]] with '''131''' points and [[Singapore]] with '''128''' points. [[China]] ended in the last place with '''23''' points, losing the tiebreak to 25th [[United States]]. | 26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. [[Portugal]] was the winner with '''140''' points, followed by [[United Kingdom]] with '''131''' points and [[Singapore]] with '''128''' points. [[China]] ended in the last place with '''23''' points, losing the tiebreak to 25th [[United States]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:37, 7 August 2025
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was 
TBA, represented by TBA with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was TBA with TBA points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people.
Participating Countries
37 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
 Australia
|
randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
 Bangladesh
|
chalenn | BTV | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | English |
 Belgium
|
kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
 Canada
|
zakrusta | CBC | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | English |
| File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | thejendyz | Radio Cayman | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | English |
| File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | wither2706 | SBS | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | English |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | yvourstruly | France Télévisions | "hot shit" | Cil | French |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | haepuff | GPB | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | English |
 Germany
|
whothehellisorestis | ARD | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | English |
 Gibraltar
|
pinguini | GBC | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | English |
 Guam
|
itsme_notme | KGTF | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | English |
 Guernsey
|
valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
 India
|
aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | Radio L | "Little Numbers" | BOY | English |
 Lithuania
|
Riardukas | LRT | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
| Error creating thumbnail: Poland | hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
| Error creating thumbnail: Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | skanyone | BBC | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | English |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | sandernl | NBC | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | English |
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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 32 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
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Canada, Georgia and Philippines voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South Korea
|
"Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | ||
| 02 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | ||
| 04 | Luxembourg
|
"Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | ||
| 06 | Lithuania
|
"Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | ||
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Poland | "Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | ||
| 09 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "hot shit" | Cil | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "MWA!" | DOLLA | ||
| 11 | Guernsey
|
"Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | ||
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | ||
| 13 | Australia
|
"Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | ||
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | ||
| 16 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Cicada" | Blackbriar |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam and Portugal voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | ||
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | ||
| 04 | India
|
"Beparwai" | Jonita | ||
| 05 | Bangladesh
|
"Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | ||
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | ||
| 07 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | ||
| 08 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | ||
| 09 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | ||
| 12 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | ||
| 16 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on July 7th. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: TBA | "TBA" | TBA | ||
| Error creating thumbnail: TBA | "TBA" | TBA |
Grand Final
(information below this to be updated soon)
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 140 points, followed by United Kingdom with 131 points and Singapore with 128 points. China ended in the last place with 23 points, losing the tiebreak to 25th United States.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 17 | 71 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 109 |
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: China | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 5 | Canada
|
"L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Finland | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 8 | Lithuania
|
"Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 9 | South Korea
|
"Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | Luxembourg
|
"spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | Guam
|
"take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | India
|
"Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | Germany
|
"GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 13 | 81 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 15 | 79 |
| 19 | Error creating thumbnail: Greece | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 18 | 71 |
| 20 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Australia
|
"Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 |  Ghana
|
"Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 19 | 69 |
| 26 |  Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 22 | 47 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"