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Revision as of 12:14, 5 October 2025
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: Uganda, represented by Sabina Ddumba with their song "I Cry". They scored 173 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion with 171 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
 Australia
|
randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg 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 |
 Brazil
|
zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
| File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | zakrusta | CBC | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | English |
| File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | thejendyz | Radio Cayman | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | English |
 Cocos Islands
|
wither2706 | SBS | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | English |
 Denmark
|
dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
 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 |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
 India
|
aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
 Kosovo
|
twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
| File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 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 |
 Netherlands
|
suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
 North Korea
|
ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
 Philippines
|
chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
 Poland
|
hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
| File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
 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 |
 Uganda
|
blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
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|
skanyone | BBC | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 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 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 Romania moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South Korea
|
"Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 8 | 64 |
| 02 | Kosovo
|
"Si Ai" | Tayna | 7 | 71 |
| 03 | Uganda
|
"I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 141 |
| 04 | Luxembourg
|
"Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 10 | 63 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.png Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 3 | 92 |
| 06 | Lithuania
|
"Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | 12 | 47 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | 14 | 42 |
| 08 | Poland
|
"Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | 5 | 82 |
| 09 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | 4 | 86 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "MWA!" | DOLLA | 9 | 64 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 6 | 82 |
| 12 | File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | Australia
|
"Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | Romania
|
"Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 11 | 48 |
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | 16 | 36 |
| 16 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar | 2 | 104 |
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 Germany moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | 4 | 71 |
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | 13 | 43 |
| 03 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 3 | 99 |
| 04 | India
|
"Beparwai" | Jonita | 7 | 69 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 6 | 69 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | 14 | 39 |
| 07 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 8 | 64 |
| 08 | Brazil
|
"Velho Fusca" | Xama | 16 | 20 |
| 09 | Denmark
|
"ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | 9 | 61 |
| 11 | United States
|
"Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 15 | 34 |
| 12 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | North Korea
|
"Famous" | AllDay Project | 10 | 59 |
| 14 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 1 | 131 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 5 | 70 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 2 | 115 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on August 11th. Germany was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress. To be noted that Germany won the wildcard on a 1-vote difference!
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
|
"Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 47.1% | Eliminated |
| Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 52.9% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Uganda was the winner with 173 points, followed by Réunion with 171 points and Italy with 166 points. Germany ended in the last place with 31 points, making them the first Wildcard winner ending in the last place.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 4 | 154 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 12 | 74 |
| 4 | North Korea
|
"Famous" | AllDay Project | 17 | 57 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | 8 | 96 |
| 6 | Philippines
|
"Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | 19 | 56 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 3 | 166 |
| 8 | South Korea
|
"Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 22 | 51 |
| 9 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 2 | 171 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 11 | 81 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | 24 | 38 |
| 12 | Guam
|
"I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | 23 | 41 |
| 13 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 26 | 31 |
| 14 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | 18 | 56 |
| 15 | India
|
"Beparwai" | Jonita | 10 | 90 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 7 | 103 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "MWA!" | DOLLA | 20 | 55 |
| 18 | Poland
|
"Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | 14 | 63 |
| 19 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar | 6 | 107 |
| 20 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | 5 | 115 |
| 21 | Luxembourg
|
"Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 25 | 34 |
| 22 | Uganda
|
"I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 173 |
| 23 | Kosovo
|
"Si Ai" | Tayna | 15 | 60 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | 9 | 94 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 13 | 69 |
| 26 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | 21 | 53 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"