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{{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 23|logo=MLD23.png|year-held=2026|slogan=TBA|venue=TBA|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]]}}
{{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 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.
'''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
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
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| haepuff  
| haepuff  
| AMTV
| AMTV
| ""
| "Till We Die"
|
| Julia Rizik
|
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] [[Australia]]
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] [[Australia]]
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| paldosreal.sss  
| paldosreal.sss  
| IRIB
| IRIB
|
| "Dumb 4 All"
|
| Ms* Gloom
|
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|border]] [[Ireland]]
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|border]] [[Ireland]]
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| blueythesharkie  
| blueythesharkie  
| ZJB/CBU
| ZJB/CBU
| ""
| "Sugar/Tzu"
|
| black midi
|
| English
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] [[Myanmar]]
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] [[Myanmar]]
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| Romanian
| Romanian
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] [[Sao Tome and Principe]]
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
| sandoli.112
| sandoli.112
| TVS
| TVS
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| English
| 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
|
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 02
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|border]] Switzerland
| "La nuit"
| Météore
|
|
|-
| 03
| [[File:Flag of Guam.svg|20px|border]] Guam
| "Forget About Us"
| Alfie Castley
|
|
|- style="background: #CED4F2;font-weight:bold"
| 04
| [[File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|20px|border]] Turks & Caicos
| "Fig Tree"
| Chloe Slater
| 11
|
|-
| 05
| [[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|20px|border]] São Tomé e Príncipe
| "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru"
| Calema
|
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 06
| [[File:Flag of United States.svg|20px|border]] United States
| "THE SHIVERS"
| nightly
|
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 07
| [[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|20px|border]] Myanmar
| "endlessly"
| chanpan
|
|
|-
| 08
| [[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px|border]] Turkïye
| "Reenkarnasyon"
| AYE
| 19
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 09
| [[File:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]] France
| "Techno boom boom"
| St. Graal
| 1
|
|-
| 10
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] Australia
| "Like A Girl Does"
| Peach PRC
|
|
|-
| 11
| [[File:Flag of Montserrat.svg|20px|border]] Montserrat
| "Sugar/Tzu"
| black midi
| 18
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 12
| [[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|20px|border]] Indonesia
| "Unknown Rendezvous"
| Vira Talisa
|
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 13
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|border]] Sweden
| "Mi Amor"
| Nova Millar"
| 4
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 14
| [[File:Flag of Armenia.svg|20px|border]] Armenia
| "Till We Die"
| Julia Rizik
|
|
|-
| 15
| [[File:Flag of Cameroon.svg|20px|border]] Cameroon
| "Tu veux me?"
| Yoa
| 13
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 16
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|20px|border]] Tanzania
| "zeronaire"
| alika
| 10
|
|-
| 17
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|border]] Denmark
| "Den Farefulde Færd"
| Vansid
|
|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffdc97"
| 18
| [[File:Flag of Gabon.svg|20px|border]] Gabon
| "À jamais"
| Yena Blue
|
|
|- style="background:#CED4F2"
| 19
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|20px|border]] North Korea
| "Mono"
| i-dle ft. skaiwater
| 12
|
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:03, 4 April 2026

Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in File:Flag of Estonia.svg Talinn, Estonia. The winning country was File:Flag of Netherlands.svg 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 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
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia haepuff AMTV "Till We Die" Julia Rizik English
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia valentinomore SBS "Like A Girl Does" Peach PRC English
File:Flag of Belgium.svg 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
Error creating thumbnail: 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
Error creating thumbnail: France moliemosh France Télévisions "Techno boom boom" St. Graal French
Error creating thumbnail: Gabon toniaczka RTG "À jamais" Yena Blue French
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece whothehellisorestis ERT "Paraxeni Kopela" Konstantina Kordouli Greek
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada georgianpotato GPB "Baggage" Peraia Holder English
Error creating thumbnail: Guam wither2706 KGTF "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley English
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia hailflax TVRI "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa English
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran paldosreal.sss IRIB "Dumb 4 All" Ms* Gloom English
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland obsoletesoul RTÉ "Pretty" NewDad English
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy jita26televisi RAI "Little Rat" Birthh Italian
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan chromiliaghaztic NHK "1000 Days of Moments" noa Japanese
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan mightyhaos KZ1 "Stone" Apricot Kazakh
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia thebricker LSM "Sazemējums" Gapoljeri Latvian
Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein hannestheluser Radio L "Manifest" Felicia Lu English
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 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
File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands twan7047 AVROTROS "Zieke Wereld" ANNE Dutch
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea meuw2202 KCTV "Mono" i-dle ft. skaiwater English[1]
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru josemtj_ IRTP "WARMISITAY" Milena Warthon Spanish
Error creating thumbnail: Portugal randomguy213 RTP "Amar o Esquecer" Luís Sequeira Portugeuse
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico suppacoo WIPR "Oh Mary" Lexxe English
Error creating thumbnail: 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
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore zakrusta SBC "Ego" Marae English
Error creating thumbnail: South Korea flo.patricia06 KBS "Icarus" ARTMS Korean, English
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden skanyone SVT "Mi Amor" Nova Miller English[2]
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland eternal2 SRG SSR "La nuit" Météore French
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania stevenesc. TBC "zeronaire" alika English
File:Flag of Turkey.svg 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
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine dajciemispokoj Suspline "Душа (Dusha)" LAYAH Ukranian
Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom drehspiessfleisch_im_brot BBC "Swordsman" Night Tapes English
File:Flag of United States.svg 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 File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada "Baggage" Peraia Holder
02 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland "La nuit" Météore
03 Error creating thumbnail: Guam "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley
04 File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 11
05 File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé e Príncipe "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema
06 File:Flag of United States.svg United States "THE SHIVERS" nightly
07 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar "endlessly" chanpan
08 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkïye "Reenkarnasyon" AYE 19
09 Error creating thumbnail: France "Techno boom boom" St. Graal 1
10 File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia "Like A Girl Does" Peach PRC
11 File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat "Sugar/Tzu" black midi 18
12 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa
13 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden "Mi Amor" Nova Millar" 4
14 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia "Till We Die" Julia Rizik
15 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon "Tu veux me?" Yoa 13
16 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania "zeronaire" alika 10
17 Error creating thumbnail: Denmark "Den Farefulde Færd" Vansid
18 Error creating thumbnail: Gabon "À jamais" Yena Blue
19 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea "Mono" i-dle ft. skaiwater 12


References

  1. ↑ Has a singular line in Korean
  2. ↑ Repeats a Spanish phrase in the song
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