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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"
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| Julia Rizik
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| English
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|-
| [[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
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| "Dumb 4 All"
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| Ms* Gloom
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| 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 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
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
Bolivia some_random_goober Bolivia TV "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos" Allison Ayaviri Spanish
Cameroon jesuisunepoubelle CRTV "Tu veux me?" Yoa French
Denmark msgomes219 DR "Den Farefulde Færd" Vansid Danish
Cyprus thejendyz CyBC "MAGKAS" Daphne Lawrence Greek
Estonia ctys0n ERR "Filipiin" FMMB Estonian
France moliemosh France Télévisions "Techno boom boom" St. Graal French
Gabon toniaczka RTG "À jamais" Yena Blue French
Greece whothehellisorestis ERT "Paraxeni Kopela" Konstantina Kordouli Greek
Grenada georgianpotato GPB "Baggage" Peraia Holder English
Guam wither2706 KGTF "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley English
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
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
Luxembourg eurofan98 RTL "Just For You" Mara Van Dyck English
Montserrat blueythesharkie ZJB/CBU "Sugar/Tzu" black midi English
Myanmar tng8394 MRTV "endlessly" chanpan English
Netherlands twan7047 AVROTROS "Zieke Wereld" ANNE Dutch
North Korea meuw2202 KCTV "Mono" i-dle ft. skaiwater English[1]
Peru josemtj_ IRTP "WARMISITAY" Milena Warthon Spanish
Portugal randomguy213 RTP "Amar o Esquecer" Luís Sequeira Portugeuse
Puerto Rico suppacoo WIPR "Oh Mary" Lexxe English
Romania kasvi004 TVR "Programat Să Ard" FITTONIA Romanian
São Tomé and Príncipe sandoli.112 TVS "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema Portugeuse
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
Tanzania stevenesc. TBC "zeronaire" alika English
Türkiye iloveomer TRT "Reenkarnasyon" AYE Turkish
Turks & Caicos itsme_notme RTC/CBU "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater English
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 Grenada "Baggage" Peraia Holder
02 Switzerland "La nuit" Météore
03 Guam "Forget About Us" Alfie Castley
04 Turks & Caicos "Fig Tree" Chloe Slater 11
05 São Tomé e Príncipe "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" Calema
06 United States "THE SHIVERS" nightly
07 Myanmar "endlessly" chanpan
08 Turkïye "Reenkarnasyon" AYE 19
09 France "Techno boom boom" St. Graal 1
10 Australia "Like A Girl Does" Peach PRC
11 Montserrat "Sugar/Tzu" black midi 18
12 Indonesia "Unknown Rendezvous" Vira Talisa
13 Sweden "Mi Amor" Nova Millar" 4
14 Armenia "Till We Die" Julia Rizik
15 Cameroon "Tu veux me?" Yoa 13
16 Tanzania "zeronaire" alika 10
17 Denmark "Den Farefulde Færd" Vansid
18 Gabon "À jamais" Yena Blue
19 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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