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Revision as of 07:57, 19 April 2026
Season 25 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is held in 
Antalya, Türkiye. The winning country was 
?, represented by ? with her song "?". They scored ? points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was ? with ? points.
Location
The 23rd season of Melodia was hosted in Antalya Sports Hall,
Participating Countries (WIP)
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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Nicaragua | ctys0n | "KFC Santería" | Cain Culto, Sudan Archives | English | |
 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 |
| File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | blueythesharkie | ZJB/CBU | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Myanmar | tng8394 | MRTV | "endlessly" | chanpan | English |
 Netherlands
|
twan7047 | AVROTROS | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | Dutch |
 North Korea
|
meuw2202 | KCTV | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | English[1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | josemtj_ | IRTP | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | Spanish |
 Portugal
|
randomguy213 | RTP | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luís Sequeira | Portugeuse |
| Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | suppacoo | WIPR | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | English |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | stevenesc. | TBC | "zeronaire" | alika | English |
| Türkiye
|
iloveomer | TRT | "velhasıl" | Sıla | rf |
| File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | itsme_notme | RTC/CBU | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | dajciemispokoj | Suspline | "Душа (Dusha)" | LAYAH | Ukranian |
.svg){kind=small} 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 12 April 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 | 7 | 69 |
| 02 | Switzerland
|
"La nuit" | Météore | 2 | 112 |
| 03 | Guam
|
"Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | 16 | 26 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 11 | 56 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé e Príncipe | "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | 17 | 26 |
| 06 | United States
|
"THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 6 | 79 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Myanmar | "endlessly" | chanpan | 4 | 96 |
| 08 | Turkïye
|
"Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | 19 | 15 |
| 09 | France
|
"Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 1 | 117 |
| 10 | Australia
|
"Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | 14 | 32 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | 22 |
| 12 | Indonesia
|
"Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 8 | 69 |
| 13 | Sweden
|
"Mi Amor" | Nova Millar" | 5 | 91 |
| 14 | Armenia
|
"Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 108 |
| 15 | Cameroon
|
"Tu veux me?" | Yoa | 13 | 44 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | "zeronaire" | alika | 10 | 57 |
| 17 | Denmark
|
"Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | 15 | 27 |
| 18 | Gabon
|
"À jamais" | Yena Blue | 9 | 59 |
| 19 | North Korea
|
"Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | 12 | 55 |
Semi-Final 2
18 countries partook in this semi final. Those said countries plus Belgium, Greece and Portugal casted their votes. After this round culminated, 10 countries made it through, with Iran getting the the semi's wildcard spot.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Liechtenstein
|
"Manifest" | Felicia Lu | 4 | 95 |
| 02 | Luxembourg
|
"Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | 16 | 32 |
| 03 | Kazakhstan
|
"Камнем" | Аврикоса | 6 | 89 |
| 04 | Cyprus
|
"Magkas" | Daphne Lawrence | 17 | 19 |
| 05 | Ireland
|
"Pretty" | NewDad | 7 | 83 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | 5 | 92 |
| 07 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 9 | 74 |
| 08 | Netherlands
|
"Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 3 | 104 |
| 09 | Italy
|
"Little Rat" | Birthh | 12 | 49 |
| 10 | South Korea
|
"Icarus" | ARTMS | 15 | 46 |
| 11 | Iran
|
"Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Singapore | "Ego" | Marae | 8 | 83 |
| 13 | Romania
|
"Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | 2 | 110 |
| 14 | Latvia
|
"Sazemējums" | Gapoljeri | 14 | 47 |
| 15 | Lithuania
|
"milžinai" | Gabrielė Vilikickytė | 13 | 49 |
| 16 | Japan
|
"1000 Days of Moments" | noa | 1 | 112 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | "Душа" | LAYAH | 10 | 61 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | 18 | 13 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard consisted of Turks & Caicos, North Korea and Iran. The round's voting period culminated on the 17th of February, with the Turks & Caicos Islands progressing to the final after receiving the highest percentage out of the bunch.
| Country | Song | Artist | # of Votes | Percentage | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
"Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloomy | 5 | 29.4% | Eliminated |
| North Korea
|
"Mono" | i-dle ft. Skaiwater | 4 | 23.5% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 8 | 47.1% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the grand finale. South Korea and Ireland failed to vote in a timely manner, with the latter placing in the top 5, which would've made them eligible for an auto qualifier position. This spot was ultimately passed down to France's delegate. Netherlands was named triumph after accumulating a staggering 174 points, followed by Switzerland with 136 points in 2nd, with Armenia rounding off the top 3 with 132 points. Greece ended up placing last with a total of 27 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | "zeronaire" | alika | 16 | 79 |
| 02 | Netherlands
|
"Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 1 | 174 |
| 03 | Romania
|
"Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | 11 | 98 |
| 04 | Gabon
|
"À Jamais" | Yena Blue | 21 | 63 |
| 05 |  Estonia
|
"Filipiin" | FMMB | 13 | 89 |
| 06 | Belgium
|
"Me Condena" | Aõ | 18 | 75 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | 10 | 100 |
| 08 | Grenada
|
"Baggage" | Peraia Holder | 9 | 100 |
| 09 | France
|
"Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 6 | 108 |
| 10 | Bolivia
|
"El Lamento Triste De Los Payasos" | Allison Ayaviri | 17 | 78 |
| 11 | Ireland
|
"Pretty" | NewDad | 5 | 112 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 20 | 69 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Myanmar | "endlessly" | chanpan | 8 | 100 |
| 14 | Sweden
|
"Mi Amor" | Nova Miller | 25 | 50 |
| 15 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 14 | 89 |
| 16 | Armenia
|
"Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 132 |
| 17 | Portugal
|
"Amar o Esquecer" | Luis Sequeira | 22 | 61 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | "Душа" | LAYAH | 19 | 69 |
| 19 | Error creating thumbnail: Singapore | "Ego" | Marae | 7 | 101 |
| 20 | Indonesia
|
"Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 24 | 56 |
| 21 | Kazakhstan
|
"Камнем" | Аврикоса | 4 | 115 |
| 22 | Greece
|
"Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | 26 | 27 |
| 23 | Liechtenstein
|
"Manifest" | Felicia Lu | 15 | 86 |
| 24 | United States
|
"THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 23 | 58 |
| 25 | Japan
|
"1000 Days of Moments" | noa | 12 | 97 |
| 26 | Switzerland
|
"La nuit" | Météore | 2 | 136 |