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Revision as of 09:57, 19 April 2026
Season 25 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is held in 
Antalya, Türkiye. The winning country was File:Flag of None.svg ?, represented by ? with her song "?". They scored ? points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of None.svg ? 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | haepuff | AMTV | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Australia | valentinomore | SBS | "Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | English |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | vasco.dot | RTBF/VRT | "Me Condena" | Aõ | Portugeuse |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
 Denmark
|
msgomes219 | DR | "Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | Danish |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | thejendyz | CyBC | "MAGKAS" | Daphne Lawrence | Greek |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Greece | whothehellisorestis | ERT | "Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | Greek |
 Grenada
|
georgianpotato | GPB | "Baggage" | Peraia Holder | English |
 Guam
|
wither2706 | KGTF | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | English |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Iran | paldosreal.sss | IRIB | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | obsoletesoul | RTÉ | "Pretty" | NewDad | English |
 Italy
|
jita26televisi | RAI | "Little Rat" | Birthh | Italian |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | chromiliaghaztic | NHK | "1000 Days of Moments" | noa | Japanese |
 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 |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Myanmar | tng8394 | MRTV | "endlessly" | chanpan | English |
 Netherlands
|
twan7047 | AVROTROS | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | Dutch |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| 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 |
 Singapore
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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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Tanzania | stevenesc. | TBC | "zeronaire" | alika | English |
| Türkiye
|
iloveomer | TRT | "velhasıl" | Sıla | rf |
| Error creating thumbnail: Turks & Caicos | itsme_notme | RTC/CBU | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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
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"Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | 19 | 15 |
| 09 | France
|
"Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 1 | 117 |
| 10 |  Australia
|
"Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | 14 | 32 |
| 11 |  Montserrat
|
"Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | 22 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Cameroon | "Tu veux me?" | Yoa | 13 | 44 |
| 16 |  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 |  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 | Error creating thumbnail: Iran | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | 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 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Душа" | LAYAH | 10 | 61 |
| 18 |  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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Iran | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloomy | 5 | 29.4% | Eliminated |
| North Korea
|
"Mono" | i-dle ft. Skaiwater | 4 | 23.5% | Eliminated |
 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 | 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 | 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 | Turks & Caicos
|
"Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 20 | 69 |
| 13 |  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 |  Ukraine
|
"Душа" | LAYAH | 19 | 69 |
| 19 | 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 |