Season 2: Difference between revisions
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| Armenian | | [[wikipedia:Armenian_language|Armenian]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] [[Australia]] | | [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|border]] [[Australia]] | ||
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| "All The Pretty Girls" | | "All The Pretty Girls" | ||
| Vera Blue | | Vera Blue | ||
| English | | [[wikipedia:English_language|English]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|20px|border]] [[Bulgaria]] | | [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|20px|border]] [[Bulgaria]] | ||
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| "VIVALDI" | | "VIVALDI" | ||
| Boro Purvi, Tita | | Boro Purvi, Tita | ||
| Bulgarian | | [[wikipedia:Bulgarian_language|Bulgarian]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of China.svg|20px|border]] [[China]] | | [[File:Flag of China.svg|20px|border]] [[China]] | ||
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| "KNOCKOUT" | | "KNOCKOUT" | ||
| Meng Jia | | Meng Jia | ||
| Chinese | | [[wikipedia:Chinese_language|Chinese]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] [[Greece]] | | [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] [[Greece]] | ||
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| "AMAN" | | "AMAN" | ||
| Evgenia | | Evgenia | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]] [[Japan]] | | [[File:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]] [[Japan]] | ||
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| "Rāmais Prāts" | | "Rāmais Prāts" | ||
| Harta | | Harta | ||
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| GJan | | GJan | ||
| Lithuanian | | [[wikipedia:Lithuanian_language|Lithuanian]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Mongolia.svg|20px|border]] [[Mongolia]] | | [[File:Flag of Mongolia.svg|20px|border]] [[Mongolia]] | ||
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| "Mart" | | "Mart" | ||
| FOUX | | FOUX | ||
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| [[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px|border]] [[New Zealand]] | | [[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px|border]] [[New Zealand]] | ||
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| EVERGLOW | | EVERGLOW | ||
| Korean, English | | [[wikipedia:Korean_language|Korean]], English | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Norway.svg|20px|border]] [[Norway]] | | [[File:Flag of Norway.svg|20px|border]] [[Norway]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]] [[United Kingdom]] | | [[File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]] [[United Kingdom]] | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 27 April 2025
Season 2 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in Lugano, Switzerland. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: Australia, represented by Vera Blue with her song "All The Pretty Girls". They scored a total of 89 points in the Grand Final. They managed to beat the runner-up File:Flag of North Korea.svg EVERGLOW with SLAY by just one point.
Information
After 
Switzerland won the first season of Melodia Song Contest: Reimagined, it was announced that Lugano, Switzerland would host the second season of the contest. Cornaredo Stadium was chosen as the venue for the contest. The first winning song's name, Speak Up, would become the slogan for the edition. Claiming opened on the December 31st, 2023, the last day of the year. Six days of claiming later, 19 hopefuls decided to compete for the title.
There were 5 national selections this edition. Schweiz Selects was used once again to decide the Swiss entrant that would follow DANA's successful run. After South Korea's failed attempt to finish in the top 10 last edition, the HoD created 
MNEXT, a national final that called for the next South Korean artist to represent the Asian country. The United States followed a similar path, hosting its first season of 
Melodex to find the American voice for MSC Reimagined. In Oceania, Error creating thumbnail: Australia and Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand would find themselves hosting their own respective selections, the winner of the former becoming the contest's next crown jewel. The other 14 countries would opt for internal selections.
The Allocation Draw revealed the running order of the second edition on January 7th, 2024. 
Greece was randomly drawn to open the contest whereas File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan was selected to close.
Voting lines officially opened on January 12th, 2024. Most countries voted accordingly, but a turn of unfortunate events led File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia to withdraw from the contest on January 20th, 2024 due to their ongoing financial issues. Ironically, they were heavily fined for withdrawing during the voting period, a sensitive period during the contest.
Two weeks later on January 26th, 2024, the voting period for Melodia Song Contest Reimagined 2 closed. On January 28th, 2024, the results were announced to the public. After an intense voting sequence and a margin of five points between the top four songs, Error creating thumbnail: Australia was named the winner with All The Pretty Girls by Vera Blue and a score of 89 points. File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea and File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia rounded out the podium with 88 and 85 points respectively. The host country, Switzerland, finished in 4th with a score of 84 points. 
Norway finished in dead last with 16 points from the jury.
Participating Countries
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | the.hamburger | AMPTV | "Ays erge qonn e" | Martin Mkrtchyan | Armenian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Australia | littleduckiie | SBS | "All The Pretty Girls" | Vera Blue | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | skanyone | BNT | "VIVALDI" | Boro Purvi, Tita | Bulgarian |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | teolette | CGTN | "KNOCKOUT" | Meng Jia | Chinese |
| Greece
|
whothehellisorestis | ERT | "AMAN" | Evgenia | Greek |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | blueythesharkie | NHK | "Dynasty" | Rina Sawayama | English |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | chromiliaghaztic | LTV | "Rāmais Prāts" | Harta | Latvian |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Leidžiu Sau Viską" | GJan | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | toniaczka | MNB | "Mart" | FOUX | Mongolian |
| Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | TNG | TVNZ | "Dance Away These Days" | Harper Finn | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | liaaaa_taylors.version | KCTV | "SLAY" | EVERGLOW | Korean, English |
| Norway
|
eurofan98 | NRK | "I Believe in You" | D'Sound | English |
 Philippines
|
dat.kwstt | GMA | "ANTONYMPH" | Vylet Pony | English |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | suppacoo | RTVS | "Game" | ADONXS | English |
| South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | MNET | "BATTER UP" | BABYMONSTER | Korean, English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Sweden | valentinomore | SVT | "Jackie Kennedy" | Ola | English |
| Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRF 1 | "Brume" | Velantane | French |
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|
tomas_esc | BBC | "Wet Dream" | Wet Leg | English |
| United States
|
SanderNL | NBC | "Why My Love (Ain't Enough)" | Fly By Midnight | English |
Scoreboards
Grand Final
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greece
|
"AMAN" | Evgenia | 17 | 28 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Sweden | "Jackie Kennedy" | Ola | 15 | 36 |
| 03 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "SLAY" | EVERGLOW | 2 | 88 |
| 04 | United States
|
"Why My Love (Ain't Enough)" | Fly By Midnight | 10 | 53 |
| 05 | South Korea
|
"BATTER UP" | BABYMONSTER | 12 | 46 |
| 06 | Norway
|
"I Believe in You" | D'Sound | 18 | 16 |
| 07 | Lithuania
|
"Leidžiu Sau Viską" | GJan | 11 | 50 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Australia | "All The Pretty Girls" | Vera Blue | 1 | 89 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | "Rāmais Prāts" | Harta | 7 | 70 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | "Mart" | FOUX | 3 | 85 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | "Dance Away These Days" | Harper Finn | 8 | 70 |
| 12 | United Kingdom
|
"Wet Dream" | Wet Leg | 14 | 41 |
| 13 | Philippines
|
"ANTONYMPH" | Vylet Pony | 16 | 35 |
| 14 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "KNOCKOUT" | Meng Jia | 9 | 63 |
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Brume" | Velatane | 4 | 84 |
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| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | "VIVALDI" | Boro Purvi, Tita | 13 | 44 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | "Game" | ADONXS | 5 | 75 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | "Dynasty" | Rina Sawayama | 6 | 71 |
Recap Content
Grand Final
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Voting Breakdown
Grand Final
Incidents
Armenia's Withdrawal
On the 20th of January, the delegate for File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia, the.hamburger, revealed that due to issues with the MBU, Armenia had been disqualified from the competition.