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== Location == | == Location == | ||
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Vicotoria Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of 5.000 people. Fun fact; this is the only stadium existing in the entirety of the country, while it's also squeezed right next to the country's airport. | |||
== Participating Countries == | == Participating Countries == | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 21 July 2025
Season 15 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in 
Gibraltar, Gibraltar. The winning country was 
South Korea, represented by Love x Stereo ft. Da1sy Doom with their song "< 끌어당김 @traction >". They scored 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey with 150 points, just one point behind the winner.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Vicotoria Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of 5.000 people. Fun fact; this is the only stadium existing in the entirety of the country, while it's also squeezed right next to the country's airport.
Participating Countries
40 countries participated this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Åland Islands
|
chromiliaghaztic | ÅRTV | "Varningsklocka" | estraden | Swedish |
 Angola
|
toniaczka | TPA | "Lua" | IVANDRO | Portuguese |
 American Samoa
|
twan7047 | KVZK-TV | "God Loves You" | Stela Cole | English |
 Australia
|
thejendyz | SBS | "Blind & Falling" | Outloved | English |
 Canada
|
lozzol | CBC | "Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: China | szszofi06 | CGTN | "I'mma be" | XLOV | English |
| File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | skanyone | KVF | "Vero Min" | Eivor | Faroese |
 France
|
sandoli.112 | France Télévisions | "J’ai changé" | Kendji Girac | French |
 Germany
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | NDR | "Walk With Me" | Felix Jaehn, Shouse | English |
| Gibraltar
|
moliesmosh | GBC | "Champion" | Bishop Briggs | English |
 Greece
|
randomguy213 | ERT | "Ola I Tipota" | Mariza Rizou | Greek |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | kasvi004 | BBC | "Say" | Fred Roberts | English |
 Hong Kong
|
whothehellisorestis | TVB | "711" | Emei | English |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Tunggu Apa Lagi" | Nyoman Paul | Indonesian |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | esclorenzo | RAI | "Gocce di Limone" | Alex Wyse | Italian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | itsme_notme | NHK | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | English |
 Kenya
|
dodgefulartist3 | KBC | "Violation" | Last Year's Tragedy | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "Šitaip Isimylėt" | Ieva Narkutė | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | TheSchemingTurtle | RTL | "The Place We Used To Call Home" | District 7 | English |
 Malaysia
|
Zakrusta | RTM | "SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | Malay |
 Malta
|
moldovanlatifi | PBS | "Devil" | Red Electric | English |
 Moldova
|
.ouannnn | TRM | "MOFT.LOFT" | geeko!, Trap House Moldova, Gorby | Romanian |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | haepuff | AVROTROS | "Set Me Free" | RANI | English |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | suppacoo | NRK | "Operahuset" | Gabrielle | Norwegian |
| File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | pinguini | PBS | "Obsession" | Joywave | English |
 Philippines
|
wither2706 | ABS-CBN | "40-40" | Vetta Borne | English |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | tng8394 | TVP | "Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | Polish |
 Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Mountains" | Carolina Deslandes, Agir | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | valentinomore | TVR | "Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | English[1] |
| South Korea
|
stevenesc. | KBS | "Attraction" | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | English |
 Spain
|
meuw2202 | RTVE | "A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM La Première | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | French |
 Sweden
|
eurofan98 | SVT | "Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | English |
| File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | ctys0n | TTV | "Act Like That" | GENBLUE | English |
| File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | jita26televisi | El Hiwar Ettounsi | "Rassi El Foug" | Balti | Arabic[2] |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
paldosreal.sss | BBC | "Jungle" | Sugababes | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | sandernl | NBC | "Infinitely Falling" | Fly By Midnight | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | blueythesharkie | WSVI | "Its Not Your Fault" | Maggie Lindemann | English |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | chalenn | VTV | "When The Night Ends" | Johnny Huynh | 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 21st March 2025. The 36[3] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 5 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands Canada Error creating thumbnail: China Error creating thumbnail: Japan South Korea SpainFile:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan United Kingdom
|
American Samoa File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands GermanyFile:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey Sweden SwitzerlandError creating thumbnail: United States |
Australia Greece Hong Kong Malaysia Moldova File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Error creating thumbnail: Romania |
Error creating thumbnail: Denmark File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands KenyaError creating thumbnail: Lithuania File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Philippines
|
France File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia PortugalFile:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam |
Semi-Final 1
18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Angola, Gibraltar and Norway voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Japan moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
"A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | 8 | 58 |
| 2 | Germany
|
"Walk With Me" | Felix Jaehn, Shouse | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Switzerland
|
"Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | 1 | 124 |
| 4 | Kenya
|
"Violation" | Last Year's Tragedy | 17 | 18 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | "Rassi El Foug" | Balti | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Act Like That" | GENBLUE | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Sweden
|
"Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | 5 | 86 |
| 8 | Malaysia
|
"SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | Canada
|
"Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | 6 | 73 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | 11 | 48 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | 2 | 105 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Obsession" | Joywave | 3 | 99 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
"Mountains" | Carolina Deslandes, Agir | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "Šitaip Isimylėt" | Ieva Narkutė | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | 9 | 56 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | "Vero Min" | Eivor | 10 | 51 |
| 18 | Moldova
|
"MOFT.LOFT" | geeko!, Trap House Moldova, Gorby | 18 | 18 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed (as Denmark was disqualified) in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Malta, and Netherlands voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with American Samoa moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
Blind & Falling | Outloved | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | Varningsklocka | estraden | 7 | 76 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | Tunggu Apa Lagi | Nyoman Paul | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | When The Night Ends | Johnny Huynh | 5 | 78 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | Say | Fred Roberts | 1 | 124 |
| 7 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | Its Not Your Fault | Maggie Lindemann | 6 | 77 |
| 8 | Greece
|
Ola I Tipota | Mariza Rizou | 13 | 48 |
| 9 | France
|
J’ai changé | Kendji Girac | 15 | 37 |
| 10 | Hong Kong
|
711 | Emei | 10 | 63 |
| 11 | American Samoa
|
God Loves You | Stela Cole | 11 | 58 |
| 12 | South Korea
|
Attraction | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | 2 | 92 |
| 13 | Philippines
|
40-40 | Vetta Borne | 3 | 90 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | Infinitely Falling | Fly By Midnight | 4 | 79 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: China | I'mma be | XLOV | 14 | 42 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
Jungle | Sugababes | 9 | 64 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | The Place We Used To Call Home | District 7 | 12 | 43 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Gocce di Limone | Alex Wyse | 8 | 72 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on April 14th. Japan was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Honeycrash" | Sasami | 56.3% | Grand Final |
| American Samoa
|
"God Loves You" | Stela Cole | 43.8% | Eliminated |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. South Korea was the winner with 151 points, followed by Guernsey with 150 points and Poland with 135 points. Norway ended in the last place with 25 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | 3 | 135 |
| 2 | Philippines
|
"40-40" | Vetta Borne | 5 | 129 |
| 3 | Gibraltar
|
"Champion" | Bishop Briggs | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "When The Night Ends" | Johnny Huynh | 10 | 101 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Operahuset" | Gabrielle | 26 | 25 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Gocce di Limone" | Alex Wyse | 8 | 118 |
| 7 | South Korea
|
"Attraction" | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | 1 | 151 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Set Me Free" | RANI | 4 | 134 |
| 9 | Åland Islands
|
"Varningsklocka" | estraden | 7 | 119 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | 18 | 73 |
| 11 | Spain
|
"A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | 25 | 37 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | 24 | 40 |
| 13 | Malaysia
|
"SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | 9 | 102 |
| 14 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "Its Not Your Fault" | Maggie Lindemann | 11 | 96 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Say" | Fred Roberts | 2 | 150 |
| 16 | File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | "Vero Min" | Eivor | 14 | 79 |
| 17 | Switzerland
|
"Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | 6 | 128 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Infinitely Falling" | Fly By Midnight | 19 | 66 |
| 19 | Malta
|
"Devil" | Red Electric | 15 | 76 |
| 20 | Hong Kong
|
"711" | Emei | 13 | 89 |
| 21 | Angola
|
"Lua" | IVANDRO | 22 | 60 |
| 22 | Sweden
|
"Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | 17 | 73 |
| 23 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | 16 | 76 |
| 24 | Canada
|
"Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | 21 | 60 |
| 25 | File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Obsession" | Joywave | 20 | 63 |
| 26 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Jungle" | Sugababes | 12 | 95 |
