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'''Season 18''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px|border]] '''Coimbra, Portugal'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] '''TBA''', represented by '''TBA''' with their song '''"TBA"'''. They scored '''TBA''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] '''TBA''' with '''TBA''' points. | '''Season 18''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px|border]] '''Coimbra, Portugal'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] '''TBA''', represented by '''TBA''' with their song '''"TBA"'''. They scored '''TBA''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File: Flag_of_None.svg|20px|border]] '''TBA''' with '''TBA''' points. | ||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people. | This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people. | ||
== Participating Countries == | == Participating Countries == | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 7 August 2025
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was 
TBA, represented by TBA with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was TBA with TBA points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people.
Participating Countries
37 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
 Bangladesh
|
chalenn | BTV | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | English |
 Belgium
|
kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
| File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | zakrusta | CBC | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | English |
| File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | thejendyz | Radio Cayman | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | English |
| File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | wither2706 | SBS | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | English |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
 France
|
yvourstruly | France Télévisions | "hot shit" | Cil | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Georgia | haepuff | GPB | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | English |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | whothehellisorestis | ARD | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | English |
 Gibraltar
|
pinguini | GBC | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | English |
 Guam
|
itsme_notme | KGTF | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | English |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | Radio L | "Little Numbers" | BOY | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Riardukas | LRT | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
 Netherlands
|
suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
 Philippines
|
chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
| Error creating thumbnail: Poland | hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
| Error creating thumbnail: Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | skanyone | BBC | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 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 24th July 2025. The 32 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailiable.
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Canada, Georgia and Philippines voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South Korea
|
"Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | ||
| 02 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | ||
| 06 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | ||
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Poland | "Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | ||
| 09 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "MWA!" | DOLLA | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | ||
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | ||
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | ||
| 16 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam and Portugal voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | ||
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | ||
| 03 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | ||
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | ||
| 05 | Bangladesh
|
"Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | ||
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | ||
| 07 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | ||
| 08 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | ||
| 09 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | ||
| 11 | United States
|
"Sad Boiii" | BENEE | ||
| 12 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | ||
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on July 7th. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA
|
"TBA" | TBA | ||
| TBA
|
"TBA" | TBA |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 140 points, followed by United Kingdom with 131 points and Singapore with 128 points. China ended in the last place with 23 points, losing the tiebreak to 25th United States.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia
|
"Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 17 | 71 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 109 |
| 3 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: China | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 6 |  Finland
|
"Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Austria | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 9 | South Korea
|
"Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | Guam
|
"take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 13 | 81 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 15 | 79 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 18 | 71 |
| 20 | United States
|
"Salvation" | Rebecca Black | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: Ghana | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 19 | 69 |
| 26 |  Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 22 | 47 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"