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Revision as of 17:21, 2 November 2025
Season 19 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in Error creating thumbnail: Kampala, Uganda. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia, represented by Mimi Fly with their song "Nara". They scored 176 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of Estonia.png Estonia with 162 points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Lugogo Cricket Oval, a stadium with a capacity of up to 20000 people for concerts.
Participating Countries
39 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
suppacoo | KVZK-TV | "Catch and Release" | Alice Glass | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | itsme_notme | RTBF | "Better Ways" | Alice Mae | English |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | stevenesc. | BTV | "Malibu Barbie" | Robyn L, SAY3AM | English |
 Canada
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | CBC | "wish i was a robot" | LOLO | English |
 Chile
|
zyroutx | TVN | "Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Czech Republic.svg Czechia | thejendyz | ČT | "Let It Go" | No Distance Paradise | English |
 Denmark
|
valentinomore | DR | "In The Club" | Drew Sycamore | English |
 Estonia
|
jita26televisi | ERR | "Luukered" | SADU | Estonian |
| File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | msgomes219 | KVF | "Dusk" | HEIDRA | English |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Mal Lunee" | Nej` | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "Bouge de La" | Creole, Mimie | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Germany | skanyone | NDR | "Trophae" | Paula Carolina | German |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | wither2706 | KGTF | "silent stranger" | Against the Current | English |
 India
|
aenthology | Doordarshan | "Tere Bina" | Shreea Kaul | Hindi, English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Stockholms Voodoo" | Daniel Adams-Ray | Swedish |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Kleopatra" | Denise Manno | Italian |
| File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | ctys0n | JBC/CBU | "Wolf" | Aqyila | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Vaikstai Per Mane" | Nombeko Auguste | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Mojo" | Claire Laffut | French |
 Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "Nara" | Mimi Fly | Malay |
| File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique | devil666132020 | Martinique La Première | "Ne pars pas" | Keen`V | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | tng8394 | KCTV | "Ganggangsullae" | Song Sohee | Korean |
 Norway
|
randomguy213 | NRK | "Vart lag" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
 Palestine
|
whothehellisorestis | PBC | "RADIYA" | Lina Makoul | Arabic [1] |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | some_random_goober | IRTP | "the chase" | Isabela Merced | English, Spanish |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Walang Kaba" | Marina Summers | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | moliesmosh | TVP | "Oj, dziewczyno!" | Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow | Polish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | megitsun.e | RTP | "How Does It Feel?" | BLUNDER | English |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | mulltqncas | WIPR | "Punk Tactics" | Joey Valence, Brae | English |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | paldosreal.sss | SABC | "Scrambled Eggs" | Moonchild Sanelly | English |
 South Korea
|
szszofi06 | KBS | "Wonderland" | I:MOND | Korean, English |
 Spain
|
chromiliaghaztic | RTVE | "Serena" | CELTIAN | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | haepuff | SLBC | "California Rain" | Syamali | English |
 Sweden
|
lentavakasvi | SVT | "All For Love" | Tungevaag, Raaban | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Nunca Cambias" | Florencia Yunis | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | bluiethesharkie | UBC | "Hearts Break and People Change" | Victor Ray | English |
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|
pinguini | BBC | "Sure Enough" | Two Door Cinema Club | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Running" | Fly by Midnight | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands | twan7047 | WSVI | "Losing War" | DAKOTA | 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 34 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
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam, Sri Lanka and Uganda voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "Bouge de La" | Creole, Mimie | 12 | 47 |
| 02 | Palestine
|
"RADIYA" | Lina Makoul | 4 | 93 |
| 03 | South Korea
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"Wonderland" | I:MOND | 14 | 42 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | "Better Ways" | Alice Mae | 15 | 41 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Oj, dziewczyno!" | Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow | 3 | 99 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Ganggangsullae" | Song Sohee | 13 | 45 |
| 07 | Philippines
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"Walang Kaba" | Marina Summers | 2 | 107 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | "Punk Tactics" | Joey Valence, Brae | 7 | 81 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Trophae" | Paula Carolina | 10 | 54 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | "Stockholms Voodoo" | Daniel Adams-Ray | 17 | 14 |
| 11 | File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique | "Ne pars pas" | Keen`V | 16 | 20 |
| 12 | Estonia
|
"Luukered" | SADU | 1 | 131 |
| 13 | Canada
|
"wish i was a robot" | LØLØ | 5 | 91 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | "Wolf" | Aqyila | 9 | 74 |
| 15 | Chile
|
"Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | 11 | 53 |
| 16 | Spain
|
"Serena" | CELTIAN | 6 | 88 |
| 17 | India
|
"Tere Bina" | Shreea Kaul | 8 | 80 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus France and Italy voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Denmark
|
"In The Club" | Drew Sycamore | 6 | 85 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Czech Republic.svg Czechia | "Let It Go" | No Distance Paradise | 13 | 39 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Malibu Barbie" | Robyn L, SAY3AM | 9 | 67 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: United States Virgin Islands | "Losing War" | DAKOTA | 5 | 86 |
| 05 | Switzerland
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"Nunca Cambias" | Florencia Yunis | 14 | 30 |
| 06 | Sweden
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"All For Love" | Tungevaag, Raaban | 8 | 69 |
| 07 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | "Scrambled Eggs" | Moonchild Sanelly | 17 | 13 |
| 08 | United Kingdom
|
"Sure Enough" | Two Door Cinema Club | 2 | 110 |
| 09 | United States
|
"Running" | Fly by Midnight | 12 | 55 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | "Dusk" | HEIDRA | 10 | 67 |
| 11 | Malaysia
|
"Nara" | Mimi Fly | 1 | 124 |
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Catch and Release" | Alice Glass | 11 | 57 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "How Does It Feel?" | BLUNDER | 4 | 88 |
| 14 | Norway
|
"Vart lag" | Hege Bjerk | 16 | 18 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Mojo" | Claire Laffut | 15 | 22 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "the chase" | Isabela Merced | 7 | 71 |
| 17 | Lithuania
|
"Vaikstai Per Mane" | Nombeko Auguste | 3 | 101 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on September 16th. Chile was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile
|
"Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | 64.3% | Grand Final |
| American Samoa
|
"Catch and Release" | Alice Glass | 35.7% | Eliminated |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Malaysia was the winner with 176 points, followed by Estonia with 162 points and Guam with 138 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Denmark
|
"In The Club" | Drew Sycamore | 24 | 48 |
| 02 | Canada
|
"wish i was a robot" | LØLØ | 6 | 120 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: United States Virgin Islands | "Losing War" | DAKOTA | 11 | 86 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | "Wolf" | Aqyila | 21 | 56 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "How Does It Feel?" | BLUNDER | 8 | 102 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | "Dusk" | HEIDRA | 22 | 52 |
| 07 | France
|
"Mal Lunee" | Nej` | 26 | 37 |
| 08 | Malaysia
|
"Nara" | Mimi Fly | 1 | 176 |
| 09 | Lithuania
|
"Vaikstai Per Mane" | Nombeko Auguste | 12 | 85 |
| 10 | United Kingdom
|
"Sure Enough" | Two Door Cinema Club | 7 | 114 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | "Punk Tactics" | Joey Valence, Brae | 10 | 100 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | "California Rain" | Syamali | 13 | 84 |
| 13 | Palestine
|
"RADIYA" | Lina Makoul | 4 | 125 |
| 14 | Spain
|
"Serena" | CELTIAN | 16 | 68 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "the chase" | Isabela Merced | 17 | 61 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Kleopatra" | Denise Manno | 25 | 47 |
| 17 | Philippines
|
"Walang Kaba" | Marina Summers | 15 | 69 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Trophae" | Paula Carolina | 19 | 60 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Malibu Barbie" | Robyn L, SAY3AM | 9 | 101 |
| 20 | Sweden
|
"All For Love" | Tungevaag, Raaban | 18 | 60 |
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "Hearts Break and People Change" | Victor Ray | 5 | 122 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "silent stranger" | Against the Current | 3 | 138 |
| 23 | India
|
"Tere Bina" | Shreea Kaul | 20 | 57 |
| 24 | Chile
|
"Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | 23 | 52 |
| 25 | Estonia
|
"Luukered" | SADU | 2 | 162 |
| 26 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Oj, dziewczyno!" | Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow | 14 | 80 |
Incidents
AI Voting Allegations
During the Semi Final 1 voting and shortly before the original qualifiers announcement, allegations of AI interference in the voting of Puerto Rico errupted, with South African broadcaster, SABC, being the ones deeming Puerto Rico's votes invalid. The response of country's broadcaster, WIPR, was quick, with it publicly releasing the full voting details in the public, in order to prove their innocence.
Reactions
After SABC accusations, multiple broadcasters released public statements, including Estonia's ERR, Palestine's PBC, Chile's TVN, and Peru's IRTP, mostly making fun of the situation.
However, North Korea's response was unexpected, as the Supreme Leader himself, released a public statement though KCTV, strongly condemning the use of Artificial Intelligence in the voting process of any country, encouraging other public broadcasters follow their suit.
Aftermath
With a quick internal meeting among Melodia's council, the final verdict was that Puerto Rico's votes were legitimate, thus, resolving any existing conflict. However, Chile, Estonia, Palestine, Peru, and Puerto Rico all decided to withdraw the next season as an aftermath of the incident.
References
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