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{{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 20|logo=MLD20.png|year-held=2025|slogan=Bangkit Nara!|venue=Encore Melaka|participatingamount=38|debutants=|winnerartist=[[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] | {{Infobox melodia|name=Melodia: Season 20|logo=MLD20.png|year-held=2025|slogan=Bangkit Nara!|venue=Encore Melaka|participatingamount=38|debutants=|winnerartist=[[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] VELVET |winnersong=[[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] "PAŽADĖTA"|next=[[Season 21]]|previous=[[Season 19]]}} | ||
'''Season 20''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|20px|border]] '''Malacca, Malaysia'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] '''Lithuania''', represented by '''VELVET''' with their song '''"PAŽADĖTA"'''. They scored '''TBA''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_United Kingdom.svg|border|20x20px]] '''United Kingdom''' with '''142''' points. | '''Season 20''' of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|20px|border]] '''Malacca, Malaysia'''. The winning country was [[File: Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|20px|border]] '''Lithuania''', represented by '''VELVET''' with their song '''"PAŽADĖTA"'''. They scored '''TBA''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_United Kingdom.svg|border|20x20px]] '''United Kingdom''' with '''142''' points. | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, 9 November 2025
Season 20 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malacca, Malaysia. The winning country was File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, represented by VELVET with their song "PAŽADĖTA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom with 142 points.
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Location
This season’s contest was held in Encore Melaka in the city of Malacca, swifting the contest again outside the country's capital. Encore Melaka is a modern, state-of-the-art theatre in Malacca, Malaysia, known for its stunning architecture and 360-degree rotating auditorium. With a capacity of around 2,000, it offers an impressive setting for large-scale performances and international events.
Participating Countries
38 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | sandernl | SBS | "Accelerator" | Blusher | English |
 Austria
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | ORF | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | English |
 Botswana
|
aenthology | BTV | "Head" | Robyn L | English |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
 China
|
bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "Sombre" | TSUKI | French |
 Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | English |
 Gibraltar
|
valentinomore | GBC | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | English |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | stevenesc. | ERT | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | Greek |
 Guam
|
itsme_notme | KGTF | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | English |
 Iceland
|
meuw2202 | RÚV | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | Icelandic |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI, Prince Husein, Sara Fajira | Indonesian |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | haepuff | Doordarshan | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | ctys0n | RTÉ | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | English |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | mulltqncas | RAI | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | Italian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | vasco.dot | NHK | "QUEEN" | LiSA | English, Japanese |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | some_random_goober | BBC | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | English |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | jita26televisi | JRTV | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | Arabic |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | whothehellisorestis | RTK | "Again Again" | Sahati | Albanian, English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | Lithuanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | randomguy213 | LTR | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | English |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | zakrusta | RTM | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | Malaysian |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | suppacoo | NTA | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | szszofi06 | KCTV | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | tng8394 | PTV | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | Urdu |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "First Luv" | BINI | English, Filippino |
 Poland
|
skanyone | TVP | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | Polish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Lie You Love It" | NEEV | English |
| File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | twan7047 | TVS | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | Spanish |
 South Korea
|
moliesmosh | KBS | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | English, Korean |
 Spain
|
thejendyz | RTVE | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | pinguini | SVT | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | English |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Going Under" | PYTH | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Top Down" | 3Quency | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | hannestheluser | WSVI | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 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 9th October 2025. The 33 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
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus China and United Kingdom and voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Botswana moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Botswana
|
"Head" | Robyn L | 11 | 48 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 10 | 51 |
| 03 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 1 | 114 |
| 04 | Guam
|
"BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 8 | 68 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | 16 | 17 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "QUEEN" | LiSA | 2 | 114 |
| 07 | File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | 14 | 38 |
| 08 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 6 | 84 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Going Under" | PYTH | 3 | 107 |
| 10 | Gibraltar
|
"Erase You" | Mimi Webb | 13 | 40 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI | 15 | 33 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 5 | 95 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 9 | 61 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 7 | 84 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | "First Luv" | BINI | 17 | 10 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Jordan, Kosovo and Malaysia voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with United States moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 10 | 67 |
| 02 | Austria
|
"Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | 13 | 46 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "Lie You Love It" | NEEV | 15 | 25 |
| 04 | Poland
|
"Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | 12 | 58 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Accelerator" | Blusher | 1 | 116 |
| 06 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 2 | 105 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 5 | 75 |
| 08 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 6 | 75 |
| 09 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 8 | 74 |
| 10 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | 63 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 3 | 102 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | 16 | 21 |
| 13 | Iceland
|
"Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | 14 | 31 |
| 14 | Spain
|
"Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 7 | 75 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 9 | 68 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 4 | 101 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on October 27th. United States was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana
|
"Head" | Robyn L | 43.5% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | 56.5% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Lithuania was the winner with 147 points, followed by the United Kingom with 142 points and Malaysia with 140 points. Jordan ended in the last place with 19 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 12 | 90 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | 26 | 19 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | 3 | 140 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Animals" | Architects | 2 | 142 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Accelerator" | Blusher | 4 | 117 |
| 06 | China
|
"Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | 23 | 49 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 18 | 72 |
| 08 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 5 | 115 |
| 09 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | 13 | 86 |
| 10 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 22 | 50 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 15 | 82 |
| 12 | Spain
|
"Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 16 | 79 |
| 13 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 14 | 84 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Again Again" | Sahati | 25 | 36 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 11 | 91 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 1 | 147 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 7 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 17 | 79 |
| 19 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 6 | 111 |
| 20 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 20 | 62 |
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "QUEEN" | LiSA | 8 | 95 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Going Under" | PYTH | 9 | 95 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 21 | 57 |
| 24 | Guam
|
"BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 10 | 94 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 24 | 44 |
| 26 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 19 | 71 |
References
- ↑ including MC GW, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC Jhey, MC Nito