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'''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 '''147''' 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 '''147''' points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was [[File:Flag_of_United Kingdom.svg|border|20x20px]] '''United Kingdom''' with '''142''' points. | ||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
Malacca (Melaka), a historic port city on the southwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is renowned for its rich multicultural heritage shaped by centuries of trade and colonial influence. Once a powerful sultanate and later ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, the city blends Malay, Chinese, Indian, and European traditions in its architecture, cuisine, and culture. Its UNESCO-listed historic center features iconic landmarks such as the red-painted Dutch Square, the A Famosa fortress, St. Paul’s Hill, and the vibrant Jonker Street in Chinatown. Malacca is also known for its Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) culture and unique fusion food. With its calm riverfront, museums, and layered history, the city offers a charming and atmospheric look into Malaysia’s past. | '''Malacca''' (Melaka), a historic port city on the southwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is renowned for its rich multicultural heritage shaped by centuries of trade and colonial influence. Once a powerful sultanate and later ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, the city blends Malay, Chinese, Indian, and European traditions in its architecture, cuisine, and culture. Its UNESCO-listed historic center features iconic landmarks such as the red-painted Dutch Square, the A Famosa fortress, St. Paul’s Hill, and the vibrant Jonker Street in Chinatown. Malacca is also known for its Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) culture and unique fusion food. With its calm riverfront, museums, and layered history, the city offers a charming and atmospheric look into Malaysia’s past. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 28 November 2025
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United Kingdom with 142 points.
Location
Malacca (Melaka), a historic port city on the southwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is renowned for its rich multicultural heritage shaped by centuries of trade and colonial influence. Once a powerful sultanate and later ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, the city blends Malay, Chinese, Indian, and European traditions in its architecture, cuisine, and culture. Its UNESCO-listed historic center features iconic landmarks such as the red-painted Dutch Square, the A Famosa fortress, St. Paul’s Hill, and the vibrant Jonker Street in Chinatown. Malacca is also known for its Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) culture and unique fusion food. With its calm riverfront, museums, and layered history, the city offers a charming and atmospheric look into Malaysia’s past.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
sandernl | SBS | "Accelerator" | Blusher | English |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | ORF | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | English |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | aenthology | BTV | "Head" | Robyn L | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | haepuff | Doordarshan | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | ctys0n | RTÉ | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | English |
 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 |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | randomguy213 | LTR | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | English |
| 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 |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "First Luv" | BINI | English, Filippino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | skanyone | TVP | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | Polish |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Spain | thejendyz | RTVE | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | Spanish |
 Sweden
|
pinguini | SVT | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Going Under" | PYTH | English |
 Ukraine
|
lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| United Kingdom
|
wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
 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 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 11 | 48 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 10 | 51 |
| 03 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 1 | 114 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 8 | 68 |
| 05 | 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 | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 5 | 95 |
| 14 | Lithuania
|
"PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg 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 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg 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 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | 13 | 46 |
| 03 | Portugal
|
"Lie You Love It" | NEEV | 15 | 25 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | 12 | 58 |
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | 1 | 116 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 2 | 105 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg 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 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 8 | 74 |
| 10 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | 63 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 3 | 102 |
| 12 | Sweden
|
"Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | 16 | 21 |
| 13 | Iceland
|
"Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | 14 | 31 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 7 | 75 |
| 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 43.5% | Eliminated |
| 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 | Malaysia
|
"JEDA" | Aisha Retno | 3 | 140 |
| 04 | United Kingdom
|
"Animals" | Architects | 2 | 142 |
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | 4 | 117 |
| 06 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | 23 | 49 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 18 | 72 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 5 | 115 |
| 09 | 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 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 15 | 82 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 16 | 79 |
| 13 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 14 | 84 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Again Again" | Sahati | 25 | 36 |
| 15 | Ukraine
|
"Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 11 | 91 |
| 16 | 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 | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 10 | 94 |
| 25 | Error creating thumbnail: 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