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Season 26 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in Québec City, Canada. The winning country was Philippines, represented by Janine Berdin with her song "What if I miss you for the rest of my life?". They scored 163 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Spain with 142 points.

Location

Returning to Canada after the nation's inaugural win back in Season 16, this edition was held in the Vidéotron Centre, situated on the Canadian province of Québec. The indoor arena's maximum capacity ranges around 18,259 to 20,396, taking up 64,000m² of space. The arena has been prsopected to be a new venue for a relocated/new NHL team based in Québec, and is also one of the various venues assosciate with a Winter Olympic Games bid. As it stands, the Centre Vidétron is the second largest ice-hockey stadium that does not host a member of the NHL.

Participating Countries

This edition holds a Melodia record for hosting the highest number of countries in a single edition, with a total of 45 entrants welcomed in the Canadian city, breaking the record set by Seoul by 2, which subsequently caused a cap/waitlist to be imposed—a system that's no stranger to Melodia, being introduced during the incorporation of semi-finals and during the wee days of the contest—to prevent editions with staggering numbers of participants.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
Bahrain	dodgefulartist3	BRTC	"Yakom Al Bahraini"	Flipperachi, DJ Outlaw	Arabic
Bolivia	some_random_goober	Bolivia TV	"Raíz"	Nia Cole	Spanish
Canada	lozzol	CBC	"Pomawsuwinuwok wanakiyawokotwok"	Jeremy Dutcher	Wolastoqey
China	jesuisunepoubelle	CGTN	"Starlight"	Jane Zhang	Mandarin Chinese
Costa Rica	twan7047	SINART	"LLORONiTA"	Ella Boh	English
France	itsme_notme	France Télévisions	"OUBLIÉE"	Ebony	French
Greece	haepuff	ERT	"Marie"	Danae	English
Haiti	paldosreal.sss	RTNH	"ALL MY LIFE"	Naïka	English
Hong Kong	dajciemispokoj	TVB	"Sombre"	omnimori ft. Jack@Summer Ends	Cantonese
Hungary	aqu4t3x.	MRTV	"EXIT"	Herceg Erika	Hungarian^[1]
Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"superstitious"	no na	English
Iran	tng8394	IRIB	"Algae"	acloudskye	English
Iraq	suppacoo	Al-Iraqiya	"bite"	ellise	English
Italy	valentinomore	RAI	"vermanete"	sangiovanni	Italian
Japan	vasco.dot	NHK	"sway, fadeaway"	SPOOL	Japanese
Mexico	msgomes219	TV Azteca	"No nos conocen"	Juanpa Gordoa	Spanish
Morocco	georgianpotato	SNRT	"In Silence"	Wileyn	English
North Korea	meuw2202	KCTV	"Biggest fan"	IRENE	Korean, Enlgish
Norway	eurofan98	NRK	"Det gar bra"	Julie Vergan & Ruben	Norwegian
Palau	choerryfromartms	PNCC	"BaD = DoLL"	REIRIE	Japanese, English
Philippines	tonybvb09	ABS-CBN	"What if I miss you for the rest of my life?"	Janine Berdin	English
Poland	randomguy213	TVP	"Szum"	Kaska Sochacka	Polish
Portugal	mightyhaos	RTP	"The Cold of Dark"	Glasya	English
Puerto Rico	blueythesharkie	WIPR	"POP SONG"	Zay Dante	English
South Africa	toniaczka	SABC	"Afgrod"	Droomsindroom	Aafrikans
South Korea	richietheicon (formerly known as moliemosh)	KBS	"Catch Catch"	YENA	Korean^[2]
Spain	stevenesc.	RTVE	"Plan De Dos"	Soph	Spanish
Sweden	whothehellisorestis	SVT	"Halleluja"	Miriam Bryant	Swedish
Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"Petty"	Claudy	English
United Kingdom	.clemenced.	BBC	"Yandere"	Jazmin Bean	English

References

↑ Repeats the English title numerous times throughout the song.
↑ The English title also make an appearance several times in the song's lyrics.

[1] Repeats the English title numerous times throughout the song.

[2] The English title also make an appearance several times in the song's lyrics.

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 !Artist
 !Language
+|-
+| [[File:Flag of Bahrain.svg|20px|border]] [[Bahrain]]
+| dodgefulartist3
+| BRTC
+| "Yakom Al Bahraini"
+| Flipperachi, DJ Outlaw
+| Arabic
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|20px|border]] [[Bolivia]]
@@ Line 22: / Line 29: @@
 | Nia Cole
 |Spanish
+|-
+|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|20px|border]] [[Canada]]
+|lozzol
+|CBC
+|"Pomawsuwinuwok wanakiyawokotwok"
+| Jeremy Dutcher
+|Wolastoqey
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of China.svg|20px|border]] [[China]]
@@ Line 29: / Line 43: @@
 |Jane Zhang
 |Mandarin Chinese
+|-
+| [[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|20px|border]] [[Costa Rica]]
+| twan7047
+|SINART
+|"LLORONiTA"
+| Ella Boh
+| English
+|-
+|[[File:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]] [[France]]
+|itsme_notme
+|France Télévisions
+|"OUBLIÉE"
+|Ebony
+|French
 |-
 | [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|border]] [[Greece]]
@@ Line 50: / Line 78: @@
 | omnimori ft. Jack@Summer Ends
 | Cantonese
+|-
+| [[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|20px|border]] [[Hungary]]
+| aqu4t3x.
+| MRTV
+| "EXIT"
+|Herceg Erika
+| Hungarian<ref> Repeats the English title numerous times throughout the song.</ref>
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|20px|border]] [[Indonesia]]
@@ Line 71: / Line 106: @@
 |ellise
 | English
+|-
+| [[File:Flag of Italy.svg|20px|border]] [[Italy]]
+|valentinomore
+|RAI
+|"vermanete"
+|sangiovanni
+|Italian
 |-
 | [[File:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]] [[Japan]]
@@ Line 85: / Line 127: @@
 |Juanpa Gordoa
 |Spanish
+|-
+| [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px|border]] [[Morocco]]
+| georgianpotato
+| SNRT
+| "In Silence"
+| Wileyn
+| English
 |-
 | [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|20px|border]] [[North Korea]]
@@ Line 106: / Line 155: @@
 | REIRIE
 | Japanese, English
+|-
+|[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|20px|border]] [[Philippines]]
+|tonybvb09
+|ABS-CBN
+|"What if I miss you for the rest of my life?"
+|Janine Berdin
+| English
 |-
 | [[File:Flag of Poland.svg|20px|border]] [[Poland]]
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 |Droomsindroom
 |Aafrikans
+|-
+| [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px|border]] [[South Korea]]
+|richietheicon (formerly known as moliemosh)
+|KBS
+|"Catch Catch"
+|YENA
+|Korean<ref>The English title also make an appearance several times in the song's lyrics.</ref>
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|border]] [[Spain]]
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 | English
 |}
+==References ==