Season 12
Season 12 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in 
Lisbon, Portugal. The winning country was 
Germany, represented by dArtagnan with their song "Ruf der Freiheit". They scored a total of 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Finland with 148 points.
Location
Participating Countries
A total of 37 countries participated in this edition of Melodia Song Contest.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
olympiaevergreen | RTSH | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | Albanian |
 Australia
|
theschemingturtle | SBS | "insubordinate." | alt. | English |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | jita26televisi | BRTC | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | English |
 Belgium
|
suppacoo | VRT | "Loser" | RORI | English |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
erminofernandes | BHRT | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli & Rasta | Bosnian [1] |
 Canada
|
sandernl | CBC | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | English |
 Czechia
|
it.domca.69 | ČT | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | English |
 Ecuador
|
valentinomore | EcuadorTV | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE ft. Kiara Nelson | English |
| File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | thejendryz | TVGE | "Fatiguée" | Anguesomo | French [1] |
| Finland
|
moliesmosh | Yle | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | Finnish |
 France
|
eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | French |
| Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | ARD/NDR | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | German |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | twan7047 | KUAM-TV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
 Hong Kong
|
meuw2202 | RTHK | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | whothehellisorestis | RÚV | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | English |
 Ireland
|
pinguini | RTÉ | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | English |
 Isle of Man
|
kasvi004 | BBC North West | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound ft. Ayak Thiik | English |
 Italy
|
esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | womansworld | ITV Channel Television | "Solar" | Made in Korea ft. dearALICE | English |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | Lithuanian |
 Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | Malay |
 Netherlands
|
wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Work of Art" | RONDE | English |
 Nicaragua
|
moldovanatifi | TN8 | "UNA" | Stayleave | Spanish [1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | stevenesc. | KCTV | "Girls" | Nature | Korean [1] |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | randomguy213 | NRK | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | PTV | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | Filipino |
 Poland
|
.ouannnn | TVP | "Alice" | Bassvictim | English |
| Portugal
|
haepuff | RTP | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | English |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon La Première | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
 Sweden
|
tng8394 | SVT | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | French |
| File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | viciiiiiii | TVT | "OMNIPRÉSENCE" | Fyore | French |
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|
bluiethesharkie | BBC | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | English |
 United States
|
skanyone | NBC | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | English |
 Vietnam
|
ctys0n | VTM | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | English |
Contest Overview
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus North Korea, Sweden and United Kingdom voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Jersey moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Belgium
|
"Loser" | RORI | 7 | 83 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | "Fatiguee" | Anguesomo | 15 | 24 |
| 03 | Switzerland
|
"Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 10 | 52 |
| 04 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 131 |
| 05 | Albania
|
"Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 9 | 55 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | "Omnipresence" | Fyore | 13 | 43 |
| 07 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
"Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli & Rasta | 16 | 17 |
| 08 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 5 | 86 |
| 09 | Isle of Man
|
"Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound ft. Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Finland
|
"Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 113 |
| 12 | Netherlands
|
"Work of Art" | RONDE | 8 | 65 |
| 13 | United States
|
"Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 6 | 85 |
| 14 | Hong Kong
|
"Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | Made in Korea ft. dearALICE | 11 | 46 |
| 16 | Malaysia
|
"Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 4 | 95 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Portugal and South Korea voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with St Pierre and Miquelon moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 5 | 73 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 6 | 65 |
| 03 | Poland
|
"Alice" | Bassvictim | 14 | 26 |
| 04 | Lithuania
|
"Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 8 | 61 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 11 | 46 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 65 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 4 | 91 |
| 08 | Ireland
|
"These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 10 | 56 |
| 09 | Philippines
|
"Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | Vietnam
|
"dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 1 | 114 |
| 12 | Czechia
|
"I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 2 | 95 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 2 | 95 |
| 15 | Ecuador
|
"Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE ft. Kiara Nelson | 12 | 44 |
| 16 | Nicaragua
|
"UNA" | Stayleave | 14 | 26 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on December 3rd. St Pierre and Miquelon was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | Made in Korea ft. dearALICE | 31.6% | Did not Qualify |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 68.4% | Qualified |