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 |
 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, Kiara Nelson | English |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
thejendyz | 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 |
 Guam
|
twan7047 | KUAM-TV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
 Hong Kong
|
meuw2202 | RTHK | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
 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, Ayak Thiik | English |
 Italy
|
esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
 Jersey
|
womansworld | ITV Channel Television | "Solar" | dearALICE | English |
 Kenya
|
toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | Lithuanian |
 Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | Malay |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Work of Art" | RONDE | English |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | moldovanatifi | TN8 | "UNA" | Stayleave | Spanish[1] |
 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 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 | RFI | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | bluiethesharkie | BBC | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | skanyone | NBC | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | English |
 Vietnam
|
ctys0n | VTM | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | English |
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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 | 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, Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Finland
|
"Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | Guam
|
"dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 113 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 8 | 65 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 6 | 85 |
| 14 | Hong Kong
|
"Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | Jersey
|
"Solar" | 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 | File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 | Kenya
|
"Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 65 |
| 07 | 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 | Bahrain
|
"Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 2 | 95 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 2 | 95 |
| 15 | Ecuador
|
"Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | 12 | 44 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey
|
"Solar" | dearALICE | 31.6% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 68.4% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating 37 countries voted in this round. Germany was the winner with 151 points, followed by Finland with 148 points and Guam with 142 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 21 | 53 |
| 02 | Kenya
|
"Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 109 |
| 03 | Vietnam
|
"dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 13 | 75 |
| 04 | Finland
|
"Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 148 |
| 05 | Malaysia
|
"Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 11 | 84 |
| 06 | Guam
|
"dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 142 |
| 07 | North Korea
|
"Girls" | Nature | 10 | 89 |
| 08 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 151 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 24 | 46 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | 20 | 61 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 23 | 47 |
| 12 | Switzerland
|
"Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 14 | 70 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
"Rendezvous" | NIKO | 7 | 105 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 5 | 111 |
| 15 | Albania
|
"Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | Lithuania
|
"Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 17 | 67 |
| 17 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | 25 | 41 |
| 19 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 9 | 95 |
| 20 | South Korea
|
"Love Attack" | RESCENE | 18 | 66 |
| 21 | Ireland
|
"These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 22 | 49 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 15 | 69 |
| 23 | Bahrain
|
"Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 12 | 80 |
| 24 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 26 | 37 |
| 25 | Iceland
|
"Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 16 | 68 |
| 26 | Belgium
|
"Loser" | RORI | 4 | 123 |