Season 12
Season 12 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in Error creating thumbnail: Lisbon, Portugal. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: 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 File:Flag of Finland.svg 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Albania.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | suppacoo | VRT | "Loser" | RORI | English |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | erminofernandes | BHRT | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | Bosnian[1] |
 Canada
|
sandernl | CBC | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Czechia | it.domca.69 | ČT | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | English |
| File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | valentinomore | EcuadorTV | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | English |
| File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | thejendyz | TVGE | "Fatiguée" | Anguesomo | French[1] |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | moliesmosh | Yle | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | Finnish |
| Error creating thumbnail: France | eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Germany | chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | German |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | twan7047 | KGTV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Hong Kong | meuw2202 | TVB | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Iceland | whothehellisorestis | RÚV | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | pinguini | RTÉ | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Isle of Man | kasvi004 | BBC | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | English |
 Italy
|
esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Jersey | womansworld | BBC | "Solar" | dearALICE | English |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 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] |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | stevenesc. | KCTV | "Girls" | Nature | Korean[1] |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | randomguy213 | NRK | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | PTV | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | .ouannnn | TVP | "Alice" | Bassvictim | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | haepuff | RTP | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | English |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
| Error creating thumbnail: Sweden | tng8394 | SVT | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "Loser" | RORI | 7 | 83 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | "Fatiguee" | Anguesomo | 15 | 24 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 10 | 52 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 131 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 9 | 55 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Togo | "Omnipresence" | Fyore | 13 | 43 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | 16 | 17 |
| 08 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 5 | 86 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: Isle of Man | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guam.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Hong Kong | "Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 4 | 91 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 10 | 56 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 1 | 114 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 country 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 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 109 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 13 | 75 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 148 |
| 05 | Malaysia
|
"Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 11 | 84 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 142 |
| 07 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Girls" | Nature | 10 | 89 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 151 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 24 | 46 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 14 | 70 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | 7 | 105 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 5 | 111 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 22 | 49 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 15 | 69 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 12 | 80 |
| 24 | Error creating thumbnail: France | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 26 | 37 |
| 25 | Error creating thumbnail: Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 16 | 68 |
| 26 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "Loser" | RORI | 4 | 123 |