Season 16

Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in Seoul, South Korea. The winning country was Canada, represented by Kiesza with their song "Dancing and Crying". They scored 209 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: Italy with 158 points.

Location

Participating Countries

43 countries participated this season.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
Åland Islands	haepuff	ÅRTV	"Daisy"	Ronia	English
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania	skanyone	RTSH	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	English
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa	drehspiessfleisch_im_brot	KVZK-TV	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	English
File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra	kasvi004	RTVA	"Lau Korapilo"	SÜNE	Basque
Belgium	twan7047	VRT	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	Dutch
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	ralphstuffz	TV Brasil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	Portuguese
Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria	whothehellisorestis	BNT	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	English
File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	zakrusta	RTC	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	Portuguese, French^[1]
Canada	jita26televisi	CBC	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	English
China	ctys0n	CGTN	"flip phone"	PIAO	English
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	msgomes219	CyBC	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	English
Denmark	wither2706	DR	"Hvor Var Jeg Endt"	CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov	Danish
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	womansworld	ERTU	"5arbanin" (خربانين)	ALMAS, amadio	Arabic^[2]
France	pinguini	France Télévisions	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	English
Error creating thumbnail: Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Formule"	Dancy
Germany	valentinomore	NDR	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	English
Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar	suppacoo	GBC	"Multiply"	POESY	English
File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam	itsme_notme	KGTF	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	English
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland	esclorenzo	RÚV	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	English
India	aenthology	Doordarshan	"Moonchild"	The F16s	English
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	Indonesian
Error creating thumbnail: Italy	randomguy213	RAI	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	Neapolitan
Error creating thumbnail: Japan	blueythesharkie	NHK	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	English, Japanese
Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	Lithuanian
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	moldovanlatifi	TRM	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	English
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	szszofi06	KCTV	"Birth"	ARTMS
File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	chalenn	PBS	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	English
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	chromiliaghaztic	NRK	"MVH"	Synne Vo	Norwegian
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	paldosreal.sss	PBC	"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا)	zeyne	Arabic^[3]
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	randomongolian	IRTP	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	English
Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Maria"	1621	Tagalog
Error creating thumbnail: Portugal	sandoli.112	RTP	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	Portuguese
Error creating thumbnail: Romania	thejendyz	TVR	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	Romanian
St. Pierre & Miquelon	jesuisunepoubelle	SPM-LP	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	French^[1]
South Korea	stevenesc.	KBS	"without u here"	nixxiu, Eternal Rin	English
Spain	dodgefulartist3	RTVE	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	English
Sweden	eurofan98	SVT	"På måndag"	Miss Li	Swedish
Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"New Waters"	CLARK S	English
File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan	tng8394	PTS	"Sword"	"Wisp"	English
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	meuw2202	TPBS	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	English, Thai
United Kingdom	.ds25_	BBC	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	English
United States	sandernl	NBC	"your apartment"	dreamfone	English
File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	moliesmosh	WSVI	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	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 22nd May 2025. The 39^[4] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 1 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland India File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand United Kingdom	Canada China File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Error creating thumbnail: Gabon File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Belgium Germany Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania Philippines Sweden United States	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Error creating thumbnail: Italy Error creating thumbnail: Japan Error creating thumbnail: Romania Switzerland	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde France File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Error creating thumbnail: Portugal St. Pierre & Miquelon Spain

Semi-Final 1

20 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Åland Islands and Denmark voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Brazil moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	8	59
02	United States	"your apartment"	dreamfone	14	38
03	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	15	36
04	~~File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia~~	—	—	—	—
05	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	11	48
06	Philippines	"Maria"	1621	19	16
07	File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	16	36
08	China	"flip phone"	PIAO	9	50
09	Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	5	85
10	France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	7	76
11	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	"MVH"	Synne Vo	2	111
12	File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	12	44
13	Canada	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	1	145
14	Spain	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	18	26
15	Error creating thumbnail: Portugal	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	17	28
16	Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	6	85
17	St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	10	50
18	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	4	89
19	Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	3	94
20	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	13	44

Semi-Final 2

19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Andorra, South Korea and Taiwan voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Cabo Verde moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	11	59
02	Error creating thumbnail: Gabon	"Formule"	Dancy	15	40
03	File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	14	40
04	File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	7	70
05	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	"5arbanin"	ALMAS, amadio	4	91
06	Switzerland	"New Waters"	CLARK S	16	39
07	Error creating thumbnail: Japan	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	9	69
08	File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	8	70
09	File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	10	60
10	File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	"Asli Ana"	zeyne	1	130
11	India	"Moonchild"	The F16s	17	39
12	File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	5	78
13	Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	12	58
14	United Kingdom	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	18	28
15	Error creating thumbnail: Italy	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	2	104
16	Germany	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	13	53
17	Belgium	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	3	97
18	File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	6	71
19	Error creating thumbnail: Romania	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	19	22

Wildcard Round

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round.

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