Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in 
Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was 
TBA, represented by TBA with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was TBA with TBA points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people.
Participating Countries
37 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
 Australia
|
randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
 Bangladesh
|
chalenn | BTV | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | English |
 Belgium
|
kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
 Brazil
|
zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
 Canada
|
zakrusta | CBC | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | English |
 Cayman Islands
|
thejendyz | Radio Cayman | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | English |
| File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | wither2706 | SBS | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | English |
 Denmark
|
dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
 France
|
yvourstruly | France Télévisions | "hot shit" | Cil | French |
 Georgia
|
haepuff | GPB | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | English |
 Germany
|
whothehellisorestis | ARD | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | English |
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | pinguini | GBC | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | English |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | English |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
 Hungary
|
stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
 Kosovo
|
twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
 Liechtenstein
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | Radio L | "Little Numbers" | BOY | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Riardukas | LRT | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
 Malaysia
|
szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
 Netherlands
|
suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
 Peru
|
jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
 Réunion
|
jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
skanyone | BBC | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | English |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | sandernl | NBC | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 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 24th July 2025. The 32 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailiable.
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Canada, Georgia and Philippines voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | ||
| 02 | Kosovo
|
"Si Ai" | Tayna | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | ||
| 06 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | ||
| 08 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | ||
| 09 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | ||
| 10 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | ||
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | ||
| 13 | Australia
|
"Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | ||
| 14 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | ||
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | ||
| 16 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam and Portugal voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hungary
|
"Idegen" | Itinera | ||
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | ||
| 03 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | ||
| 05 | Bangladesh
|
"Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | ||
| 06 | Peru
|
"Kutimuni" | LENIN | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | ||
| 08 | Brazil
|
"Velho Fusca" | Xama | ||
| 09 | Denmark
|
"ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | ||
| 10 | Liechtenstein
|
"Little Numbers" | BOY | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | ||
| 12 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | ||
| 14 | Réunion
|
"Dependance affective" | Gwennili | ||
| 15 | Cayman Islands
|
"Footprints" | Tom Gregory | ||
| 16 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on August 11th. Germany was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress. To be noted that Germany won the wildcard on a 1-vote difference!
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 47.1% | Eliminated |
| Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 52.9% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
(information below this to be updated soon)
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 140 points, followed by United Kingdom with 131 points and Singapore with 128 points. China ended in the last place with 23 points, losing the tiebreak to 25th United States.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 17 | 71 |
| 2 |  Anguilla
|
"Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 109 |
| 3 | United Kingdom
|
"Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 4 |  China
|
"The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 5 | Canada
|
"L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 6 |  Finland
|
"Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 9 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | Portugal
|
"Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 |  Singapore
|
"Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 |  Taiwan
|
"Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | Germany
|
"GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 13 | 81 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 8 | 97 |
| 18 |  Ireland
|
"Us" | modernlove. | 15 | 79 |
| 19 |  Greece
|
"SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 18 | 71 |
| 20 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Australia
|
"Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 |  Ghana
|
"Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 19 | 69 |
| 26 |  Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 22 | 47 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"