Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in 
Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was 
Uganda, represented by Sabina Ddumba with their song "I Cry". They scored 173 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Réunion with 171 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 | 8 | 64 |
| 02 | Kosovo
|
"Si Ai" | Tayna | 7 | 71 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 141 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 10 | 63 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 3 | 92 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | 12 | 47 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | 14 | 42 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | 5 | 82 |
| 09 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | 4 | 86 |
| 10 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | 9 | 64 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 6 | 82 |
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | Australia
|
"Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 11 | 48 |
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | 16 | 36 |
| 16 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar | 2 | 104 |
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 | 4 | 71 |
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | 13 | 43 |
| 03 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 3 | 99 |
| 04 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | 7 | 69 |
| 05 | Bangladesh
|
"Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 6 | 69 |
| 06 | Peru
|
"Kutimuni" | LENIN | 14 | 39 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 8 | 64 |
| 08 | Brazil
|
"Velho Fusca" | Xama | 16 | 20 |
| 09 | Denmark
|
"ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Liechtenstein
|
"Little Numbers" | BOY | 9 | 61 |
| 11 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 15 | 34 |
| 12 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | 10 | 59 |
| 14 | Réunion
|
"Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 1 | 131 |
| 15 | Cayman Islands
|
"Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 5 | 70 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 2 | 115 |
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
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Uganda was the winner with 173 points, followed by Réunion with 171 points and Italy with 166 points. Germany ended in the last place with 31 points, making them the first Wildcard winner ending in the last place.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 4 | 154 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 12 | 74 |
| 4 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | 17 | 57 |
| 5 | Hungary
|
"Idegen" | Itinera | 8 | 96 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | 19 | 56 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 3 | 166 |
| 8 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 22 | 51 |
| 9 | Réunion
|
"Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 2 | 171 |
| 10 | Bangladesh
|
"Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 11 | 81 |
| 11 | Portugal
|
"Aguarela" | VSP AST | 24 | 38 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | 23 | 41 |
| 13 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 26 | 31 |
| 14 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | 18 | 56 |
| 15 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | 10 | 90 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 7 | 103 |
| 17 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | 20 | 55 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | 14 | 63 |
| 19 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar | 6 | 107 |
| 20 | Georgia
|
"Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | 5 | 115 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 25 | 34 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 173 |
| 23 | Kosovo
|
"Si Ai" | Tayna | 15 | 60 |
| 24 | Canada
|
"Biblical Love" | Flower Face | 9 | 94 |
| 25 | Cayman Islands
|
"Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 13 | 69 |
| 26 | Liechtenstein
|
"Little Numbers" | BOY | 21 | 53 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"