Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda, represented by Sabina Ddumba with their song "I Cry". They scored 173 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Australia | randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | chalenn | BTV | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | English |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
| Error creating thumbnail: Canada | zakrusta | CBC | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | English |
| File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | thejendyz | Radio Cayman | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | English |
 Cocos Islands
|
wither2706 | SBS | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | English |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Eswatini | toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
 France
|
yvourstruly | France Télévisions | "hot shit" | Cil | French |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | haepuff | GPB | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | English |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | whothehellisorestis | ARD | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | English |
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | pinguini | GBC | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | English |
 Guam
|
itsme_notme | KGTF | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guernsey | valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | Radio L | "Little Numbers" | BOY | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | Riardukas | LRT | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | Lithuanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
 Philippines
|
chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
| File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
| File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
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|
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 Romania moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 8 | 64 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | 7 | 71 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 141 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 10 | 63 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.png Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 3 | 92 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | 12 | 47 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | "MWA!" | DOLLA | 9 | 64 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 6 | 82 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Australia | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 11 | 48 |
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | 16 | 36 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg 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 Germany moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | 4 | 71 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | 13 | 43 |
| 03 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 3 | 99 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | 7 | 69 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 6 | 69 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | 14 | 39 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 8 | 64 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | 16 | 20 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | 9 | 61 |
| 11 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 15 | 34 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | 10 | 59 |
| 14 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 1 | 131 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 47.1% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | 8 | 96 |
| 6 | Philippines
|
"Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | 19 | 56 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 3 | 166 |
| 8 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 22 | 51 |
| 9 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 2 | 171 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 11 | 81 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | 24 | 38 |
| 12 | Guam
|
"I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | 23 | 41 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 26 | 31 |
| 14 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | 18 | 56 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | 10 | 90 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 7 | 103 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | "MWA!" | DOLLA | 20 | 55 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | 14 | 63 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | 6 | 107 |
| 20 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | 5 | 115 |
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 25 | 34 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 173 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | 15 | 60 |
| 24 | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | 9 | 94 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 13 | 69 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: 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"