Season 15
Season 15 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in 
Gibraltar, Gibraltar. The winning country was 
South Korea, represented by Love x Stereo ft. Da1sy Doom with their song "< 끌어당김 @traction >". They scored 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Guernsey with 150 points, just one point behind the winner.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Vicotoria Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of 5.000 people. Fun fact; this is the only stadium existing in the entirety of the country, while it's also squeezed right next to the country's airport.
Participating Countries
40 countries participated this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Åland Islands
|
chromiliaghaztic | ÅRTV | "Varningsklocka" | estraden | Swedish |
| File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | toniaczka | TPA | "Lua" | IVANDRO | Portuguese |
 American Samoa
|
twan7047 | KVZK-TV | "God Loves You" | Stela Cole | English |
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | thejendyz | SBS | "Blind & Falling" | Outloved | English |
 Canada
|
lozzol | CBC | "Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | French |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | szszofi06 | CGTN | "I'mma be" | XLOV | English |
| File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | skanyone | KVF | "Vero Min" | Eivor | Faroese |
 France
|
sandoli.112 | France Télévisions | "J’ai changé" | Kendji Girac | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Germany | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | NDR | "Walk With Me" | Felix Jaehn, Shouse | English |
| Gibraltar
|
moliesmosh | GBC | "Champion" | Bishop Briggs | English |
 Greece
|
randomguy213 | ERT | "Ola I Tipota" | Mariza Rizou | Greek |
| Guernsey
|
kasvi004 | BBC | "Say" | Fred Roberts | English |
 Hong Kong
|
whothehellisorestis | TVB | "711" | Emei | English |
 Indonesia
|
hailflax | TVRI | "Tunggu Apa Lagi" | Nyoman Paul | Indonesian |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | esclorenzo | RAI | "Gocce di Limone" | Alex Wyse | Italian |
 Japan
|
itsme_notme | NHK | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | English |
 Kenya
|
dodgefulartist3 | KBC | "Violation" | Last Year's Tragedy | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "Šitaip Isimylėt" | Ieva Narkutė | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | TheSchemingTurtle | RTL | "The Place We Used To Call Home" | District 7 | English |
 Malaysia
|
Zakrusta | RTM | "SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | Malay |
 Malta
|
moldovanlatifi | PBS | "Devil" | Red Electric | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Moldova | .ouannnn | TRM | "MOFT.LOFT" | geeko!, Trap House Moldova, Gorby | Romanian |
 Netherlands
|
haepuff | AVROTROS | "Set Me Free" | RANI | English |
 Norway
|
suppacoo | NRK | "Operahuset" | Gabrielle | Norwegian |
| File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | pinguini | PBS | "Obsession" | Joywave | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | wither2706 | ABS-CBN | "40-40" | Vetta Borne | English |
 Poland
|
tng8394 | TVP | "Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | Polish |
 Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Mountains" | Carolina Deslandes, Agir | English |
 Romania
|
valentinomore | TVR | "Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | English[1] |
| South Korea
|
stevenesc. | KBS | "Attraction" | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | English |
 Spain
|
meuw2202 | RTVE | "A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM La Première | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | French |
 Sweden
|
eurofan98 | SVT | "Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | English |
| File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | ctys0n | TTV | "Act Like That" | GENBLUE | English |
| File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | jita26televisi | El Hiwar Ettounsi | "Rassi El Foug" | Balti | Arabic[2] |
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|
paldosreal.sss | BBC | "Jungle" | Sugababes | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Infinitely Falling" | Fly By Midnight | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | blueythesharkie | WSVI | "Its Not Your Fault" | Maggie Lindemann | English |
 Vietnam
|
chalenn | VTV | "When The Night Ends" | Johnny Huynh | 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 21st March 2025. The 36[3] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 5 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Åland Islands Canada File:Flag of China.svg China Error creating thumbnail: Japan South Korea SpainFile:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan United Kingdom
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American Samoa File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands Error creating thumbnail: Germany Guernsey Sweden Switzerland United States
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File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Greece Hong Kong Malaysia Error creating thumbnail: Moldova Poland Romania
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File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands KenyaError creating thumbnail: Lithuania File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Error creating thumbnail: Philippines |
France Indonesia Portugal File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands Vietnam
|
Semi-Final 1
18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Angola, Gibraltar and Norway voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Japan moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
"A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | 8 | 58 |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Walk With Me" | Felix Jaehn, Shouse | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Switzerland
|
"Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | 1 | 124 |
| 4 | Kenya
|
"Violation" | Last Year's Tragedy | 17 | 18 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | "Rassi El Foug" | Balti | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Act Like That" | GENBLUE | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Sweden
|
"Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | 5 | 86 |
| 8 | Malaysia
|
"SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | Canada
|
"Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | 6 | 73 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | 11 | 48 |
| 11 | Poland
|
"Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | 2 | 105 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Obsession" | Joywave | 3 | 99 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
"Mountains" | Carolina Deslandes, Agir | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | Romania
|
"Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "Šitaip Isimylėt" | Ieva Narkutė | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | 9 | 56 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | "Vero Min" | Eivor | 10 | 51 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Moldova | "MOFT.LOFT" | geeko!, Trap House Moldova, Gorby | 18 | 18 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed (as Denmark was disqualified) in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Malta, and Netherlands voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with American Samoa moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Blind & Falling | Outloved | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: Åland Islands | Varningsklocka | estraden | 7 | 76 |
| 4 | Indonesia
|
Tunggu Apa Lagi | Nyoman Paul | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Vietnam
|
When The Night Ends | Johnny Huynh | 5 | 78 |
| 6 | Guernsey
|
Say | Fred Roberts | 1 | 124 |
| 7 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | Its Not Your Fault | Maggie Lindemann | 6 | 77 |
| 8 | Greece
|
Ola I Tipota | Mariza Rizou | 13 | 48 |
| 9 | France
|
J’ai changé | Kendji Girac | 15 | 37 |
| 10 | Hong Kong
|
711 | Emei | 10 | 63 |
| 11 | American Samoa
|
God Loves You | Stela Cole | 11 | 58 |
| 12 | South Korea
|
Attraction | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | 2 | 92 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | 40-40 | Vetta Borne | 3 | 90 |
| 14 | United States
|
Infinitely Falling | Fly By Midnight | 4 | 79 |
| 15 | File:Flag of China.svg China | I'mma be | XLOV | 14 | 42 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
Jungle | Sugababes | 9 | 64 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | The Place We Used To Call Home | District 7 | 12 | 43 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Gocce di Limone | Alex Wyse | 8 | 72 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on April 14th. Japan was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Honeycrash" | Sasami | 56.3% | Grand Final |
| American Samoa
|
"God Loves You" | Stela Cole | 43.8% | Eliminated |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. South Korea was the winner with 151 points, followed by Guernsey with 150 points and Poland with 135 points. Norway ended in the last place with 25 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland
|
"Caly Czas" | Oskar Cyms | 3 | 135 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | "40-40" | Vetta Borne | 5 | 129 |
| 3 | Gibraltar
|
"Champion" | Bishop Briggs | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | Vietnam
|
"When The Night Ends" | Johnny Huynh | 10 | 101 |
| 5 | Norway
|
"Operahuset" | Gabrielle | 26 | 25 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Gocce di Limone" | Alex Wyse | 8 | 118 |
| 7 | South Korea
|
"Attraction" | Love x Stereo, Daisy Doom | 1 | 151 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Set Me Free" | RANI | 4 | 134 |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: Åland Islands | "Varningsklocka" | estraden | 7 | 119 |
| 10 | Romania
|
"Hasta Luego" | ANTONIA | 18 | 73 |
| 11 | Spain
|
"A 200" | LARA TAYLOR | 25 | 37 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon | "Laisse-moi t'aimer" | Laurie Darmon | 24 | 40 |
| 13 | Malaysia
|
"SUTERA" | Aisha Retno | 9 | 102 |
| 14 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "Its Not Your Fault" | Maggie Lindemann | 11 | 96 |
| 15 | Guernsey
|
"Say" | Fred Roberts | 2 | 150 |
| 16 | File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | "Vero Min" | Eivor | 14 | 79 |
| 17 | Switzerland
|
"Heavy Heart" | Paula Dalla Corte | 6 | 128 |
| 18 | United States
|
"Infinitely Falling" | Fly By Midnight | 19 | 66 |
| 19 | Malta
|
"Devil" | Red Electric | 15 | 76 |
| 20 | Hong Kong
|
"711" | Emei | 13 | 89 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | "Lua" | IVANDRO | 22 | 60 |
| 22 | Sweden
|
"Valkommen Ater" | Hanna Ferm, Junie | 17 | 73 |
| 23 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Honeycrash" | SASAMI | 16 | 76 |
| 24 | Canada
|
"Cours, Cora, cours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | 21 | 60 |
| 25 | File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Obsession" | Joywave | 20 | 63 |
| 26 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Jungle" | Sugababes | 12 | 95 |
