Season 16

Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in Error creating thumbnail: 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

This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Jamsil Arena, an arena with a capacity of 11.069 people.

Participating Countries

43 countries participated this season.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands	haepuff	ÅRTV	"Daisy"	Ronia	English
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania	skanyone	RTSH	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	English
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
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
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Formule"	Dancy
Germany	valentinomore	NDR	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	English
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar	suppacoo	GBC	"Multiply"	POESY	English
File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam	itsme_notme	KGTF	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	English
Error creating thumbnail: Iceland	esclorenzo	RÚV	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	English
India	aenthology	Doordarshan	"Moonchild"	The F16s	English
Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	Indonesian
Error creating thumbnail: Italy	randomguy213	RAI	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	Neapolitan
Japan	blueythesharkie	NHK	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	English, Japanese
Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	Lithuanian
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	moldovanlatifi	TRM	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	English
North Korea	szszofi06	KCTV	"Birth"	ARTMS
File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	chalenn	PBS	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	English
Error creating thumbnail: 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
Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Maria"	1621	Tagalog
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	sandoli.112	RTP	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	Portuguese
Error creating thumbnail: Romania	thejendyz	TVR	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	Romanian
Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre and Miquelon	jesuisunepoubelle	SPM-LP	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	French^[1]
Error creating thumbnail: 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
Error creating thumbnail: 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
Error creating thumbnail: 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
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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	North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	8	59
02	United States	"your apartment"	dreamfone	14	38
03	Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	15	36
04	~~Error creating thumbnail: Armenia~~	—	—	—	—
05	Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	11	48
06	Error creating thumbnail: Philippines	"Maria"	1621	19	16
07	Error creating thumbnail: Iceland	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	16	36
08	China	"flip phone"	PIAO	9	50
09	Error creating thumbnail: Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	5	85
10	France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	7	76
11	Error creating thumbnail: 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	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	17	28
16	Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	6	85
17	Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	10	50
18	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	4	89
19	File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	3	94
20	Error creating thumbnail: 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	File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon	"Formule"	Dancy	15	40
03	File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	14	40
04	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	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	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

The wildcard round voting finished on June 2nd. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.

Country	Song	Artist	%	Result
Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	28.6%	Eliminated
File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	71.4%	Grand Final

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Canada was the winner with 209 points, followed by Italy with 158 points and Palestine with 147 points. St. Pierre & Miquelon ended in the last place with 18 points.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	Error creating thumbnail: Italy	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	2	158
02	File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	11	94
03	File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا)	zeyne	3	147
04	File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	9	101
05	Error creating thumbnail: Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	23	50
06	American Samoa	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	24	46
07	Error creating thumbnail: Norway	"MVH"	Synne Vo	19	70
08	Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	26	18
09	File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra	"Lau Korapilo"	SÜNE	10	100
10	Belgium	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	7	106
11	Error creating thumbnail: South Korea	"without u here"	nixxiu, Eternal Rin	5	122
12	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	14	86
13	China	"flip phone"	PIAO	22	53
14	File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	21	60
15	Japan	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	16	78
16	File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	17	77
17	File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	13	89
18	File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan	"Sword"	Wisp	4	126
19	File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands	"Daisy"	Ronia	6	121
20	Canada	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	1	209
21	Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	20	69
22	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	"5arbanin" (خربانين)	ALMAS, amadio	15	85
23	Denmark	"Hvor Var Jeg Endt"	CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov	25	40
24	North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	18	77
25	France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	8	105
26	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	12	92

References

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↑ In the Egyptian dialect.
↑ In the Levantine dialect.
↑ Armenia was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.

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[2] In the Egyptian dialect.

[3] In the Levantine dialect.

[4] Armenia was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.

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