Season 21

Season 21 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in Kaunas, Lithuania. The winning country was Spain, represented by María de Juan, with their song "ME ENVENENO". They scored 137 points in the Grand Finale. The runner-up was Jersey with a total of 137 points.

Location

Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, is a vibrant cultural and academic center situated at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers. Known for its beautifully preserved interwar modernist architecture—much of which earned the city recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site—Kaunas blends historic charm with a youthful, creative energy fueled by its universities, arts festivals, and thriving café culture. The Old Town features medieval landmarks like Kaunas Castle and Town Hall Square, while the New Town showcases elegant boulevards, museums, and street art. With lush riverfront spaces, a strong basketball tradition, and a dynamic mix of history and modern innovation, Kaunas stands as one of the Baltics’ most distinctive and lively urban centers.

Žalgirio Arena, the venue where the 21st Melodia Song Contest will be held, is a modern multi-purpose indoor venue in Kaunas, built on an island in the Nemunas River and opened in 2011. The largest indoor arena in the Baltic States, it seats about 15,000 for basketball and up to 20,000 for concerts. It serves as the home of Žalgiris Kaunas in the EuroLeague and regularly hosts major sports events, concerts, exhibitions, and conferences. Known for its advanced audiovisual systems, flexible event layouts, and high attendance records, the arena has become a key cultural and entertainment hub for both Kaunas and the wider Baltics region.

Participating Countries

43 countries originally declared their interest in participating this edition, however, North Korea and Puerto Rico were disqualified shortly after the allocation draw, for failing to submit an entry in a timely manner, thus bringing the participation count to 41.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands	chromiliaghaztic	SVT	"Ihmishirviö"	Jemina	Finnish
American Samoa	twan7047	KVZK-TV	"MARTYR"	Britton	English
File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	dajciemispokoj.	VRT/RTBF	"Mrs. Impatience"	Tsar B	English
Bermuda	pinguini	BBC/CBU	"Ritchie Sacramento"	Mogwai	English
Brazil	andrezzapaquita	TV Brasil	"Mar"	Bea Duarte	Portugeuse
Canada	valentinomore	CBC	"Out of Sight"	Tyler Shaw	English
Chile	ctys0n	TVN	"Pala"	Q_Ala	Spanish, English
Error creating thumbnail: China	lyall.thormod	CGTN	"Scent"	XLOV	English, Korean
Error creating thumbnail: Denmark	tng8394	DR	"Days Of Thunder"	Spleen United	English
Error creating thumbnail: Estonia	randomguy213	RTL	"Melancholy"	Gram-Of-Fun	English
Finland	moliemosh	YLE	"Miten Typerä Syy"	Saga Mast	Finnish
France	jesuisunepoubelle	France Télévisions	"Chamboule tout"	Paola	French
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Coco Rico"	Cj Tell'm, Tar1q
Error creating thumbnail: Germany	hannestheluser	NDR	"Aschenbecher"	maïa	German
Gibraltar	suppacoo	GBC	"I Just Don't Know You Yet"	Absolutely	English
Error creating thumbnail: Iceland	msgomes219	RÚV	"Milli stjarnanna"	Álfgrímur	Icelandic
Indonesia	zakrusta	TVRI	"loved by You"	Hindia	Indonesian, English
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	szszofi06	RAI	"IL BUIO (MI CALMA)"	Enula	Italian
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	paldosreal.sss	JBC/CBU	"last night's mascara"	Griff	English
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	vasco.dot	NHK	"Love Sick"	AiNA THE END	Japanese^[1]
Jersey	lentavakasvi	BBC	"Lights"	Charlotte Plank, Hybrid Minds	English
Kazakhstan	itsme_notme	KZ1	"Näin on"	Aizhan Sultan	Finnish, Kazakh
File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia	skanyone	LBS	"isaac's insects"	Isaac Dunbar	English
Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Uz Antana"	Antanas Nedzinskas	Lithuanian
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives	dodgefulartist3	TVM	"Sins Of Our Creations"	Nothnegal	English
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta	eurofan98	TVM	"Divine"	Luke Vella	English
Error creating thumbnail: Mexico	aenthology	TV Azteca	"El lugar correcto"	Natalia Lafourcade	Spanish^[2]
Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands	wither2706	AVROTROS	"Spark a Fire"	Danny Vera	English
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	jita26televisi	PBC	"SKODA SODA"	Kokym	Arabic
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay	hailflax	SNT	"El Negocio De Ser Vulnerables"	Luigi Manzoni, Willian	Spanish
Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Don't Ask Me Why"	DNA	English
Portugal	some_random_goober	RTP	"Deixem o Morto Morrer"	Ana Lua Caiano	Portugeuse
Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre and Miquelon	drehspiessfleisch_im_brot	SPM-LP	"Hi!"	Madeon	English
File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino	thejendyz	SMRTV	"Non Andare"	Diego Lazzari	Italian
South Korea	meuw2202	KBS	"Blue Valentine"	NMIXX	English, Korean
Spain	haepuff	RTVE	"ME ENVENENO"	Maria de Juan	Spanish
Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"HEELS"	LUM	French^[3]
United Kingdom	whothehellisorestis	BBC	"Safety Net"	Bea and her Business	English
Error creating thumbnail: United States	sander.nl	NBC	"lucid dreaming"	joan	English
Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	blueythesharkie	WSVI	"Crawling"	Diva Bleach	English
Error creating thumbnail: Vietnam	stevenesc.	VTV	"CINDERELLA ÐI BAR"	LIZ KIM CƯONG	Vietnamese

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 9th of November, 2025. The 38 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based on their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailable.

Semi-Final 1

After the disqualification of North Korea, 18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Lithuania, Netherlands, and Spain, will cast their votes in this semi. 10 countries will qualify for the finale, with Vietnam moving on to the wildcard round.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points	01	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	"last night's mascara"	Griff
02	Error creating thumbnail: Vietnam	"CINDERELLA ÐI BAR"	LIZ KIM CƯONG
03	Canada	"Out Of Sight"	Tyler Shaw
04	Portugal	"Deixem o Morto Morrer"	Ana Lua Caiano
05	Error creating thumbnail: Estonia	"Melancholy"	Gram-Of-Fun
06	American Samoa	"MARTYR"	Britton
07	Error creating thumbnail: North Korea	—	—	—	—
08	Gibraltar	"I Just Don't Know You Yet"	Absolutely
09	Error creating thumbnail: Denmark	"Days of Thunder"	Spleen United
10	Brazil	"Mar"	Bea Duarte
11	Error creating thumbnail: Iceland	"Milli stjarnanna"	Álfgrímur
12	File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta	"Divine"	Luke Vella
13	Error creating thumbnail: China	"Scent"	XLOV
14	Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre and Miquelon	"Hi"	Madeon
15	France	"Chamboule tout"	Paola
16	Finland	"Miten Typerä Syy"	Saga Mast
17	Bermuda	"Ritchie Sacramento"	Mogwai
18	File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	"Mrs. Impatience"	Tsar B
19	Kazakhstan	"Näin on"	Aizhan Sultan

Semi-Final 2

Due to the disqualification of Puerto Rico, only 18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Indonesia, and United States, will cast their votes in this semi. 10 countries will qualify for the finale, with Palestine moving on to the wildcard round.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points	01	File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino	"Santa subito"	chiamamifaro
02	Error creating thumbnail: Mexico	"El lugar correcto"	Natalia Lafourcade
03	File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives	"Sins Of Our Creation"	Nothnegal
04	Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland	"HEELS"	LUM
05	File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia	"isaac's insects"	Isaac Dunbar
06	Chile	"Pala"	Q_Ala
07	~~File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico~~	—	—	—	—
08	United Kingdom	"Safety Net"	Bea and her Business
09	South Korea	"Blue Valentine"	NMIXX
10	Error creating thumbnail: Germany	"Aschenbecher"	maïa
11	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	"IL BUIO (MI CALMA)"	Enula
12	File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon	"Coco Rico"	Cj Tell'm, Tar1q
13	File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay	"El Negocio De Ser Vulnerables"	Luigi Manzoni
14	Philippines	"Don't Ask Me Why"	DNA
15	File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands	"Ihmishirviö"	Jemina
16	Jersey	"Lights"	Charlotte Plank, Hybrid Minds
17	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	"Love Sick"	AiNA THE END
18	Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	"Crawling"	Diva Bleach
19	File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	"SKODA SODA"	Kokym

Wildcard Round

The wildcard round voting finished on October 27th. United States was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.

Country	Song	Artist	%	Result
Vietnam	"CINDERELLA ÐI BAR"	LIZ KIM CƯONG	60%	Grand Final
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	"SKODA SODA"	Kokym	40%	Eliminated

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Maldives was the only country whom failed to vote in this round. Spain ended up as the winner with 137 points, proceeded by Jersey with 137 points in 2nd, and with Kazakhstan ending up in 3rd place with 125 points. Lithuania ended up last with 29 points.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	United Kingdom
02	Brazil
03	Error creating thumbnail: Germany
04	American Samoa
05	Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland
06	Chile
07	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
08	File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
09	Jersey	"Lights"	Charlotte Planks, Hybrid Minds	2^[4]	137
10	Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands
11	Indonesia
12	Error creating thumbnail: Iceland
13	Error creating thumbnail: Vietnam
14	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	"Love Sick"	AiNA THE END	5	121
15	Error creating thumbnail: United States
16	File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon	"Coco Rico"	CJ Tell'm, Tar1q	17	81
17	Lithuania
18	Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre and Miquelon
19	Gibraltar
20	Finland
21	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	"last night's mascara"	Griff	19	78
22	Portugal
23	Kazakhstan
24	File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
25	Error creating thumbnail: Åland Islands	"Ihmishirviö"	Jemina	15	89
26	Spain

↑ Repeats the same English phrase throughout the song.
↑ The outro, sung by Adán Jodorowsky, was done in French.
↑ There's lines in English, terms in Spanish, and a line in both Korean and Japanese.
↑ Lost the tiebreaker against Spain.

[1] Repeats the same English phrase throughout the song.

[2] The outro, sung by Adán Jodorowsky, was done in French.

[3] There's lines in English, terms in Spanish, and a line in both Korean and Japanese.

[4] Lost the tiebreaker against Spain.

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