Season 25
Season 25 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is held in 
Antalya, Türkiye. The winning country was 
?, represented by ? with her song "?". They scored ? points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was ? with ? points.
Location
The 25th season of Melodia was hosted in Antalya Sports Hall, an indoor sporting arena that can hold up to 10,000 people. It is now the home ground of Turkish basketball clubs Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi and Kepez Belediyespor, and it will be used for the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship for the preliminary round.
Participating Countries
42 countries declared interest in participation this season. This was then reduced to 41 after France withdrew before the contest began.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Åland Islands | some_random_goober | ÅRTV | "VIP" | Norae | Finnish |
| Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | hannestheluser | Radio L | "Real Connection" | Band of Silver | English |
 Australia
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | SBS | "TASTE" | Melrose Avenue | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | sandernl | VRT | "Wie?" | Aaron Blommaert | Dutch |
 Canada
|
lozzol | CBC | "Le cowboy aux mains d'argent" | Lysandre | French |
 China
|
richietheicon (formerly moliemosh) | CGTN | "The NPC Anthem" | ProducePandas | Chinese |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ecuador | kasvi004 | Ecuador TV | "Inti" | Oscar Troya, Tamya Moran, Curi Cachimuel | Kichwa |
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | romain.11 | TCS | "Love Me Till U Hate Me" | Niko Rubio | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Finland | suppacoo | Yle | "Sydän on rikki" | Aliisa Syrjä | Finnish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Georgia | jita26televisi | GPB | "Sevda" | Ketato Nergadze | Georgian |
 Germany
|
georgianpotato | ARD/NDR | "PRETTY" | Georgia Cavallo | English |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | twan7047 | GTV | "COMING OF AGE" | METTE | English |
 Gibraltar
|
obsoletesoul | GBC | "Union Station" | overpass | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "Without You I Can't Dance" | Josh Alexander | English |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | stevenesc. | BBC | "Sirens" | Oslo Twins | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Little Mischievous" | Stars and Rabbit | English |
 Italy
|
dajciemispokoj | RAI | "ISLAND" | Nantas | English |
| File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast | toniaczka | RTI | "FILLE" | Canelle | French |
 Japan
|
vasco.dot | NHK | "The Story of Us" | milet | Japanese, English |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | .clemenced. | BBC | "DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING?" | Erin LeCount | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Kazakhstan | thejendyz | KZ1 | "UYATSYZ BALA" | ZIRU | Kazakh |
| Error creating thumbnail: Latvia | thebricker | LSM | "Nakts ugunīs" | Fonds Viegli | Latvian |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Kiaurai Sielas" | GIEDRĖ | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
jesuisunepoubelle | RTL | "Käptn Peng?" | LUNA | German |
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | zakrusta | RTM | "Ribs" | AVA | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Mexico | msgomes219 | TV Azteca | "Kerosene" | The Warning | English |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | aqu4t3x. | MNB | "Uuls" | Erdenechimeg, Mrs M | Mongolian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Don't Think Twice" | Yaro Mila | English |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "My Love" | HARA | Filipino, English |
 Portugal
|
meuw2202 | RTP | "Devia Ter-te Traído" | Bárbara Tinoco | Portuguese |
 Puerto Rico
|
blueythesharkie | WIPR | "Andromeda" | Chrissy Chlapecka | English |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | IRIB | "404 (New Era)" | KiiiKiii | Korean, English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Sweden | chromiliaghaztic | SVT | "Håll mig nära" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Fall" | Gigi Malua | German |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | ctys0n | TN8 | "KFC Santería" | Cain Culto, Sudan Archives | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Northern Mariana Islands | tng8394 | PBC | "dancewithme" | aidn. | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | josemtj_ | IRTP | "TU MI CANCIÓN" | DAMARIS | Spanish |
| Türkiye
|
iloveomer | TRT | "velhasıl" | Sıla | Turkish |
 Ukraine
|
mightyhaos | Suspilne | "Little Ghost" | mini mielk, Infraction, Emerel Gray | English |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
randomguy213 | BBC | "Have You Considered?" | Pattie Gonia, Imogen Heap | English |
 United States
|
whothehellisorestis | NBC | "FMLYLM" | Ella Isaacson | 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 12 April 2026. The 36 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 France withdrawal, 18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those 18 nations plus Japan and Malaysia casted their votes in this semi. 10 countries booked a ticket to the final, with El Salvador and Latvia progressing to the wildcard round.
Semi-Final 2
18 countries partook in this semi final. Those said countries plus Belgium, Turkiye and Ukraine casted their votes. However, Gibraltar failed to cast their votes on time, and thus, has been disqualified from the competition. After this round culminated, 10 countries made it through, with Philippines getting the the semi's wildcard spot.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | "COMING OF AGE" | METTE | 2 | 114 |
| 02 |  Netherlands
|
"Don't Think Twice" | Yaro Mila | 5 | 86 |
| 03 | Philippines
|
"My Love" | HARA | 11 | 55 |
| 04 |  Kazakhstan
|
"UYATSYZ BALA" | ZIRU | 17 | 17 |
| 05 | United Kingdom
|
"Have You Considered?" | Pattie Gonia, Imogen Heap | 9 | 66 |
| 06 |  Ecuador
|
"Inti" | Oscar Troya, Tamya Moran, Curi Cachimuel | 13 | 45 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Sirens" | Oslo Twins | 7 | 86 |
| 08 | Portugal
|
"Devia Ter-te Traído" | Bárbara Tinoco | 12 | 46 |
| 09 | |
||||
| 10 |  Sweden
|
"Håll mig nära" | Junior Brielle | 6 | 86 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast | "FILLE" | Canelle | 10 | 58 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | "Uuls" | Erdenechimeg, Mrs M | 8 | 71 |
| 13 |  Guam
|
"Without You I Can't Dance" | Josh Alexander | 3 | 102 |
| 14 |  Åland Islands
|
"VIP" | Norae | 4 | 94 |
| 15 | Australia
|
"TASTE" | Melrose Avenue | 1 | 123 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | "KFC Santería" | Cain Culto, Sudan Archives | 14 | 35 |
| 17 |  Peru
|
"TU MI CANCIÓN" | DAMARIS | 16 | 25 |
| 18 |  American Samoa
|
"Real Connection" | Band of Silver | 15 | 31 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard consisted of El Salvador, Latvia and the Philippines. The round's voting period culminated on the 26th of April, with the Philippines progressing to the final after receiving the highest percentage out of the bunch.
| Country | Song | Artist | # of Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | "Love Me Till U Hate Me" | Niko Rubio | 4 | 25% | Eliminated |
| Error creating thumbnail: Latvia | "Nakts ugunīs" | Fonds Viegli | 5 | 31.3% | Eliminated |
| Philippines
|
"My Love" | HARA | 7 | 43.8% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the grand finale. ? was named triumph after accumulating a staggering ? points, followed by ? with ? points in 2nd, with ? rounding off the top 3 with ? points. ? ended up placing last with a total of ? points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South Korea
|
"404 (New Era)" | KiiiKiii | 8 | 103 |
| 02 | Italy
|
"ISLAND" | Nantas | 14 | 81 |
| 03 |  Northern Mariana Islands
|
"dancewithme" | aidn. | 4 | 121 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING?" | Erin LeCount | 15 | 79 |
| 05 |  Belgium
|
"Wie?" | Aaron Blommaert | 17 | 76 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | "Uuls" | Erdenechimeg, Mrs M | 21 | 63 |
| 07 | Canada
|
"Le cowboy aux mains d'argent" | Lysandre | 1 | 155 |
| 08 | Australia
|
"TASTE" | Melrose Avenue | 3 | 139 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast | "FILLE" | Canelle | 16 | 77 |
| 10 |  Georgia
|
"Sevda" | Ketato Nergadze | 5 | 117 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | "COMING OF AGE" | METTE | 6 | 115 |
| 12 |  Finland
|
"Sydän on rikki" | Aliisa Syrjä | 24 | 44 |
| 13 | Sweden
|
"Håll mig nära" | Junior Brielle | 18 | 74 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Sirens" | Oslo Twins | 10 | 93 |
| 15 | Guam
|
"Without You I Can't Dance" | Josh Alexander | 11 | 89 |
| 16 | United States
|
"FMLYLM" | Ella Isaacson | 9 | 101 |
| 17 | Ukraine
|
"Little Ghost" | mini mielk, Infraction, Emerel Gray | 13 | 84 |
| 18 |  Malaysia
|
"Ribs" | AVA | 19 | 69 |
| 19 | Åland Islands
|
"VIP" | Norae | 20 | 66 |
| 20 | Türkiye
|
"velhasıl" | Sıla | 23 | 45 |
| 21 | Switzerland
|
"Fall" | Gigi Malua | 7 | 106 |
| 22 | Netherlands
|
"Don't Think Twice" | Yaro Mila | 22 | 54 |
| 23 | Japan
|
"The Story of Us" | milet | 12 | 89 |
| 24 | Philippines
|
"My Love" | HARA | 26 | 33 |
| 25 | United Kingdom
|
"Have You Considered?" | Pattie Gonia, Imogen Heap | 25 | 42 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: Mexico | "Kerosene" | The Warning | 2 | 147 |