Season 12
Season 12 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in Error creating thumbnail: Lisbon, Portugal. The winning country was 
Germany, represented by dArtagnan with their song "Ruf der Freiheit". They scored a total of 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Finland with 148 points.
Location
Participating Countries
A total of 37 countries participated in this edition of Melodia Song Contest.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | olympiaevergreen | RTSH | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | Albanian |
 Australia
|
theschemingturtle | SBS | "insubordinate." | alt. | English |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | jita26televisi | BRTC | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | English |
 Belgium
|
suppacoo | VRT | "Loser" | RORI | English |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
erminofernandes | BHRT | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli & Rasta | Bosnian [1] |
 Canada
|
sandernl | CBC | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | English |
 Czechia
|
it.domca.69 | ČT | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | English |
| File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | valentinomore | EcuadorTV | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE ft. Kiara Nelson | English |
| File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | thejendryz | TVGE | "Fatiguée" | Anguesomo | French [1] |
| Finland
|
moliesmosh | Yle | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | Finnish |
 France
|
eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | French |
| Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | ARD/NDR | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | German |
 Guam
|
twan7047 | KUAM-TV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
 Hong Kong
|
meuw2202 | RTHK | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | whothehellisorestis | RÚV | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | English |
 Ireland
|
pinguini | RTÉ | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | English |
 Isle of Man
|
kasvi004 | BBC North West | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound ft. Ayak Thiik | English |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | womansworld | ITV Channel Television | "Solar" | Made in Korea ft. dearALICE | English |
 Kenya
|
toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | Lithuanian |
 Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | Malay |
 Netherlands
|
wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Work of Art" | RONDE | English |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | moldovanatifi | TN8 | "UNA" | Stayleave | Spanish [1] |
 North Korea
|
stevenesc. | KCTV | "Girls" | Nature | Korean [1] |
 Norway
|
randomguy213 | NRK | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | PTV | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | Filipino |
 Poland
|
.ouannnn | TVP | "Alice" | Bassvictim | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | haepuff | RTP | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | English |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon La Première | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
 Sweden
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tng8394 | SVT | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | French |
| File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | viciiiiiii | TVT | "OMNIPRÉSENCE" | Fyore | French |
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bluiethesharkie | BBC | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | English |
 United States
|
skanyone | NBC | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | English |
 Vietnam
|
ctys0n | VTM | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | English |
Contest Overview
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus North Korea, Sweden and United Kingdom voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Jersey moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Belgium
|
"Loser" | RORI | 7 | 83 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | "Fatiguee" | Anguesomo | 15 | 24 |
| 03 | Switzerland
|
"Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 10 | 52 |
| 04 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 131 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 9 | 55 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | "Omnipresence" | Fyore | 13 | 43 |
| 07 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
"Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli & Rasta | 16 | 17 |
| 08 | Australia
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"insubordinate." | alt. | 5 | 86 |
| 09 | Isle of Man
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"Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound ft. Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Finland
|
"Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | Guam
|
"dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 113 |
| 12 | Netherlands
|
"Work of Art" | RONDE | 8 | 65 |
| 13 | United States
|
"Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 6 | 85 |
| 14 | Hong Kong
|
"Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | Made in Korea ft. dearALICE | 11 | 46 |
| 16 | Malaysia
|
"Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 4 | 95 |
Semi-Final 2
Due to Estonia and France's withdrawal, only 17 countries competed in the second semi-final. These countries plus Denmark and Sri Lanka voted. 10 qualified for the final, with Kyrgyzstan moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "pugnale" | Ottobre | ||
| 02 |  Jamaica
|
"Until The Sun Comes Up" | Milow, Skip Marley | ||
| 03 |  Mexico
|
"MORE" | The Warning | ||
| 04 | Philippines
|
"Magpakita Ka Na" | Zephanie | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Like A Carousel" | Bill Yard | ||
| 06 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "ÀIYÉ" | DIABLO XV | ||
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "PANORAMA" | Hayley Kiyoko | ||
| 08 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "epitafio" | AKRILA, facebrooklyn, Juicy Bae | ||
| 09 |  Gibraltar
|
"Amsterdam" | Nothing But Thieves" | ||
| 10 | United States
|
"Fools" | ufo ufo | ||
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Moldova | "Dă-mă mamă după Iura" | Magnat & Feoctist | ||
| 12 |  Estonia
|
DISQUALIFIED | |||
| 13 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Stay A While" | niko rain, EJEAN | ||
| 14 | Belgium
|
"Vergeet De Tijd" | Regi & Camille | ||
| 15 | France
|
DISQUALIFIED | |||
| 16 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Mask of the Dead" | Skinflint | ||
| 17 | File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland | "Uerisimaartitaaneq" | Sauwestari | ||
| 18 |  Spain
|
"11 RAZONES" | Aitana | ||
| 19 | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | "Drama Queens" | Zere | ||
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on March 3rd. XX was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | % | Result |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba | ||
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan |
