Season 11

Season 11 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winning country was Portugal, represented by Sofia Camara with their song "Who Do I Call Now?". They scored a total of 132 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was India with 127 points.

Information

Due to an influx of new members, it was decided to raise the participant limit to 37 and introduce Semi-Finals to the contest.

The Top 5 from each edition would automatically qualify to the Grand Final of the next edition. The other 32 participants would be split in half between two Semi-Finals. The top 10 in each final would qualify, whilst the 11th-placed countries would face off in a public vote to be the wildcard selected to qualify.

Participating Countries

A total of 37 countries participated this edition.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist
Åland Islands	wither2706	ÅRTV	"Jericho"	Normandie
Albania	skanyone	RTSH	"Secrets"	Regard, RAYE
American Samoa	moliesmosh	KVZK-TV	"Unspoken"	Blackcode, 9Lives, Charlie Miller
Argentina	lozzol	TVP	"10percs"	Saramalacara, Hatsune Miku
Bosnia & Herzegovina	erminofernandes	BHRT	"Uloga"	Maya Berović
Brazil	twan7047	TV Globo	"Hold On"	Alexia Evellyn
Bulgaria	olympiaevergreen	BNT	"POLUDYAL"	INA GAYARDI
Croatia	olagusia	HRT	"Tempo"	Miach
Cuba	suppacoo	ICRT	"Please Be Rude"	Gigi Perez
Czechia	it.domca.69	ČT	"Dřevo"	Xindl X
Estonia	tng8394	ERR	"LONER"	NIGHT TAPES
Finland	dajciemispokoj.	Yle	"Humalahuilu"	Vilma Jää
France	eurofan98	France Télévisions	"Immortel"	Jeck
Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Zambédaka"	Laurianne Ekondo
Germany	voilavoila	NDR	"YOUR SHOW"	DAFINA, RINOR
Guam	spiritsarehere	KGTF	"Past Lives"	BØRNS
Guernsey	ghozy2081	BBC	"HUMAN"	Selin
India	paldosreal.sss	Doordarshan	"Therapy"	W.i.S.H
Indonesia	chromiliaghaztic	TVRI	"right where you left me"	eaJ, Hindia
Japan	blueythesharkie	NHK	"Be A Flower"	Ryokuoushoku Shakai
Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Žvaigždės"	Jessica Shy
Moldova	moldovanlatifi	TRM	"Dudadu"	Irina Rimes
North Korea	stevenesc.	KCTV	"JUSTICE"	Dreamcatcher
Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Maharani"	ALAMAT
Portugal	haepuff	RTP	"Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)"	Sofia Camara
Romania	.ouannnn	TVR	"trop tard"	donni
Slovakia	kasvi004	RTVS	"Do Everything"	Mairee, Lara Koll
Somalia	thejendyz	SNTV	"Ma Ihi"	Imenella, Sharma Boy
South Korea	rossoreo	KBS	"Azalea"	ROLLING QUARTZ
St. Pierre & Miquelon	jesuisunepoubelle	SPM-LP	"Écoute chérie"	Vendredi sur Mer
Sri Lanka	ctys0n	SLBC	"HUSH"	Rhea Raj
Sweden	sandernl	SVT	"Borderline"	Tove Lo
Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"NEW FRIENDS"	Skyler Wind
Thailand	womansworld	TPBS	"Complicated"	MATCHA
United Kingdom	esclorenzo	BBC	"That Song"	NIIVA
United States	whothehellisorestis	NBC	"Throw Some Ass"	SOFI TUKKER
US Virgin Islands	valentinomore	WSVI	"It's A Feeling"	Sigala, Trevor Daniel, 24kGoldn

Contest Overview

Semi-final allocation draw

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	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	"Loser"	RORI	7	83
02	"Fatiguee"	Anguesomo	15	24
03	"Pour de Bon"	Shana Pearson	10	52
04	"Ruf der Freiheit"	dArtagnan	1	131
05	"Me e Forte"	Xheisara Frisku	9	55
06	"Omnipresence"	Fyore	13	43
07	"Hollywood"	Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta	16	17
08	"insubordinate."	alt.	5	86
09	"Follow Me"	Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik	14	41
10	"Painava Sydan"	Mirella	2	121
11	"dying on the inside"	Nessa Barrett	3	113
12	"Work of Art"	RONDE	8	65
13	"Why Do You Love Me"	Charlotte Lawrence	6	85
14	"Renegade"	LUCAS	12	45
15	"Solar"	dearALICE	11	46
16	"Tunggu"	Jetcetera	4	95