Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: TBA, represented by TBA with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: TBA with TBA points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people. (information below this to be updated soon)
Participating Countries
37 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | wither2706 | ÅRTV | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | English |
| File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | valentinomore | KVZK-TV | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | English |
 Anguilla
|
haepuff | ABC/CBU | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | English |
 Australia
|
twan7047 | SBS | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | English |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | randomguy213 | ORF | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | English |
| File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | jita26televisi | CBC | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | French |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | tng8394 | CGTN | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | English |
 Croatia
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | HRT | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | Croatian |
 Finland
|
kasvi004 | Yle | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | Finnish |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | French |
 Germany
|
skanyone | NDR | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | English |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | stevenesc | GTV | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | English |
 Greece
|
whothehellisorestis | ERT | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | English, Greek |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "take it" | EMELINE. | English |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | hailflax | MTV | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | Hungarian |
 Iceland
|
meow2202 | RÚV | "Cold Feet" | BRIET | English |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | sanderNL | RTÉ | "Us" | modernlove. | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Riardukas | LRT | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
flixr | RTL | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | German |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | ricardcm | TV Azteca | "DELE ALLI" | Kevis & Maykyy, Chans | Spanish |
 Nepal
|
suppacoo | PBSN | "Khoj" | The Act | Nepali |
 New Zealand
|
dodgefulartist3 | TVNZ | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | English |
 North Korea
|
szszofi06 | KCTV | "TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | Korean |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | eurofan98 | NRK | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | English |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | Portuguese |
 Réunion
|
jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion la 1ère | "Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | French |
 Romania
|
justa1exxxx | TVR | "Aseară ți-am luat basma" | UDDI | Romanian |
 Russia
|
ctys0n | C1R | "circumstance" | Sabu | Russian |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | zakrusta | SBC | "Medieval" | Shazza | English |
 South Korea
|
lozzol | KBS | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | Korean |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | mother_mikayla | SLBC | "Stormrider" | Jacqueline Frenandez | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | English |
| File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | pinguini | PTS | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | Mandarin |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | chromiliaghaztic | BBC | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | blueythesharkie | WSVI | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 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 21st June 2025. The 39[1] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailiable.
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final (excluding Poland). Those countries plus Austria, China and Ghana voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with New Zealand moving into the wildcard stage.
Mexico and Sri Lanka failed to vote, thus they were disqualified. Initially, Sri Lanka was set to qualify as 5th in the Semi-Final, however, after their disqualification, every other country gained a place in the ranking, awarding Taiwan a qualification spot, and New Zealand a Wildcard ticket.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | New Zealand
|
"The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 11 | 50 |
| 02 | Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 9 | 61 |
| 04 | Switzerland
|
"BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | 13 | 35 |
| 05 | Greece
|
"SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 5 | 73 |
| 06 | Croatia
|
"Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 8 | 61 |
| 07 | Germany
|
"GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 2 | 79 |
| 08 | Romania
|
"Aseara ti-am luat basma" | UDDI | 12 | 38 |
| 09 | South Korea
|
"Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 6 | 72 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 10 | 56 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 3 | 77 |
| 12 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 4 | 76 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | 14 | 31 |
| 15 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 1 | 93 |
| 16 | Australia
|
"Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 7 | 68 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Canada and United States voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Nepal moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Philippines
|
"Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | 15 | 37 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 7 | 74 |
| 03 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 8 | 68 |
| 04 | Réunion
|
"Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | 17 | 13 |
| 05 | Luxembourg
|
"spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 2 | 95 |
| 06 | Iceland
|
"Cold Feet" | BRIET | 14 | 38 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 10 | 61 |
| 08 | Finland
|
"Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 9 | 64 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 120 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | 13 | 56 |
| 11 | North Korea
|
"TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | 12 | 57 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 3 | 94 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 4 | 88 |
| 14 | Anguilla
|
"Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 81 |
| 15 | Nepal
|
"Khoj" | The Act | 11 | 58 |
| 16 | File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | 16 | 22 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 6 | 76 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on July 7th. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
"The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 33.3% | Eliminated |
| Nepal
|
"Khoj" | The Act | 66.6% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 140 points, followed by United Kingdom with 131 points and Singapore with 128 points. China ended in the last place with 23 points, losing the tiebreak to 25th United States.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
|
"Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 17 | 71 |
| 2 | Anguilla
|
"Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 109 |
| 3 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 4 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 6 | Finland
|
"Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 9 | South Korea
|
"Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | Luxembourg
|
"spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | Germany
|
"GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 13 | 81 |
| 17 | Nepal
|
"Khoj" | The Act | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 15 | 79 |
| 19 | Greece
|
"SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 18 | 71 |
| 20 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Australia
|
"Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 19 | 69 |
| 26 | Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 22 | 47 |
- ↑ Poland was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.