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.
Location
Participating Countries
A total of 37 countries participated this edition.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Åland Islands
|
wither2706 | ÅRTV | "Jericho" | Normandie | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Albania | skanyone | RTSH | "Secrets" | Regard, RAYE | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | moliesmosh | KVZK-TV | "Unspoken" | Blackcode, 9Lives, Charlie Miller | English |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | lozzol | TVP | "10percs" | Saramalacara, Hatsune Miku | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Bosnia & Herzegovina | erminofernandes | BHRT | "Uloga" | Maya Berović | Bosnian |
| Brazil
|
twan7047 | TV Globo | "Hold On" | Alexia Evellyn | English |
 Bulgaria
|
olympiaevergreen | BNT | "POLUDYAL" | INA GAYARDI | Bulgarian |
 Croatia
|
olagusia | HRT | "Tempo" | Miach | Croatian |
 Cuba
|
suppacoo | ICRT | "Please Be Rude" | Gigi Perez | English |
| File:Flag of Czechia.svg Czechia | it.domca.69 | ČT | "Dřevo" | Xindl X | Czech |
 Estonia
|
tng8394 | ERR | "LONER" | NIGHT TAPES | English |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | dajciemispokoj. | Yle | "Humalahuilu" | Vilma Jää | Finnish |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Immortel" | Jeck | French |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "Zambédaka" | Laurianne Ekondo | French, Tsogo[1] |
 Germany
|
voilavoila | NDR | "YOUR SHOW" | DAFINA, RINOR | English[2] |
 Guam
|
spiritsarehere | KGTF | "Past Lives" | BØRNS | English |
 Guernsey
|
ghozy2081 | BBC | "HUMAN" | Selin | English |
| India
|
paldosreal.sss | Doordarshan | "Therapy" | W.i.S.H | English, Hindi |
 Indonesia
|
chromiliaghaztic | TVRI | "right where you left me" | eaJ, Hindia | English |
 Japan
|
blueythesharkie | NHK | "Be A Flower" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | Japanese |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Žvaigždės" | Jessica Shy | Lithuanian |
 Moldova
|
moldovanlatifi | TRM | "Dudadu" | Irina Rimes | Romanian |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | stevenesc. | KCTV | "JUSTICE" | Dreamcatcher | Korean, English |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Maharani" | ALAMAT | Tagalog, English |
| Portugal
|
haepuff | RTP | "Who Do I Call Now?" | Sofia Camara | English |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | .ouannnn | TVR | "trop tard" | donni | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre & Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "Écoute chérie" | Vendredi sur Mer | French |
 Slovakia
|
kasvi004 | RTVS | "Do Everything" | Mairee, Lara Koll | English |
| File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia | thejendyz | SNTV | "Ma Ihi" | Imenella, Sharma Boy | Arabic, French |
 South Korea
|
rossoreo | KBS | "Azalea" | ROLLING QUARTZ | Korean |
 Sri Lanka
|
ctys0n | SLBC | "HUSH" | Rhea Raj | English |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | sandernl | SVT | "Borderline" | Tove Lo | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "NEW FRIENDS" | Skyler Wind | English |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | womansworld | TPBS | "Complicated" | MATCHA | English, Thai |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | esclorenzo | BBC | "That Song" | NIIVA | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | whothehellisorestis | NBC | "Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | English |
 US Virgin Islands
|
valentinomore | WSVI | "It's A Feeling" | Sigala, Trevor Daniel, 24kGoldn | English |
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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 29th September 2024. The 32 participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 1 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa Croatia File:Flag of Czechia.svg Czechia Germany GuernseyFile:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom |
Estonia Guam India Portugal South Korea Sri Lanka File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
Åland Islands File:Flag of France.svg France Japan LithuaniaFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden US Virgin Islands
|
Error creating thumbnail: Bosnia & Herzegovina File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland MoldovaFile:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre & Miquelon File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia |
Error creating thumbnail: Albania Bulgaria Gabon Philippines Switzerland Error creating thumbnail: United States |
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Brazil, Cuba and Indonesia voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with the United States moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lithuania
|
"Žvaigždės" | Jessica Shy | 12 | 55 |
| 02 | Åland Islands
|
"Jericho" | Normandie | 8 | 79 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Czechia.svg Czechia | "Dřevo" | Xindl X | 16 | 0 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Bosnia & Herzegovina | "Uloga" | Maya Berović | 14 | 47 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "That Song" | NIIVA | 5 | 83 |
| 06 | Estonia
|
"LONER" | NIGHT TAPES | 4 | 90 |
| 07 | India
|
"Therapy" | W.i.S.H | 3 | 97 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | "trop tard" | donni | 15 | 14 |
| 09 | Guam
|
"Past Lives" | BØRNS | 10 | 72 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Humalahuilu" | Vilma Jää | 7 | 80 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Albania | "Secrets" | Regard, RAYE | 6 | 80 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | 11 | 63 |
| 13 | US Virgin Islands
|
"It's A Feeling" | Sigala, Trevor Daniel, 24kGoldn | 9 | 72 |
| 14 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "JUSTICE" | Dreamcatcher | 2 | 98 |
| 15 | Gabon
|
"Zambédaka" | Laurianne Ekondo | 13 | 50 |
| 16 | Croatia
|
"Tempo" | Miach | 1 | 110 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Argentina and Slovakia voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with the Moldova moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bulgaria
|
"POLUDYAL" | INA GAYARDI | 2 | 89 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia | "Ma Ihi" | Imenella, Sharma Boy | 16 | 23 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre & Miquelon | "Écoute chérie" | Vendredi sur Mer | 9 | 62 |
| 04 | Moldova
|
"Dudadu" | Irina Rimes | 11 | 58 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | "Unspoken" | Blackcode, 9Lives, Charlie Miller | 13 | 54 |
| 06 | Sri Lanka
|
"HUSH" | Rhea Raj | 7 | 67 |
| 07 | Japan
|
"Be A Flower" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 4 | 86 |
| 08 | Switzerland
|
"NEW FRIENDS" | Skyler Wind | 5 | 74 |
| 09 | Philippines
|
"Maharani" | ALAMAT | 12 | 55 |
| 10 | Guernsey
|
"HUMAN" | Selin | 15 | 49 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Borderline" | Tove Lo | 8 | 64 |
| 12 | Germany
|
"YOUR SHOW" | DAFINA, RINOR | 14 | 52 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
"Who Do I Call Now?" | Sofia Camara | 1 | 92 |
| 14 | South Korea
|
"Azalea" | ROLLING QUARTZ | 10 | 60 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | "Complicated" | MATCHA | 6 | 72 |
| 16 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Immortel" | Jeck | 3 | 87 |
Wildcard Round
The United States was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | 63.2% | Grand Final |
| Moldova
|
"Dudadu" | Irina Rimes | 36.8% | Eliminated |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 132 points, followed by India with 127 points and North Korea with 126 points. Guam ended in the last place with 21 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | India
|
"Therapy" | W.i.S.H | 2 | 127 |
| 02 | Brazil
|
"Hold On" | Alexia Evellyn | 10 | 96 |
| 03 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "JUSTICE" | Dreamcatcher | 3 | 126 |
| 04 | Japan
|
"Be A Flower" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 5 | 118 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Albania | "Secrets" | Regard, RAYE | 19 | 67 |
| 06 | Slovakia
|
"Do Everything" | Mairee, Lara Koll | 13 | 82 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "10percs" | Saramalacara, Hatsune Miku | 25 | 27 |
| 08 | South Korea
|
"Azalea" | ROLLING QUARTZ | 15 | 76 |
| 09 | Cuba
|
"Please Be Rude" | Gigi Perez | 24 | 33 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | "Complicated" | MATCHA | 21 | 62 |
| 11 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Immortel" | Jeck | 9 | 97 |
| 12 | Bulgaria
|
"POLUDYAL" | INA GAYARDI | 12 | 85 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | 18 | 68 |
| 14 | Estonia
|
"LONER" | NIGHT TAPES | 4 | 123 |
| 15 | Indonesia
|
"right where you left me" | eaJ, Hindia | 7 | 110 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre & Miquelon | "Écoute chérie" | Vendredi sur Mer | 11 | 87 |
| 17 | Portugal
|
"Who Do I Call Now?" | Sofia Camara | 1 | 132 |
| 18 | Guam
|
"Past Lives" | BØRNS | 26 | 21 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Humalahuilu" | Vilma Jää | 16 | 76 |
| 20 | Sri Lanka
|
"HUSH" | Rhea Raj | 22 | 61 |
| 21 | Åland Islands
|
"Jericho" | Normandie | 17 | 75 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "That Song" | NIIVA | 23 | 40 |
| 23 | Switzerland
|
"NEW FRIENDS" | Skyler Wind | 14 | 77 |
| 24 | US Virgin Islands
|
"It's A Feeling" | Sigala, Trevor Daniel, 24kGoldn | 20 | 67 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Borderline" | Tove Lo | 8 | 101 |
| 26 | Croatia
|
"Tempo" | Miach | 6 | 112 |