Season 16

Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in Seoul, South Korea. The winning country was Canada, represented by Kiesza with their song "Dancing and Crying". They scored 209 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Italy with 158 points.

Location

This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Jamsil Arena, an arena with a capacity of 11.069 people.

Participating Countries

43 countries participated this season.

Country		Broadcaster	Song	Artist	Language
File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands	haepuff	ÅRTV	"Daisy"	Ronia	English
Error creating thumbnail: Albania	skanyone	RTSH	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	English
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa	drehspiessfleisch_im_brot	KVZK-TV	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	English
File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra	kasvi004	RTVA	"Lau Korapilo"	SÜNE	Basque
Error creating thumbnail: Belgium	twan7047	VRT	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	Dutch
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	ralphstuffz	TV Brasil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	Portuguese
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	whothehellisorestis	BNT	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	English
File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	zakrusta	RTC	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	Portuguese, French^[1]
Canada	jita26televisi	CBC	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	English
Error creating thumbnail: China	ctys0n	CGTN	"flip phone"	PIAO	English
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	msgomes219	CyBC	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	English
Denmark	wither2706	DR	"Hvor Var Jeg Endt"	CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov	Danish
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	womansworld	ERTU	"5arbanin" (خربانين)	ALMAS, amadio	Arabic^[2]
France	pinguini	France Télévisions	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	English
Gabon	toniaczka	RTG	"Formule"	Dancy
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	valentinomore	NDR	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	English
Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar	suppacoo	GBC	"Multiply"	POESY	English
Guam	itsme_notme	KGTF	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	English
Iceland	esclorenzo	RÚV	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	English
India	aenthology	Doordarshan	"Moonchild"	The F16s	English
Indonesia	hailflax	TVRI	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	Indonesian
Italy	randomguy213	RAI	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	Neapolitan
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	blueythesharkie	NHK	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	English, Japanese
Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania	riardukas	LRT	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	Lithuanian
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	moldovanlatifi	TRM	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	English
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	szszofi06	KCTV	"Birth"	ARTMS
File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	chalenn	PBS	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	English
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	chromiliaghaztic	NRK	"MVH"	Synne Vo	Norwegian
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	paldosreal.sss	PBC	"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا)	zeyne	Arabic^[3]
Peru	randomongolian	IRTP	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	English
File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines	jceurovisionfan1996	ABS-CBN	"Maria"	1621	Tagalog
Portugal	sandoli.112	RTP	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	Portuguese
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	thejendyz	TVR	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	Romanian
File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon	jesuisunepoubelle	SPM-LP	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	French^[1]
South Korea	stevenesc.	KBS	"without u here"	nixxiu, Eternal Rin	English
Spain	dodgefulartist3	RTVE	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	English
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	eurofan98	SVT	"På måndag"	Miss Li	Swedish
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	eternal2	SRG SSR	"New Waters"	CLARK S	English
Error creating thumbnail: Taiwan	tng8394	PTS	"Sword"	"Wisp"	English
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	meuw2202	TPBS	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	English, Thai
File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	.ds25_	BBC	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	English
United States	sandernl	NBC	"your apartment"	dreamfone	English
Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	moliesmosh	WSVI	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	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 22nd May 2025. The 39^[4] 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
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Iceland India File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Peru File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	Canada Error creating thumbnail: China File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Gabon Guam File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	Error creating thumbnail: Albania File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Error creating thumbnail: Belgium File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden United States	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Italy File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde France Indonesia File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Portugal File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon Spain

Semi-Final 1

20 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Åland Islands and Denmark voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Brazil moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	8	59
02	United States	"your apartment"	dreamfone	14	38
03	Indonesia	"Pelangi"	HIVI!	15	36
04	~~File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia~~	—	—	—	—
05	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	11	48
06	File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines	"Maria"	1621	19	16
07	Iceland	"Tea"	Salka Valsdóttir	16	36
08	Error creating thumbnail: China	"flip phone"	PIAO	9	50
09	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	5	85
10	France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	7	76
11	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	"MVH"	Synne Vo	2	111
12	Peru	"DA DA DA"	mad tsai	12	44
13	Canada	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	1	145
14	Spain	"Just Can't Stay Away"	Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C	18	26
15	Portugal	"Amor de Ferro"	Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa	17	28
16	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	6	85
17	File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	10	50
18	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	4	89
19	Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	3	94
20	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	"Hot & Cold"	4MIX	13	44

Semi-Final 2

19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Andorra, South Korea and Taiwan voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Cabo Verde moving into the wildcard stage.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	11	59
02	Gabon	"Formule"	Dancy	15	40
03	Error creating thumbnail: Albania	"DO IT YOURSELF"	ILIRA	14	40
04	File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	7	70
05	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	"5arbanin"	ALMAS, amadio	4	91
06	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	"New Waters"	CLARK S	16	39
07	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	9	69
08	File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	8	70
09	Guam	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	10	60
10	File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	"Asli Ana"	zeyne	1	130
11	India	"Moonchild"	The F16s	17	39
12	Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	5	78
13	Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania	"Į Venesuelą"	Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys	12	58
14	File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	"Ritual"	Jason Kwan	18	28
15	Italy	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	2	104
16	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	"Flowers"	Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos	13	53
17	Error creating thumbnail: Belgium	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	3	97
18	File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	6	71
19	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	"E marfa tare"	Alex Velea	19	22

Wildcard Round

The wildcard round voting finished on June 2nd. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.

Country	Song	Artist	%	Result
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	"Lua Cheia"	Marina Sena	28.6%	Eliminated
File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	71.4%	Grand Final

Grand Final

26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Canada was the winner with 209 points, followed by Italy with 158 points and Palestine with 147 points. Saint Pierre and Miquelon ended in the last place with 18 points.

Draw	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Points
01	Italy	"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta"	LA NIÑA	2	158
02	File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands	"Sleepyhead"	Jutes	11	94
03	File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine	"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا)	zeyne	3	147
04	Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar	"Multiply"	POESY	9	101
05	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	"På måndag"	Miss Li	23	50
06	File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa	"12 ROUNDS"	Callie Young	24	46
07	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	"MVH"	Synne Vo	19	70
08	File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon	"Thelma et Louise"	Poupie	26	18
09	File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra	"Lau Korapilo"	SÜNE	10	100
10	Error creating thumbnail: Belgium	"Atlas"	Pommelien Thijs	7	106
11	South Korea	"without u here"	nixxiu, Eternal Rin	5	122
12	File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde	"Gravidade 0"	EU.CLIDES	14	86
13	Error creating thumbnail: China	"flip phone"	PIAO	22	53
14	Guam	"Crimson & Violet"	Anastasia Elliot	21	60
15	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	"Just Wanna xxxx With You"	Phantom Siita	16	78
16	File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	"Look into my eyes"	Andreea Bostanica	17	77
17	Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands	"I hope you hate me."	Dead Poet Society	13	89
18	Error creating thumbnail: Taiwan	"Sword"	Wisp	4	126
19	File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands	"Daisy"	Ronia	6	121
20	Canada	"Dancing and Crying"	Kiesza	1	209
21	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	"Voodoo Doll"	ALMA	20	69
22	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	"5arbanin" (خربانين)	ALMAS, amadio	15	85
23	Denmark	"Hvor Var Jeg Endt"	CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov	25	40
24	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	"Birth"	ARTMS	18	77
25	France	"Suffocate"	LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet	8	105
26	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus	"In Salamis"	Arrayan Path	12	92

References

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↑ In the Egyptian dialect.
↑ In the Levantine dialect.
↑ Armenia was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.

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[2] In the Egyptian dialect.

[3] In the Levantine dialect.

[4] Armenia was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.

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