Season 11
Season 11 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winning country was File:Flag of Portugal.svg 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 File:Flag of India.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | skanyone | RTSH | "Secrets" | Regard, RAYE | English |
 American Samoa
|
moliesmosh | KVZK-TV | "Unspoken" | Blackcode, 9Lives, Charlie Miller | English |
 Argentina
|
lozzol | TVP | "10percs" | Saramalacara, Hatsune Miku | Spanish |
 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 |
 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 |
 France
|
eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Immortel" | Jeck | French |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | paldosreal.sss | Doordarshan | "Therapy" | W.i.S.H | English, Hindi |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | chromiliaghaztic | TVRI | "right where you left me" | eaJ, Hindia | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | blueythesharkie | NHK | "Be A Flower" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | Japanese |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "Žvaigždės" | Jessica Shy | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | moldovanlatifi | TRM | "Dudadu" | Irina Rimes | Romanian |
 North Korea
|
stevenesc. | KCTV | "JUSTICE" | Dreamcatcher | Korean, English |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Maharani" | ALAMAT | Tagalog, English |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | haepuff | RTP | "Who Do I Call Now?" | Sofia Camara | English |
 Romania
|
.ouannnn | TVR | "trop tard" | donni | French |
 St. Pierre and Miquelon
|
jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "Écoute chérie" | Vendredi sur Mer | French |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | kasvi004 | RTVS | "Do Everything" | Mairee, Lara Koll | English |
 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 |
 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 |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
esclorenzo | BBC | "That Song" | NIIVA | English |
 United States
|
whothehellisorestis | NBC | "Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | English |
 US Virgin Islands
|
valentinomore | WSVI | "It's A Feeling" | Sigala, Trevor Daniel, 24kGoldn | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa Croatia Czechia Germany Guernsey North Korea United Kingdom
|
Estonia Guam File:Flag of India.svg India File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal South Korea Sri LankaFile:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
Åland Islands France Error creating thumbnail: Japan File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Sweden US Virgin Islands
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Romania St. Pierre & Miquelon Somalia
|
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Bulgaria File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Philippines Switzerland 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 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Žvaigždės" | Jessica Shy | 12 | 55 |
| 02 | Åland Islands
|
"Jericho" | Normandie | 8 | 79 |
| 03 | Czechia
|
"Dřevo" | Xindl X | 16 | 0 |
| 04 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
"Uloga" | Maya Berović | 14 | 47 |
| 05 | United Kingdom
|
"That Song" | NIIVA | 5 | 83 |
| 06 | Estonia
|
"LONER" | NIGHT TAPES | 4 | 90 |
| 07 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Therapy" | W.i.S.H | 3 | 97 |
| 08 | 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 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Secrets" | Regard, RAYE | 6 | 80 |
| 12 | United States
|
"Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | 11 | 63 |
| 13 | US Virgin Islands
|
"It's A Feeling" | Sigala, Trevor Daniel, 24kGoldn | 9 | 72 |
| 14 | North Korea
|
"JUSTICE" | Dreamcatcher | 2 | 98 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg 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 | Somalia
|
"Ma Ihi" | Imenella, Sharma Boy | 16 | 23 |
| 03 | St. Pierre & Miquelon
|
"Écoute chérie" | Vendredi sur Mer | 9 | 62 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | "Dudadu" | Irina Rimes | 11 | 58 |
| 05 | American Samoa
|
"Unspoken" | Blackcode, 9Lives, Charlie Miller | 13 | 54 |
| 06 | Sri Lanka
|
"HUSH" | Rhea Raj | 7 | 67 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Sweden
|
"Borderline" | Tove Lo | 8 | 64 |
| 12 | Germany
|
"YOUR SHOW" | DAFINA, RINOR | 14 | 52 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
"Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | 63.2% | Grand Final |
| File:Flag of Moldova.svg 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 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Therapy" | W.i.S.H | 2 | 127 |
| 02 | Brazil
|
"Hold On" | Alexia Evellyn | 10 | 96 |
| 03 | North Korea
|
"JUSTICE" | Dreamcatcher | 3 | 126 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Be A Flower" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 5 | 118 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Secrets" | Regard, RAYE | 19 | 67 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | "Do Everything" | Mairee, Lara Koll | 13 | 82 |
| 07 | 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 | France
|
"Immortel" | Jeck | 9 | 97 |
| 12 | Bulgaria
|
"POLUDYAL" | INA GAYARDI | 12 | 85 |
| 13 | United States
|
"Throw Some Ass" | SOFI TUKKER | 18 | 68 |
| 14 | Estonia
|
"LONER" | NIGHT TAPES | 4 | 123 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | "right where you left me" | eaJ, Hindia | 7 | 110 |
| 16 | St. Pierre & Miquelon
|
"Écoute chérie" | Vendredi sur Mer | 11 | 87 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg 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 | 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 | Sweden
|
"Borderline" | Tove Lo | 8 | 101 |
| 26 | Croatia
|
"Tempo" | Miach | 6 | 112 |