Season 23
Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in File:Flag of Estonia.svg Talinn, Estonia. The winning country was File:Flag of Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, represented by ANNE with her song "Zieke Wereld". They scored 174 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland with 136 points.
Location
The 23rd season of Melodia was hosted in Estonia's Unibet Arena, an arena in Talinn that could house up to 10,000 people at a time, spanning over 13,220m², spread out over 4 floors. Many performers have step foot on the arena's stage, including the likes of Ed Sheeran, Cirque de Soleil, Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, and Haloo Helsinki!, the latter being Finland's representative in Season 17. The arena was also utilized as Eurovision's venue back in 2002.
Participating Countries
42 countries declared interest in participation this season. Montserrat was originally scratched off the participant list after failing to send an entry in a timely manner, but after an internal discussion, they eventually debuted in the contest after the discourse.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | haepuff | AMTV | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Australia | valentinomore | SBS | "Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | English |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | vasco.dot | RTBF/VRT | "Me Condena" | Aõ | Portugeuse |
| File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | some_random_goober | Bolivia TV | "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos" | Allison Ayaviri | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | jesuisunepoubelle | CRTV | "Tu veux me?" | Yoa | French |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | msgomes219 | DR | "Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | Danish |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | thejendyz | CyBC | "MAGKAS" | Daphne Lawrence | Greek |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | ctys0n | ERR | "Filipiin" | FMMB | Estonian |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | moliemosh | France Télévisions | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "À jamais" | Yena Blue | French |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | whothehellisorestis | ERT | "Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | Greek |
| File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada | georgianpotato | GPB | "Baggage" | Peraia Holder | English |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | wither2706 | KGTF | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | English |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | English |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | paldosreal.sss | IRIB | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | obsoletesoul | RTÉ | "Pretty" | NewDad | English |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | jita26televisi | RAI | "Little Rat" | Birthh | Italian |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | chromiliaghaztic | NHK | "1000 Days of Moments" | noa | Japanese |
| File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | mightyhaos | KZ1 | "Stone" | Apricot | Kazakh |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | thebricker | LSM | "Sazemējums" | Gapoljeri | Latvian |
| File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | hannestheluser | Radio L | "Manifest" | Felicia Lu | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "milžinai" | Gabrielė Vilkickytė | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | eurofan98 | RTL | "Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | English |
| File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | blueythesharkie | ZJB/CBU | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | English |
| File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | tng8394 | MRTV | "endlessly" | chanpan | English |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | twan7047 | AVROTROS | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | Dutch |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | meuw2202 | KCTV | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | English[1] |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | josemtj_ | IRTP | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | randomguy213 | RTP | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luís Sequeira | Portugeuse |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | suppacoo | WIPR | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | English |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | kasvi004 | TVR | "Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | Romanian |
| File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | sandoli.112 | TVS | "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | Portugeuse |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | zakrusta | SBC | "Ego" | Marae | English |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | flo.patricia06 | KBS | "Icarus" | ARTMS | Korean, English |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | skanyone | SVT | "Mi Amor" | Nova Miller | English[2] |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "La nuit" | Météore | French |
| File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | stevenesc. | TBC | "zeronaire" | alika | English |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye | iloveomer | TRT | "Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | Turkish |
| File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | itsme_notme | RTC/CBU | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | dajciemispokoj | Suspline | "Душа (Dusha)" | LAYAH | Ukranian |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | BBC | "Swordsman" | Night Tapes | English |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | sandernl | NBC | "THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 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 of January, 2026. The 37 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based on their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailable.
Semi-Final 1
19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those 19 nations plus Bolivia and Estonia casted their votes in this semi. 10 countries booked a ticket to the final, with Turks & Caicos and North Korea progressing to the wildcard round.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada | "Baggage" | Peraia Holder | ||
| 02 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "La nuit" | Météore | ||
| 03 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 11 | |
| 05 | File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé e Príncipe | "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | ||
| 06 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "THE SHIVERS" | nightly | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | "endlessly" | chanpan | ||
| 08 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkïye | "Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | 19 | |
| 09 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 1 | |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Australia | "Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Mi Amor" | Nova Millar" | 4 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | "Tu veux me?" | Yoa | 13 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | "zeronaire" | alika | 10 | |
| 17 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | "Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | ||
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "À jamais" | Yena Blue | ||
| 19 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | 12 |