Season 23
Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in Error creating thumbnail: Talinn, Estonia. The winning country was 
The Netherlands, represented by ANNE with her song "Zieke Wereld". They scored 174 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia
|
haepuff | AMTV | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | English |
 Australia
|
valentinomore | SBS | "Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | English |
 Belgium
|
vasco.dot | RTBF/VRT | "Me Condena" | Aõ | Portugeuse |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Denmark | msgomes219 | DR | "Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | Danish |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | thejendyz | CyBC | "MAGKAS" | Daphne Lawrence | Greek |
| Error creating thumbnail: Estonia | ctys0n | ERR | "Filipiin" | FMMB | Estonian |
| Error creating thumbnail: France | moliemosh | France Télévisions | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | French |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "À jamais" | Yena Blue | French |
 Greece
|
whothehellisorestis | ERT | "Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | Greek |
 Grenada
|
georgianpotato | GPB | "Baggage" | Peraia Holder | English |
 Guam
|
wither2706 | KGTF | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | English |
 Indonesia
|
hailflax | TVRI | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | English |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | paldosreal.sss | IRIB | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | English |
 Ireland
|
obsoletesoul | RTÉ | "Pretty" | NewDad | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
 Latvia
|
thebricker | LSM | "Sazemējums" | Gapoljeri | Latvian |
 Liechtenstein
|
hannestheluser | Radio L | "Manifest" | Felicia Lu | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "milžinai" | Gabrielė Vilkickytė | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
eurofan98 | RTL | "Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | English |
| File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | blueythesharkie | ZJB/CBU | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | English |
 Myanmar
|
tng8394 | MRTV | "endlessly" | chanpan | English |
| Netherlands
|
twan7047 | AVROTROS | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | Dutch |
| Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | meuw2202 | KCTV | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | English[1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | josemtj_ | IRTP | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | Spanish |
 Portugal
|
randomguy213 | RTP | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luís Sequeira | Portugeuse |
 Puerto Rico
|
suppacoo | WIPR | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | English |
 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 |
 Singapore
|
zakrusta | SBC | "Ego" | Marae | English |
 South Korea
|
flo.patricia06 | KBS | "Icarus" | ARTMS | Korean, English |
 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 |
 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 |
 Ukraine
|
dajciemispokoj | Suspline | "Душа (Dusha)" | LAYAH | Ukranian |
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|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | BBC | "Swordsman" | Night Tapes | English |
 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 | Grenada
|
"Baggage" | Peraia Holder | 7 | 69 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "La nuit" | Météore | 2 | 112 |
| 03 | Guam
|
"Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | 16 | 26 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 11 | 56 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé e Príncipe | "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | 17 | 26 |
| 06 | United States
|
"THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 6 | 79 |
| 07 | Myanmar
|
"endlessly" | chanpan | 4 | 96 |
| 08 | Turkïye
|
"Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | 19 | 15 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: France | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 1 | 117 |
| 10 | Australia
|
"Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | 14 | 32 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Montserrat | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | 22 |
| 12 | Indonesia
|
"Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 8 | 69 |
| 13 | Sweden
|
"Mi Amor" | Nova Millar" | 5 | 91 |
| 14 | Armenia
|
"Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 108 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Cameroon | "Tu veux me?" | Yoa | 13 | 44 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | "zeronaire" | alika | 10 | 57 |
| 17 |  Denmark
|
"Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | 15 | 27 |
| 18 | Gabon
|
"À jamais" | Yena Blue | 9 | 59 |
| 19 | Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | 12 | 55 |
Semi-Final 2
18 countries partook in this semi final. Those said countries plus Belgium, Greece and Portugal casted their votes. After this round culminated, 10 countries made it through, with Iran getting the the semi's wildcard spot.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Liechtenstein
|
"Manifest" | Felicia Lu | 4 | 95 |
| 02 | Luxembourg
|
"Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | 16 | 32 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | "Камнем" | Аврикоса | 6 | 89 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus | "Magkas" | Daphne Lawrence | 17 | 19 |
| 05 | Ireland
|
"Pretty" | NewDad | 7 | 83 |
| 06 | Puerto Rico
|
"Oh Mary" | Lexxe | 5 | 92 |
| 07 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 9 | 74 |
| 08 | Netherlands
|
"Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 3 | 104 |
| 09 |  Italy
|
"Little Rat" | Birthh | 12 | 49 |
| 10 | South Korea
|
"Icarus" | ARTMS | 15 | 46 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | Singapore
|
"Ego" | Marae | 8 | 83 |
| 13 | Romania
|
"Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | 2 | 110 |
| 14 | Latvia
|
"Sazemējums" | Gapoljeri | 14 | 47 |
| 15 |  Lithuania
|
"milžinai" | Gabrielė Vilikickytė | 13 | 49 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | "1000 Days of Moments" | noa | 1 | 112 |
| 17 | Ukraine
|
"Душа" | LAYAH | 10 | 61 |
| 18 |  Peru
|
"WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | 18 | 13 |
