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Season 26

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Season 26 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in Québec City, Canada. The winning country was Philippines, represented by Janine Berdin with her song "What if I miss you for the rest of my life?". They scored 163 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Spain with 142 points.

Location

Returning to Canada after the nation's inaugural win back in Season 16, this edition was held in the Vidéotron Centre, situated on the Canadian province of Québec. The indoor arena's maximum capacity ranges around 18,259 to 20,396, taking up 64,000m² of space. The arena has been prsopected to be a new venue for a relocated/new NHL team based in Québec, and is also one of the various venues assosciate with a Winter Olympic Games bid. As it stands, the Centre Vidétron is the second largest ice-hockey stadium that does not host a member of the NHL.

Participating Countries

This edition holds a Melodia record for hosting the highest number of countries in a single edition, with a total of 45 entrants welcomed in the Canadian city, breaking the record set by Seoul by 2, which subsequently caused a cap/waitlist to be imposed—a system that's no stranger to Melodia, being introduced during the incorporation of semi-finals and during the wee days of the contest—to prevent editions with staggering numbers of participants.

Country Broadcaster Song Artist Language
Bahrain dodgefulartist3 BRTC "Yakom Al Bahraini" Flipperachi, DJ Outlaw Arabic
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia some_random_goober Bolivia TV "Raíz" Nia Cole Spanish
Canada lozzol CBC "Pomawsuwinuwok wanakiyawokotwok" Jeremy Dutcher Wolastoqey
China jesuisunepoubelle CGTN "Starlight" Jane Zhang Mandarin Chinese
Costa Rica twan7047 SINART "LLORONiTA" Ella Boh English
France itsme_notme France Télévisions "OUBLIÉE" Ebony French
Greece haepuff ERT "Marie" Danae English
Haiti paldosreal.sss RTNH "ALL MY LIFE" Naïka English
Hong Kong dajciemispokoj TVB "Sombre" omnimori ft. Jack@Summer Ends Cantonese
Hungary aqu4t3x. MRTV "EXIT" Herceg Erika Hungarian[1]
Indonesia hailflax TVRI "superstitious" no na English
Iran tng8394 IRIB "Algae" acloudskye English
Iraq suppacoo Al-Iraqiya "bite" ellise English
Italy valentinomore RAI "vermanete" sangiovanni Italian
Japan vasco.dot NHK "sway, fadeaway" SPOOL Japanese
Mexico msgomes219 TV Azteca "No nos conocen" Juanpa Gordoa Spanish
Morocco georgianpotato SNRT "In Silence" Wileyn English
North Korea meuw2202 KCTV "Biggest fan" IRENE Korean, Enlgish
Norway eurofan98 NRK "Det gar bra" Julie Vergan & Ruben Norwegian
File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau choerryfromartms PNCC "BaD = DoLL" REIRIE Japanese, English
Philippines tonybvb09 ABS-CBN "What if I miss you for the rest of my life?" Janine Berdin English
Poland randomguy213 TVP "Szum" Kaska Sochacka Polish
Portugal mightyhaos RTP "The Cold of Dark" Glasya English
Puerto Rico blueythesharkie WIPR "POP SONG" Zay Dante English
South Africa toniaczka SABC "Afgrod" Droomsindroom Aafrikans
South Korea richietheicon (formerly known as moliemosh) KBS "Catch Catch" YENA Korean[2]
Spain stevenesc. RTVE "Plan De Dos" Soph Spanish
Sweden whothehellisorestis SVT "Halleluja" Miriam Bryant Swedish
Switzerland eternal2 SRG SSR "Petty" Claudy English
United Kingdom .clemenced. BBC "Yandere" Jazmin Bean English

References

  1. Repeats the English title numerous times throughout the song.
  2. The English title also make an appearance several times in the song's lyrics.