Season 12
Season 12 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in 
Lisbon, Portugal. The winning country was 
Germany, represented by dArtagnan with their song "Ruf der Freiheit". They scored a total of 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was Error creating thumbnail: Finland with 148 points.
Location
Participating Countries
A total of 37 countries participated in this edition of Melodia Song Contest.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | olympiaevergreen | RTSH | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | Albanian |
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | theschemingturtle | SBS | "insubordinate." | alt. | English |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | jita26televisi | BRTC | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | English |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | suppacoo | VRT | "Loser" | RORI | English |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | erminofernandes | BHRT | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | Bosnian[1] |
 Canada
|
sandernl | CBC | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Czechia | it.domca.69 | ČT | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ecuador | valentinomore | EcuadorTV | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | English |
| File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | thejendyz | TVGE | "Fatiguée" | Anguesomo | French[1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Finland | moliesmosh | Yle | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | Finnish |
 France
|
eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | French |
| Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | German |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | twan7047 | KGTV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | meuw2202 | TVB | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | whothehellisorestis | RÚV | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | pinguini | RTÉ | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | English |
| File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man | kasvi004 | BBC | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | English |
 Italy
|
esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | womansworld | BBC | "Solar" | dearALICE | English |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | Lithuanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | zakrusta | RTM | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | Malay |
 Netherlands
|
wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Work of Art" | RONDE | English |
 Nicaragua
|
moldovanatifi | TN8 | "UNA" | Stayleave | Spanish[1] |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | stevenesc. | KCTV | "Girls" | Nature | Korean[1] |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | randomguy213 | NRK | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | PTV | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | Tagalog |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | .ouannnn | TVP | "Alice" | Bassvictim | English |
| Portugal
|
haepuff | RTP | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | English |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
 Sweden
|
tng8394 | SVT | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | French |
| File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | viciiiiiii | TVT | "OMNIPRÉSENCE" | Fyore | French |
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|
bluiethesharkie | BBC | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | English |
 United States
|
skanyone | NBC | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | English |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | ctys0n | VTM | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 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 16th November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia  MaltaFile:Flag of Togo.svg Togo |
Canada Error creating thumbnail: Finland GermanyFile:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon United States
|
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea ItalyFile:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Error creating thumbnail: Ecuador FranceFile:Flag of Guam.svg Guam File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam |
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina Error creating thumbnail: Czechia File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man Lithuania Netherlands Nicaragua
|
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus North Korea, Sweden and United Kingdom voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Jersey moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "Loser" | RORI | 7 | 83 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | "Fatiguee" | Anguesomo | 15 | 24 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 10 | 52 |
| 04 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 131 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 9 | 55 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | "Omnipresence" | Fyore | 13 | 43 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | 16 | 17 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "insubordinate." | alt. | 5 | 86 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 113 |
| 12 | Netherlands
|
"Work of Art" | RONDE | 8 | 65 |
| 13 | United States
|
"Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 6 | 85 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | "Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | dearALICE | 11 | 46 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 4 | 95 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Portugal and South Korea voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with St Pierre and Miquelon moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 5 | 73 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 6 | 65 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Alice" | Bassvictim | 14 | 26 |
| 04 | Lithuania
|
"Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 8 | 61 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 11 | 46 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 65 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 4 | 91 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 10 | 56 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 1 | 114 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Czechia | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 2 | 95 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 2 | 95 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Ecuador | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | 12 | 44 |
| 16 | Nicaragua
|
"UNA" | Stayleave | 14 | 26 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on December 3rd. St. Pierre and Miquelon was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | dearALICE | 31.6% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 68.4% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Germany was the winner with 151 points, followed by Finland with 148 points and Guam with 142 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 21 | 53 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 109 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 13 | 75 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 148 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 11 | 84 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 142 |
| 07 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Girls" | Nature | 10 | 89 |
| 08 | Germany
|
"Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 151 |
| 09 | Netherlands
|
"Work of Art" | RONDE | 24 | 46 |
| 10 | Sweden
|
"Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | 20 | 61 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 23 | 47 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 14 | 70 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
"Rendezvous" | NIKO | 7 | 105 |
| 14 | Italy
|
"MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 5 | 111 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | Lithuania
|
"Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 17 | 67 |
| 17 | Canada
|
"More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | United Kingdom
|
"Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | 25 | 41 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "insubordinate." | alt. | 9 | 95 |
| 20 | South Korea
|
"Love Attack" | RESCENE | 18 | 66 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 22 | 49 |
| 22 | United States
|
"Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 15 | 69 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 12 | 80 |
| 24 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 26 | 37 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 16 | 68 |
| 26 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "Loser" | RORI | 4 | 123 |