Season 17
Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in
Montreal, Canada. The winning country was
Portugal, represented by Beatriz Rosario with their song "Madalena". They scored 140 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was
United Kingdom with 131 points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Centre Bell, an arena with a capacity of 21.000 people.
Participating Countries
39 countries initially declared interest in participation this season. Poland withdrew shortly after the allocation draw, without ever submitting an entry, while Mexico and Sri Lanka were disqualified from Semi-Final 1, after their delegations failed to submit a vote.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wither2706 | ÅRTV | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | English | |
| valentinomore | KVZK-TV | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | English | |
| haepuff | ABC/CBU | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | English | |
| twan7047 | SBS | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | English | |
| randomguy213 | ORF | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | English | |
| jita26televisi | CBC | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | French | |
| tng8394 | CGTN | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | English | |
| drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | HRT | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | Croatian | |
| kasvi004 | Yle | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | Finnish | |
| toniaczka | RTG | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | French | |
| skanyone | NDR | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | English | |
| stevenesc | GTV | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | English | |
| whothehellisorestis | ERT | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | English, Greek | |
| itsme_notme | KGTF | "take it" | EMELINE. | English | |
| hailflax | MTV | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | Hungarian | |
| meow2202 | RÚV | "Cold Feet" | BRIET | English | |
| aenthology | Doordarshan | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | English | |
| sanderNL | RTÉ | "Us" | modernlove. | English | |
| Riardukas | LRT | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | Lithuanian | |
| flixr | RTL | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | German | |
| ricardcm | TV Azteca | "DELE ALLI" | Kevis & Maykyy, Chans | Spanish | |
| suppacoo | PBSN | "Khoj" | The Act | Nepali | |
| dodgefulartist3 | TVNZ | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | English | |
| szszofi06 | KCTV | "TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | Korean | |
| eurofan98 | NRK | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | English | |
| jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | Filipino | |
| msgomes219 | RTP | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | Portuguese | |
| jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion la 1ère | "Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | French | |
| justa1exxxx | TVR | "Aseară ți-am luat basma" | UDDI | Romanian | |
| ctys0n | C1R | "circumstance" | Sabu | Russian | |
| zakrusta | SBC | "Medieval" | Shazza | English | |
| lozzol | KBS | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | Korean | |
| mother_mikayla | SLBC | "Stormrider" | Jacqueline Frenandez | English | |
| eternal2 | SRG SSR | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | English | |
| pinguini | PTS | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | Mandarin | |
| chromiliaghaztic | BBC | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | English | |
| paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | English | |
| blueythesharkie | WSVI | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 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 21st June 2025. The 39[1] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailiable.
Semi-Final 1
16 countries competed in the first semi-final (excluding Poland). Those countries plus Austria, China and Ghana voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with New Zealand moving into the wildcard stage.
Mexico and Sri Lanka failed to vote, thus they were disqualified. Initially, Sri Lanka was set to qualify as 5th in the Semi-Final, however, after their disqualification, every other country gained a place in the ranking, awarding Taiwan a qualification spot, and New Zealand a Wildcard ticket.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 11 | 50 | |
| 02 | "circumstance" | Sabu | 9 | 61 | |
| 04 | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | 13 | 35 | |
| 05 | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 5 | 73 | |
| 06 | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 8 | 61 | |
| 07 | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 2 | 79 | |
| 08 | "Aseara ti-am luat basma" | UDDI | 12 | 38 | |
| 09 | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 6 | 72 | |
| 10 | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 10 | 56 | |
| 11 | "take it" | EMELINE. | 3 | 77 | |
| 12 | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 4 | 76 | |
| 14 | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | 14 | 31 | |
| 15 | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 1 | 93 | |
| 16 | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 7 | 68 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Canada and United States voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Nepal moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | 15 | 37 | |
| 02 | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 7 | 74 | |
| 03 | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 8 | 68 | |
| 04 | "Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | 17 | 13 | |
| 05 | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 2 | 95 | |
| 06 | "Cold Feet" | BRIET | 14 | 38 | |
| 07 | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 10 | 61 | |
| 08 | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 9 | 64 | |
| 09 | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 120 | |
| 10 | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | 13 | 56 | |
| 11 | "TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | 12 | 57 | |
| 12 | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 3 | 94 | |
| 13 | "Medieval" | Shazza | 4 | 88 | |
| 14 | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 81 | |
| 15 | "Khoj" | The Act | 11 | 58 | |
| 16 | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | 16 | 22 | |
| 17 | "Us" | modernlove. | 6 | 76 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on June 2nd. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Lua Cheia" | Marina Sena | 28.6% | Eliminated | |
| "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 71.4% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Canada was the winner with 209 points, followed by Italy with 158 points and Palestine with 147 points. Saint Pierre and Miquelon ended in the last place with 18 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Figlia d' 'a Tempesta" | LA NIÑA | 2 | 158 | |
| 02 | "Sleepyhead" | Jutes | 11 | 94 | |
| 03 | "Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا) | zeyne | 3 | 147 | |
| 04 | "Multiply" | POESY | 9 | 101 | |
| 05 | "På måndag" | Miss Li | 23 | 50 | |
| 06 | "12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | 24 | 46 | |
| 07 | "MVH" | Synne Vo | 19 | 70 | |
| 08 | "Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | 26 | 18 | |
| 09 | "Lau Korapilo" | SÜNE | 10 | 100 | |
| 10 | "Atlas" | Pommelien Thijs | 7 | 106 | |
| 11 | "without u here" | nixxiu, Eternal Rin | 5 | 122 | |
| 12 | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 14 | 86 | |
| 13 | "flip phone" | PIAO | 22 | 53 | |
| 14 | "Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | 21 | 60 | |
| 15 | "Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | 16 | 78 | |
| 16 | "Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | 17 | 77 | |
| 17 | "I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 13 | 89 | |
| 18 | "Sword" | Wisp | 4 | 126 | |
| 19 | "Daisy" | Ronia | 6 | 121 | |
| 20 | "Dancing and Crying" | Kiesza | 1 | 209 | |
| 21 | "Voodoo Doll" | ALMA | 20 | 69 | |
| 22 | "5arbanin" (خربانين) | ALMAS, amadio | 15 | 85 | |
| 23 | "Hvor Var Jeg Endt" | CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov | 25 | 40 | |
| 24 | "Birth" | ARTMS | 18 | 77 | |
| 25 | "Suffocate" | LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet | 8 | 105 | |
| 26 | "In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | 12 | 92 |
- ↑ Poland was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.