Season 17
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | wither2706 | ÅRTV | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | valentinomore | KVZK-TV | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | English |
| File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | haepuff | ABC/CBU | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | English |
 Australia
|
twan7047 | SBS | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | English |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | randomguy213 | ORF | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Canada | jita26televisi | CBC | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | French |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | tng8394 | CGTN | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Croatia | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | HRT | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | Croatian |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | kasvi004 | Yle | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | Finnish |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Germany | skanyone | NDR | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | English |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | stevenesc | GTV | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | English |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | whothehellisorestis | ERT | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | English, Greek |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "take it" | EMELINE. | English |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | hailflax | MTV | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | Hungarian |
 Iceland
|
meow2202 | RÚV | "Cold Feet" | BRIET | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | sanderNL | RTÉ | "Us" | modernlove. | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | Riardukas | LRT | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | flixr | RTL | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | German |
 Mexico
|
ricardcm | TV Azteca | "DELE ALLI" | Kevis & Maykyy, Chans | Spanish |
 Nepal
|
suppacoo | PBSN | "Khoj" | The Act | Nepali |
 New Zealand
|
dodgefulartist3 | TVNZ | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | szszofi06 | KCTV | "TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | Korean |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | eurofan98 | NRK | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | English |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | Filipino |
| Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | Portuguese |
| File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion la 1ère | "Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | justa1exxxx | TVR | "Aseară ți-am luat basma" | UDDI | Romanian |
 Russia
|
ctys0n | C1R | "circumstance" | Sabu | Russian |
 Singapore
|
zakrusta | SBC | "Medieval" | Shazza | English |
 South Korea
|
lozzol | KBS | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | Korean |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | mother_mikayla | SLBC | "Stormrider" | Jacqueline Frenandez | English |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | English |
 Taiwan
|
pinguini | PTS | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | Mandarin |
| United Kingdom
|
chromiliaghaztic | BBC | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | English |
 United States
|
paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | 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 | New Zealand
|
"The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 11 | 50 |
| 02 | Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 9 | 61 |
| Mexico |
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| 04 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | 13 | 35 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 5 | 73 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Croatia | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 8 | 61 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 2 | 79 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Aseara ti-am luat basma" | UDDI | 12 | 38 |
| 09 | South Korea
|
"Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 6 | 72 |
| 10 | Taiwan
|
"Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 10 | 56 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 3 | 77 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 4 | 76 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | 14 | 31 |
| 15 | United Kingdom
|
"Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 1 | 93 |
| 16 | Australia
|
"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 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | "Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | 15 | 37 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 7 | 74 |
| 03 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 8 | 68 |
| 04 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | 17 | 13 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 2 | 95 |
| 06 | Iceland
|
"Cold Feet" | BRIET | 14 | 38 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 10 | 61 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 9 | 64 |
| 09 | Portugal
|
"Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 120 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | 13 | 56 |
| 11 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | 12 | 57 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 3 | 94 |
| 13 | Singapore
|
"Medieval" | Shazza | 4 | 88 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 81 |
| 15 | Nepal
|
"Khoj" | The Act | 11 | 58 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | 16 | 22 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 6 | 76 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on July 7th. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
"The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 33.3% | Eliminated |
| Nepal
|
"Khoj" | The Act | 66.6% | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Figlia d' 'a Tempesta" | LA NIÑA | 2 | 158 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Sleepyhead" | Jutes | 11 | 94 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | "Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا) | zeyne | 3 | 147 |
| 04 |  Gibraltar
|
"Multiply" | POESY | 9 | 101 |
| 05 |  Sweden
|
"På måndag" | Miss Li | 23 | 50 |
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa | "12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | 24 | 46 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "MVH" | Synne Vo | 19 | 70 |
| 08 |  St. Pierre & Miquelon
|
"Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | 26 | 18 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | "Lau Korapilo" | SÜNE | 10 | 100 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | "Atlas" | Pommelien Thijs | 7 | 106 |
| 11 | South Korea
|
"without u here" | nixxiu, Eternal Rin | 5 | 122 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 14 | 86 |
| 13 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "flip phone" | PIAO | 22 | 53 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | 21 | 60 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | 16 | 78 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | "Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | 17 | 77 |
| 17 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 13 | 89 |
| 18 | Taiwan
|
"Sword" | Wisp | 4 | 126 |
| 19 |  Åland Islands
|
"Daisy" | Ronia | 6 | 121 |
| 20 | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | "Dancing and Crying" | Kiesza | 1 | 209 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | "Voodoo Doll" | ALMA | 20 | 69 |
| 22 |  Egypt
|
"5arbanin" (خربانين) | ALMAS, amadio | 15 | 85 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | "Hvor Var Jeg Endt" | CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov | 25 | 40 |
| 24 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Birth" | ARTMS | 18 | 77 |
| 25 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Suffocate" | LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet | 8 | 105 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus | "In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | 12 | 92 |
- ↑ Poland was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.