Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was 
TBA, represented by TBA with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was TBA with TBA points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Estádio da Cidade de Coimbra, a stadium with a capacity of 29.622 people. (information below this to be updated soon)
Participating Countries
37 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
 Australia
|
randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | chalenn | BTV | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | English |
 Belgium
|
kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
 Brazil
|
zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
 Canada
|
zakrusta | CBC | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | English |
| File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | thejendyz | Radio Cayman | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | English |
| File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | wither2706 | SBS | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | English |
 Denmark
|
dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
 France
|
yvourstruly | France Télévisions | "hot shit" | Cil | French |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | haepuff | GPB | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | English |
 Germany
|
whothehellisorestis | ARD | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | English |
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | pinguini | GBC | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | English |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | English |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
 India
|
aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
| File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | Radio L | "Little Numbers" | BOY | English |
 Lithuania
|
Riardukas | LRT | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | Lithuanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
 Malaysia
|
szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
| Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
 North Korea
|
ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
 Poland
|
hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
| File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
| File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
skanyone | BBC | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 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 24th July 2025. The 32 semi final 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. Those countries plus Canada, Georgia and Philippines voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | ||
| 02 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | ||
| 03 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | ||
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | ||
| 06 | Lithuania
|
"Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | ||
| 08 | Poland
|
"Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | ||
| 09 | France
|
"hot shit" | Cil | ||
| 10 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | ||
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | ||
| 13 | Australia
|
"Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | ||
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | ||
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | "Cicada" | Blackbriar |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam and Portugal voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with TBA moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | ||
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | ||
| 03 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | ||
| 04 | India
|
"Beparwai" | Jonita | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | ||
| 06 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | ||
| 08 | Brazil
|
"Velho Fusca" | Xama | ||
| 09 | Denmark
|
"ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | ||
| 10 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | ||
| 11 | United States
|
"Sad Boiii" | BENEE | ||
| 12 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | ||
| 13 | North Korea
|
"Famous" | AllDay Project | ||
| 14 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | ||
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro |
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 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 66.6% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 140 points, followed by United Kingdom with 131 points and Singapore with 128 points. China ended in the last place with 23 points, losing the tiebreak to 25th United States.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 17 | 71 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 109 |
| 3 | United Kingdom
|
"Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 4 |  China
|
"The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 5 | Canada
|
"L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 6 |  Finland
|
"Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Austria | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 8 | Lithuania
|
"Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | India
|
"Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | Germany
|
"GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 13 | 81 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 15 | 79 |
| 19 |  Greece
|
"SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 18 | 71 |
| 20 | United States
|
"Salvation" | Rebecca Black | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Australia
|
"Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: Ghana | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | Error creating thumbnail: Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 19 | 69 |
| 26 |  Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 22 | 47 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"