Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in 
Coimbra, Portugal. The winning country was File:Flag of None.svg TBA, represented by TBA with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of None.svg 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.
Participating Countries
37 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | tng8394 | KVZK-TV | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | English |
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | randomguy213 | SBS | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jones | English |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | chalenn | BTV | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | English |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
 Brazil
|
zyroutx | TV Brasil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | Portuguese |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: France | yvourstruly | France Télévisions | "hot shit" | Cil | French |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | haepuff | GPB | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | English |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | whothehellisorestis | ARD | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | English |
 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 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | twan7047 | RTK | "Si Ai" | Tayna | Albanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | Radio L | "Little Numbers" | BOY | English |
 Lithuania
|
Riardukas | LRT | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
 Malaysia
|
szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
 Netherlands
|
suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
 Philippines
|
chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | Portuguese |
| File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion La Première | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | French |
 Romania
|
devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | skanyone | BBC | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Sad Boiii" | BENEE | English |
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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 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | ||
| 02 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | ||
| 04 | 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 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | ||
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: France | "hot shit" | Cil | ||
| 10 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | ||
| 12 | File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | "Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | ||
| 14 | Romania
|
"Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | ||
| 16 | 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 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of India.svg 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 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | ||
| 08 | Brazil
|
"Velho Fusca" | Xama | ||
| 09 | Denmark
|
"ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | ||
| 11 | United States
|
"Sad Boiii" | BENEE | ||
| 12 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg 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 | File:Flag of Italy.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of None.svg TBA | "TBA" | TBA | ||
| File:Flag of None.svg TBA | "TBA" | TBA |
Grand Final
(information below this to be updated soon)
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 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 4 |  China
|
"The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 6 |  Finland
|
"Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 7 |  Austria
|
"Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 8 | Lithuania
|
"Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 9 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | Luxembourg
|
"spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 |  Taiwan
|
"Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Germany.svg 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 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 |  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"