Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in Error creating thumbnail: 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.
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 |
 Eswatini
|
toniaczka | EBIS | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | Siswati |
| File:Flag of France.svg 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 |
 Gibraltar
|
pinguini | GBC | "Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | English |
 Guernsey
|
valentinomore | BBC | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | English |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | stevenesc. | MTV | "Idegen" | Itinera | Hungarian |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Beparwai" | Jonita | Hindi |
 Italy
|
meuw2202 | RAI | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | Italian |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | English |
 Malaysia
|
szszofi06 | RTM | "MWA!" | DOLLA | English, Malay |
 Netherlands
|
suppacoo | AVROTROS | "Cicada" | Blackbriar | English |
 North Korea
|
ctys0n | KCTV | "Famous" | AllDay Project | English, Korean |
 Peru
|
jita26televisi | IRTP | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | Quechua |
 Philippines
|
chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | devil666132020 | TVR | "Toata Lumea Danseaza" | MIRA | Romanian |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | English, Korean |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG-SSR | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | English |
 Uganda
|
blueythesharkie | UBC | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | English |
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|
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 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 8 | 64 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | 7 | 71 |
| 03 | Uganda
|
"I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 141 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 10 | 63 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 3 | 92 |
| 06 | Lithuania
|
"Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | 12 | 47 |
| 07 | Eswatini
|
"Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | 14 | 42 |
| 08 | Poland
|
"Ziemia mi się pali" | BOVSKA | 5 | 82 |
| 09 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "hot shit" | Cil | 4 | 86 |
| 10 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | 9 | 64 |
| 11 | Guernsey
|
"Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 6 | 82 |
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Tired Boy" | Sunday (1994) | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | Australia
|
"Astronaut" | Jaguar Jonze | 15 | 37 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 11 | 48 |
| 15 | Switzerland
|
"Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | 16 | 36 |
| 16 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar | 2 | 104 |
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 | 4 | 71 |
| 02 | Belgium
|
"On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | 13 | 43 |
| 03 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 3 | 99 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | 7 | 69 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 6 | 69 |
| 06 | Peru
|
"Kutimuni" | LENIN | 14 | 39 |
| 07 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 8 | 64 |
| 08 | Brazil
|
"Velho Fusca" | Xama | 16 | 20 |
| 09 | Denmark
|
"ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | 9 | 61 |
| 11 | United States
|
"Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 15 | 34 |
| 12 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | North Korea
|
"Famous" | AllDay Project | 10 | 59 |
| 14 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 1 | 131 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 5 | 70 |
| 16 | Italy
|
"Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 2 | 115 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on August 11th. Germany was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress. To be noted that Germany won the wildcard on a 1-vote difference!
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Romania | "Toată Lumea Dansează" | MIRA | 47.1% | Eliminated |
| Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 52.9% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Uganda was the winner with 173 points, followed by Réunion with 171 points and Italy with 166 points. Germany ended in the last place with 31 points, making them the first Wildcard winner ending in the last place.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Cocos Islands.svg Cocos Islands | "Stained Glass Love" | Telenova | 4 | 154 |
| 2 | Guernsey
|
"Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 12 | 74 |
| 4 | North Korea
|
"Famous" | AllDay Project | 17 | 57 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | 8 | 96 |
| 6 | Philippines
|
"Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | 19 | 56 |
| 7 | Italy
|
"Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 3 | 166 |
| 8 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 22 | 51 |
| 9 | File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | "Dependance affective" | Gwennili | 2 | 171 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | Joy Crookes | 11 | 81 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "Aguarela" | VSP AST | 24 | 38 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | 23 | 41 |
| 13 | Germany
|
"Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 26 | 31 |
| 14 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "hot shit" | Cil | 18 | 56 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Beparwai" | Jonita | 10 | 90 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
"Miss Me Now" | Brooke Combe | 7 | 103 |
| 17 | Malaysia
|
"MWA!" | DOLLA | 20 | 55 |
| 18 | Poland
|
"Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | 14 | 63 |
| 19 | Netherlands
|
"Cicada" | Blackbriar | 6 | 107 |
| 20 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | "Over and Over" | Tatia Darsalia | 5 | 115 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Real Love" | Francis of Delirium | 25 | 34 |
| 22 | Uganda
|
"I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 173 |
| 23 | Error creating thumbnail: Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | 15 | 60 |
| 24 | Canada
|
"Biblical Love" | Flower Face | 9 | 94 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 13 | 69 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | 21 | 53 |
- ↑ Actual song title; "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom"