Season 18
Season 18 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in 
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | kasvi004 | VRT | "On Met La Patate" | Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob | English, Flemish |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | dodgefulartist3 | DR | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" [1] | Volbeat | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | chromiliaghaztic | ABS-CBN | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | hailflax | TVP | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | Polish |
| 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 |
 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 |
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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 | South Korea
|
"Sparkling" | CHUNG HA | 8 | 64 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | 7 | 71 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "Mylėjau Kažkada" | GJan | 12 | 47 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Eswatini | "Okondana" | Sarnilo & Sibu Manzini | 14 | 42 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 6 | 82 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "Strawberry Lemonade" | Marlin | 16 | 36 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Kutimuni" | LENIN | 14 | 39 |
| 07 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 8 | 64 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | "Velho Fusca" | Xama | 16 | 20 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | "ItBotGGBtSSiaDWoD" | Volbeat | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | "Little Numbers" | BOY | 9 | 61 |
| 11 | United States
|
"Sad Boiii" | BENEE | 15 | 34 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Sawdust" | Lina Mariah | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | "Bus Stop" | Amber Van Day | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Gibraltar
|
"Something’s Wrong" | James Marriott | 12 | 74 |
| 4 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Famous" | AllDay Project | 17 | 57 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Idegen" | Itinera | 8 | 96 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | "Saranggola" | Ben&Ben | 19 | 56 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Rumore bianco" | chiamamifaro | 3 | 166 |
| 8 | 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 | Portugal
|
"Aguarela" | VSP AST | 24 | 38 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "I CANT QUIT" | MEL 4EVER | 23 | 41 |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Ziemia mi sie pali" | BOVSKA | 14 | 63 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "I Cry" | Sabina Ddumba | 1 | 173 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Si Ai" | Tayna | 15 | 60 |
| 24 | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | "Biblical Love" | Flower Face | 9 | 94 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | "Footprints" | Tom Gregory | 13 | 69 |
| 26 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 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"