Season 20
Season 20 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in Error creating thumbnail: Malacca, Malaysia. 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 season’s contest was held in Encore Melaka in the city of Malacca, swifting the contest again outside the country's capital. Encore Melaka is a modern, state-of-the-art theatre in Malacca, Malaysia, known for its stunning architecture and 360-degree rotating auditorium. With a capacity of around 2,000, it offers an impressive setting for large-scale performances and international events.
Participating Countries
38 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
sandernl | SBS | "Accelerator" | Blusher | English |
 Austria
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | ORF | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | English |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | aenthology | BTV | "Head" | Robyn L | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
| Error creating thumbnail: China | bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "Sombre" | TSUKI | French |
 Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar | valentinomore | GBC | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | English |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | stevenesc. | ERT | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | Greek |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | English |
 Iceland
|
meuw2202 | RÚV | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | Icelandic |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI, Prince Husein, Sara Fajira | Indonesian |
 India
|
haepuff | Doordarshan | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | English |
 Ireland
|
ctys0n | RTÉ | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | mulltqncas | RAI | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | Italian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | vasco.dot | NHK | "QUEEN" | LiSA | English, Japanese |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | some_random_goober | BBC | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | English |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | jita26televisi | JRTV | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | Arabic |
 Kosovo
|
whothehellisorestis | RTK | "Again Again" | Sahati | Albanian, English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | randomguy213 | LTR | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | English |
 Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | Malaysian |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | suppacoo | NTA | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | szszofi06 | KCTV | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | tng8394 | PTV | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | Urdu |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "First Luv" | BINI | English, Filippino |
| Error creating thumbnail: Poland | skanyone | TVP | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | Polish |
 Portugal
|
msgomes219 | RTP | "Lie You Love It" | NEEV | English |
| File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | twan7047 | TVS | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | Spanish |
 South Korea
|
moliesmosh | KBS | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | thejendyz | RTVE | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | Spanish |
 Sweden
|
pinguini | SVT | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Going Under" | PYTH | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
 United States
|
paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Top Down" | 3Quency | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | hannestheluser | WSVI | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 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 9th October 2025. The 33 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based on their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailable.
Semi-Final 1
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus China and United Kingdom and voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Botswana moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 11 | |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | ||
| 03 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | ||
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | ||
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "QUEEN" | LiSA | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | ||
| 08 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | ||
| 09 | Switzerland
|
"Going Under" | PYTH | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Gibraltar | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI | ||
| 12 | Ireland
|
"Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | ||
| 14 | Lithuania
|
"PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | ||
| 16 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | ||
| 17 | Philippines
|
"First Luv" | BINI |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Jordan, Kosovo and Malaysia voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with United States moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | ||
| 02 | Austria
|
"Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | ||
| 03 | Portugal
|
"Lie You Love It" | NEEV | ||
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Poland | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | ||
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | ||
| 06 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | ||
| 08 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | ||
| 09 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | ||
| 10 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | ||
| 12 | Sweden
|
"Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | ||
| 13 | Iceland
|
"Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | ||
| 14 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | ||
| 16 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on October 27th. United States was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 43.5% | Eliminated |
| United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 56.5% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. TBA was the winner with TBA points, followed by TBA with TBA points and TBA with TBA points. TBA ended in the last place with TBA points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | ||
| 02 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | ||
| 03 | Malaysia
|
"JEDA" | Aisha Retno | ||
| 04 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Animals" | Architects | ||
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | ||
| 06 | Error creating thumbnail: China | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | ||
| 07 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | ||
| 08 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | ||
| 09 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | ||
| 10 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | ||
| 11 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | ||
| 12 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | ||
| 13 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | ||
| 14 | Kosovo
|
"Again Again" | Sahati | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | ||
| 16 | Lithuania
|
"PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | ||
| 17 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | ||
| 18 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | ||
| 19 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | ||
| 20 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | ||
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Japan | "QUEEN" | LiSA | ||
| 22 | Switzerland
|
"Going Under" | PYTH | ||
| 23 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | ||
| 24 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | ||
| 25 | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | ||
| 26 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip |
References
- ↑ including MC GW, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC Jhey, MC Nito