Season 19
Season 19 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in 
Kampala, Uganda. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia, represented by Mimi Fly with their song "Nara". They scored 176 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of Estonia.png Estonia with 162 points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Lugogo Cricket Oval, a stadium with a capacity of up to 20000 people for concerts.
Participating Countries
39 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
suppacoo | KVZK-TV | "Catch and Release" | Alice Glass | English |
 Belgium
|
itsme_notme | RTBF | "Better Ways" | Alice Mae | English |
 Botswana
|
stevenesc. | BTV | "Malibu Barbie" | Robyn L, SAY3AM | English |
 Canada
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | CBC | "wish i was a robot" | LOLO | English |
 Chile
|
zyroutx | TVN | "Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Czech Republic.svg Czechia | thejendyz | ČT | "Let It Go" | No Distance Paradise | English |
 Denmark
|
valentinomore | DR | "In The Club" | Drew Sycamore | English |
 Estonia
|
jita26televisi | ERR | "Luukered" | SADU | Estonian |
 Faroe Islands
|
msgomes219 | KVF | "Dusk" | HEIDRA | English |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Mal Lunee" | Nej` | French |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "Bouge de La" | Creole, Mimie | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Germany | skanyone | NDR | "Trophae" | Paula Carolina | German |
 Guam
|
wither2706 | KGTF | "silent stranger" | Against the Current | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Tere Bina" | Shreea Kaul | Hindi, English |
 Indonesia
|
hailflax | TVRI | "Stockholms Voodoo" | Daniel Adams-Ray | Swedish |
 Italy
|
meuw2202 | RAI | "Kleopatra" | Denise Manno | Italian |
 Jamaica
|
ctys0n | JBC/CBU | "Wolf" | Aqyila | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Vaikstai Per Mane" | Nombeko Auguste | Lithuanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | spiritsarehere | RTL | "Mojo" | Claire Laffut | French |
 Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "Nara" | Mimi Fly | Malay |
| File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique | devil666132020 | Martinique La Première | "Ne pars pas" | Keen`V | French |
 North Korea
|
tng8394 | KCTV | "Ganggangsullae" | Song Sohee | Korean |
 Norway
|
randomguy213 | NRK | "Vart lag" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
 Palestine
|
whothehellisorestis | PBC | "RADIYA" | Lina Makoul | Arabic [1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | some_random_goober | IRTP | "the chase" | Isabela Merced | English, Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Walang Kaba" | Marina Summers | Filipino |
| Error creating thumbnail: Poland | moliesmosh | TVP | "Oj, dziewczyno!" | Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | megitsun.e | RTP | "How Does It Feel?" | BLUNDER | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | mulltqncas | WIPR | "Punk Tactics" | Joey Valence, Brae | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Africa | paldosreal.sss | SABC | "Scrambled Eggs" | Moonchild Sanelly | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | szszofi06 | KBS | "Wonderland" | I:MOND | Korean, English |
 Spain
|
chromiliaghaztic | RTVE | "Serena" | CELTIAN | Spanish |
 Sri Lanka
|
haepuff | SLBC | "California Rain" | Syamali | English |
 Sweden
|
lentavakasvi | SVT | "All For Love" | Tungevaag, Raaban | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Nunca Cambias" | Florencia Yunis | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | bluiethesharkie | UBC | "Hearts Break and People Change" | Victor Ray | English |
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|
pinguini | BBC | "Sure Enough" | Two Door Cinema Club | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "Running" | Fly by Midnight | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | twan7047 | WSVI | "Losing War" | DAKOTA | 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 34 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
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Guam, Sri Lanka and Uganda voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Chile moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gabon
|
"Bouge de La" | Creole, Mimie | 12 | 47 |
| 02 | Palestine
|
"RADIYA" | Lina Makoul | 4 | 93 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Wonderland" | I:MOND | 14 | 42 |
| 04 | Belgium
|
"Better Ways" | Alice Mae | 15 | 41 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Poland | "Oj, dziewczyno!" | Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow | 3 | 99 |
| 06 | North Korea
|
"Ganggangsullae" | Song Sohee | 13 | 45 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | "Walang Kaba" | Marina Summers | 2 | 107 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | "Punk Tactics" | Joey Valence, Brae | 7 | 81 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Trophae" | Paula Carolina | 10 | 54 |
| 10 | Indonesia
|
"Stockholms Voodoo" | Daniel Adams-Ray | 17 | 14 |
| 11 | File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique | "Ne pars pas" | Keen`V | 16 | 20 |
| 12 | Estonia
|
"Luukered" | SADU | 1 | 131 |
| 13 | Canada
|
"wish i was a robot" | LØLØ | 5 | 91 |
| 14 | Jamaica
|
"Wolf" | Aqyila | 9 | 74 |
| 15 | Chile
|
"Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | 11 | 53 |
| 16 | Spain
|
"Serena" | CELTIAN | 6 | 88 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Tere Bina" | Shreea Kaul | 8 | 80 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus France and Italy voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with American Samoa moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Denmark
|
"In The Club" | Drew Sycamore | 6 | 85 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Czech Republic.svg Czechia | "Let It Go" | No Distance Paradise | 13 | 39 |
| 03 | Botswana
|
"Malibu Barbie" | Robyn L, SAY3AM | 9 | 67 |
| 04 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "Losing War" | DAKOTA | 5 | 86 |
| 05 | Switzerland
|
"Nunca Cambias" | Florencia Yunis | 14 | 30 |
| 06 | Sweden
|
"All For Love" | Tungevaag, Raaban | 8 | 69 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: South Africa | "Scrambled Eggs" | Moonchild Sanelly | 17 | 13 |
| 08 | United Kingdom
|
"Sure Enough" | Two Door Cinema Club | 2 | 110 |
| 09 | United States
|
"Running" | Fly by Midnight | 12 | 55 |
| 10 | Faroe Islands
|
"Dusk" | HEIDRA | 10 | 67 |
| 11 | Malaysia
|
"Nara" | Mimi Fly | 1 | 124 |
| 12 | American Samoa
|
"Catch and Release" | Alice Glass | 11 | 57 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "How Does It Feel?" | BLUNDER | 4 | 88 |
| 14 | Norway
|
"Vart lag" | Hege Bjerk | 16 | 18 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Luxembourg | "Mojo" | Claire Laffut | 15 | 22 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "the chase" | Isabela Merced | 7 | 71 |
| 17 | Lithuania
|
"Vaikstai Per Mane" | Nombeko Auguste | 3 | 101 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on September 16th. Chile was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile
|
"Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | 64.3% | Grand Final |
| American Samoa
|
"Catch and Release" | Alice Glass | 35.7% | Eliminated |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Malaysia was the winner with 176 points, followed by Estonia with 162 points and Guam with 138 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Denmark
|
"In The Club" | Drew Sycamore | 24 | 48 |
| 02 | Canada
|
"wish i was a robot" | LØLØ | 6 | 120 |
| 03 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands | "Losing War" | DAKOTA | 11 | 86 |
| 04 | Jamaica
|
"Wolf" | Aqyila | 21 | 56 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "How Does It Feel?" | BLUNDER | 8 | 102 |
| 06 | Faroe Islands
|
"Dusk" | HEIDRA | 22 | 52 |
| 07 | France
|
"Mal Lunee" | Nej` | 26 | 37 |
| 08 | Malaysia
|
"Nara" | Mimi Fly | 1 | 176 |
| 09 | Lithuania
|
"Vaikstai Per Mane" | Nombeko Auguste | 12 | 85 |
| 10 | United Kingdom
|
"Sure Enough" | Two Door Cinema Club | 7 | 114 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | "Punk Tactics" | Joey Valence, Brae | 10 | 100 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka
|
"California Rain" | Syamali | 13 | 84 |
| 13 | Palestine
|
"RADIYA" | Lina Makoul | 4 | 125 |
| 14 | Spain
|
"Serena" | CELTIAN | 16 | 68 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "the chase" | Isabela Merced | 17 | 61 |
| 16 | Italy
|
"Kleopatra" | Denise Manno | 25 | 47 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Philippines | "Walang Kaba" | Marina Summers | 15 | 69 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Trophae" | Paula Carolina | 19 | 60 |
| 19 | Botswana
|
"Malibu Barbie" | Robyn L, SAY3AM | 9 | 101 |
| 20 | Sweden
|
"All For Love" | Tungevaag, Raaban | 18 | 60 |
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Uganda | "Hearts Break and People Change" | Victor Ray | 5 | 122 |
| 22 | Guam
|
"silent stranger" | Against the Current | 3 | 138 |
| 23 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Tere Bina" | Shreea Kaul | 20 | 57 |
| 24 | Chile
|
"Antes de que apague el sol" | Cancamusa | 23 | 52 |
| 25 | Estonia
|
"Luukered" | SADU | 2 | 162 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: Poland | "Oj, dziewczyno!" | Wiktoria Kida, Ksiega Zywiolow | 14 | 80 |
Incidents
AI Voting Allegations
During the Semi Final 1 voting and shortly before the original qualifiers announcement, allegations of AI interference in the voting of Puerto Rico errupted, with South African broadcaster, SABC, being the ones deeming Puerto Rico's votes invalid. The response of country's broadcaster, WIPR, was quick, with it publicly releasing the full voting details in the public, in order to prove their innocence.
Reactions
After SABC accusations, multiple broadcasters released public statements, including Estonia's ERR, Palestine's PBC, Chile's TVN, and Peru's IRTP, mostly making fun of the situation.
However, North Korea's response was unexpected, as the Supreme Leader himself, released a public statement though KCTV, strongly condemning the use of Artificial Intelligence in the voting process of any country, encouraging other public broadcasters follow their suit.
Aftermath
With a quick internal meeting among Melodia's council, the final verdict was that Puerto Rico's votes were legitimate, thus, resolving any existing conflict. However, Chile, Estonia, Palestine, Peru, and Puerto Rico all decided to withdraw the next season as an aftermath of the incident.
References
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