Season 16
Season 16 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in 
Seoul, South Korea. The winning country was 
Canada, represented by Kiesza with their song "Dancing and Crying". They scored 209 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Italy with 158 points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Jamsil Arena, an arena with a capacity of 11.069 people.
Participating Countries
43 countries participated this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands | haepuff | ÅRTV | "Daisy" | Ronia | English |
 Albania
|
skanyone | RTSH | "DO IT YOURSELF" | ILIRA | English |
 American Samoa
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | KVZK-TV | "12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | English |
 Andorra
|
kasvi004 | RTVA | "Lau Korapilo" | SÜNE | Basque |
 Belgium
|
twan7047 | VRT | "Atlas" | Pommelien Thijs | Dutch |
 Brazil
|
ralphstuffz | TV Brasil | "Lua Cheia" | Marina Sena | Portuguese |
| Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | whothehellisorestis | BNT | "Voodoo Doll" | ALMA | English |
| File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde | zakrusta | RTC | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | Portuguese, French[1] |
| Canada
|
jita26televisi | CBC | "Dancing and Crying" | Kiesza | English |
 China
|
ctys0n | CGTN | "flip phone" | PIAO | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus | msgomes219 | CyBC | "In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | English |
 Denmark
|
wither2706 | DR | "Hvor Var Jeg Endt" | CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov | Danish |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | womansworld | ERTU | "5arbanin" (خربانين) | ALMAS, amadio | Arabic[2] |
 France
|
pinguini | France Télévisions | "Suffocate" | LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet | English |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "Formule" | Dancy | |
 Germany
|
valentinomore | NDR | "Flowers" | Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos | English |
 Gibraltar
|
suppacoo | GBC | "Multiply" | POESY | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Iceland | esclorenzo | RÚV | "Tea" | Salka Valsdóttir | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Moonchild" | The F16s | English |
 Indonesia
|
hailflax | TVRI | "Pelangi" | HIVI! | Indonesian |
| Italy
|
randomguy213 | RAI | "Figlia d' 'a Tempesta" | LA NIÑA | Neapolitan |
 Japan
|
blueythesharkie | NHK | "Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | English, Japanese |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "Į Venesuelą" | Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | moldovanlatifi | TRM | "Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | English |
 North Korea
|
szszofi06 | KCTV | "Birth" | ARTMS | |
| File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | chalenn | PBS | "Sleepyhead" | Jutes | English |
 Norway
|
chromiliaghaztic | NRK | "MVH" | Synne Vo | Norwegian |
 Palestine
|
paldosreal.sss | PBC | "Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا) | zeyne | Arabic[3] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | randomongolian | IRTP | "DA DA DA" | mad tsai | English |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Maria" | 1621 | Tagalog |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | sandoli.112 | RTP | "Amor de Ferro" | Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa | Portuguese |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | thejendyz | TVR | "E marfa tare" | Alex Velea | Romanian |
| File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | French[1] |
| South Korea
|
stevenesc. | KBS | "without u here" | nixxiu, Eternal Rin | English |
 Spain
|
dodgefulartist3 | RTVE | "Just Can't Stay Away" | Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C | English |
 Sweden
|
eurofan98 | SVT | "På måndag" | Miss Li | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "New Waters" | CLARK S | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Taiwan | tng8394 | PTS | "Sword" | "Wisp" | English |
 Thailand
|
meuw2202 | TPBS | "Hot & Cold" | 4MIX | English, Thai |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | .ds25_ | BBC | "Ritual" | Jason Kwan | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "your apartment" | dreamfone | English |
 US Virgin Islands
|
moliesmosh | WSVI | "I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 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 22nd May 2025. The 39[4] participants were spread across 5 pots based off of their delegates voting history. Pot 1 acted as a 'newcomer & wildcard' pot, for miscellaneous and new participants.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus Error creating thumbnail: Iceland Error creating thumbnail: India File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Error creating thumbnail: Peru ThailandError creating thumbnail: United Kingdom |
Canada China File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt GabonError creating thumbnail: Guam North Korea Palestine US Virgin Islands
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Albania American Samoa Belgium Germany Lithuania Philippines Sweden United States
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Brazil Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria Gibraltar Norway Italy JapanFile:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Switzerland
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File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde France Indonesia File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Error creating thumbnail: Portugal File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon Spain
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Semi-Final 1
20 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Åland Islands and Denmark voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Brazil moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | North Korea
|
"Birth" | ARTMS | 8 | 59 |
| 02 | United States
|
"your apartment" | dreamfone | 14 | 38 |
| 03 | Indonesia
|
"Pelangi" | HIVI! | 15 | 36 |
| 05 | Brazil
|
"Lua Cheia" | Marina Sena | 11 | 48 |
| 06 | Philippines
|
"Maria" | 1621 | 19 | 16 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Iceland | "Tea" | Salka Valsdóttir | 16 | 36 |
| 08 | China
|
"flip phone" | PIAO | 9 | 50 |
| 09 | Sweden
|
"På måndag" | Miss Li | 5 | 85 |
| 10 | France
|
"Suffocate" | LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet | 7 | 76 |
| 11 | Norway
|
"MVH" | Synne Vo | 2 | 111 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Peru | "DA DA DA" | mad tsai | 12 | 44 |
| 13 | Canada
|
"Dancing and Crying" | Kiesza | 1 | 145 |
| 14 | Spain
|
"Just Can't Stay Away" | Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C | 18 | 26 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "Amor de Ferro" | Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa | 17 | 28 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | "Voodoo Doll" | ALMA | 6 | 85 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon | "Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | 10 | 50 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus | "In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | 4 | 89 |
| 19 | Gibraltar
|
"Multiply" | POESY | 3 | 94 |
| 20 | Thailand
|
"Hot & Cold" | 4MIX | 13 | 44 |
Semi-Final 2
19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Andorra, South Korea and Taiwan voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Cabo Verde moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 11 | 59 |
| 02 | Gabon
|
"Formule" | Dancy | 15 | 40 |
| 03 | Albania
|
"DO IT YOURSELF" | ILIRA | 14 | 40 |
| 04 | American Samoa
|
"12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | 7 | 70 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | "5arbanin" | ALMAS, amadio | 4 | 91 |
| 06 | Switzerland
|
"New Waters" | CLARK S | 16 | 39 |
| 07 | Japan
|
"Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | 9 | 69 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | "Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | 8 | 70 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | 10 | 60 |
| 10 | Palestine
|
"Asli Ana" | zeyne | 1 | 130 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: India | "Moonchild" | The F16s | 17 | 39 |
| 12 | US Virgin Islands
|
"I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 5 | 78 |
| 13 | Lithuania
|
"Į Venesuelą" | Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | 12 | 58 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Ritual" | Jason Kwan | 18 | 28 |
| 15 | Italy
|
"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta" | LA NIÑA | 2 | 104 |
| 16 | Germany
|
"Flowers" | Alle Farben, Graham Candy, Lahos | 13 | 53 |
| 17 | Belgium
|
"Atlas" | Pommelien Thijs | 3 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Sleepyhead" | Jutes | 6 | 71 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | "E marfa tare" | Alex Velea | 19 | 22 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on June 2nd. Cabo Verde was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
"Lua Cheia" | Marina Sena | 28.6% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 71.4% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Canada was the winner with 209 points, followed by Italy with 158 points and Palestine with 147 points. St. Pierre and Miquelon ended in the last place with 18 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Italy
|
"Figlia d' 'a Tempesta" | LA NIÑA | 2 | 158 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | "Sleepyhead" | Jutes | 11 | 94 |
| 03 | Palestine
|
"Asli Ana" (أصلي أنا) | zeyne | 3 | 147 |
| 04 | Gibraltar
|
"Multiply" | POESY | 9 | 101 |
| 05 | Sweden
|
"På måndag" | Miss Li | 23 | 50 |
| 06 | American Samoa
|
"12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | 24 | 46 |
| 07 | Norway
|
"MVH" | Synne Vo | 19 | 70 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre & Miquelon | "Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | 26 | 18 |
| 09 | Andorra
|
"Lau Korapilo" | SÜNE | 10 | 100 |
| 10 | Belgium
|
"Atlas" | Pommelien Thijs | 7 | 106 |
| 11 | South Korea
|
"without u here" | nixxiu, Eternal Rin | 5 | 122 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Cabo Verde.svg Cabo Verde | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 14 | 86 |
| 13 | China
|
"flip phone" | PIAO | 22 | 53 |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | 21 | 60 |
| 15 | Japan
|
"Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | 16 | 78 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | "Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | 17 | 77 |
| 17 | US Virgin Islands
|
"I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 13 | 89 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Taiwan | "Sword" | Wisp | 4 | 126 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Aland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Daisy" | Ronia | 6 | 121 |
| 20 | Canada
|
"Dancing and Crying" | Kiesza | 1 | 209 |
| 21 | Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | "Voodoo Doll" | ALMA | 20 | 69 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | "5arbanin" (خربانين) | ALMAS, amadio | 15 | 85 |
| 23 | Denmark
|
"Hvor Var Jeg Endt" | CHRISTOPHER, Thor Farlov | 25 | 40 |
| 24 | North Korea
|
"Birth" | ARTMS | 18 | 77 |
| 25 | France
|
"Suffocate" | LANDMVRKS, Bertrand Poncet | 8 | 105 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus | "In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | 12 | 92 |