Season 17
Season 17 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was hosted in File:Flag of Canada.svg Montreal, Canada. The winning country was File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal, represented by Beatriz Rosario with their song "Madalena". They scored 140 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom with 131 points.
Location
This edition of Melodia Song Contest was held in Centre Bell, an arena with a capacity of 21.000 people.
Participating Countries
39 countries initially declared interest in participation this season. Poland withdrew shortly after the allocation draw, without ever submitting an entry, while Mexico and Sri Lanka were disqualified from Semi-Final 1, after their delegations failed to submit a vote.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | wither2706 | ÅRTV | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | English |
| File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | valentinomore | KVZK-TV | "STYLE" | DANGER TWINS | English |
| File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | haepuff | ABC/CBU | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | English |
| File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | twan7047 | SBS | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | English |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | randomguy213 | ORF | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | English |
| File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | jita26televisi | CBC | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | French |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | tng8394 | CGTN | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | English |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | HRT | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | Croatian |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | kasvi004 | Yle | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | Finnish |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "GINANU (DANSEZ)" | QUEEN KOUMB | French |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | skanyone | NDR | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | English |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | stevenesc | GTV | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | English |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | whothehellisorestis | ERT | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | English, Greek |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "take it" | EMELINE. | English |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | hailflax | MTV | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | Hungarian |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | meow2202 | RÚV | "Cold Feet" | BRIET | English |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | aenthology | Doordarshan | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | sanderNL | RTÉ | "Us" | modernlove. | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Riardukas | LRT | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | flixr | RTL | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | German |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | ricardcm | TV Azteca | "DELE ALLI" | Kevis & Maykyy, Chans | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | suppacoo | PBSN | "Khoj" | The Act | Nepali |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | dodgefulartist3 | TVNZ | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | English |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | szszofi06 | KCTV | "TILT" | IRENE & SEULGI | Korean |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | eurofan98 | NRK | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | English |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban" | G22 | Filipino |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | Portuguese |
| File:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png Réunion | jesuisunepoubelle | Réunion la 1ère | "Vrai bonhomme" | Louisadonna | French |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | justa1exxxx | TVR | "Aseară ți-am luat basma" | UDDI | Romanian |
 Russia
|
ctys0n | C1R | "circumstance" | Sabu | Russian |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | zakrusta | SBC | "Medieval" | Shazza | English |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | lozzol | KBS | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | Korean |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | mother_mikayla | SLBC | "Stormrider" | Jacqueline Frenandez | English |
| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | English |
| File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | pinguini | PTS | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | Mandarin |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | chromiliaghaztic | BBC | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | English |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | blueythesharkie | WSVI | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 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 21st June 2025. The 39[1] 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 (excluding Poland). Those countries plus Austria, China and Ghana voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with New Zealand moving into the wildcard stage.
Mexico and Sri Lanka failed to vote, thus they were disqualified. Initially, Sri Lanka was set to qualify as 5th in the Semi-Final, however, after their disqualification, every other country gained a place in the ranking, awarding Taiwan a qualification spot, and New Zealand a Wildcard ticket.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 11 | 50 |
| 02 | Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 9 | 61 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | "BLUE LAGOON" | STEVANS | 13 | 35 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA x KOUNAVIA | 5 | 73 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 8 | 61 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 2 | 79 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | "Aseara ti-am luat basma" | UDDI | 12 | 38 |
| 09 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 6 | 72 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 10 | 56 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 3 | 77 |
| 12 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 4 | 76 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | "Hideg az ej" | KISS KEVIN | 14 | 31 |
| 15 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 1 | 93 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 7 | 68 |
Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Canada and United States voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Nepal moving into the wildcard stage.
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on July 7th. Nepal was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | "The Devil Inside" | Like A Storm | 33.3% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 66.6% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Portugal was the winner with 140 points, followed by United Kingdom with 131 points and Singapore with 128 points. China ended in the last place with 23 points, losing the tiebreak to 25th United States.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | "Druga Osoba" | Selestia | 17 | 71 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | "Death Grips" | Etta Marcus | 5 | 109 |
| 03 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Never Far From Paradise" | Florrie | 2 | 131 |
| 04 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "The Eye" | BaishaJaws | 26 | 23 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | "L'Amerique Pleure" | Les Cowboys Fringants | 24 | 32 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Reiviluola" | Haloo Helsinki | 23 | 40 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | "Still Alive" | Felicia Lu | 10 | 91 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Išprotėjome" | EveBei | 14 | 80 |
| 09 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | "Mikael" | Meaningful Stone | 7 | 100 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Madalena" | Beatriz Rosario | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Medieval" | Shazza | 3 | 128 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "spiel mit mir" | TJARK | 6 | 101 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "take it" | EMELINE. | 4 | 119 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan | "Damn" | No Party For Cao Dong | 20 | 64 |
| 15 | File:Flag of India.svg India | "Hold Me Down" | Kayan | 9 | 96 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "GERMANY GERMANY" | BLACKOUT PROBLEMS | 13 | 81 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | "Khoj" | The Act | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "Us" | modernlove. | 15 | 79 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA, KOUNAVIA | 18 | 71 |
| 20 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Salvation" | Rebecca Black | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Bird Cage" | Lara Buchanan | 16 | 75 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | "Heaven" | dark0wa & Spr1te | 12 | 82 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "The Flute Song" | YNGA | 21 | 52 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Åland Islands.svg Åland Islands | "Fingers Crossed" | Agnes | 11 | 87 |
| 25 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "The Drought" | Ok Goodnight | 19 | 69 |
| 26 | Russia
|
"circumstance" | Sabu | 22 | 47 |
References
- ↑ Poland was previously included before being disqualified for failing to submit an entry on time.