Season 20
Season 20 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malacca, Malaysia. The winning country was 
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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 |
 Botswana
|
aenthology | BTV | "Head" | Robyn L | English |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
 China
|
bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "Sombre" | TSUKI | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Germany | chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | English |
 Gibraltar
|
valentinomore | GBC | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | English |
 Greece
|
stevenesc. | ERT | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | Greek |
 Guam
|
itsme_notme | KGTF | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | English |
 Iceland
|
meuw2202 | RÚV | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | Icelandic |
 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 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | mulltqncas | RAI | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | Italian |
 Japan
|
vasco.dot | NHK | "QUEEN" | LiSA | English, Japanese |
| Error creating thumbnail: Jersey | some_random_goober | BBC | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | English |
 Jordan
|
jita26televisi | JRTV | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | Arabic |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | whothehellisorestis | RTK | "Again Again" | Sahati | Albanian, English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
randomguy213 | LTR | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | English |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Spain | thejendyz | RTVE | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | Spanish |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | pinguini | SVT | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Going Under" | PYTH | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Top Down" | 3Quency | English |
 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 | Botswana
|
"Head" | Robyn L | 11 | |
| 02 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | ||
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | ||
| 04 | Guam
|
"BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | ||
| 05 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | ||
| 06 | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | "Going Under" | PYTH | ||
| 10 | Gibraltar
|
"Erase You" | Mimi Webb | ||
| 11 | Indonesia
|
"Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI | ||
| 12 | Ireland
|
"Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | ||
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | ||
| 15 | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | ||
| 02 | Austria
|
"Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | ||
| 03 | Portugal
|
"Lie You Love It" | NEEV | ||
| 04 | Poland
|
"Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | ||
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | ||
| 06 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | ||
| 07 | Gabon
|
"Sombre" | TSUKI | ||
| 08 | US Virgin Islands
|
"how u been?" | Natalie Jane | ||
| 09 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | ||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | ||
| 12 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | ||
| 13 | Iceland
|
"Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | ||
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | ||
| 16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana
|
"Head" | Robyn L | 43.5% | Eliminated |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | ||
| 02 | Jordan
|
"Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | ||
| 03 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | ||
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom | "Animals" | Architects | ||
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | ||
| 06 | China
|
"Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | ||
| 07 | Luxembourg
|
"Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | ||
| 08 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | ||
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | ||
| 10 | US Virgin Islands
|
"how u been?" | Natalie Jane | ||
| 11 | Gabon
|
"Sombre" | TSUKI | ||
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Spain | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | ||
| 13 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | ||
| 14 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Again Again" | Sahati | ||
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | ||
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | ||
| 17 | Greece
|
"AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | ||
| 18 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | ||
| 19 | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | ||
| 20 | Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | ||
| 21 | Japan
|
"QUEEN" | LiSA | ||
| 22 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | "Going Under" | PYTH | ||
| 23 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | ||
| 24 | Guam
|
"BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | ||
| 25 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | ||
| 26 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip |
References
- ↑ including MC GW, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC Jhey, MC Nito