Season 20
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United Kingdom with 142 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
 China
|
bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "Sombre" | TSUKI | French |
 Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | English |
 Gibraltar
|
valentinomore | GBC | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | English |
 Greece
|
stevenesc. | ERT | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | Greek |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | English |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | meuw2202 | RÚV | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | Icelandic |
| Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI, Prince Husein, Sara Fajira | Indonesian |
 India
|
haepuff | Doordarshan | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | ctys0n | RTÉ | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | mulltqncas | RAI | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | Italian |
 Japan
|
vasco.dot | NHK | "QUEEN" | LiSA | English, Japanese |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "First Luv" | BINI | English, Filippino |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| United Kingdom
|
wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | 48 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 10 | 51 |
| 03 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 1 | 114 |
| 04 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 8 | 68 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | 16 | 17 |
| 06 | Japan
|
"QUEEN" | LiSA | 2 | 114 |
| 07 | File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | 14 | 38 |
| 08 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 6 | 84 |
| 09 | Switzerland
|
"Going Under" | PYTH | 3 | 107 |
| 10 | Gibraltar
|
"Erase You" | Mimi Webb | 13 | 40 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI | 15 | 33 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 5 | 95 |
| 14 | Lithuania
|
"PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 9 | 61 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 7 | 84 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines | "First Luv" | BINI | 17 | 10 |
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 | 10 | 67 |
| 02 | Austria
|
"Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | 13 | 46 |
| 03 | Portugal
|
"Lie You Love It" | NEEV | 15 | 25 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | 12 | 58 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Accelerator" | Blusher | 1 | 116 |
| 06 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 2 | 105 |
| 07 | Gabon
|
"Sombre" | TSUKI | 5 | 75 |
| 08 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 6 | 75 |
| 09 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 8 | 74 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | 63 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 3 | 102 |
| 12 | Sweden
|
"Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | 16 | 21 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | 14 | 31 |
| 14 | Spain
|
"Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 7 | 75 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 9 | 68 |
| 16 | Greece
|
"AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 4 | 101 |
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 |
| 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. Lithuania was the winner with 147 points, followed by the United Kingom with 142 points and Malaysia with 140 points. Jordan ended in the last place with 19 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 12 | 90 |
| 02 | Jordan
|
"Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | 26 | 19 |
| 03 | Malaysia
|
"JEDA" | Aisha Retno | 3 | 140 |
| 04 | United Kingdom
|
"Animals" | Architects | 2 | 142 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | "Accelerator" | Blusher | 4 | 117 |
| 06 | China
|
"Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | 23 | 49 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 18 | 72 |
| 08 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 5 | 115 |
| 09 | Error creating thumbnail: United States | "Top Down" | 3Quency | 13 | 86 |
| 10 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 22 | 50 |
| 11 | Gabon
|
"Sombre" | TSUKI | 15 | 82 |
| 12 | Spain
|
"Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 16 | 79 |
| 13 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 14 | 84 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Again Again" | Sahati | 25 | 36 |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 11 | 91 |
| 16 | Lithuania
|
"PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 1 | 147 |
| 17 | Greece
|
"AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 7 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 17 | 79 |
| 19 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 6 | 111 |
| 20 | Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 20 | 62 |
| 21 | Japan
|
"QUEEN" | LiSA | 8 | 95 |
| 22 | Switzerland
|
"Going Under" | PYTH | 9 | 95 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 21 | 57 |
| 24 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 10 | 94 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 24 | 44 |
| 26 | South Korea
|
"Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 19 | 71 |
References
- ↑ including MC GW, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC Jhey, MC Nito