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 Error creating thumbnail: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Åland Islands | haepuff | ÅRTV | "Daisy" | Ronia | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Albania | skanyone | RTSH | "DO IT YOURSELF" | ILIRA | English |
 American Samoa
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | KVZK-TV | "12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | English |
| File:Flag of Andorra.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of China.svg China | ctys0n | CGTN | "flip phone" | PIAO | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Cyprus | msgomes219 | CyBC | "In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "Formule" | Dancy | |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
 India
|
aenthology | Doordarshan | "Moonchild" | The F16s | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Pelangi" | HIVI! | Indonesian |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | randomguy213 | RAI | "Figlia d' 'a Tempesta" | LA NIÑA | Neapolitan |
| Error creating thumbnail: Japan | blueythesharkie | NHK | "Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | English, Japanese |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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] |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg 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 |
 Romania
|
thejendyz | TVR | "E marfa tare" | Alex Velea | Romanian |
| Error creating thumbnail: St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | French[1] |
| South Korea
|
stevenesc. | KBS | "without u here" | nixxiu, Eternal Rin | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Spain | dodgefulartist3 | RTVE | "Just Can't Stay Away" | Hard Rock Sofa, DJ Squire, Max'C | English |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | eurofan98 | SVT | "På måndag" | Miss Li | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "New Waters" | CLARK S | English |
 Taiwan
|
tng8394 | PTS | "Sword" | "Wisp" | English |
 Thailand
|
meuw2202 | TPBS | "Hot & Cold" | 4MIX | English, Thai |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | .ds25_ | BBC | "Ritual" | Jason Kwan | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "your apartment" | dreamfone | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands | moliesmosh | WSVI | "I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 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 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.
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 |
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| 05 | Brazil
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"Lua Cheia" | Marina Sena | 11 | 48 |
| 06 | Philippines
|
"Maria" | 1621 | 19 | 16 |
| 07 |  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 | File:Flag of Peru.svg 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 |  Portugal
|
"Amor de Ferro" | Diogo Piçarra, Pedro Abrunhosa | 17 | 28 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Bulgaria | "Voodoo Doll" | ALMA | 6 | 85 |
| 17 |  St. Pierre & Miquelon
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"Thelma et Louise" | Poupie | 10 | 50 |
| 18 |  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 | Error creating thumbnail: Cabo Verde | "Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 11 | 59 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | "Formule" | Dancy | 15 | 40 |
| 03 |  Albania
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"DO IT YOURSELF" | ILIRA | 14 | 40 |
| 04 | American Samoa
|
"12 ROUNDS" | Callie Young | 7 | 70 |
| 05 |  Egypt
|
"5arbanin" | ALMAS, amadio | 4 | 91 |
| 06 | Switzerland
|
"New Waters" | CLARK S | 16 | 39 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | "Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | 9 | 69 |
| 08 |  Moldova
|
"Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | 8 | 70 |
| 09 |  Guam
|
"Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | 10 | 60 |
| 10 | Palestine
|
"Asli Ana" | zeyne | 1 | 130 |
| 11 | India
|
"Moonchild" | The F16s | 17 | 39 |
| 12 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 5 | 78 |
| 13 |  Lithuania
|
"Į Venesuelą" | Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | 12 | 58 |
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"Ritual" | Jason Kwan | 18 | 28 |
| 15 |  Italy
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"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 |  Northern Mariana Islands
|
"Sleepyhead" | Jutes | 6 | 71 |
| 19 | 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 |
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"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 & 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 | 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 | 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 | Cabo Verde
|
"Gravidade 0" | EU.CLIDES | 14 | 86 |
| 13 | File:Flag of China.svg China | "flip phone" | PIAO | 22 | 53 |
| 14 | Guam
|
"Crimson & Violet" | Anastasia Elliot | 21 | 60 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | "Just Wanna xxxx With You" | Phantom Siita | 16 | 78 |
| 16 | Moldova
|
"Look into my eyes" | Andreea Bostanica | 17 | 77 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: US Virgin Islands | "I hope you hate me." | Dead Poet Society | 13 | 89 |
| 18 | Taiwan
|
"Sword" | Wisp | 4 | 126 |
| 19 |  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 | 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 | Cyprus
|
"In Salamis" | Arrayan Path | 12 | 92 |