Season 21

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Season 21 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in Kaunas, Lithuania. The winning country was TBA, represented by TBD, with their song "TBA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Finale. The runner-up was TBD with a total of TBD points.

Location

Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, is a vibrant cultural and academic center situated at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers. Known for its beautifully preserved interwar modernist architecture—much of which earned the city recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site—Kaunas blends historic charm with a youthful, creative energy fueled by its universities, arts festivals, and thriving café culture. The Old Town features medieval landmarks like Kaunas Castle and Town Hall Square, while the New Town showcases elegant boulevards, museums, and street art. With lush riverfront spaces, a strong basketball tradition, and a dynamic mix of history and modern innovation, Kaunas stands as one of the Baltics’ most distinctive and lively urban centers.

Žalgirio Arena, the venue where the 21st Melodia Song Contest will be held, is a modern multi-purpose indoor venue in Kaunas, built on an island in the Nemunas River and opened in 2011. The largest indoor arena in the Baltic States, it seats about 15,000 for basketball and up to 20,000 for concerts. It serves as the home of Žalgiris Kaunas in the EuroLeague and regularly hosts major sports events, concerts, exhibitions, and conferences. Known for its advanced audiovisual systems, flexible event layouts, and high attendance records, the arena has become a key cultural and entertainment hub for both Kaunas and the wider Baltics region.

Participating Countries

43 countries originally declared their interest in participating this edition, however, North Korea and Puerto Rico were disqualified shortly after the allocation draw, for failing to submit an entry in a timely manner, thus bringing the participation count to 41.

Country Broadcaster Song Artist Language
Åland Islands chromiliaghaztic SVT "Ihmishirviö" Jemina Finnish
American Samoa twan7047 KVZK-TV "MARTYR" Britton English
Belgium dajciemispokoj. VRT/RTBF "Mrs. Impatience" Tsar B English
Bermuda pinguini BBC/CBU "Ritchie Sacramento" Mogwai English
Brazil andrezzapaquita TV Brasil "Mar" Bea Duarte Portugeuse
Canada valentinomore CBC "Out of Sight" Tyler Shaw English
Chile ctys0n TVN "Pala" Q_Ala Spanish, English
China lyall.thormod CGTN "Scent" XLOV English, Korean
Denmark tng8394 DR "Days Of Thunder" Spleen United English
Estonia randomguy213 RTL "Melancholy" Gram-Of-Fun English
Finland moliemosh YLE "Miten Typerä Syy" Saga Mast Finnish
France jesuisunepoubelle France Télévisions "Chamboule tout" Paola French
Gabon toniaczka RTG "Coco Rico" Cj Tell'm, Tar1q
Germany hannestheluser NDR "Aschenbecher" maïa German
Gibraltar suppacoo GBC "I Just Don't Know You Yet" Absolutely English
Iceland msgomes219 RÚV "Milli stjarnanna" Álfgrímur Icelandic
Indonesia zakrusta TVRI "loved by You" Hindia Indonesian, English
Italy szszofi06 RAI "IL BUIO (MI CALMA)" Enula Italian
Jamaica paldosreal.sss JBC/CBU "last night's mascara" Griff English
Japan vasco.dot NHK "Love Sick" AiNA THE END Japanese[1]
Jersey lentavakasvi BBC "Lights" Charlotte Plank, Hybrid Minds English
Kazakhstan itsme_notme KZ1 "Näin on" Aizhan Sultan Finnish, Kazakh
Liberia skanyone LBS "isaac's insects" Isaac Dunbar English
Lithuania riardukas LRT "Uz Antana" Antanas Nedzinskas Lithuanian
Maldives dodgefulartist3 TVM "Sins Of Our Creations" Nothnegal English
Malta eurofan98 TVM "Divine" Luke Vella English
Mexico aenthology TV Azteca "El lugar correcto" Natalia Lafourcade Spanish[2]
Netherlands wither2706 AVROTROS "Spark a Fire" Danny Vera English
Palestine jita26televisi PBC "SKODA SODA" Kokym Arabic
Paraguay hailflax SNT "El Negocio De Ser Vulnerables" Luigi Manzoni, Willian Spanish
Philippines jceurovisionfan1996 ABS-CBN "Don't Ask Me Why" DNA English
Portugal some_random_goober RTP "Deixem o Morto Morrer" Ana Lua Caiano Portugeuse
St. Pierre and Miquelon drehspiessfleisch_im_brot SPM-LP "Hi!" Madeon English
San Marino thejendyz SMRTV "Non Andare" Diego Lazzari Italian
South Korea meuw2202 KBS "Blue Valentine" NMIXX English, Korean
Spain haepuff RTVE "ME ENVENENO" Maria de Juan Spanish
Switzerland eternal2 SRG SSR "HEELS" LUM French[3]
United Kingdom whothehellisorestis BBC "Safety Net" Bea and her Business English
United States sander.nl NBC "lucid dreaming" joan English
US Virgin Islands blueythesharkie WSVI "Crawling" Diva Bleach English
Vietnam stevenesc. VTV "CINDERELLA ÐI BAR" LIZ KIM CƯONG Vietnamese

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 of November, 2025. The 38 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

After the disqualification of North Korea, 18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Lithuania, Netherlands, and Spain, will cast their votes in this semi. 10 countries will qualify for the finale, with Vietnam moving on to the wildcard round.

Draw Country Song Artist Place Points
01 Jamaica "last night's mascara" Griff
02 Vietnam "CINDERELLA ÐI BAR" LIZ KIM CƯONG
03 Canada "Out Of Sight" Tyler Shaw
04 Portugal "Deixem o Morto Morrer" Ana Lua Caiano
05 Estonia "Melancholy" Gram-Of-Fun
06 American Samoa "MARTYR" Britton
07 North Korea
08 Gibraltar "I Just Don't Know You Yet" Absolutely
09 Denmark "Days of Thunder" Spleen United
10 Brazil "Mar" Bea Duarte
11 Iceland "Milli stjarnanna" Álfgrímur
12 Malta "Divine" Luke Vella
13 China "Scent" XLOV
14 St. Pierre and Miquelon "Hi" Madeon
15 France "Chamboule tout" Paola
16 Finland "Miten Typerä Syy" Saga Mast
17 Bermuda "Ritchie Sacramento" Mogwai
18 Belgium "Mrs. Impatience" Tsar B
19 Kazakhstan "Näin on" Aizhan Sultan

Semi-Final 2

Due to the disqualification of Puerto Rico, only 18 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Indonesia, and United States, will cast their votes in this semi. 10 countries will qualify for the finale, with Palestine moving on to the wildcard round.

Draw Country Song Artist Place Points
01 San Marino "Santa subito" chiamamifaro
02 Mexico "El lugar correcto" Natalia Lafourcade
03 Maldives "Sins Of Our Creation" Nothnegal
04 Switzerland "HEELS" LUM
05 Liberia "isaac's insects" Isaac Dunbar
06 Chile "Pala" Q_Ala
07 Puerto Rico
08 United Kingdom "Safety Net" Bea and her Business
09 South Korea "Blue Valentine" NMIXX
10 Germany "Aschenbecher" maïa
11 Italy "IL BUIO (MI CALMA)" Enula
12 Gabon "Coco Rico" Cj Tell'm, Tar1q
13 Paraguay "El Negocio De Ser Vulnerables" Luigi Manzoni
14 Philippines "Don't Ask Me Why" DNA
15 Åland Islands "Ihmishirviö" Jemina
16 Jersey "Lights" Charlotte Plank, Hybrid Minds
17 Japan "Love Sick" AiNA THE END
18 US Virgin Islands "Crawling" Diva Bleach
19 Palestine "SKODA SODA" Kokym

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
Vietnam "CINDERELLA ÐI BAR" LIZ KIM CƯONG 60% Grand Final
Palestine "SKODA SODA" Kokym 40% Eliminated

References

  1. Repeats the same English phrase throughout the song.
  2. The outro, sung by Adán Jodorowsky, was done in French.
  3. There's lines in English, terms in Spanish, and a line in both Korean and Japanese.