Season 12
Season 12 of Melodia Song Contest was hosted in File:Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal. The winning country was File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, represented by dArtagnan with their song "Ruf der Freiheit". They scored a total of 151 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland with 148 points.
Location
Participating Countries
A total of 37 countries participated in this edition of Melodia Song Contest.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | olympiaevergreen | RTSH | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | Albanian |
 Australia
|
theschemingturtle | SBS | "insubordinate." | alt. | English |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | jita26televisi | BRTC | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | English |
| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | suppacoo | VRT | "Loser" | RORI | English |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | erminofernandes | BHRT | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | Bosnian[1] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Canada | sandernl | CBC | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | English |
| File:Flag of Czechia.svg Czechia | it.domca.69 | ČT | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | English |
| File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | valentinomore | EcuadorTV | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | English |
| File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | thejendyz | TVGE | "Fatiguée" | Anguesomo | French[1] |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | moliesmosh | Yle | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | Finnish |
 France
|
eurofan98 | France Télévisions | "Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | French |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | German |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | twan7047 | KGTV | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | English |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | meuw2202 | TVB | "Renegade" | LUCAS | English |
| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | whothehellisorestis | RÚV | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | English |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | pinguini | RTÉ | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | English |
| File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man | kasvi004 | BBC | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | English |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | esclorenzo | RAI | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | Italian |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | womansworld | BBC | "Solar" | dearALICE | English |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | toniaczka | KBC | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | zakrusta | RTM | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | Malay |
| File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | wither2706 | AVROTROS | "Work of Art" | RONDE | English |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | moldovanatifi | TN8 | "UNA" | Stayleave | Spanish[1] |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | stevenesc. | KCTV | "Girls" | Nature | Korean[1] |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | randomguy213 | NRK | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | Norwegian |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | PTV | "Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | Tagalog |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | .ouannnn | TVP | "Alice" | Bassvictim | English |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | haepuff | RTP | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | English |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | jesuisunepoubelle | SPM-LP | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | French |
 South Korea
|
paldosreal.sss | KBS | "Love Attack" | RESCENE | English, Korean |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | tng8394 | SVT | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | Swedish |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | French |
| File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | viciiiiiii | TVT | "OMNIPRÉSENCE" | Fyore | French |
| File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | bluiethesharkie | BBC | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | English |
| File:Flag of United States.svg United States | skanyone | NBC | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | English |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | ctys0n | VTM | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 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 16th November 2024. The 32 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
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus North Korea, Sweden and United Kingdom voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Jersey moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "Loser" | RORI | 7 | 83 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | "Fatiguee" | Anguesomo | 15 | 24 |
| 03 | Switzerland
|
"Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 10 | 52 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 131 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 9 | 55 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | "Omnipresence" | Fyore | 13 | 43 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia & Herzegovina | "Hollywood" | Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Rasta | 16 | 17 |
| 08 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 5 | 86 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man | "Follow Me" | Matrix & Futurebound, Ayak Thiik | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 113 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 8 | 65 |
| 13 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 6 | 85 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | "Renegade" | LUCAS | 12 | 45 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | dearALICE | 11 | 46 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 4 | 95 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Portugal and South Korea voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with St. Pierre and Miquelon moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 5 | 73 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 6 | 65 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | "Alice" | Bassvictim | 14 | 26 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 8 | 61 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 11 | 46 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 65 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 4 | 91 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 10 | 56 |
| 09 | Philippines
|
"Iba Ka" | Seth Fedelin | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 1 | 114 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Czechia.svg Czechia | "I Have No Inspiration" | Thom Artway | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 2 | 95 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 2 | 95 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | "Can't Choose" | LARI LUKE, Kiara Nelson | 12 | 44 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | "UNA" | Stayleave | 14 | 26 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on December 3rd. St. Pierre and Miquelon was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "Solar" | dearALICE | 31.6% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 68.4% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Germany was the winner with 151 points, followed by Finland with 148 points and Guam with 142 points. France ended in the last place with 37 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | "Forglømmegei" | Hege Bjerk | 21 | 53 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | "Hush" | Xenia Manasseh | 6 | 109 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | "dear me" | Plumcot Paige | 13 | 75 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | "Painava Sydan" | Mirella | 2 | 148 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | "Tunggu" | Jetcetera | 11 | 84 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "dying on the inside" | Nessa Barrett | 3 | 142 |
| 07 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | "Girls" | Nature | 10 | 89 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | "Ruf der Freiheit" | dArtagnan | 1 | 151 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Work of Art" | RONDE | 24 | 46 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Bast i Sverige" | Junior Brielle | 20 | 61 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg St. Pierre and Miquelon | "C'est la Merde" | NAVA | 23 | 47 |
| 12 | Switzerland
|
"Pour de Bon" | Shana Pearson | 14 | 70 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Rendezvous" | NIKO | 7 | 105 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "MILLEOCCHI" | nudda | 5 | 111 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | "Me e Forte" | Xheisara Frisku | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "Vakar Vakare" | Rokas Yan | 17 | 67 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Canada | "More Than My Mind" | ELIO | 8 | 97 |
| 18 | File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | "Stockholm Butterfly" | Jazmin Bean | 25 | 41 |
| 19 | Australia
|
"insubordinate." | alt. | 9 | 95 |
| 20 | South Korea
|
"Love Attack" | RESCENE | 18 | 66 |
| 21 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | "These Are The Days" | Inhaler | 22 | 49 |
| 22 | File:Flag of United States.svg United States | "Why Do You Love Me" | Charlotte Lawrence | 15 | 69 |
| 23 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | "Waves of Blue" | Majid Jordan | 12 | 80 |
| 24 | France
|
"Celui Qui Part" | Joseph Kamel | 26 | 37 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Hotel Heartache" | Thorsteinn Einarsson | 16 | 68 |
| 26 | File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | "Loser" | RORI | 4 | 123 |