Season 23
Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in File:Flag of Estonia.svg Talinn, Estonia. The winning country was Error creating thumbnail: The Netherlands, represented by ANNE with her song "Zieke Wereld". They scored 174 points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was 
Switzerland with 136 points.
Location
The 23rd season of Melodia was hosted in Estonia's Unibet Arena, an arena in Talinn that could house up to 10,000 people at a time, spanning over 13,220m², spread out over 4 floors. Many performers have step foot on the arena's stage, including the likes of Ed Sheeran, Cirque de Soleil, Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, and Haloo Helsinki!, the latter being Finland's representative in Season 17. The arena was also utilized as Eurovision's venue back in 2002.
Participating Countries
42 countries declared interest in participation this season. Montserrat was originally scratched off the participant list after failing to send an entry in a timely manner, but after an internal discussion, they eventually debuted in the contest after the discourse.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia
|
haepuff | AMTV | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | English |
 Australia
|
valentinomore | SBS | "Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | vasco.dot | RTBF/VRT | "Me Condena" | Aõ | Portugeuse |
 Bolivia
|
some_random_goober | Bolivia TV | "El Triste Lamento De Los Payasos" | Allison Ayaviri | Spanish |
 Cameroon
|
jesuisunepoubelle | CRTV | "Tu veux me?" | Yoa | French |
 Denmark
|
msgomes219 | DR | "Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | Danish |
 Cyprus
|
thejendyz | CyBC | "MAGKAS" | Daphne Lawrence | Greek |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | ctys0n | ERR | "Filipiin" | FMMB | Estonian |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | moliemosh | France Télévisions | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "À jamais" | Yena Blue | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Greece | whothehellisorestis | ERT | "Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | Greek |
 Grenada
|
georgianpotato | GPB | "Baggage" | Peraia Holder | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Guam | wither2706 | KGTF | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | English |
 Iran
|
paldosreal.sss | IRIB | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | obsoletesoul | RTÉ | "Pretty" | NewDad | English |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | jita26televisi | RAI | "Little Rat" | Birthh | Italian |
 Japan
|
chromiliaghaztic | NHK | "1000 Days of Moments" | noa | Japanese |
 Kazakhstan
|
mightyhaos | KZ1 | "Stone" | Apricot | Kazakh |
 Latvia
|
thebricker | LSM | "Sazemējums" | Gapoljeri | Latvian |
 Liechtenstein
|
hannestheluser | Radio L | "Manifest" | Felicia Lu | English |
 Lithuania
|
riardukas | LRT | "milžinai" | Gabrielė Vilkickytė | Lithuanian |
 Luxembourg
|
eurofan98 | RTL | "Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Montserrat | blueythesharkie | ZJB/CBU | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | English |
| File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | tng8394 | MRTV | "endlessly" | chanpan | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | twan7047 | AVROTROS | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | Dutch |
| Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | meuw2202 | KCTV | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | English[1] |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | josemtj_ | IRTP | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | randomguy213 | RTP | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luís Sequeira | Portugeuse |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | suppacoo | WIPR | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | English |
 Romania
|
kasvi004 | TVR | "Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | Romanian |
| File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | sandoli.112 | TVS | "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | Portugeuse |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | zakrusta | SBC | "Ego" | Marae | English |
 South Korea
|
flo.patricia06 | KBS | "Icarus" | ARTMS | Korean, English |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | skanyone | SVT | "Mi Amor" | Nova Miller | English[2] |
| Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "La nuit" | Météore | French |
| File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | stevenesc. | TBC | "zeronaire" | alika | English |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye | iloveomer | TRT | "Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | Turkish |
| File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | itsme_notme | RTC/CBU | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | dajciemispokoj | Suspline | "Душа (Dusha)" | LAYAH | Ukranian |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | BBC | "Swordsman" | Night Tapes | English |
 United States
|
sandernl | NBC | "THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 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 29th of January, 2026. The 37 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
19 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those 19 nations plus Bolivia and Estonia casted their votes in this semi. 10 countries booked a ticket to the final, with Turks & Caicos and North Korea progressing to the wildcard round.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grenada
|
"Baggage" | Peraia Holder | 7 | 69 |
| 02 | Switzerland
|
"La nuit" | Météore | 2 | 112 |
| 03 | Error creating thumbnail: Guam | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | 16 | 26 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 11 | 56 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé e Príncipe | "Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | 17 | 26 |
| 06 | United States
|
"THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 6 | 79 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | "endlessly" | chanpan | 4 | 96 |
| 08 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkïye | "Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | 19 | 15 |
| 09 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 1 | 117 |
| 10 | Australia
|
"Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | 14 | 32 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Montserrat | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | 22 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Indonesia | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 8 | 69 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | "Mi Amor" | Nova Millar" | 5 | 91 |
| 14 | Armenia
|
"Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 108 |
| 15 | Cameroon
|
"Tu veux me?" | Yoa | 13 | 44 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | "zeronaire" | alika | 10 | 57 |
| 17 | Denmark
|
"Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | 15 | 27 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "À jamais" | Yena Blue | 9 | 59 |
| 19 | Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | 12 | 55 |
Semi-Final 2
18 countries partook in this semi final. Those said countries plus Belgium, Greece and Portugal casted their votes. After this round culminated, 10 countries made it through, with Iran getting the the semi's wildcard spot.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Liechtenstein
|
"Manifest" | Felicia Lu | 4 | 95 |
| 02 | Luxembourg
|
"Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | 16 | 32 |
| 03 | Kazakhstan
|
"Камнем" | Аврикоса | 6 | 89 |
| 04 | Cyprus
|
"Magkas" | Daphne Lawrence | 17 | 19 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "Pretty" | NewDad | 7 | 83 |
| 06 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | 5 | 92 |
| 07 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 9 | 74 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 3 | 104 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Little Rat" | Birthh | 12 | 49 |
| 10 | South Korea
|
"Icarus" | ARTMS | 15 | 46 |
| 11 | Iran
|
"Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | "Ego" | Marae | 8 | 83 |
| 13 | Romania
|
"Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | 2 | 110 |
| 14 | Latvia
|
"Sazemējums" | Gapoljeri | 14 | 47 |
| 15 | Lithuania
|
"milžinai" | Gabrielė Vilikickytė | 13 | 49 |
| 16 | Japan
|
"1000 Days of Moments" | noa | 1 | 112 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Душа" | LAYAH | 10 | 61 |
| 18 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | 18 | 13 |