Season 23
Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in 
Talinn, Estonia. The winning country was 
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 |
 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 |
| Estonia
|
ctys0n | ERR | "Filipiin" | FMMB | Estonian |
 France
|
moliemosh | France Télévisions | "Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | French |
 Gabon
|
toniaczka | RTG | "À jamais" | Yena Blue | French |
 Greece
|
whothehellisorestis | ERT | "Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | Greek |
 Grenada
|
georgianpotato | GPB | "Baggage" | Peraia Holder | English |
 Guam
|
wither2706 | KGTF | "Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | English |
 Indonesia
|
hailflax | TVRI | "Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | English |
 Iran
|
paldosreal.sss | IRIB | "Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | English |
 Ireland
|
obsoletesoul | RTÉ | "Pretty" | NewDad | English |
 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 |
 Montserrat
|
blueythesharkie | ZJB/CBU | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | English |
 Myanmar
|
tng8394 | MRTV | "endlessly" | chanpan | English |
| Netherlands
|
twan7047 | AVROTROS | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | Dutch |
 North Korea
|
meuw2202 | KCTV | "Mono" | i-dle ft. skaiwater | English[1] |
 Peru
|
josemtj_ | IRTP | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | Spanish |
 Portugal
|
randomguy213 | RTP | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luís Sequeira | Portugeuse |
 Puerto Rico
|
suppacoo | WIPR | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | English |
 Romania
|
kasvi004 | TVR | "Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | Romanian |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
sandoli.112 | TVS | "Dia Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | Portugeuse |
 Singapore
|
zakrusta | SBC | "Ego" | Marae | English |
 South Korea
|
flo.patricia06 | KBS | "Icarus" | ARTMS | Korean, English |
 Sweden
|
skanyone | SVT | "Mi Amor" | Nova Miller | English[2] |
| Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "La nuit" | Météore | French |
 Tanzania
|
stevenesc. | TBC | "zeronaire" | alika | English |
 Türkiye
|
iloveomer | TRT | "Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | Turkish |
 Turks & Caicos
|
itsme_notme | RTC/CBU | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | English |
 Ukraine
|
dajciemispokoj | Suspline | "Душа (Dusha)" | LAYAH | Ukranian |
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|
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 | Guam
|
"Forget About Us" | Alfie Castley | 16 | 26 |
| 04 | Turks & Caicos
|
"Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 11 | 56 |
| 05 | São Tomé e Príncipe
|
"Di Xi Ma Kua Buaru" | Calema | 17 | 26 |
| 06 | United States
|
"THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 6 | 79 |
| 07 | Myanmar
|
"endlessly" | chanpan | 4 | 96 |
| 08 | Turkïye
|
"Reenkarnasyon" | AYE | 19 | 15 |
| 09 | France
|
"Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 1 | 117 |
| 10 | Australia
|
"Like A Girl Does" | Peach PRC | 14 | 32 |
| 11 | Montserrat
|
"Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | 22 |
| 12 | Indonesia
|
"Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 8 | 69 |
| 13 | 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 | Tanzania
|
"zeronaire" | alika | 10 | 57 |
| 17 | Denmark
|
"Den Farefulde Færd" | Vansid | 15 | 27 |
| 18 | Gabon
|
"À jamais" | Yena Blue | 9 | 59 |
| 19 | 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 | Ireland
|
"Pretty" | NewDad | 7 | 83 |
| 06 | Puerto Rico
|
"Oh Mary" | Lexxe | 5 | 92 |
| 07 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 9 | 74 |
| 08 | Netherlands
|
"Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 3 | 104 |
| 09 | Italy
|
"Little Rat" | Birthh | 12 | 49 |
| 10 | South Korea
|
"Icarus" | ARTMS | 15 | 46 |
| 11 | Iran
|
"Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloom | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | 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 | Ukraine
|
"Душа" | LAYAH | 10 | 61 |
| 18 | Peru
|
"WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | 18 | 13 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard consisted of Turks & Caicos, North Korea and Iran. The round's voting period culminated on the 17th of February, with the Turks & Caicos Islands progressing to the final after receiving the highest percentage out of the bunch.
| Country | Song | Artist | # of Votes | Percentage | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
"Dumb 4 All" | Ms* Gloomy | 5 | 29.4% | Eliminated |
| North Korea
|
"Mono" | i-dle ft. Skaiwater | 4 | 23.5% | Eliminated |
| Turks & Caicos
|
"Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 8 | 47.1% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the grand finale. South Korea and Ireland failed to vote in a timely manner, with the latter placing in the top 5, which would've made them eligible for an auto qualifier position. This spot was ultimately passed down to France's delegate. Netherlands was named triumph after accumulating a staggering 174 points, followed by Switzerland with 136 points in 2nd, with Armenia rounding off the top 3 with 132 points. Greece ended up placing last with a total of 27 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tanzania
|
"zeronaire" | alika | 16 | 79 |
| 02 | Netherlands
|
"Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 1 | 174 |
| 03 | Romania
|
"Programat Să Ard" | FITTONIA | 11 | 98 |
| 04 | Gabon
|
"À Jamais" | Yena Blue | 21 | 63 |
| 05 | Estonia
|
"Filipiin" | FMMB | 13 | 89 |
| 06 | Belgium
|
"Me Condena" | Aõ | 18 | 75 |
| 07 | Puerto Rico
|
"Oh Mary" | Lexxe | 10 | 100 |
| 08 | Grenada
|
"Baggage" | Peraia Holder | 9 | 100 |
| 09 | France
|
"Techno boom boom" | St. Graal | 6 | 108 |
| 10 | Bolivia
|
"El Lamento Triste De Los Payasos" | Allison Ayaviri | 17 | 78 |
| 11 | Ireland
|
"Pretty" | NewDad | 5 | 112 |
| 12 | Turks & Caicos
|
"Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 20 | 69 |
| 13 | Myanmar
|
"endlessly" | chanpan | 8 | 100 |
| 14 | Sweden
|
"Mi Amor" | Nova Miller | 25 | 50 |
| 15 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 14 | 89 |
| 16 | Armenia
|
"Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 132 |
| 17 | Portugal
|
"Amar o Esquecer" | Luis Sequeira | 22 | 61 |
| 18 | Ukraine
|
"Душа" | LAYAH | 19 | 69 |
| 19 | Singapore
|
"Ego" | Marae | 7 | 101 |
| 20 | Indonesia
|
"Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 24 | 56 |
| 21 | Kazakhstan
|
"Камнем" | Аврикоса | 4 | 115 |
| 22 | Greece
|
"Paraxeni Kopela" | Konstantina Kordouli | 26 | 27 |
| 23 | Liechtenstein
|
"Manifest" | Felicia Lu | 15 | 86 |
| 24 | United States
|
"THE SHIVERS" | nightly | 23 | 58 |
| 25 | Japan
|
"1000 Days of Moments" | noa | 12 | 97 |
| 26 | Switzerland
|
"La nuit" | Météore | 2 | 136 |