Season 25

From Melodia

Season 25 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is held in Antalya, Türkiye. The winning country was ?, represented by ? with her song "?". They scored ? points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was ? with ? points.

Location

The 23rd season of Melodia was hosted in Antalya Sports Hall,

Participating Countries

41 countries declared interest in participation this season.

Country Broadcaster Song Artist Language
Åland Islands some_random_goober ÅRTV "VIP" Norae Finnish
American Samoa hannestheluser Radio L "Real Connection" Band of Silver English
Australia drehspiessfleisch_im_brot SBS "TASTE" Melrose Avenue English
Belgium sandernl VRT "Wie?" Aaron Blommaert Dutch
Canada lozzol CBC "Le cowboy aux mains d'argent" Lysandre French
China richietheicon (formerly moliemosh) CGTN "The NPC Anthem" ProducePandas Chinese
Ecuador kasvi004 Ecuador TV "Inti" Oscar Troya, Tamya Moran, Curi Cachimuel Kichwa
El Salvador romain.11 TCS "Love Me Till U Hate Me" Niko Rubio English
Finland suppacoo Yle "Sydän on rikki" Aliisa Syrjä Finnish
Georgia jita26televisi GPB "Sevda" Ketato Nergadze Georgian
Germany georgianpotato ARD/NDR "PRETTY" Georgia Cavallo English
Ghana twan7047 GTV "COMING OF AGE" METTE English
Gibraltar obsoletesoul GBC "Union Station" overpass English
Guam itsme_notme KGTF "Without You I Can't Dance" Josh Alexander English
Guernsey stevenesc. BBC "Sirens" Oslo Twins English
Indonesia hailflax TVRI "Little Mischievous" Stars and Rabbit English
Italy dajciemispokoj RAI "ISLAND" Nantas English
Ivory Coast toniaczka RTI "FILLE" Canelle French
Japan vasco.dot NHK "The Story of Us" milet Japanese, English
Jersey .clemenced. BBC "DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING?" Erin LeCount English
Kazakhstan thejendyz KZ1 "UYATSYZ BALA" ZIRU Kazakh
Latvia thebricker LSM "Nakts ugunīs" Fonds Viegli Latvian
Lithuania riardukas LRT "Kiaurai Sielas" GIEDRĖ Lithuanian
Luxembourg jesuisunepoubelle RTL "Käptn Peng?" LUNA German
Malaysia zakrusta RTM "Ribs" AVA English
Mexico msgomes219 TV Azteca "Kerosene" The Warning English
Mongolia aqu4t3x. MNB "Uuls" Erdenechimeg, Mrs M Mongolian
Netherlands wither2706 AVROTROS "Don't Think Twice" Yaro Mila English
Philippines jceurovisionfan1996 ABS-CBN "My Love" HARA Filipino, English
Portugal meuw2202 RTP "Devia Ter-te Traído" Bárbara Tinoco Portuguese
Puerto Rico blueythesharkie WIPR "Andromeda" Chrissy Chlapecka English
South Korea paldosreal.sss IRIB "404(New Era)" KiiiKiii Korean, English
Sweden chromiliaghaztic SVT "Håll mig nära" Junior Brielle Swedish
Switzerland eternal2 SRG SSR "Fall" Gigi Malua German
Nicaragua ctys0n TN8 "KFC Santería" Cain Culto, Sudan Archives English
Northern Mariana Islands tng8394 PBC "dancewithme" aidn. English
Peru josemtj_ IRTP "TU MI CANCIÓN" DAMARIS Spanish
Türkiye iloveomer TRT "velhasıl" Sıla Turkish
Ukraine mightyhaos Suspilne "Little Ghost" mini mielk, Infraction, Emerel Gray English
United Kingdom randomguy213 BBC "Have You Considered?" Pattie Gonia, Imogen Heap English
United States whothehellisorestis NBC "FMLYLM" Ella Isaacson 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 12 April 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" 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

References