Season 23
Season 23 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined was held in 
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Armenia.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg 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 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | eurofan98 | RTL | "Just For You" | Mara Van Dyck | English |
| File:Flag of Montserrat.svg 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] |
| Error creating thumbnail: Peru | josemtj_ | IRTP | "WARMISITAY" | Milena Warthon | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | randomguy213 | RTP | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luís Sequeira | Portugeuse |
| Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | suppacoo | WIPR | "Oh Mary" | Lexxe | English |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | 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 | 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 | File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | "Sugar/Tzu" | black midi | 18 | 22 |
| 12 | Indonesia
|
"Unknown Rendezvous" | Vira Talisa | 8 | 69 |
| 13 | Sweden
|
"Mi Amor" | Nova Millar" | 5 | 91 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 108 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg 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 | 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 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | 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 | File:Flag of Romania.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | "Душа" | LAYAH | 10 | 61 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
| Error creating thumbnail: North Korea | "Mono" | i-dle ft. Skaiwater | 4 | 23.5% | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg 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 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | "zeronaire" | alika | 16 | 79 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Netherlands | "Zieke Wereld" | ANNE | 1 | 174 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Romania.svg 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | File:Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos | "Fig Tree" | Chloe Slater | 20 | 69 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | "endlessly" | chanpan | 8 | 100 |
| 14 | Sweden
|
"Mi Amor" | Nova Miller | 25 | 50 |
| 15 | United Kingdom
|
"Swordsman" | Night Tapes | 14 | 89 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | "Till We Die" | Julia Rizik | 3 | 132 |
| 17 | Error creating thumbnail: Portugal | "Amar o Esquecer" | Luis Sequeira | 22 | 61 |
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: Ukraine | "Душа" | LAYAH | 19 | 69 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg 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 |