Melodi ni Solarie 53

The 53rd edition of Melodi ni Solarie took place in . 
After the special edition and two editions with the classic format for the final, the competition format went back to the regular one: two juries voting in the semifinals and three juries voting in the final. The songs in the semifinal were picked by jury decision rather than ranking.
In the end, confirmed its favouritism and won its 4th title with the band Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird and the song Soothsayer. got a surprising second place to mark its first time in the top 4 in after 53 editions.
With 's victory, English language got its 27th title and Australia got its 3rd win (being the last time with as well, in the same 13rd position in the running order as well).
This final was marked by a mistake in the voting: initially the host province had finished third; however when the votes were corrected, Tiago Nacarato & Salvador Sobral went down to the 5th position and ended up with the 3rd place.
In the jury vote, beat the regular edition winners to secure the second title for the province.
==Semifinal 1==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song 	Semi
1 	 	Jessica Shy 	Viskas Ką Turiu 	10
2 	 	Duquesa 	Norte Litoral 	11
3 	 	Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird	Soothsayer 	1
4 	 	Brazilian Girls 	Pirates 	8
5 	 	Wild Rivers 	Wandering Child 	5
6 	 	True Tides 	Automatic 	7
7 	 	Leyya 	Superego 	4
8 	 	Felipe Schuster 	Yo Me Fui Ya Volví	12
9 	 	Rosemary & Garlic 	Old Now 	3
10 	 	Trombone de Frutas 	Me n U 	2
11 	 	Ilko Birov 	I'll Be 	6
12 	 	Kytes 	Any Better 	9
==Semifinal 2==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song 	Semi
1 	 	Vuurwerk, Climb X 	Grip 	8
2 	 	Lucy Dacus 	Troublemaker Doppelgänger 	5
3 	 	Beyza Doğuç 	Ben Hep Burdayım 	7
4 	 	Terry Blue 	Avenida Paulista 	12
5 	 	Co&Jane 	Les Châteaux de Sable 	10
6 	 	Jen Cloher 	Forgot Myself 	6
7 	 	Jan Verstraeten 	Stalker 	9
8 	 	Pokey LaFarge 	Going To The Country 	1
9 	 	Johan Airijoki 	Tomtebloss 	4
10 	 	How To Dress Well 	Vacant Boat 	11
11 	 	Jeremy Messersmith	No Superheroes in Cleveland	3
12 	 	Ten Fé 	Single, No Return 	2
==Final==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Leyya 	Superego 	7 	72
2 	 	Lucy Dacus 	Troublemaker Doppelgänger 	15 	26
3 	 	True Tides 	Automatic 	6 	74
4 	 	Jeremy Messersmith 	No Superheroes in Cleveland	9 	53
5 	 	Brazilian Girls 	Pirates 	14 	30
6 	 	Jen Cloher 	Forgot Myself 	16 	20
7 	 	Beyza Doğuç 	Ben Hep Burdayım 	4 	92
8 	 	Rosemary & Garlic 	Old Now 	11 	45
9 	 	Ten Fé 	Single, No Return 	3 	94
10 	 	Ilko Birov 	I'll Be 	13 	36
11 	 	Wild Rivers 	Wandering Child 	10 	48
12 	 	Tiago Nacarato & Salvador Sobral	Tempo 	5 	81
13 	 	Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird	Soothsayer 	1 	107
14 	 	Trombone de Frutas 	Me n U 	8 	60
15 	 	Pokey LaFarge 	Going To The Country 	2 	107
16 	 	Johan Airijoki 	Tomtebloss 	12 	37
==Winning Song==
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==Jury Results==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song
1° 	 	Pokey LaFarge 	Going To The Country
2° 	 	Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird	Soothsayer
3° 	 	Trombone de Frutas 	Me n U