Special Melody Q1-2025
The Special Melody Contest Q1-2025 - was the 7th edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It took place in the city of Glasgow, the United Kingdom. The contest was organised by the International Eurofan's Countries Organisation (IECO) and the host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The contest was held at the OVO Hydro Arena and consisted of a single show (Grand Final), and was consisted a final on 14 Juny 2025.
| Special Melody Q1-2025 | |
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| Contest Favorites | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 14 Juny 2025 |
| Host | |
| Venue | OVO Hydro Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Executive supervisor |  Denis Vorobyov |
| Executive producer |  Igor Kapsharin |
| Host broadcaster | BBC |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Debuting countries |  Cuba |
| Returning Countries |  Canada Thailand |
| Non-returning Countries |  Spain |
| Participation map | |
| Vote | |
| Winning song |  Lebanon"Deja Vu" |
Twenty countruies participated in the competition, with Cuba debuting to the competition and Canada and Thailand to return. Spain withdrawal from the competition.
The winner was the Lebanon with the song "Deja Vu", performed by Noa Kirel. Canada, Cuba (best result), Thailand and Switzerland rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: North Macedonia.
Location
City Bidding Process
The city was Glasgow, who was chosen by the organizers immediately without bidding between cities, and the venue of the OVO Hydro Arena became the site.
Format
Season's Rules
This season was dedicated to compositions from Eurovision participants. There were no restrictions on the choice of the composition, but there were a rule according to which more than three participants could not put out performers from one and also more than three participants could not exhibit performers from the same year of their participation in Eurovision. The same performer can not imagine two or more countries.
Participating Countries
Twenty countries have confirmed their participation in the season of the competition. It's was the first time when Cuba participated in the contest. Canada and Thailand returning to the competition, but Spain is left from the competition.
Grand Final
| # | Country | ESC Entrant | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Norway
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 ITA '24
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Angelina Mango | Melodrama | Italian | 6 | 78 |
| 02 |  France
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 UKR '14
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Mariya Yaremchuk | You Are In Me | Ukrainian | 15 | 38 |
| 03 |  Netherlands
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GBR '22
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Sam Ryder | More | English | 20 | 17 |
| 04 |  Germany
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 ALB '22
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Ronela Hajati | Aventura | Albanian | 16 | 37 |
| 05 |  Australia
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FRA '25
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Louane | La Pluie | French | 10 | 56 |
| 06 |  Israel
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ISR '17
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Imri | Imrico | Hebrew | 17 | 27 |
| 07 | Cuba
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 FIN '23 & '25
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Kaarija & Erika Vikman | Ruoska | Finnish | 3 | 109 |
| 08 | Thailand
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 ARM '20
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Athena Manoukian | XO | English | 4 | 83 |
| 09 |  Denmark
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ITA '22
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Blanco | Ladro Di Fiori | Italian | 9 | 58 |
| 10 |  Japan
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 SRB '13, '19
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Nevena Bozovic | Bal | Serbian | 14 | 51 |
| 11 |  Switzerland
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 AUT '23,  CZE '24
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Aiko & Teya | Hunger | English | 5 | 81 |
| 12 | Lebanon
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ISR '23
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Noa Kirel | Deja Vu | Hebrew | 1 | 135 |
| 13 |  South Korea
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 HRV '24
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Baby Lasagna | Biggie Boom Boom | English | 7 | 67 |
| 14 | Albania
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 GRC '25
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Klavdia | Torture | Greek | 12 | 54 |
| 15 |  Hungary
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 ROU '22
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WRS | Dalia | English | 18 | 21 |
| 16 | United Kingdom
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 IRL '24
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Alina Pash & Bambie Thug | Bad Witch | English | 19 | 21 |
| 17 | Italy
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ESP '24
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Nebulossa & Monica Naranjo | Venenosa | Spanish | 11 | 55 |
| 18 | Canada
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ITA '21
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Damiano David | Born With a Broken Heart | English | 2 | 115 |
| 19 |  North Macedonia
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GRC '22
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Amanda Tenfjord | Kill The Lonely | English | 8 | 61 |
| 20 | Portugal
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 RUS '07
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Serebro | Mama Luba | Russian | 13 | 54 |
Voting
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs.
| Norway | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| France | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Rest Of The World Voting
12 Points
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lebanon
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Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea,  The Rest Of The World
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| 2 | Canada
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Italy, Thailand
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| Cuba
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Canada, France
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| Denmark
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Germany, Switzerland
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| North Macedonia
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Netherlands, United Kingdom
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| Portugal
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Cuba, Lebanon
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| Switzerland
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Albania, Germany
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| 1 | Germany
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Norway
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| Italy
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North Macedonia
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| Thailand
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Portugal
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| United Kingdom
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Denmark
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