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| exproducer = [[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea|Denis Leonenko]]

| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]]

| winner = [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Greece]]"Weapon"

| winner = [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece#Special Melody|Greece]]"Weapon"

| entries = 18

| return = None

| nonreturn = [[File:Kaz-icon.png|20px]] [[Kazakhstan ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Kazakhstan]]

| nonreturn = [[File:Kaz-icon.png|20px]] [[Kazakhstan#Special Melody|Kazakhstan]]

| Participation map = TBA

| vote =

| vote = Each participating country and the [[The Rest Of The World|ROW]] awards one set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs.

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| prev_year = [[Special Melody Q3-2023|Q3-23]]

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The '''Special Melody Contest Q4-2023''' - was the 2st edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made. It is set to take place in [[:en:Gangneung|Gangneung]], [[South Korea]], because the winner of the [[:en: Special Melody Q3-2023|previous competition]] [[Canada]] refused to host this episode of the competition. Due to this, the competition was transferred to the country that took 2nd place - [[South Korea]]. Organised by the International Eurofan's Countries Organisation (IECO) and host broadcaster [[:en:Korean_Broadcasting_System|Korean Broadcasting System]] (KBS), the contest was held at the Impact Arena Bangkok, and was consisted a final on 15 December 2023.

A record eighteen countruies participated in the competition, with [[Israel#Special Melody|Israel]], [[Italy#Special Melody|Italy]] and [[Spain#Special Melody|Spain]] participating for the first time. Last season's competitor [[Kazakhstan#Special Melody|Kazakhstan]] withdrew from the competition.

The winner was the [[Greece#Special Melody|Greece]] with the song "Weapon", performed by [[:en:Against the Current (band)|Against The Current]]. [[Japan#Special Melody|Japan]] (best result), [[Portugal#Special Melody|Portugal]] (best result), [[Denmark#Special Melody|Denmark]] and [[South Korea#Special Melody|South Korea]] rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: [[Hungary#Special Melody|Hungary]] and the [[United Kingdom#Special Melody|United Kingdom]], [[United Kingdom#Special Melody|United Kingdom]] (10th place second time). [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]] finished on the last place second time a row.

== Location ==

The Q4-2023 contest will be held in one of the cities of [[South Korea]], which received the right to host after its victory in the previous competition. The selected venue is the 12.000-seat Gangneung Ice Arena.

The Q4-2023 contest will be held in one of the cities of [[:en:South Korea|South Korea]], which received the right to host after its victory in the previous competition. The selected venue is the 12.000-seat Gangneung Ice Arena.

=== City bidding process ===

On November 15, three candidate cities for the competition were announced, they were: Gangneung, Incheon and Busan. In the end, Gangneung got the right to host the song contest, and the ~~"arena"~~ was chosen as the venue for the contest.

On November 15, three candidate cities for the competition were announced, they were: [[:en:Gangneung|Gangneung]], [[:en:Incheon|Incheon]] and [[:en:Busan|Busan]]. In the end, Gangneung got the right to host the song contest, and the [[:en:Gangneung Ice Arena|Gangneung Ice Arena]] was chosen as the venue for the contest.

== Format ==

===Rules of season===

In the ~~Q4-2023,~~ the ~~main rule for submitting an application will be the presence~~ of ~~the Rock genre in it or~~ its varieties~~, such as: Pop Rock, Punk Rock, Art Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock, Grunge, etc~~.~~~~

The theme of the season was the genre of songs - rock and all its varieties from strong metal rock to alternative rock and other things. The only restriction was the release of the composition - the composition should not have been released earlier on January 1, 2018. There was still a ban on the use of performers who participated in the competition of Eurovision songs.

~~Also, a mandatory requirement will be a limitation on~~ the release ~~date~~ of the ~~song. Applications issued from~~ January 1, 2018 ~~to the present day are allowed for this episode of the competition (that is, 01.01.2018 - XX~~.~~XX.2023)~~

~~Prohibition~~ on the use of ~~any~~ performers who participated in the Eurovision ~~Song Contest~~

~~Ban on using songs from WorldVision and Special Melody~~

~~You can use~~ songs ~~that were in the Billboard Top-100~~

~~There are no language restrictions in Q4-2023~~.~~~~

== Participating Countries ==

Eighteen countries have confirmed their participation in the season of the competition. It's was the first time when [[Israel#Special Melody|Israel]], [[Italy#Special Melody|Italy]] and [[Spain#Special Melody|Spain]] participated in the contest. [[Kazakhstan#Special Melody|Kazakhstan]] is left from the competition.

===Final===

~~The following 18 countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in Q4-2023.~~

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| 01

| [[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Japan]]

| [[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan#Special Melody|Japan]]

| [[:en: One Ok Rock|One Ok Rock]]

| Renegades

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| 02

| [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Thailand]]

| [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]]

| Jaws The Shark

| Suff City

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| 03

| [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Australia]]

| [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia#Special Melody|Australia]]

| [[:en:Rain City Drive|Rain City Drive]]

| Wasting My Youth

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| 04

| [[File:Cyp-icon.png|20px]] [[Cyprus ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Cyprus]]

| [[File:Cyp-icon.png|20px]] [[Cyprus#Special Melody|Cyprus]]

| [[:en:Mother Mother|Mother Mother]]

| Hayloft I

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| 05

| [[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Netherlands]]

| [[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands#Special Melody|Netherlands]]

| [[:en:Bad Omens|Bad Omens]]

| Just Pretend

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| 06

| [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom ~~in the~~ Special Melody|United Kingdom]]

| [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom#Special Melody|United Kingdom]]

| [[:en:The Pretty Reckless|The Pretty Reckless]]

| 25

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| 07

| [[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Norway]]

| [[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway#Special Melody|Norway]]

| [[:en:Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]

| Trouble’s Coming

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| 08

| [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Portugal]]

| [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal#Special Melody|Portugal]]

| [[:en: The Word Alive|The Word Alive]]

| No Way Out

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| 09

| [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Canada]]

| [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]]

| Citizen Soldier

| Unsaid

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| 10

| [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] [[Israel ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Israel]]

| [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] [[Israel#Special Melody|Israel]]

| [[:en:Nothing but Thieves|Nothing But Thieves]]

| Forever & Ever More

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| 11

| [[File:Ita-icon.png|20px]] [[Italy ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Italy]]

| [[File:Ita-icon.png|20px]] [[Italy#Special Melody|Italy]]

| [[:en:Modà|Modà]]

| Finisce Sempre Cosi

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| 12

| [[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea ~~in the~~ Special Melody|South Korea]]

| [[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea#Special Melody|South Korea]]

| [[:en:Spiritbox|Spiritbox]]

| Ultraviolet

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| 13

| [[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Hungary]]

| [[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary#Special Melody|Hungary]]

| [[:en: Dorothy|Dorothy]]

| Rest In peace

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| 14

| [[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Germany]]

| [[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany#Special Melody|Germany]]

| [[:en:Mothica|Mothica]]

| Casualty

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| [[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Lebanon]]

| [[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon#Special Melody|Lebanon]]

| [[:en:Edge Of Paradise|Edge Of Paradise]]

| Digital Paradise

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| 16

| [[File:Esp-icon.png|20px]] [[Spain ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Spain]]

| [[File:Esp-icon.png|20px]] [[Spain#Special Melody|Spain]]

| [[:en:Imagine Dragons|Imagine Dragons]]

| Natural

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| [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Greece]]

| [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece#Special Melody|Greece]]

| [[:en:Against the Current (band)|Against The Current]]

| Weapon

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| [[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark ~~in the~~ Special Melody|Denmark]]

| [[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark#Special Melody|Denmark]]

| Holy Wars

| Get Mine

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|-bgcolor="Gold"

! scope="row" style="background: ~~#f2f2f2~~;" | Greece

! scope="row" style="background: Gold;" | Greece

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|{{GRC}}

|{{DEU}}, {{GBR}}, ~~'''Rest of the World'''~~

|{{DEU}}, {{GBR}}, {{XRW}}

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|{{AUS}}