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{{Infobox song contest
{{Infobox song contest
| name = Special Melody Contest
| name = Special Melody
| final = TBD June 2022
| final = 7 August 2023
| year = Q2-2023
| year = Q3-2023
| theme =  
| theme = '''Geographical Names'''
| logo =  
| logo = [[File:SM-Q3-23.jpg|300px]]
| host =  
| host = [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand|Channel 3]]
| venue = An Online Competition
| venue = [[:en:Impact, Muang Thong Thani|Impact Arena Bangkok]], [[:en:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand
| presenters =  
| presenters =  
| director =  
| director =  
| exproducer =  
| exproducer = [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand|Maksim Bogomolov]]
| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|24px]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]]
| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]]
| winner =  
| winner = [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]]</br>"Antarctica"
| entries = 5
| entries = 16
| debut = {{AUS}}<br>{{DEU}}<br>{{JPN}}}<br>{{LBN}}<br>{{PRT}}<br>
| debut = [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia#Special Melody|Australia]]</br>[[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]]</br>[[File:Cyp-icon.png|20px]] [[Cyprus#Special Melody|Cyprus]]</br>[[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark#Special Melody|Denmark]]</br>[[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany#Special Melody|Germany]]</br>[[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece#Special Melody|Greece]]</br>[[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary#Special Melody|Hungary]]</br>[[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan#Special Melody|Japan]]</br>[[File:Kaz-icon.png|20px]] [[Kazakhstan#Special Melody|Kazakhstan]]</br>[[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon#Special Melody|Lebanon]]</br>[[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands#Special Melody|Netherlands]]</br>[[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway#Special Melody|Norway]]</br>[[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal#Special Melody|Portugal]]</br>[[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea#Special Melody|South Korea]]</br>[[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]]</br>[[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom#Special Melody|United Kingdom]]
| return = None
| return = None
| nonreturn = None
| nonreturn = None
| Participation map = TBA
| 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.
| null =  
| null =  
| prev_year = None
| next_year = [[Special Melody Q4-2023|Q4-23]]
}}
}}
The '''Special Melody Contest Q2-2023''' - was the 1st edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made.
The '''Special Melody Contest Q3-2023''' - was the 1st edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made. It is set to take place in [[:en:Bangkok|Bangkok]], [[:en:Thailand|Thailand]]. Organised by the [[Main Page|International Eurofan's Countries Organisation]] (IECO) and host broadcaster Channel 3 (Thailand), the contest was held at the [[:en:Impact, Muang Thong Thani|Impact Arena Bangkok]], and was consisted a final on 7 August 2023.
 
Sixteen countries participated in the first contest. All sixteen countries took part in the competition for the first time.
 
The winner was the [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]] with the song "Antarctica", performed by [[:en:The Hardkiss|The Hardkiss]]. [[South Korea]], [[Denmark]], [[Australia]] and [[Japan]] rounded out the top five. Remarkably, the host country of the contest ([[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]]) finished in last place.
 
== <strong>Location</strong> ==
== <strong>Location</strong> ==
The competition was held in an online version and did not assume a host country.
The venue for the first season was selected from among the countries that confirmed their participation in the season. Of the 16 participating countries, [[Australia]], [[Portugal]], [[Germany]] and [[Japan]] initially withdrew from the bid. Of the remaining 12 countries, 6 candidates were approved by the IECO Council: [[Denmark]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Norway]] and [[Thailand]]. During the discussions and voting, the right to host the first season went to Thailand. The host city was [[:en:Bangkok|Bangkok]] - the capital of the chosen country.The venue for the competition was the [[:en:Impact, Muang Thong Thani|Impact Arena Bangkok]]
 
== <strong>Production</strong> ==
===Visual Design===
It was decided by the IECO that the contest shall follow a simple style with no theme and a permanent logo. Permanent logo was designed and presented to the IECO prior to the contest and got instantly approved. It comprises with the cursive wording of the wordmark "Special" where letter S shapes a heart and a music treble clef, followed by a country flag inside the heart and sans-serif geometric writing "Melody". Each year the heart changes flag to the host nation
[[File:Special-melody.jpg|200px|thumb|none|An official logo for Special Melody]]
 
== <strong>Format</strong> ==
== <strong>Format</strong> ==
===Entries===
The competition was held in the format of one final, which was also used in subsequent seasons of the competition. The difference from season to season was the change of themes of the seasons.
For Q2-2023, the main entry requirement will be the name of the geographic feature in the song title.<br>
 
Also, additional conditions are restrictions on the use of the same geographical object twice, however, it should be noted that the restriction will not affect other geographical objects located in the same country or continent with which there is already an application.<br>
===Rules of season===
For example: An application with the name "Portugal", applications with this name cannot be used, but other objects such as "Lisbon", "Porto", "Azores", "Pena Palace" and other geographical objects in the country can be used.<br>
For the first edition of the competition, the main requirement for the application was the name of a geographical object in the title of the competition entry. Additional conditions included a restriction on using the same geographical object twice, but the restriction did not apply to other geographical objects located in the same country or continent with which there was already an application. Also, the song title had to include only the geographical object represented by the subject and should not include a definition. There were no restrictions on the language, year of the composition's release, or the number of views on the [[:en:YouTube|YouTube]] portal.
There are no restrictions on the year of release of the song in Q2-2023.<br>
 
There are no language restrictions in Q2-2023.<br>
== <strong>Participating Countries</strong> ==
== <strong>Participating Countries</strong> ==
Below are the countries that have declared their intention to conduct an internal or open selection of a representative for participation. At the moment, 4 countries have declared their desire to participate in the Q2-2023 season.
Sixteen countries have confirmed their participation in the first season of the competition.
 
===Final===
===Final===
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
 
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Artist
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! scope="col" | Points
! scope="col" | Points
|-
|-
|{{AUS}}
| 01
|
| [[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark#Special Melody|Denmark]]
|
| [[:en:Joan Thiele|Joan Thiele]]
|
| Armenia
|
| English
|
| 3
| 102
|-
| 02
| [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal#Special Melody|Portugal]]
| [[:en:Martin Tungevaag|Tungevaag]]
| Peru
| English
| 7
| 62
|-
| 03
| [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece#Special Melody|Greece]]
| [[:en:Nothing But Thieves|Nothing But Thieves]]
| Amsterdam
| English
| 12
| 42
|-
| 04
| [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia#Special Melody|Australia]]
| [[:en:Jess & Matt|Jess & Matt]]
| Sydney to Me
| English
| 4
| 82
|-
| 05
| [[File:Kaz-icon.png|20px]] [[Kazakhstan#Special Melody|Kazakhstan]]
| [[:en:Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| Englishman in New York
| English
| 15
| 34
|-
| 06
| [[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon#Special Melody|Lebanon]]
| [[:en:Gia Gunn|Gia Gunn]] & [[:en:Alaska Thunderfuck|Alaska Thunderfuck]]
| La China Mas Latina
| English, Spanish
| 14
| 35
|-bgcolor="Gold"
| 07
| [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]]
| [[:en:The Hardkiss|The Hardkiss]]
| Antarctica
| Ukrainian
| 1
| 120
|-
| 08
| [[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany#Special Melody|Germany]]
| [[:en:Zivert|Zivert]]
| Beverly Hills
| English, Russian
| 9
| 57
|-
| 09
| [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom#Special Melody|United Kingdom]]
| Lecomte de Bregeot
| Paris 1985
| English, French
| 10
| 46
|-
| 10
| [[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan#Special Melody|Japan]]
| [[:en:Fergie|Fergie]]
| London Bridge
| English
| 5
| 71
|-
| 11
| [[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway#Special Melody|Norway]]
| [[:en:Katy Perry|Katy Perry]]
| Harleys In Hawaii
| English
| 8
| 57
|-
| 12
| [[File:Cyp-icon.png|20px]] [[Cyprus#Special Melody|Cyprus]]
| [[:en:Marina Diamandis|Marina And The Diamonds]]
| Hollywood
| English
| 11
| 46
|-
| 13
| [[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands#Special Melody|Netherlands]]
| [[:en:Bastille (band)|Bastille]]
| Pompeii
| English
| 6
| 65
|-
| 14
| [[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary#Special Melody|Hungary]]
| [[:en:George Ezra|George Ezra]]
| Budapest
| English
| 13
| 40
|-
| 15
| [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]]
| [[:en:Carabao (band)|Carabao]]
| Unity Thailand
| Thai
| 16
| 22
|-
| 16
| [[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea#Special Melody|South Korea]]
| Mirei
| Lonely in Tokyo
| English
| 2
| 105
|}
 
== <strong>Voting</strong> ==
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top; width: 99%;"
| style="width: 60%;"|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;"
|-
|+ Grand Final voting results
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #F2F2F2;" |
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Total score|cellstyle=border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Denmark}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Portugal}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Greece}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Australia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Kazahstan}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Lebanon}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Canada}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Germany}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|United kingdom}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Japan}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Norway}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Cyprys}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Netherlands}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Hungary}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Thailand}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|South Korea}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Rest of the World}}
|-
| style="height:2px; background: #eaecf0; border-top:1px solid transparent;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
|-
! rowspan="16" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Denmark
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |102
| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  8||  8||  5||  2|| 10|| 8|| 10||  10||  10||  ||  7|| 4|| 6|| 7|| || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Portugal
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |62
| 3|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  1||  2||  ||  12|| 3|| 8|| 4||  ||  8||  ||  2|| 10|| 4|| 5||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Greece
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |42
| 8|| 6|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  ||  ||  || || 5|| 5||  ||  ||  8||  3|| 1|| 6||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Australia
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |82
| 7|| 10|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  4||  10||  3|| 8|| 7|| 5||  1||  6||  8||  3|| ||5
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Kazahstan
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |34
| || 1|| || 4|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  ||  ||  6|| || 3|| ||  7||  ||  6||  7||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Lebanon
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |35
| 2|| 7|| || || || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  1||  7||  2||  1|| 6|| 6|| ||  ||  ||  1||2 
|-bgcolor="Gold"
! scope="row" style="background: Gold;" | Canada
| style="text-align: right; background: Gold;" |120
| || 12|| || 1|| 10||  8|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  2||  12||  2||  12|| 8|| 5|| 12||  12||  12||12 
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Germany
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |57
| || || || || 8||  || 12|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  3||  ||  1||  5|| || 5|| 10||  3|| 10
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | United Kingdom
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |46
| 4|| || || 7|| 4||  5|| 5|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  2||  2||  || 1|| || 10|| 1 
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Japan
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |71
| 6|| || 4|| 6|| 6||  6|| || 12|| || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  4||  12||  1||  || 8|| ||6
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Norway
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |57
| 5|| || 3|| 3|| 3||  2|| 7|| 1|| || 4|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  10||  3||  4||  || 8||4
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Cyprus
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |46
| 1|| || 12|| || 12||  3|| || 4|| || 3|| 7|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  ||  ||  4||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Netherlands
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |65
| 12|| 5|| 10|| 10|| 7||  1|| 2|| || || 8|| || || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  2||  ||  ||8 
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Hungary
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |40
| || 2|| 2|| 8|| 1||  || 4|| || 1|| 6|| || || 12|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  2|| 2||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Thailand
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |22
| || 3|| 6|| || ||  || || || || || || 3||  10||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  |
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | South Korea
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |105
| 10|| 4|| 7|| 12|| 5||  7|| 6|| 6|| 7|| 12|| 10|| 4||  ||  7|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||3 
|}
|style="width: 40%;"|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+ Detailed vote from the rest of the world
|-
! scope="col" |Place
! scope="col" |Country
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Points
! scope="col" |[[File:Esp-icon.png|24px]]</br>ESP
! scope="col" |[[File:Swe-icon.png|24px]]</br>SWE
! scope="col" |[[File:Smr-icon.png|24px]]</br>SMR
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{CAN}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4.3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{DEU}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5.3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{NLD}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6.0
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{DNK}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6.0
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{JPN}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6.6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{AUS}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6.6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{NOR}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7.3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{KOR}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7.6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{LBN}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8.3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{GBR}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| {{GRC}}
| rowspan="14" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9.3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| {{CYP}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9.6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| {{KAZ}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| {{PRT}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11.6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| {{HUN}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12.6
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| {{THA}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15.3
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
|}
|}
=== 12 Points ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 12 points awarded by the countries
|-
! scope="col" |#
! scope="col" |Recipient
! scope="col" |Countries giving 12 points
|-
|-
|{{DEU}}
| rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
|
|{{CAN}}
|
|{{HUN}}, {{NOR}}, {{PRT}}, {{KOR}}, {{THA}}, {{GBR}}, {{XRW}}
|
|-
|
| rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
|
|{{KOR}}
|{{AUS}}, {{JPN}}
|-
|-
|{{JPN}}
|{{JPN}}
|
|{{CYP}}, {{DEU}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|{{CYP}}
|{{GRC}}, {{KAZ}}
|-
|rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
|{{NLD}}
|{{DNK}}
|-
|{{PRT}}
|{{LBN}}
|{{LBN}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|{{PRT}}
|{{DEU}}
|
|{{CAN}}
|
|-
|
|{{HUN}}
|
|{{NLD}}
|
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 13 August 2025

Special Melody Q3-2023
Geographical Names
Dates
Final7 August 2023
Host
VenueImpact Arena Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Executive supervisor Denis Vorobyov
Executive producer Maksim Bogomolov
Host broadcaster Channel 3
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries Australia
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Japan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
South Korea
Thailand
United Kingdom
Returning CountriesNone
Non-returning CountriesNone
Participation map
Vote
Voting systemEach participating country and the ROW awards one set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs.
Winning song Canada
"Antarctica"
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The Special Melody Contest Q3-2023 - was the 1st edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It is set to take place in Bangkok, Thailand. Organised by the International Eurofan's Countries Organisation (IECO) and host broadcaster Channel 3 (Thailand), the contest was held at the Impact Arena Bangkok, and was consisted a final on 7 August 2023.

Sixteen countries participated in the first contest. All sixteen countries took part in the competition for the first time.

The winner was the Canada with the song "Antarctica", performed by The Hardkiss. South Korea, Denmark, Australia and Japan rounded out the top five. Remarkably, the host country of the contest (Thailand) finished in last place.

Location

The venue for the first season was selected from among the countries that confirmed their participation in the season. Of the 16 participating countries, Australia, Portugal, Germany and Japan initially withdrew from the bid. Of the remaining 12 countries, 6 candidates were approved by the IECO Council: Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Norway and Thailand. During the discussions and voting, the right to host the first season went to Thailand. The host city was Bangkok - the capital of the chosen country.The venue for the competition was the Impact Arena Bangkok

Production

Visual Design

It was decided by the IECO that the contest shall follow a simple style with no theme and a permanent logo. Permanent logo was designed and presented to the IECO prior to the contest and got instantly approved. It comprises with the cursive wording of the wordmark "Special" where letter S shapes a heart and a music treble clef, followed by a country flag inside the heart and sans-serif geometric writing "Melody". Each year the heart changes flag to the host nation

An official logo for Special Melody

Format

The competition was held in the format of one final, which was also used in subsequent seasons of the competition. The difference from season to season was the change of themes of the seasons.

Rules of season

For the first edition of the competition, the main requirement for the application was the name of a geographical object in the title of the competition entry. Additional conditions included a restriction on using the same geographical object twice, but the restriction did not apply to other geographical objects located in the same country or continent with which there was already an application. Also, the song title had to include only the geographical object represented by the subject and should not include a definition. There were no restrictions on the language, year of the composition's release, or the number of views on the YouTube portal.

Participating Countries

Sixteen countries have confirmed their participation in the first season of the competition.

Final

# Country Artist Song Language(s) Place Points
01 Denmark Joan Thiele Armenia English 3 102
02 Portugal Tungevaag Peru English 7 62
03 Greece Nothing But Thieves Amsterdam English 12 42
04 Australia Jess & Matt Sydney to Me English 4 82
05 Kazakhstan Sting Englishman in New York English 15 34
06 Lebanon Gia Gunn & Alaska Thunderfuck La China Mas Latina English, Spanish 14 35
07 Canada The Hardkiss Antarctica Ukrainian 1 120
08 Germany Zivert Beverly Hills English, Russian 9 57
09 United Kingdom Lecomte de Bregeot Paris 1985 English, French 10 46
10 Japan Fergie London Bridge English 5 71
11 Norway Katy Perry Harleys In Hawaii English 8 57
12 Cyprus Marina And The Diamonds Hollywood English 11 46
13 Netherlands Bastille Pompeii English 6 65
14 Hungary George Ezra Budapest English 13 40
15 Thailand Carabao Unity Thailand Thai 16 22
16 South Korea Mirei Lonely in Tokyo English 2 105

Voting

Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs.

Grand Final voting results
Total score
Denmark
Portugal
Greece
Australia
Kazahstan
Lebanon
Canada
Germany
United kingdom
Japan
Norway
Cyprys
Netherlands
Hungary
Thailand
South Korea
Rest of the World
Contestants
 Denmark 102 8 8 5 2 10 8 10 10 10 7 4 6 7 7
Portugal 62 3 1 2 12 3 8 4 8 2 10 4 5
Greece 42 8 6 5 5 8 3 1 6
Australia 82 7 10 5 4 10 3 8 7 5 1 6 8 3 5
Kazahstan 34 1 4 6 3 7 6 7
Lebanon 35 2 7 1 7 2 1 6 6 1 2
Canada 120 12 1 10 8 2 12 2 12 8 5 12 12 12 12
Germany 57 8 12 3 1 5 5 10 3 10
United Kingdom 46 4 7 4 5 5 5 2 2 1 10 1
Japan 71 6 4 6 6 6 12 4 12 1 8 6
Norway 57 5 3 3 3 2 7 1 4 10 3 4 8 4
Cyprus 46 1 12 12 3 4 3 7 4
Netherlands 65 12 5 10 10 7 1 2 8 2 8
Hungary 40 2 2 8 1 4 1 6 12 2 2
Thailand 22 3 6 3 10
South Korea 105 10 4 7 12 5 7 6 6 7 12 10 4 7 5 3
Detailed vote from the rest of the world
Place Country Points
ESP
SWE
SMR
1 Canada 12 4.3 4 6 3
2 Germany 10 5.3 1 9 6
3 Netherlands 8 6.0 9 7 2
4 Denmark 7 6.0 3 3 12
5 Japan 6 6.6 11 8 1
6 Australia 5 6.6 2 13 5
7 Norway 4 7.3 8 4 10
8 South Korea 3 7.6 5 2 16
9 Lebanon 2 8.3 6 11 8
10 United Kingdom 1 9 13 5 9
11 Greece 9.3 16 1 11
12 Cyprus 9.6 12 10 7
13 Kazakhstan 10 14 12 4
14 Portugal 11.6 7 14 14
15 Hungary 12.6 10 15 13
16 Thailand 15.3 15 16 15

12 Points

12 points awarded by the countries
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
7 Canada Hungary, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, The Rest Of The World
2 South Korea Australia, Japan
Japan Cyprus, Germany
Cyprus Greece, Kazakhstan
1 Netherlands Denmark
Portugal Lebanon
Germany Canada
Hungary Netherlands

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