Special Melody Q3-2023: Difference between revisions

| name = Special Melody

| final = 7 August 2023

| theme = '''Geographical Names'''

| logo = [[File:SM-Q3-23.jpg|300px]]

| host = [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand|Channel 3]]

| venue = [[:en:Impact, Muang Thong Thani|Impact Arena Bangkok]], [[:en:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand

| exproducer = [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand|Maksim Bogomolov]]

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

| winner = [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]]</br>"Antarctica"

| entries = 16

| 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]]

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

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.

 

 

 

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]]

 

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]]

 

 

===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 [[:en:YouTube|YouTube]] portal.

 

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

 

 

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