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{{Infobox song contest | {{Infobox song contest | ||
| name = Special Melody | | name = Special Melody | ||
| final = 7 August 2023 | | final = 7 August 2023 | ||
| year = Q3-2023 | | year = Q3-2023 | ||
| theme = '''Geographical Names''' | | theme = '''Geographical Names''' | ||
| logo = [[File:SM-Q3-23.jpg|300px]] | | logo = [[File:SM-Q3-23.jpg|300px]] | ||
| host = [[File:Tha-icon.png| | | host = [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand|Channel 3]] | ||
| venue = [[:en:Impact, Muang Thong Thani|Impact Arena Bangkok]], [[:en:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand | | venue = [[:en:Impact, Muang Thong Thani|Impact Arena Bangkok]], [[:en:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand | ||
| presenters = | | presenters = | ||
| director = | | director = | ||
| exproducer = [[File:Tha-icon.png| | | exproducer = [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand|Maksim Bogomolov]] | ||
| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png| | | exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]] | ||
| winner = | | winner = [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]]</br>"Antarctica" | ||
| entries = 16 | | entries = 16 | ||
| debut = | | debut = [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]]</br>[[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]]</br>[[File:Cyp-icon.png|20px]] [[Cyprus in the Special Melody|Cyprus]]</br>[[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]]</br>[[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany in the Special Melody|Germany]]</br>[[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece in the Special Melody|Greece]]</br>[[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary in the Special Melody|Hungary]]</br>[[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]]</br>[[File:Kaz-icon.png|20px]] [[Kazakhstan in the Special Melody|Kazakhstan]]</br>[[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon in the Special Melody|Lebanon]]</br>[[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands in the Special Melody|Netherlands]]</br>[[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway in the Special Melody|Norway]]</br>[[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal in the Special Melody|Portugal]]</br>[[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]]</br>[[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]]</br>[[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]] | ||
| return = None | | return = None | ||
| nonreturn = None | | nonreturn = None | ||
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| vote = | | vote = | ||
| null = | | null = | ||
| prev_year = None | |||
| next_year = [[Special Melody Q4-2023|Q4-23]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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]], [[Thailand]]. | 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 in the Special Melody|Canada]] with the song "Antarctica", performed by [[:en:The Hardkiss|The Hardkiss]]. [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]], [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]], [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]] and [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] rounded out the top five. Remarkably, the host country of the contest ([[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]]) finished in last place. | |||
== <strong>Location</strong> == | == <strong>Location</strong> == | ||
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]] | 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 in the Special Melody|Australia]], [[Portugal in the Special Melody|Portugal]], [[Germany in the Special Melody|Germany]] and [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] initially withdrew from the bid. Of the remaining 12 countries, 6 candidates were approved by the IECO Council: [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]], [[Greece in the Special Melody|Greece]], [[Hungary in the Special Melody|Hungary]], [[Kazakhstan in the Special Melody|Kazakhstan]], [[Norway in the Special Melody|Norway]] and [[Thailand in the Special Melody|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> == | ||
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=== | ===Rules of season=== | ||
For | 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. | ||
== <strong>Participating Countries</strong> == | == <strong>Participating Countries</strong> == | ||
Sixteen countries have confirmed their participation in the first season of the competition. | |||
===Final=== | ===Final=== | ||
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! scope="col" | Points | ! scope="col" | Points | ||
|- | |- | ||
|01 | | 01 | ||
| | | [[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]] | ||
| [[:en:Joan Thiele|Joan Thiele]] | |||
| Armenia | |||
| English | |||
| 3 | |||
| 102 | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|[[:en: | |||
| | |||
|English | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 02 | ||
| | | [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal in the Special Melody|Portugal]] | ||
|[[:en: | | [[:en:Martin Tungevaag|Tungevaag]] | ||
| | | Peru | ||
|English | | English | ||
| | | 7 | ||
| | | 62 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 03 | ||
| | | [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] [[Greece in the Special Melody|Greece]] | ||
|[[:en: | | [[:en:Nothing But Thieves|Nothing But Thieves]] | ||
| | | Amsterdam | ||
|English | | English | ||
| | | 12 | ||
| | | 42 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 04 | ||
| | | [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]] | ||
|[[:en: | | [[:en:Jess & Matt|Jess & Matt]] | ||
| | | Sydney to Me | ||
|English | | English | ||
| | | 4 | ||
| | | 82 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 05 | ||
| | | [[File:Kaz-icon.png|20px]] [[Kazakhstan in the Special Melody|Kazakhstan]] | ||
|[[ | | [[:en:Sting (musician)|Sting]] | ||
| | | Englishman in New York | ||
|English | | English | ||
| | | 15 | ||
| | | 34 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 06 | |||
| [[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon in the Special Melody|Lebanon]] | |||
| [[:en:Gia Gunn|Gia Gunn]] & [[:en:Alaska Thunderfuck|Alaska Thunderfuck]] | |||
| La China Mas Latina | |||
| English,Spanish | |||
| 14 | |||
| 35 | |||
|-bgcolor="Gold" | |-bgcolor="Gold" | ||
|07 | | 07 | ||
| | | [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]] | ||
|[[:en:The Hardkiss|The Hardkiss]] | | [[:en:The Hardkiss|The Hardkiss]] | ||
|Antarctica | | Antarctica | ||
|Ukrainian | | Ukrainian | ||
|1 | | 1 | ||
|120 | | 120 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|08 | | 08 | ||
| | | [[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany in the Special Melody|Germany]] | ||
|[[:en:Zivert|Zivert]] | | [[:en:Zivert|Zivert]] | ||
|Beverly Hills | | Beverly Hills | ||
|English,Russian | | English,Russian | ||
|9 | | 9 | ||
|57 | | 57 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|09 | | 09 | ||
| | | [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]] | ||
|Lecomte de Bregeot | | Lecomte de Bregeot | ||
|Paris 1985 | | Paris 1985 | ||
|English,French | | English,French | ||
|10 | | 10 | ||
|46 | | 46 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10 | | 10 | ||
| | | [[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] | ||
|[[:en:Fergie|Fergie]] | | [[:en:Fergie|Fergie]] | ||
|London Bridge | | London Bridge | ||
|English | | English | ||
|5 | | 5 | ||
|71 | | 71 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11 | | 11 | ||
| | | [[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway in the Special Melody|Norway]] | ||
|[[:en:Katy Perry|Katy Perry]] | | [[:en:Katy Perry|Katy Perry]] | ||
|Harleys In Hawaii | | Harleys In Hawaii | ||
|English | | English | ||
|8 | | 8 | ||
|57 | | 57 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12 | | 12 | ||
| | | [[File:Cyp-icon.png|20px]] [[Cyprus in the Special Melody|Cyprus]] | ||
|[[:en:Marina Diamandis|Marina And The Diamonds]] | | [[:en:Marina Diamandis|Marina And The Diamonds]] | ||
|Hollywood | | Hollywood | ||
|English | | English | ||
|11 | | 11 | ||
|46 | | 46 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13 | | 13 | ||
| | | [[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands in the Special Melody|Netherlands]] | ||
|[[:en:Bastille (band)|Bastille]] | | [[:en:Bastille (band)|Bastille]] | ||
|Pompeii | | Pompeii | ||
|English | | English | ||
|6 | | 6 | ||
|65 | | 65 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14 | | 14 | ||
| | | [[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary in the Special Melody|Hungary]] | ||
|[[:en:George Ezra|George Ezra]] | | [[:en:George Ezra|George Ezra]] | ||
|Budapest | | Budapest | ||
|English | | English | ||
|13 | | 13 | ||
|40 | | 40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|15 | | 15 | ||
| | | [[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]] | ||
|[[:en:Carabao (band)|Carabao]] | | [[:en:Carabao (band)|Carabao]] | ||
|Unity Thailand | | Unity Thailand | ||
|Thai | | Thai | ||
|16 | | 16 | ||
|22 | | 22 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|16 | | 16 | ||
| | | [[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] | ||
| | | Mirei | ||
|Lonely in Tokyo | | Lonely in Tokyo | ||
|English | | English | ||
|2 | | 2 | ||
|105 | | 105 | ||
|} | |} | ||
== <strong>Voting</strong> == | == <strong>Voting</strong> == | ||
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs. | 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: 50%;"| | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
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! rowspan="16" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}} | ! rowspan="16" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}} | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Denmark | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Denmark | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |102 | ||
| style="background: #aaa;" | || 8|| 8|| 5|| 2|| 10|| 8|| 10|| 10|| 10|| || 7|| 4|| 6|| 7|| || 7 | | style="background: #aaa;" | || 8|| 8|| 5|| 2|| 10|| 8|| 10|| 10|| 10|| || 7|| 4|| 6|| 7|| || 7 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Portugal | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Portugal | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |62 | ||
| 3|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 1|| 2|| || 12|| 3|| 8|| 4|| || 8|| || 2|| 10|| 4|| 5|| | | 3|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 1|| 2|| || 12|| 3|| 8|| 4|| || 8|| || 2|| 10|| 4|| 5|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Greece | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Greece | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |42 | ||
| 8|| 6|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || || || || || 5|| 5|| || || 8|| 3|| 1|| 6|| | | 8|| 6|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || || || || || 5|| 5|| || || 8|| 3|| 1|| 6|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Australia | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Australia | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |82 | ||
| 7|| 10|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || 4|| 10|| 3|| 8|| 7|| 5|| 1|| 6|| 8|| 3|| ||5 | | 7|| 10|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || 4|| 10|| 3|| 8|| 7|| 5|| 1|| 6|| 8|| 3|| ||5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Kazahstan | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Kazahstan | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |34 | ||
| || 1|| || 4|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || || || 6|| || 3|| || 7|| || 6|| 7|| | | || 1|| || 4|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || || || 6|| || 3|| || 7|| || 6|| 7|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Lebanon | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Lebanon | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |35 | ||
| 2|| 7|| || || || style="background: #aaa;" | || 1|| 7|| 2|| 1|| 6|| 6|| || || || 1||2 | | 2|| 7|| || || || style="background: #aaa;" | || 1|| 7|| 2|| 1|| 6|| 6|| || || || 1||2 | ||
|- | |-bgcolor="Gold" | ||
! scope="row" style="background: | ! scope="row" style="background: Gold;" | Canada | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: | | style="text-align: right; background: Gold;" |120 | ||
| || 12|| || 1|| 10|| 8|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 2|| 12|| 2|| 12|| 8|| 5|| 12|| 12|| 12||12 | | || 12|| || 1|| 10|| 8|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 2|| 12|| 2|| 12|| 8|| 5|| 12|| 12|| 12||12 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Germany | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Germany | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |57 | ||
| || || || || 8|| || 12|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 3|| || 1|| 5|| || 5|| 10|| 3|| 10 | | || || || || 8|| || 12|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 3|| || 1|| 5|| || 5|| 10|| 3|| 10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | United Kingdom | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | United Kingdom | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |46 | ||
| 4|| || || 7|| 4|| 5|| 5|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || 2|| 2|| || 1|| || 10|| 1 | | 4|| || || 7|| 4|| 5|| 5|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || 2|| 2|| || 1|| || 10|| 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Japan | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Japan | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |71 | ||
| 6|| || 4|| 6|| 6|| 6|| || 12|| || style="background: #aaa;" | || 4|| 12|| 1|| || 8|| ||6 | | 6|| || 4|| 6|| 6|| 6|| || 12|| || style="background: #aaa;" | || 4|| 12|| 1|| || 8|| ||6 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Norway | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Norway | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |57 | ||
| 5|| || 3|| 3|| 3|| 2|| 7|| 1|| || 4|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 10|| 3|| 4|| || 8||4 | | 5|| || 3|| 3|| 3|| 2|| 7|| 1|| || 4|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 10|| 3|| 4|| || 8||4 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Cyprus | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Cyprus | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |46 | ||
| 1|| || 12|| || 12|| 3|| || 4|| || 3|| 7|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || || || 4|| | | 1|| || 12|| || 12|| 3|| || 4|| || 3|| 7|| style="background: #aaa;" | || || || || 4|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Netherlands | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Netherlands | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |65 | ||
| 12|| 5|| 10|| 10|| 7|| 1|| 2|| || || 8|| || || style="background: #aaa;" | || 2|| || ||8 | | 12|| 5|| 10|| 10|| 7|| 1|| 2|| || || 8|| || || style="background: #aaa;" | || 2|| || ||8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Hungary | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Hungary | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |40 | ||
| || 2|| 2|| 8|| 1|| || 4|| || 1|| 6|| || || 12|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 2|| 2|| | | || 2|| 2|| 8|| 1|| || 4|| || 1|| 6|| || || 12|| style="background: #aaa;" | || 2|| 2|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Thailand | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Thailand | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" |22 | ||
| || 3|| 6|| || || || || || || || || 3|| 10|| || style="background: #aaa;" | || || | | | || 3|| 6|| || || || || || || || || 3|| 10|| || style="background: #aaa;" | || || | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | South Korea | ! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | South Korea | ||
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | | | 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 | | 10|| 4|| 7|| 12|| 5|| 7|| 6|| 6|| 7|| 12|| 10|| 4|| || 7|| 5|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||3 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 85%;" | ||
|+ Detailed vote from the rest of the world | |||
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=== 12 Points === | === 12 Points === | ||
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==Navigation== | ==Navigation== | ||
{{Navigation}} | {{Navigation}} |
Latest revision as of 18:32, 8 July 2025
Special Melody Q3-2023 | |
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Geographical Names | |
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Dates | |
Final | 7 August 2023 |
Host | |
Venue | Impact Arena Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand |
Executive supervisor | ![]() |
Executive producer | ![]() |
Host broadcaster | ![]() |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 16 |
Debuting countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Returning Countries | None |
Non-returning Countries | None |
Participation map | |
Vote | |
Winning song | ![]() "Antarctica" |
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

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 |
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Joan Thiele | Armenia | English | 3 | 102 |
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Tungevaag | Peru | English | 7 | 62 |
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Nothing But Thieves | Amsterdam | English | 12 | 42 |
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Jess & Matt | Sydney to Me | English | 4 | 82 |
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Sting | Englishman in New York | English | 15 | 34 |
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Gia Gunn & Alaska Thunderfuck | La China Mas Latina | English,Spanish | 14 | 35 |
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The Hardkiss | Antarctica | Ukrainian | 1 | 120 |
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Zivert | Beverly Hills | English,Russian | 9 | 57 |
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Lecomte de Bregeot | Paris 1985 | English,French | 10 | 46 |
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Fergie | London Bridge | English | 5 | 71 |
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Katy Perry | Harleys In Hawaii | English | 8 | 57 |
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Marina And The Diamonds | Hollywood | English | 11 | 46 |
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Bastille | Pompeii | English | 6 | 65 |
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George Ezra | Budapest | English | 13 | 40 |
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Carabao | Unity Thailand | Thai | 16 | 22 |
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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.
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12 Points
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