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{{Infobox song contest

| name = Special Melody

| final = ~~April~~ 2025

| final = 14 Juny 2025

| year = Q1-2025

| theme = Contest Favorites

| logo =

| logo = [[File:SM-Q1-25.jpg|300px]]

| host = [[File:Gbr-icon.png|~~24px~~]] [[:en:BBC|BBC]]

| host = [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[:en:BBC|BBC]]

| venue = [[:en:OVO Hydro|OVO Hydro]] Arena, [[:en:Glasgow|Glasgow]], [[United Kingdom]]

| venue = [[:en:OVO Hydro|OVO Hydro]] Arena, [[:en:Glasgow|Glasgow]], [[:en:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]

| presenters =

| director =

| exproducer = [[File:Gbr-icon.png|~~24px~~]] [[United Kingdom|Igor Kapsharin]]

| exproducer = [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom|Igor Kapsharin]]

| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|~~24px~~]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]]

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

| winner = ~~TBD~~

| winner = [[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon#Special Melody|Lebanon]]"Deja Vu"

| entries = 20

| debut = ~~{{CUB}}~~

| debut = [[File:Cub-icon.png|20px]] [[Cuba#Special Melody|Cuba]]

| return = ~~{{CAN}}~~ ~~{{THA}}~~

| nonreturn = ~~{{ESP}}~~

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

| 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 =

| prev_year = [[Special Melody Q4-2024|Q4-24]]

| next_year = [[Special Melody Q2-2025|Q2-25]]

}}

The '''Special Melody Contest Q1-2025''' - was the 7th edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made. It took place in the city of [[:en:Glasgow|Glasgow]], ~~[[United Kingdom]] following the country's victory at the previous edition of [[Special Melody Q4-2024|Special Melody Q4-2024]] in [[Israel]] with~~ the ~~song "Most Na Adi" perfromed by~~ [[:en:~~Teodora~~|~~Teodora~~]]. The contest was organised by the [[Main Page|International Eurofan's Countries Organisation]] (IECO) and

The '''Special Melody Contest Q1-2025''' - was the 7th edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made. It took place in the city of [[:en:Glasgow|Glasgow]], the [[:en:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. The contest was organised by the [[Main Page|International Eurofan's Countries Organisation]] (IECO) and

the host broadcaster [[:en:BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)]]. The contest was held at the [[:en:OVO Hydro|OVO Hydro Arena]] and consisted of a single show (Grand Final).

the host broadcaster [[:en:BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)]]. The contest was held at the [[:en:OVO Hydro|OVO Hydro Arena]] and consisted of a single show (Grand Final), and was consisted a final on 14 Juny 2025.

Twenty countruies participated in the competition, with [[Cuba#Special Melody|Cuba]] debuting to the competition and [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]] and [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]] to return. [[Spain#Special Melody|Spain]] withdrawal from the competition.

The winner was the [[Lebanon#Special Melody|Lebanon]] with the song "Deja Vu", performed by [[:en:Noa Kirel|Noa Kirel]]. [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]], [[Cuba#Special Melody|Cuba]] (best result), [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]] and [[Switzerland#Special Melody|Switzerland]] rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: [[North Macedonia#Special Melody|North Macedonia]].

== Location ==

=== City Bidding Process ===

The city was [[:en:Glasgow|Glasgow]], who was chosen by the organizers immediately without bidding between cities, and the venue of the [[:en:OVO Hydro|OVO Hydro]] Arena became the site.

== Format ==

=== Season's Rules ===

~~The theme of the 7th edition~~ was ~~"Contest Favorites" which means that only songs~~ from ~~the [[:en:~~Eurovision ~~Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]]~~ participants ~~are allowed for the submission~~. ~~It is important to mention that~~ the ~~entries~~ of the ~~participants on the contest itself~~, ~~or their attempts at national selections are not accepted. There~~ were ~~no other rules introduced~~ to ~~this edition. Participants were allowed to take any performer~~ from ~~any~~ year ~~with any language~~. ~~Standard videoclip requests apply~~.

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 ==

~~A record 20~~ countries ~~has~~ participated in ~~this edition~~. ~~After a one episode break,~~ [[Canada]] and [[Thailand]] ~~returned back~~ to the competition, ~~while~~ [[Spain]] has participated previously, but decided not to participate in this edition. For the first time in the history of the competition, [[Cuba]] has participated in this edition signifying their debut at the [[Special Melody ~~Contest~~|~~Special Melody Contest~~]].

Twenty countries have confirmed their participation in the season of the competition. It's was the first time when [[Cuba#Special Melody|Cuba]] participated in the contest. [[Canada#Special Melody|Canada]] and [[Thailand#Special Melody|Thailand]] returning to the competition, but [[Spain#Special Melody|Spain]] is left from the competition.

===Grand Final===

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| 01

| ~~{{NOR}}~~

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

| [[File:Ita-icon.png|20px]] '''ITA''' '24

| Angelina Mango

| [[:en:Angelina Mango|Angelina Mango]]

| Melodrama

| Italian

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| 02

| ~~{{FRA}}~~

| [[File:Fra-icon.png|20px]] [[France#Special Melody|France]]

| [[File:Ukr-icon.png|20px]] '''UKR''' '14

| Mariya Yaremchuk

| [[:en:Mariya Yaremchuk|Mariya Yaremchuk]]

| You Are In Me

| Ukrainian

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| 03

| ~~{{NLD}}~~

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

| [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] '''GBR''' '22

| Sam Ryder

| [[:en:Sam Ryder|Sam Ryder]]

| More

| English

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| 04

| ~~{{DEU}}~~

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

| [[File:Alb-icon.png|20px]] '''ALB''' '22

| Ronela Hajati

| [[:en:Ronela Hajati|Ronela Hajati]]

| Aventura

| Albanian

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| 05

| ~~{{AUS}}~~

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

| [[File:Fra-icon.png|20px]] '''FRA''' '25

| Louane

| [[:en:Louane (singer)|Louane]]

| La Pluie

| French

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| 06

| ~~{{ISR}}~~

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

| [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] '''ISR''' '17

| Imri

| [[:en:Imri Ziv|Imri]]

| Imrico

| Hebrew

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| 07

| ~~{{CUB}}~~

| [[File:Cub-icon.png|20px]] [[Cuba#Special Melody|Cuba]]

| [[File:Fin-icon.png|20px]] '''FIN''' '23 & '25

| Kaarija & Erika Vikman

| [[:en:Käärijä|Kaarija]] & [[:en:Erika Vikman|Erika Vikman]]

| Ruoska

| Finnish

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| 08

| ~~{{THA}}~~

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

| [[File:Arm-icon.png|20px]] '''ARM''' '20

| Athena Manoukian

| [[:en:Athena Manoukian|Athena Manoukian]]

| XO

| English

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| 09

| ~~{{DNK}}~~

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

| [[File:Ita-icon.png|20px]] '''ITA''' '22

| Blanco

| [[:en:Blanco (singer)|Blanco]]

| Ladro Di Fiori

| Italian

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| 10

| ~~{{JPN}}~~

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

| [[File:Srb-icon.png|20px]] '''SRB''' '13, '19

| Nevena Bozovic

| [[:en:Nevena Božović|Nevena Bozovic]]

| Bal

| Serbian

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| 11

| ~~{{CHE}}~~

| [[File:Che-icon.png|20px]] [[Switzerland#Special Melody|Switzerland]]

| [[File:Aut-icon.png|20px]] '''AUT''' '23, [[File:Cze-icon.png|20px]] '''CZE''' '24

| Aiko & Teya

| [[:en:Aiko (Czech singer)|Aiko]] & [[:en:Teya (singer)|Teya]]

| Hunger

| English

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| 12

| ~~{{LBN}}~~

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

| [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] '''ISR''' '23

| Noa Kirel

| [[:en:Noa Kirel|Noa Kirel]]

| Deja Vu

| Hebrew

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| 13

| ~~{{KOR}}~~

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

| [[File:Hrv-icon.png|20px]] '''HRV''' '24

| Baby Lasagna

| [[:en:Baby Lasagna|Baby Lasagna]]

| Biggie Boom Boom

| English

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| 14

| ~~{{ALB}}~~

| [[File:Alb-icon.png|20px]] [[Albania#Special Melody|Albania]]

| [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] '''GRC''' '25

| Klavdia

| [[:en:Klavdia (singer)|Klavdia]]

| Torture

| Greek

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| 15

| ~~{{HUN}}~~

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

| [[File:Rou-icon.png|20px]] '''ROU''' '22

| WRS

| [[:en:Andrei Ursu|WRS]]

| Dalia

| English

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| 16

| ~~{{GBR}}~~

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

| [[File:Irl-icon.png|20px]] '''IRL''' '24

| Alina Pash & Bambie Thug

| [[:en:Alina Pash|Alina Pash]] & [[:en:Bambie Thug|Bambie Thug]]

| Bad Witch

| English

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| 17

| ~~{{ITA}}~~

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

| [[File:Esp-icon.png|20px]] '''ESP''' '24

| Nebulossa & Monica Naranjo

| [[:en:Nebulossa|Nebulossa]] & [[:en:Mónica Naranjo|Monica Naranjo]]

| Venenosa

| Spanish

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| 18

| ~~{{CAN}}~~

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

| [[File:Ita-icon.png|20px]] '''ITA''' '21

| Damiano David

| [[:en:Damiano David|Damiano David]]

| Born With a Broken Heart

| English

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| 19

| ~~{{MKD}}~~

| [[File:Mkd-icon.png|20px]] [[North Macedonia#Special Melody|North Macedonia]]

| [[File:Grc-icon.png|20px]] '''GRC''' '22

| Amanda Tenfjord

| [[:en:Amanda Tenfjord|Amanda Tenfjord]]

| Kill The Lonely

| English

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| 20

| ~~{{PRT}}~~

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

| [[File:Rus-icon.png|20px]] '''RUS''' '07

| Serebro

| [[:en:Serebro|Serebro]]

| Mama Luba

| Russian

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== Voting ==

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

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