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the host broadcaster [[:en:Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation|Kan]]. The contest was held at the [[:en:Sammy Ofer Stadium|Sammy Ofer Stadium]], and was consisted a final on 5 February 2025.
the host broadcaster [[:en:Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation|Kan]]. The contest was held at the [[:en:Sammy Ofer Stadium|Sammy Ofer Stadium]], and was consisted a final on 5 February 2025.


Eighteen countruies participated in the competition, with [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]] returning to the competition and [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] to return. [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]], [[San Marino in the Special Melody|San Marino]] and [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]] withdrawal from the competition.
Eighteen countruies participated in the competition, with [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]] debuting to the competition and [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] to return. [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]], [[San Marino in the Special Melody|San Marino]] and [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]] withdrawal from the competition.


The winner was the [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]] with the song "Most Na Adi", performed by Teodora. [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]], [[Albania in the Special Melody|Albania]] (best result), [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: [[Italy in the Special Melody|Italy]] and [[Lebanon in the Special Melody|Lebanon]].
The winner was the [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]] with the song "Most Na Adi", performed by Teodora. [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]], [[Albania in the Special Melody|Albania]] (best result), [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: [[Italy in the Special Melody|Italy]] and [[Lebanon in the Special Melody|Lebanon]].
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== Location ==
== Location ==
=== City Bidding Process ===
=== City Bidding Process ===
The city was [[:en:Haifa|Haifa]], who was chosen by the organizers immediately without bidding between cities, and the venue of the [[:en:Sammy Ofer Stadium|Sammy Ofer Stadium]] became the site.


== Format ==
== Format ==
=== Season Rules ===
=== Season Rules ===
On January 7, 2025, it was announced, that the theme of the 6th edition of the contest would be "Diversity of Languages". Each participating country would join the language allocation draw, where it will be randomly determined in which language they need to find their entry in order to participate. Traditionally, the theme idea and the list of the languages were discussed between the Supervisor of the competition along with the National Broadcaster. To make it fair, the list didn't include English or French, so each of the participating country would need to bring additional effort in securing their performance.  
The theme of the season was the language of compositions, which was awarded by drawing between the participants of the season. Each of the twenty languages was classified under a certain number.


Approved list of 20 different options has been published at the same day and the confirmation process has started. While some countries found the idea quite interesting and appealing, another countries expressed their concerns that the edition theme was very difficult. At the end, 19 countries has expressed their interest and has been confirmed to take place in the language draw.
The selected application was obliged to be a language that was determined by the lot to each participant. There were no restrictions on the composition, except, as, as a ban on the use of compositions from Eurovision participants.


== Participating Countries ==
== Participating Countries ==
[[Japan]] and [[South Korea]] has returned to the competition, while [[Canada]] [[San Marino]] and [[Thailand]] took part in the previous edition, but has decided not to take part in this one. One of the reasons why [[Canada]] has decided to withdraw from the competition, would be the edition's theme and its difficulty. [[San Marino]] has not stated the official reason of its non-participation, however rumors say that it might be due to contest being held in [[Israel]]. From the other hand, some countries has expressed their interest in participation even before the theme would be announced like [[North Macedonia]] that has announced it's debute irregardless of the theme. [[Poland]] has confirmed its participation and were allocated with Korean language, but later has not appeared in the final list of the participants and withdrew from the competition due to unknown reason.
Eighteen countries have confirmed their participation in the season of the competition. It's was the first time when [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]] participated in the contest. [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] returning to the competition, but [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]], [[San Marino in the Special Melody|San Marino]] and [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]] is left from the competition.


===Grand Final===
===Grand Final===
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