Special Melody Q3-2025

Special Melody Q3-2025
A Pair In Despair
Dates
Final	TBA September 2025
Host
Venue	The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Executive supervisor	Pasha Kulik
Executive producer	Igor Kapsharin
Host broadcaster	BBC
Participants
Number of entries	22
Debuting countries	Czechia
Returning Countries	Netherlands
Non-returning Countries	Kazakhstan San Marino
Participation map
Vote
Voting system	Each participating country and the ROW awards one set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs.
Winning song	TBD

The Special Melody Contest Q3-2025 - was the 9th edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It took place in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The contest was organised by the International Eurofan's Countries Organisation (IECO) and the host broadcaster BBC. The contest was held at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and consisted of a single show (Grand Final), and was consisted a final on TBA September 2025.

Second season a row a record twenty two countruies participated in the competition, with Czechia debuting to the competition and the Netherlands to return. Kazakhstan and San Marino withdrawal from the competition.

Location

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, host venue of the Q2-2025 contest.

On August 6, the competition organisers announced that Newcastle upon Tyne would host the ninth season of the competition. The venue was The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, with a capacity of 2,240 people.

Format

This was the first time that the competition involved paired interactions between the contestants.

Season's Rules

On August 6, the theme of the season was announced - "A Pair In Despair". So the theme of the season was the interaction of two curators in pairs. The pair had to decide on a common word that would coincide in the name of the application of each in the pair. This word had to be a noun. Only one word was allowed per pair and it was not allowed to be used for other pairs. It is noteworthy that the use of the same word in different languages did not count, but it was impossible to use the same word in different languages in different pairs. Performers of the Eurovision and Junior Eurovision contests, as well as songs for the selection of these competitions, were not allowed.

Draw for pairs

To determine the pairs, the rating of the participants for the last 4 seasons was used, from which the first half of the best-rated and the second half of the worst-rated participants pulled envelopes with groups separately so that each group consisted of a participant from the best half of the rating and the worst half of the rating. This was done to balance the participating pairs.

Confirmed participation.

Refused to participate.

First half (11) Place Country Sum. Q2-25 Q1-25 Q4-24 Q3-24 1 Denmark 30.68 8.21 2.63 9.92 9.92 2 United Kingdom 27.02 12.00 0.39 12.00 2.63 3 Australia 23.52 9.92 2.17 6.79 4.64 4 Israel 21.53 6.79 0.57 2.17 12.00 5 Lebanon 18.49 2.63 12.00 2.63 1.23 6 Albania 17.48 2.17 1.49 8.21 5.61 7 Norway 14.11 0.57 4.64 0.69 8.21 8 Hungary 13.90 5.61 0.48 1.02 6.79 9 Italy 11.10 4.64 1.80 3.17 1.49 10 Canada 10.71 0.22 9.92 X 0.57 11 Switzerland 10.29 X 5.61 0.84 3.84 12 South Korea 9.45 X 3.84 5.61 X 13 North Macedonia 8.81 3.84 3.17 1.80 X

Second half (11) Place Country Sum. Q2-25 Q1-25 Q4-24 Q3-24 14 Cuba 8.53 0.32 8.21 X X 15 Germany 8.19 0.69 0.69 4.64 2.17 16 Thailand 7.75 0.48 6.79 X 0.48 17 Portugal 7.14 1.23 1.23 3.84 0.84 18 San Marino 6.34 3.17 X X 3.17 19 Netherlands 3.61 X 0.32 1.49 1.80 20 Spain 3.39 1.80 X 0.57 1.02 21 France 3.03 0.27 0.84 1.23 0.69 22 Japan 2.52 1.02 1.02 0.48 X 23 New Zealand 1.49 1.49 X X X 24 Kazakhstan 0.84 0.84 X X X 25 China 0.39 0.39 X X X 26 Czechia 0.00 X X X X

Participating Countries

Grand Final

#	Country	Pair/Word	Artist	Song	Language(s)	Place	Points
	Italy	#1 Popolare	Michele Bravi, Mida	Popolare	Italian
	Thailand		Gastone	Popolare	Italian
	Canada	#2 Amour	Parade of Planets	Où est ton amour?	French
	Spain		Mosimann & Maruv	Mon Amour	French, English
	Hungary	#3 Home	Alex Warren	Carry You Home	English
	Portugal		Said The Sky, Illenium & Chelsea Cutler	Walk Me Home	English
	Norway	#4 Beautiful	Hurts	Beautiful ones	English
	Netherlands		Labrinth & Emeli Sande	Beneath Your Beautiful	English
	Australia	#5 Call	Robyn	Call Your Girlfriend	English
	China		Lia Lia	Night Call	English
	Lebanon	#6 Heart	Kerli	Feral Hearts	English
	New Zealand		Taylor Swift	King Of My Heart	English
	Israel	#7 Die	Ruel	I Can Die Now	English
	Germany		Lana Del Rey	Born To Die	English
	Albania	#8 Bass	DEV & The Cataracs	Bass Down Low	English
	Cuba		Nicki Minaj	Super Bass	English
	North Macedonia	#9 Blood	Ellie Goulding	My Blood	English
	France		In This Moment	Blood	English
13	Japan	#10 Queen	Mimoza	Young Queen	English
14	United Kingdom		Babymetal & Spiritbox	My Queen	English, Japanese
	Denmark	#11 Fire	Nova Miller	Turn Up The Fire	English
	Czechia		Floor Jansen	Fire	English

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 Rest of the World Contestants

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