Special Melody Q1-2025
The Special Melody Contest Q1-2025 - was the 7th edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It took place in the city of Glasgow, United Kingdom following the country's victory at the previous edition of Special Melody Q4-2024 in Israel with the song "Most Na Adi" perfromed by Teodora. The contest was organised by the International Eurofan's Countries Organisation (IECO) and the host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The contest was held at the OVO Hydro Arena and consisted of a single show (Grand Final).
| Special Melody Q1-2025 | |
|---|---|
| Contest Favorites | |
| Dates | |
| Final | April 2025 |
| Host | |
| Venue | OVO Hydro Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Executive supervisor |  Denis Vorobyov |
| Executive producer |  Igor Kapsharin |
| Host broadcaster | BBC |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Debuting countries |  Cuba |
| Returning Countries |  Canada Thailand |
| Non-returning Countries |  Spain |
| Participation map | |
| Vote | |
| Winning song | TBD |
Location
City Bidding Process
Format
Season's Rules
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.
Grand Final
| # | Country | ESC Entrant | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Norway
|
 ITA '24
|
Angelina Mango | Melodrama | Italian | ||
| 02 |  France
|
 UKR '14
|
Mariya Yaremchuk | You Are In Me | Ukrainian | ||
| 03 |  Netherlands
|
GBR '22
|
Sam Ryder | More | English | ||
| 04 |  Germany
|
 ALB '22
|
Ronela Hajati | Aventura | Albanian | ||
| 05 |  Australia
|
FRA '25
|
Louane | La Pluie | French | ||
| 06 |  Israel
|
ISR '17
|
Imri | Imrico | Hebrew | ||
| 07 | Cuba
|
 FIN '23 & '25
|
Kaarija & Erika Vikman | Ruoska | Finnish | ||
| 08 | Thailand
|
 ARM '20
|
Athena Manoukian | XO | English | ||
| 09 |  Denmark
|
ITA '22
|
Blanco | Ladro Di Fiori | Italian | ||
| 10 |  Japan
|
 SRB '13, '19
|
Nevena Bozovic | Bal | Serbian | ||
| 11 |  Switzerland
|
 AUT '23,  CZE '24
|
Aiko & Teya | Hunger | English | ||
| 12 |  Lebanon
|
ISR '23
|
Noa Kirel | Deja Vu | Hebrew | ||
| 13 |  South Korea
|
 HRV '24
|
Baby Lasagna | Biggie Boom Boom | English | ||
| 14 | Albania
|
 GRC '25
|
Klavdia | Torture | Greek | ||
| 15 |  Hungary
|
 ROU '22
|
WRS | Dalia | English | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom
|
 IRL '24
|
Alina Pash & Bambie Thug | Bad Witch | English | ||
| 17 | Italy
|
ESP '24
|
Nebulossa & Monica Naranjo | Venenosa | Spanish | ||
| 18 | Canada
|
ITA '21
|
Damiano David | Born With a Broken Heart | English | ||
| 19 |  North Macedonia
|
GRC '22
|
Amanda Tenfjord | Kill The Lonely | English | ||
| 20 | Portugal
|
 RUS '07
|
Serebro | Mama Luba | Russian |
Voting
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs.