Special Melody Q3-2023
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 TBA, Germany
| Special Melody Contest Q3-2023 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | TBD July 2023 |
| Host | |
| Venue | An Online Competition |
| Executive supervisor |  Denis Vorobyov |
| Host broadcaster | TBA, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries |  Australia Canada Cyprus Denmark Germany Greece Hungary Japan Kazakhstan Lebanon Netherlands Norway Portugal South Korea Thailand United Kingdom |
| Returning Countries | None |
| Non-returning Countries | None |
| Participation map | |
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.
Format
Entries
For Q3-2023, the main entry requirement will be the name of the geographic feature in the song title. Also, additional conditions are restrictions on the use of the same geographical object twice, however, it should be noted that the restriction will not affect other geographical objects located in the same country or continent with which there is already an application. For example: An application with the name "Portugal", applications with this name cannot be used, but other objects such as "Lisbon", "Porto", "Azores", "Pena Palace" and other geographical objects in the country can be used. There are no restrictions on the year of release of the song in Q3-2023. There are no language restrictions in Q3-2023.
Participating Countries
Below are the countries that have declared their intention to conduct an internal or open selection of a representative for participation. At the moment, 16 countries have declared their desire to participate in the Q3-2023 season.
Final
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| Thailand
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| United Kingdom
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