Special Melody Q4-2023
The Special Melody Contest Q4-2023 - was the 2st edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It is set to take place in Canada, in the country that won the last episode of the contest.
| Special Melody Contest Q4-2023 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | TBD October 2023 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Rogers Palace, Edmonton, Canada |
| Executive supervisor |  Denis Vorobyov |
| Executive producer |  Alexandr Mishenkov |
| Host broadcaster | CBC |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 (to data) |
| Debuting countries |  Israel Italy Spain |
| Returning Countries | None |
| Participation map | |
Location
The Q4-2023 contest will be held in one of the cities of Canada, which received the right to host after its victory in the previous competition. The selected venue is the 20.734-seat Rogers Place.
City bidding process
On September 6, three candidate cities for the competition were announced, they were: Toronto, Quebec and Edmonton. In the end, Edmonton got the right to host the song contest, and the "arena" was chosen as the venue for the contest.
Format
Rules of season
In the Q4-2023, the main rule for submitting an application will be the presence of the Rock genre in it or its varieties, such as: Pop Rock, Punk Rock, Art Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock, Grunge, etc.
Participating Countries
Final
As of 7 October 2023, the following 17 countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in Q4-2023.
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 Cyprus
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 Denmark
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 Germany
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 Greece
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 Hungary
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| Israel
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| Italy
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 Japan
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 Lebanon
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 Netherlands
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 Norway
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| Portugal
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 South Korea
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| Spain
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 Thailand
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 United Kingdom
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Voting
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs.