Special Melody Q3-2024
The Special Melody Contest Q3-2024 - was the 5rd edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It is set to take place in Brisben, Australia.
| Special Melody Q3-2024 | |
|---|---|
| In search of small views | |
| Dates | |
| Final | TBD August/September 2024 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisben, Australia |
| Executive supervisor |  Denis Vorobyov |
| Executive producer |  Mark Solovyov |
| Host broadcaster | SBS |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | TBA |
| Participation map | |
Location
After the previous edition has been won by Australia, the broadcaster was immediately approached to form the reference group for the contest organisation. The Executive Supervisor and the head of IECO joined to the discussion of the potential city selection to host the show.
City bidding process
A few hours after the results of Special Melody Q3-24, the winner of the last episode of the competition and reference group decided to entrust the hosting of the competition to the city of Brisbane as applicable venue and infrastructure to host the fifth edition of the contest.
Format
Rules of season
Official videos released between 2010 and 2024 that have gained less than 100k views and were released by a verified artist are allowed.
The artist can be verified: has a fan base, other videos, a Google search profile with the artist/musician tag and/or a Wikipedia page, or sufficient presence on social platforms.
The administration reserves the right to discuss the verification of artists in the IECO council and not allow the artist in case of controversial situations.
Language limit: Free use of English and French + official language of the participating country.
Ban on the use of Eurovision performers.
Participating Countries
Final
The following TBA countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in Q3-2024.
| # | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Place | Points |
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| Australia
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| Portugal
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The following countries participated in the previous season, but have not yet been confirmed for this season:
Albania
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
San Marino
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
United Kingdom
Vietnam
The following countries have previously participated in older seasons of the competition, but have not yet been confirmed to participate in this season:
