Special Melody Q2-2025

The Special Melody Contest Q2-2025 - was the 8th edition of the Special Melody Contest that has been ever made. It took place in the city of Beirut, Lebanon. The contest was organised by the International Eurofan's Countries Organisation (IECO) and the host broadcaster TL. The contest was held at the Beirut Seaside Arena and consisted of a single show (Grand Final), and was consisted a final on TBA July 2025.

Special Melody Q2-2025
Genre Extravaganza
Dates
Final	27 July 2025
Host
Venue	Beirut Seaside Arena, Beirut, Lebanon
Executive supervisor	Mark Solovyov
Executive producer	Anton Desyatov
Host broadcaster	TL
Participants
Number of entries	22
Debuting countries	China New Zealand
Returning Countries	Kazakhstan San Marino
Non-returning Countries	Netherlands Switzerland
Participation map
Vote
Winning song	United Kingdom "Like Jennie"

A record twenty two countruies participated in the competition, with China and New Zealand debuting to the competition and Kazakhstan whith San Marino to return. Netherlands and Switzerland withdrawal from the competition.

The winner was the United Kingdom with the song "Like Jennie", performed by Jennie. Australia, Denmark, Israel and Hungary rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: Italy, North Macedonia, San Marino (8th place second time) and Kazakhstan (15th place second time).

Location

City Bidding Process

The city was Beirut, who was chosen by the organizers immediately without bidding between cities, and the venue of the Beirut Seaside Arena became the site.

Format

Season's Rules

The theme of the season chose various genres of songs. The second season in a row, a draw for genres between the participants in the season was held. Everyone had to send the composition suitable for the resulting genre. There were no restrictions on the date of the release of the composition, as well as in languages. The performers who took part in Eurovision were not allowed.

Participating Countries

Twenty countries have confirmed their participation in the season of the competition. It's was the first time when China and New Zealand participated in the contest. Kazakhstan returning to the competition, but Hungary, Netherlands and Switzerland is left from the competition.

Grand Final

#	Country	Genre	Artist	Song	Language(s)	Place	Points
01	Italy	Reggae	Boombadash & Alessandra Amoroso	Mambo Salentino	Italian	6	72
02	France	Country	Noah Cyrus	New Country	English	21	32
03	Germany	Rap (Hip-hop)	Latto & Lu Kaka	Lottery	English	16	44
04	Israel	Indie	Bea Duarte	Mar	Portuguese	4	96
05	Japan	Disco	Maroon 5 & Rihanna	If I Never See Your Face Again	English	14	46
06	Norway	K-Pop	Ateez	Ice On My Teeth	English, Korean	17	42
07	Australia	Chanson	Zaz	Tous Les Cris Les S.O.S.	French	2	111
08	Canada	Punk-Rock	Joe Bonamassa	Notches	English	22	14
09	North Macedonia	Gospel	Gabriela Gomes	Deus Proverá	Portuguese	7	67
10	United Kingdom	Hip-Hop	Jennie	Like Jennie	English	1	112
11	China	Rock	The Oral Cigarettes	Kizukeyo Baby	Japanese	19	36
12	Denmark	Folk	Eivor	I Tokuni	Faroese	3	109
13	Portugal	EDM	Jonas Blue & William Singe	Mama	English	13	50
14	New Zealand	R&B	SZA	Kill Bill	English	12	51
15	Lebanon	Jazz	Aespa	Hold On Tight	English	9	64
16	Thailand	Classic	Dimash & Hauser	Stranger	English	18	40
17	Kazakhstan	Alternative rock	Unjazba	Qara	Kazakh	15	45
18	Cuba	Latin	Karol G	Latina Foreva	Spanish	20	33
19	Spain	Opera	Andrea Bocelli & Dua Lipa	If Only	English, Italian	11	54
20	Albania	Heavy Metal	Rammstein	Sonne	German	10	60
21	Hungary	Phonk	Stray Kids	Lalalala	Korean, English	5	90
22	San Marino	D&B	Sigma & Paloma Faith	Changing	English	8	66

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 Italy France Germany Israel Japan Norway Australia Canada North Macedonia United Kingdom China Denmark Portugal New Zealand Lebanon Thailand Kazakhstan Cuba Spain Albania Hungary San Marino Rest of the World Contestants Italy 72 7 6 6 3 1 4 1 10 5 4 7 4 7 7 France 32 6 6 5 4 1 5 4 1 Germany 44 1 1 8 7 4 8 8 5 2 Israel 96 12 10 8 8 6 7 10 7 7 6 3 6 6 Japan 46 1 6 5 2 3 5 10 6 5 3 Norway 42 2 5 12 1 8 6 2 6 Australia 111 12 10 4 8 2 8 8 4 12 3 3 7 12 6 12 Canada 14 5 5 2 2 North Macedonia 67 10 10 3 4 5 4 3 1 3 2 7 7 2 6 United Kingdom 112 12 6 10 8 4 10 3 10 6 10 3 12 8 3 7 China 36 8 3 7 2 2 12 2 Denmark 109 3 8 3 12 12 12 3 6 8 5 7 8 4 2 6 8 2 Portugal 50 1 3 10 1 7 12 8 8 New Zealand 51 4 3 6 4 10 6 1 12 1 4 Lebanon 64 2 4 7 7 2 10 10 5 10 4 3 Thailand 40 8 4 5 12 1 5 4 1 Kazakhstan 45 7 2 7 2 1 2 3 5 12 4 Cuba 33 4 4 2 7 5 3 5 3 Spain 54 1 6 3 1 2 12 8 2 1 10 8 Albania 60 5 7 5 12 4 12 10 5 Hungary 90 10 10 8 12 6 2 12 12 7 10 1 San Marino 66 5 1 12 6 7 1 8 1 10 5 10

Detailed vote from the rest of the world Place Country Points NLD KOR VNM 1 Australia 12 24.49 9.92 4.64 9.92 2 San Marino 10 23.38 3.17 12.00 8.21 3 Spain 8 22.03 8.21 8.21 5.61 4 Italy 7 16.34 2.17 2.17 12.00 5 North Macedonia 6 13.23 12.00 0.39 0.84 6 Albania 5 11.45 1.49 6.79 3.17 7 Kazakhstan 4 11.09 0.48 9.92 0.69 8 Japan 3 10.07 1.80 1.49 6.79 9 Denmark 2 9.47 5.61 2.63 1.23 10 Thailand 1 9.11 6.79 0.84 1.49 11 Israel 8.81 3.84 3.17 1.80 12 Germany 8.62 0.84 5.61 2.17 13 Portugal 6.14 1.23 0.27 4.64 14 France 6.13 4.64 1.02 0.48 15 Lebanon 5.01 0.69 0.48 3.84 16 China 4.99 0.57 3.84 0.57 17 New Zealand 4.25 2.63 1.23 0.39 18 Hungary 3.52 0.32 0.57 2.63 19 Cuba 2.39 0.27 1.80 0.32 20 Canada 1.98 1.02 0.69 0.27 21 Norway 1.63 0.39 0.22 1.02 22 United Kingdom 0.77 0.22 0.32 0.22

12 Points

12 points awarded by the jury

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
4	Australia	France, New Zealand, Hungary, The Rest Of The World
3	Denmark	Israel, Japan, Norway
	Hungary	United Kingdom, Portugal, Lebanon
2	United Kingdom	Germany, Cuba
	Albania	Canada, Kazakhstan
1	Israel	Italy
	San Marino	North Macedonia
	Spain	Denmark
	New Zealand	Albania
	Portugal	Spain
	Kazakhstan	San Marino
	Norway	China
	Thailand	Australia
	China	Thailand