OMSC 40

Online Music Song Contest 39, often referred to as OMSC 39 or OMSC XL, was the fortieth edition of Online Music Song Contest, held in ???, after ??? won the previous edition of the contest. This was a special edition of the contest, which allowed only non-English songs to be performed. It was permissible for a song to contain only repeated words or short verses in English. Furthermore, returning artists were not allowed to compete in this edition of the contest.

The Pre-Qualification Round of OMSC 40 occured on the ??ᵗʰ July 2023, the Semi-Finals on the ??ᵗʰ July 2023 while the Final occured on the ??ᵗʰ July 2023. Fifty countries participated in the fortieth contest, under the slogan “???”.

Participants
Fifty countries participated in the fortieth edition of the contest: ??? European countries, ??? Asian countries, ??? American countries, ??? Oceanian countries and ??? African countries.

In this edition ??? participated for the first time.