Contest 29

Contest 29 was the twenty-ninth edition of Contest, hosted in Ho, Ghana after Exmiranda's win with her song "Tell the Time" in Yakutsk.

Three countries made their first appearances this edition, them being Suriname, US Virgin Islands and Benin. The other eight spots were filled by host country Ghana, Spain who stayed in the contest after last edition, Canada who last appeared in edition 26, New Zealand who last appeared in edition 24, Croatia who last appeared in edition 19, Nigeria who last appeared in edition 11], Wales who last appeared in [[Contest 8|edition 8 and Austria who last appeared in edition 7.

In the end, Suriname won Contest 29 with 72 points with LAKSHMI's song "Empty", seventeen points ahead of runner-up Spain. The podium was completed by Austria, while Benin placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 29.