Contest 31

Contest 31 was the thirty-first edition of Contest, hosted in Xo'jayli, Uzbekistan after Dilxumor's win with her song "Mandakasi Bita" in Paramaribo.

Two countries made their first appearances this edition, them being Guadeloupe and United Arab Emirates. The other nine spots were filled by host country Uzbekistan, Canada who stayed in the contest after last edition, United States who last appeared in edition 28, Norway who last appeared in edition 26, France who last appeared in edition 24, England and Latvia who last appeared in edition 23, Slovenia who last appeared in edition 18 and Italy who last appeared in edition 4.

In the end, Guadeloupe won Contest 31 with 69 points with Anna Leone's song "My Soul I", nine points ahead of runner-up Slovenia. The podium was completed by Canada, while France placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 31.

10 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 10 points awarded by each country's jury in the Final: