Contest 20

Contest 20 was the twentieth edition of Contest, hosted in Delft, Netherlands after Froukje's win with her song "Niets Tussen" in Bratsk. Csavil, Duunow, Ferg and Juan withdrew, while Dani, Flame, Fun and Raf took their spots.

Three countries made their first appearance this edition, being Estonia, North Korea and Syria. The other eight spots were filled by England, Germany, Japan and host country Netherlands who stayed in the contest after last edition, Scotland who last appeared in edition 11, Portugal who last appeared in edition 9, Jamaica who last appeared in edition 6 and Dominican Republic who had last appeared in edition 3. This edition saw the debut of the Estonian language.

In the end, Estonia won Contest 20 with 69 points with Maian's song "Seotud", twelve points ahead of runner-up Scotland. The podium was completed by Syria, while North Korea placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 20.

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