Contest 28

Contest 28 was the twenty-eighth edition of Contest, hosted in Yakutsk, Russia after KYN SOL's win with her song "Taabırın Sanaa" in Kaohsiung City.

Three countries made their first appearances this edition, them being Isle of Man, Algeria and Gabon. The other eight spots were filled by Lebanon, host country Russia, South Korea, United States who stayed in the contest after last edition, Ghana who last appeared in edition 22, Spain who last appeared in edition 19, Belarus who last appeared in edition 13 and Argentina who last appeared in edition 3.

In the end, Ghana won Contest 28 with 65 points with Exmiranda's song "Tell The Time", eleven points ahead of runner-up Gabon. The podium was completed by Algeria, while South Korea placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 28.

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