Contest 7

Contest 7 was the seventh edition of Contest, hosted in Los Angeles, United States after Gregory Dillon's win with his song "Lovely." in Bongor. No chances were made in the participants lineup.

Eight countries made their first appearance this edition, being Austria, Colombia, Iraq, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Romania, Taiwan and Trinidad & Tobago. The other three spots were filled by France, who hasn't withdrawn since their debut in edition 2, host country United States, and Australia who had last participated in edition 5. This edition saw the debut of the Chinese and Romanian language. After three editions without any South American countries, Colombia's debut meant the return of South America to contest.

In the end, France won Contest 7 with 75 points with Videoclub's song "Euphories", breaking the old point record of 74 points and becoming the first country to win Contest twice. 13 points behind them was host country United States, becoming the first country to achieve a top 3 placement on home soil. The podium was completed by Colombia. Nicaragua finished last with 22 points.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 7.

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