Contest 25

Contest 25 was the twenty-fifth edition of Contest, hosted in Gaza, Palestine after Nemahsis' win with her song "What If I Took It Off For You?" in Wagga Wagga.

Four countries made their first appearance this edition, being India, Kyrgyzstan, Panama and Venezuela. The other seven spots were filled by host country Palestine and Turkey who stayed in the contest after last edition, Indonesia who last appeared in edition 22, South Africa who last appeared in edition 18, Switzerland who last appeared in edition 8, Laos who last appeared in edition 4 and Finland who last appeared in edition 2.

In the end, Venezuela won Contest 25 with 68 points with Valeras' song "Rita", eleven points ahead of runner-up South Africa. The podium was completed by India, while Palestine placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 25.

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