Contest 16

Contest 16 was the sixteenth edition of Contest, hosted in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan after Narmeen's win with her song "Sirr" in Saidpur. There were no changes in the line-up of participants.

Only one country made their first appearance this edition, being Slovakia. The other ten spots were filled by host country Azerbaijan, Japan and United States who stayed in the contest after last edition, France and Netherlands, who last appeared in edition 14, Canada, who last appeared in edition 10, Luxembourg, who last appeared in edition 9, Trinidad & Tobago, who last appeared in edition 7, Spain, who last appeared in edition 6, and Zambia, who last appeared in edition 5.

In the end, Zambia won Contest 16 with 70 points with the song "Write It Down" by Hamzaa, eleven points ahead of runner-up Luxembourg. The podium was completed by Spain, while France took last place. This edition saw the debut of the Slovakian language.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 16.

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