Contest 12

Contest 12 was the twelfth edition of Contest, hosted in Cancún, Mexico after The Aces' win with their song "Stuck" in Drogheda. Lacie, Mav and Sub withdrew while Kita, Macio and Stilsi took their places.

Six countries made their first appearance this edition, being Armenia, China, Latvia, Niue, Seychelles and Singapore. The other five spots were filled by host country Mexico and Netherlands who stayed in the contest after last edition, Sweden, who last appeared in edition 10, France, who last appeared in edition 9, and Taiwan, who last appeared in edition 7.

In the end, Latvia won Contest 12 with 67 points with the song "Mess It Up" by Gracie Abrams, eight points ahead of runner-up Netherlands. The podium was completed by Singapore, while Niue took last place, with a new record amount of lowest points. This edition saw the first person to have won three contests.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 11.

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