Contest 30

Contest 30 was the thirtieth edition of Contest, hosted in Paramaribo, Suriname after Lakshmi's win with her song "Empty" in Ho.

Three countries made their first appearances this edition, them being Moldova, Qatar and Uzbekistan. The other eight spots were filled by host country Suriname, Canada who stayed in the contest after last edition, Lebanon and Russia who last appeared in edition 28, Ireland who last appeared in edition 26, Portugal and Scotland who last appeared in edition 20 and Philippines who last appeared in edition 1.

In the end, Uzbekistan won Contest 30 with 65 points with Dilxumor's song "Mandakasi Bita", one point ahead of runner-up Russia. The podium was completed by Philippines, while Qatar placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 30.

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