Contest 27

Contest 27 was the twenty-seventh edition of Contest, hosted in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan after Mandark & Everydaze's win with their song "Mess'Age" in Maracaibo.

One country made their first appearance this edition, being Oman. The other ten spots were filled by Mexico, host country Taiwan and United States who stayed in the contest after last edition, Turkey who last appeared in edition 25, South Korea who last appeared in edition 24, Germany who last appeared in edition 23, Iran who last appeared in edition 13, China who last appeared in edition 12 and Lebanon who last appeared in edition 10.

In the end, Russia won Contest 27 with 75 points with KYN SOL's song "Taabırın Sanaa", seventeen points ahead of runner-up Mexico. The podium was completed by South Korea, while United States placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 27.

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