Contest 13

Contest 13 was the thirteenth edition of Contest, hosted in Riga, Latvia after Gracie Abrams' win with her song "Mess It Up" in Cancún. There were no chances in the line-up of participants.

Three countries made their first appearance this edition, being French Guiana, Iran and Kazakhstan. The other eight spots were filled by host country Latvia, France, Netherlands and Sweden who stayed in the contest after last edition, Australia and United States, who last appeared in edition 11, and Belgium, who last appeared in edition 5.

In the end, Belgium won Contest 13 with 80 points with the song "Far Gone" by Charles, twenty-five points ahead of runner-up United States. The podium was completed by Latvia, while Sweden took last place. Belgium set a new record amount of highest points. This edition saw the debut of the Latvian and Swedish language.

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: