Contest 21

Contest 21 was the twenty-first edition of Contest, hosted in Tallinn, Estonia after Maian's win with her song "Seotud" in Delft. Dani, Fun and Raf withdrew, while Duunow, Juan and Moss returned.

Two countries made their first appearance this edition, being Haiti and Liechtenstein. The other nine spots were filled by England and host country Estonia who stayed in the contest after last edition, United States who last appeared in edition 19, South Korea who last appeared in edition 18, Chile who last appeared in edition 9, Ghana who last appeared in edition 8, Bulgaria who last appeared in edition 4 and Kuwait and Ukraine who had last appeared in edition 1. This edition saw the debut of the Estonian language.

In the end, Ghana won Contest 21 with 72 points with Kinder's song "Bus Stop", nine points ahead of runner-up United States. The podium was completed by Bulgaria, while Kuwait placed last.

Contest
Like usual, 11 countries participated in Contest 21.

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