Edition 40

The 40th edition of Our International Song Contest was hosted in Accra, Ghana, following their win in Edition 39.

The winning song this edition came from Tajikistan, which was represented by Manizha and their song "Nu Zhe, Bozhe", receiving 273 points. The runner-up of this edition was Kazakhstan, which was represented by Imz1 and their song "Crush", receiving 79 points.

For this special edition, this edition had a special theme - All participants had to compete in pairs and with a randomly assigned teammate.

Big 6
6 countries were automatic finalists due to their Head Of Delegation placing in the Top 6 in Edition 39

Semi-Final 1
24 countries competed in Semi-Final 1. All of those countries voted in this semi-final.

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the grand final through the wildcard voting round.

These countries were disqualified due to not voting.

These countries would have qualified individually.

Semi-Final 2
24 countries competed in Semi-Final 2. All of those countries voted in this semi-final.

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the grand final through the wildcard voting round.

These countries were disqualified due to not voting.

These countries would have qualified individually.

Grand Final
28 countries competed in the Grand Final, and all countries had to vote. Tajikistan won Edition 40 by 194 points.