Pejem Song Contest 17

This was the 17th edition of PSC.

Hosting
The contest was internally decided to be hosted in Mexico City.

Participants
In this edition, the Guest Country was introduced, which would be a different country every edition and they would all accord for the record of the Guest Country. This edition also had Bulgaria debuting and Chile withdrawing after only one edition. South Africa failed to submit a song before the deadline so they were forced to withdraw.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final was held in Mexico City with 13 participants, of which 8 qualified to the Grand Final.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final was held in Mexico City with 13 participants, of which 8 qualified to the Grand Final.

Grand Final
The Grand Final was held in Mexico City with 19 participants. This edition 4th and 5th AQ as well, because of the increased participant amount in PSC 18.