World Forum Song Contest 01.17
| World Forum Song Contest 01.17 The Gate of Loom | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 9 January 2017 |
| Host | |
| Host city |  Abadan, Iran
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| Presenter(s) | Rita Kleinstein |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Returning |  Bangladesh  Brazil  Canada  China  Equatorial Guinea  Pakistan  Solomon Islands  Swaziland  United States |
| Withdrawing |  Japan  New Zealand  South Africa  South Korea |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song |  Sudan"Nar" |
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The World Forum Song Contest 01.17 is the 150th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Abadan, Iran thanks to Rita's victory with the song 'Mayim tzalulim'.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | United States
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Nathalie Pires | "Gare do Oriente" | 8 | 58 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea
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Nelida Karr | "Ripelo" | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Canada
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KD Lang | "Skylark" | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands
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Rosie Delmah | "Tangi ia Koe" | 6 | 81 |
| 5 |  Paraguay
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Ivan Zavala ft. Valeria Baroni | "Te sigo esperando" | 16 | 30 |
| 6 | Brazil
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Luísa Maita | "Fío da memoria" | 2 | 84 |
| 7 |  Lebanon
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New Pharaohs | "Empire" | 4 | 82 |
| 8 |  Venezuela
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Algodón Egipcio | "Los Deseos" | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Bangladesh
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Xefer | "Judge" | 17 | 13 |
| 10 |  Cuba
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Nacional electrónica | "¡Llegamos al Futuro!" | 11 | 43 |
| 11 | Swaziland
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Indzawo Yami | "It's my place" | 3 | 83 |
| 12 |  Mexico
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Yuridia | "Te Equivocaste" | 14 | 36 |
| 13 | China
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Hanggai | "Horse of colors" | 5 | 81 |
| 14 | Sudan
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Alsarah & The Nubatones | "Nar" | 1 | 114 |
| 15 | Pakistan
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Nazia Hassan | "Lekin mera dil" | 9 | 58 |
| 16 |  Chile
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Fakuta feat. Cristóbal Briceño | "Invisible" | 10 | 49 |
| 17 |  Mozambique
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Selma Uamusse | "Ngono Utana" | 7 | 58 |