World Forum Song Contest 05.17
| World Forum Song Contest 05.17 The Peace Beneath The Soul | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 3 May 2017 |
| Host city |  Wujin, China
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting |  Siberia
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| Returning |  Colombia  Cuba  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Mali  Namibia  Panama  Saudi Arabia  South Africa  Thailand  Tunisia  Uruguay  Venezuela
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| Withdrawing |  Argentina  Bhutan  Botswana  Brazil  Brunei  Canada  Ecuador  Honduras  India  Iran  Iraq  Japan  Kuwait  South Korea  Turkey  Vietnam  Zimbabwe |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | Namibia "Mpa Wa Za" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 05.17 is the 154th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Wujin, China thanks to Zhou Shen's victory with the song 'Da Yu (Big Fish)'.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Uruguay
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Julen y la Gente Sola | "Nunca Viajé En Aviones" | 7 | 57 |
| 2 | Mali
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Les Amazones dAfrique | "I Play The Kora" | 4 | 71 |
| 3 |  United States
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Toung The Giant | "Silvertongue" | 10 | 55 |
| 4 | Panama
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Miguel Bosé ft. Pablo Alborán | "No hay un corazón que valga la pena" | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Siberia
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Altai Kai | "Kay kozhong" | 9 | 56 |
| 6 |  Philippines
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Up Dharma Down | "Indak" | 8 | 56 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan
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Bolat Mazhagulov & Seken Turisbek | "Uly Dala" | 5 | 69 |
| 8 | China
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Alex Xiao | "I need you" | 17 | 26 |
| 9 | Namibia
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Shishani & The Namibian Tales | "Mpa Wa Za" | 1 | 94 |
| 10 | Thailand
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The Dai Dai | "Ngâai Jà Dtaai " | 12 | 50 |
| 11 | Tunisia
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Emel Mathlouthi | "Layem" | 2 | 90 |
| 12 | Cuba
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Lesser González | "The Letter B" | 16 | 38 |
| 13 | Colombia
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Chancha Via Circuito ft. Lido Pimienta | "Jardines" | 6 | 67 |
| 14 | South Africa
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Jeremy Loops | "Down South" | 11 | 51 |
| 15 | Venezuela
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Arca | "Desafío" | 3 | 77 |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan
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Jiydesh | "Kim Bilet" | 14 | 43 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia
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Tamtam | "Hiding" | 15 | 39 |