World Forum Song Contest 08.18
| World Forum Song Contest 08.18 August 2018 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 5 August 2018 |
| Host city |  Shanghai, China
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Returning |  Angola  Argentina  Bangladesh  Cayman Islands  Dominica  Egypt  India  Lebanon  Sint Maarten  South Sudan  Tunisia  Turkey  Uruguay |
| Withdrawing |  Botswana China  DR Congo  Ecuador  Iran  Japan  Morocco  Saint Pierre & Miquelon  Singapore  Sint Eustatius  South Africa  South Korea |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | Uruguay "Apocalipsis Zombi" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 08.18 is the 169th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Shanghai, China thanks to Su Yunying's victory with the song 'Ming Ming.'
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Angola
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Pongo | "Kuzola" | 11 | 46 |
| 2 | Argentina
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El Búho ft. Uji & Barrio Lindo | "Xica Xica" | 4 | 73 |
| 3 | Bangladesh
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Grand Tapestry | "ATMA" | 8 | 59 |
| 4 |  Canada
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Tegan & Sara | "I'm Not Your Hero" | 13 | 44 |
| 5 | Cayman Islands
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Maeve | "Martyr" | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | Dominica
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Carlyn XP | "Like Home" | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Egypt
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Ash | "Daydream" | 2 | 80 |
| 8 | India
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Uma Mohan | "Shiva Tandava Stotram" | 16 | 37 |
| 9 | Lebanon
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Ostura | "Tears of Paradise" | 6 | 66 |
| 10 |  Mexico
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Esteman ft. Natalia Lafourcade | "Caótica Belleza" | 5 | 70 |
| 11 | Sint Maarten
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Orange Grove | "Easy Love" | 14 | 42 |
| 12 | South Sudan
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Yvonne Darq | "Fearless" | 3 | 79 |
| 13 | Tunisia
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Amina | "Le Cercle Rouge" | 7 | 61 |
| 14 | Turkey
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Mabel Matiz | "Comme un animal" | 12 | 45 |
| 15 |  United States
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Two Steps From Hell | "Friendship To Last" | 9 | 50 |
| 16 | Uruguay
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El Cuarteto de Nos | "Apocalipsis Zombi" | 1 | 82 |