World Forum Song Contest 10.18
| World Forum Song Contest 10.18 October 2018 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 26 October 2018 |
| Host city |  Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 14 |
| Returning |  Belize  Cambodia  Cuba  Guatemala  Honduras  Ivory Coast  Jamaica  Maldives  North Korea  Saudi Arabia  Taiwan |
| Withdrawing |  Argentina  Brazil  Canada  China  Costa Rica  Ethiopia  India  Iran  Japan Kuwait  Niue  Turkey  United States  Uzbekistan  Vietnam |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | Maldives "Together We Go" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 10.18 is the 171st edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait thanks to Tamara Qaddoumi's victory with the song 'Flowers Will Rot.'
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Maldives
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Mirah Ally | "Together We Go" | 1 | 104 |
| 2 | Cambodia
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Laura Mam | "Madizone Tmey" | 3 | 74 |
| 3 | Jamaica
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Grace Jones | "I Need A Man" | 8 | 58 |
| 4 |  Lebanon
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Fairuz | "Ana la habibi" | 11 | 49 |
| 5 | Guatemala
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Bohemia Suburbana | "Pero Nadie" | 10 | 50 |
| 6 |  New Zealand
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Yumi Zouma | "In Camera" | 13 | 40 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast
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Dobet Gnahoré | "Djoli" | 7 | 59 |
| 8 | Honduras
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Empress Of | "How Do You Do It" | 6 | 59 |
| 9 | Cuba
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Ibeyi | "Rise Up Wise Up Eyes Up" | 5 | 59 |
| 10 | Belize
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Paul Nabor | "Naguya Ne (I Am Moving On)" | 9 | 51 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia
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Majed Alesa | "Eidayn" | 4 | 63 |
| 12 | Taiwan
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Valen Hsu | "Freyja" | 2 | 76 |
| 13 |  Kazakhstan
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Jah Khalib | "Medina" | 12 | 42 |
| 14 | North Korea
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Morobong Band | "Forward! Socialism!" | 14 | 35 |