World Forum Song Contest 05.17
| World Forum Song Contest May 2017 | |
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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 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan  Mali  Namibia File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia  South Africa File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia  Uruguay  Venezuela
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| Withdrawing |  Argentina  Bhutan File:Flag of Botswana.png Botswana  Brazil  Brunei  Canada File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras  India  Iran File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq  Japan File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait  South Korea  Turkey  Vietnam File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 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 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 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 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 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 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | The Dai Dai | "Ngâai Jà Dtaai " | 12 | 50 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 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 | Template:Country data Africa | Jeremy Loops | "Down South" | 11 | 51 |
| 15 | Venezuela
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Arca | "Desafío" | 3 | 77 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | Jiydesh | "Kim Bilet" | 14 | 43 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Tamtam | "Hiding" | 15 | 39 |
