World Forum Song Contest 07.16
| World Forum Song Contest 07.16 Africation | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 12 July 2016 |
| Host city |  Maputo, Mozambique
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Returning |  Cuba  Gambia  India  Jamaica  Kenya  Mexico  Nigeria  Puerto Rico  Solomon Islands  South Korea  Tunisia |
| Withdrawing |  Cameroon  Canada  Chile  Kazakhstan  Lebanon Mozambique  Myanmar  Nepal  Philippines  Somalia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | Gambia "Saya" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 07.16 is the 144th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Maputo, Mozambique thanks to Kika Cardoso's victory with the song 'All I Knew'.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Jamaica
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Denai Moore | "Detonate" | 7 | 59 |
| 2 | Tunisia
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Myrath | "Believer" | 5 | 70 |
| 3 |  United States
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Cher | "My Love" | 16 | 31 |
| 4 |  Turkey
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Nil Karaibrahimgil | "Bu mudur" | 10 | 54 |
| 5 |  Thailand
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Bua Loy | "The Last Breath" | 3 | 74 |
| 6 | Mexico
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Technicolor Fabrics ft. Siddhartha | "Fuma" | 2 | 78 |
| 7 | South Korea
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Tiffany | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 12 | 49 |
| 8 |  China
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Escape Plan | "Chemical Bus" | 14 | 43 |
| 9 | Gambia
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Sona Jobarteh | "Saya" | 1 | 89 |
| 10 |  Japan
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Circus | "Toki yo yuruyaka ni" | 8 | 58 |
| 11 | Cuba
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Mala ft. Danay Suárez | "Noches sueños" | 6 | 61 |
| 12 | India
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Monica Dogra | "Rise up and run" | 9 | 54 |
| 13 | Kenya
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Just A Band | "Rebel with a cause/Thank you" | 15 | 39 |
| 14 | Solomon Islands
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Tipa | "Maiae" | 11 | 51 |
| 15 | Nigeria
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Yemi Alade | "Ferrari" | 4 | 71 |
| 16 | Puerto Rico
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Buscabulla | "Métele" | 13 | 45 |