World Forum Song Contest 08.16
| World Forum Song Contest 08.16 Be Music Free | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 11 August 2016 |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 15 |
| Returning | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Error creating thumbnail: Zimbabwe |
| Withdrawing | File:Flag of Kenya.png Kenya Error creating thumbnail: Nigeria File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Error creating thumbnail: Thailand |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | "Asnam" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
| ◄07.16 | |
The World Forum Song Contest 08.16 is the 144th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Banjul, The Gambia thanks to Sona Jobarteh's victory with the song 'Saya'.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aziz AlNasrallah | "El Hawa Lamna" | 13 | 46 | |
| 2 | Puzzle | "Trial By Fire" | 3 | 78 | |
| 3 | Kashaka ft. Morena Leraba | "Lithebera" | 6 | 61 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | Rosie Yang & Ryan Yu | "Why Not Love" | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Drianu ft. Zoë | "Worth The Wait" | 12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sa DingDing | "Good Luck Song" | 11 | 53 | |
| 7 | Mashrou' Leila | "Asnam" | 1 | 87 | |
| 8 | Alsarah & The Nubatones | "Habibi taal" | 4 | 77 | |
| 9 | Kayhan Kalhor & Aynur | "Rewand" | 10 | 54 | |
| 10 | Valerie | "I'll Be Loving You" | 2 | 85 | |
| 11 | Dark Dark Dark | "Hear Me" | 5 | 66 | |
| 12 | Tinashé | "Pieces of Paper" | 7 | 58 | |
| 13 | Cirrus | "Mama Please" | 14 | 41 | |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Laos | Xtreme ft. Tot Lina | "Touch Me Baby" | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | Kojima Mayumi | "Amai koi" | 8 | 56 |