World Forum Song Contest 08.16

World Forum Song Contest 08.16 ; Be Music Free
Dates
Final date	11 August 2016
Host city	Banjul, The Gambia
Participants
Number of entries	15
Returning	Brazil ; El Salvador ; Iran ; File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait ; File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos ; Lebanon ; Lesotho ; Mauritius ; File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan ; File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan ; File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe ;
Withdrawing	Cuba ; Gambia ; India ; Jamaica ; File:Flag of Kenya.png Kenya ; Mexico ; File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria ; Puerto Rico ; File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands ; South Korea ; File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand ; Turkey ;
Vote
Voting system	10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants.
Winning song	Lebanon; "Asnam"
World Forum Song Contest
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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	File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait	Aziz AlNasrallah	"El Hawa Lamna"	13	46
2	Brazil	Puzzle	"Trial By Fire"	3	78
3	Lesotho	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	El Salvador	Drianu ft. Zoë	"Worth The Wait"	12	47
6	China	Sa DingDing	"Good Luck Song"	11	53
7	Lebanon	Mashrou' Leila	"Asnam"	1	87
8	File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan	Alsarah & The Nubatones	"Habibi taal"	4	77
9	Iran	Kayhan Kalhor & Aynur	"Rewand"	10	54
10	Mauritius	Valerie	"I'll Be Loving You"	2	85
11	United States	Dark Dark Dark	"Hear Me"	5	66
12	File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe	Tinashé	"Pieces of Paper"	7	58
13	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia	Cirrus	"Mama Please"	14	41
14	File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos	Xtreme ft. Tot Lina	"Touch Me Baby"	15	7
15	Japan	Kojima Mayumi	"Amai koi"	8	56