World Forum Song Contest 01.17
| World Forum Song Contest 01.17 The Gate of Loom | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 9 January 2017 |
| Host city |  Abadan, Iran
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Returning |  Bangladesh  Brazil  Canada  Chile  China  Cuba File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea  Lebanon  Mozambique File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan  Swaziland  United States  Venezuela |
| Withdrawing |  Bhutan  Colombia  Costa Rica  Ghana Iran  Japan  Libya Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal  New Zealand  Samoa  Singapore  South Africa  Tanzania Error creating thumbnail: Thailand  Uzbekistan  Vietnam |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan "Nar" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 01.17 is the 150th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Abadan, Iran thanks to Rita's victory with the song 'Mayim tzalulim'.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | United States
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Nathalie Pires | "Gare do Oriente" | 8 | 58 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | Nelida Karr | "Ripelo" | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Canada
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KD Lang | "Skylark" | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands | Rosie Delmah | "Tangi ia Koe" | 6 | 81 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | Ivan Zavala ft. Valeria Baroni | "Te sigo esperando" | 16 | 30 |
| 6 | Brazil
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Luísa Maita | "Fío da memoria" | 2 | 84 |
| 7 | Lebanon
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New Pharaohs | "Empire" | 4 | 82 |
| 8 | Venezuela
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Algodón Egipcio | "Los Deseos" | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Bangladesh
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Xefer | "Judge" | 17 | 13 |
| 10 | Cuba
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Nacional electrónica | "¡Llegamos al Futuro!" | 11 | 43 |
| 11 | Swaziland
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Indzawo Yami | "It's my place" | 3 | 83 |
| 12 |  Mexico
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Yuridia | "Te Equivocaste" | 14 | 36 |
| 13 | China
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Hanggai | "Horse of colors" | 5 | 81 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | Alsarah & The Nubatones | "Nar" | 1 | 114 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Nazia Hassan | "Lekin mera dil" | 9 | 58 |
| 16 | Chile
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Fakuta feat. Cristóbal Briceño | "Invisible" | 10 | 49 |
| 17 | Mozambique
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Selma Uamusse | "Ngono Utana" | 7 | 58 |
