World Forum Song Contest 09.17
| World Forum Song Contest September 2017 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 1 September 2017 |
| Host city |  Amman, Jordan
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Returning |  Angola  Argentina  Belize  Bermuda  Brazil  Canada  India  Kenya  Madagascar  Mali  North Korea  Taiwan  Uganda |
| Withdrawing |  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Chile  DR Congo  Japan Jordan  Laos  Myanmar  Philippines  Suriname  Venezuela |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | India "Latha" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 09.17 is the 158th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Amman, Jordan thanks to A. R. Rahman, Farah Siraj & Ani Choying Drolma's victory with the song "Zariya"
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya
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Jarel | "Special" | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | Bermuda
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Heather Nova | "Welcome" | 15 | 29 |
| 3 |  South Korea
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Stella Jang | "Vanishing Paycheck" | 8 | 56 |
| 4 | Uganda
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Jaqee | "Fly High" | 3 | 72 |
| 5 |  Siberia
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ERNE | "Chayki" | 9 | 54 |
| 6 |  Iran
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Sirvan Khosravi | "Soojehat Tekrarie" | 7 | 56 |
| 7 | India
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Shilpa Rao | "Latha" | 1 | 81 |
| 8 | Argentina
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One Man Dancing | "I've Been Waiting" | 12 | 48 |
| 9 | North Korea
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Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble | "The Boy From the House With a Chestnut Tree Wants to be an Astronaut Hero" | 17 | 64 |
| 10 | Canada
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Tanya Tagaq | "Retribution" | 14 | 36 |
| 11 | Taiwan
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S.H.E. | "Irreplaceable" | 10 | 54 |
| 12 | Mali
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M, Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara | "Une Âme" | 6 | 57 |
| 13 | Belize
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Umalali | "Hattie" | 5 | 65 |
| 14 | Brazil
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Barbara Eugênia | "Agradecimento" | 13 | 45 |
| 15 | Angola
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Mastiksoul ft Shaggy & Danny Shah | "Good For You" | 16 | 17 |
| 16 |  United States
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The War On Drugs | "Holding On" | 2 | 73 |
| 17 | Madagascar
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Lala Njava | "Pardon à l´Afrika" | 11 | 51 |