World Forum Song Contest 10.18
| World Forum Song Contest 10.18 October 2018 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 26 October 2018 |
| Host city | Kuwait Al Ahmadi, Kuwait |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 14 |
| Returning |  Belize  Cambodia  Cuba File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras  Ivory Coast  Jamaica  Maldives  North Korea File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan |
| Withdrawing |  Argentina  Brazil  Canada  China  Costa Rica File:Flag of Ethiopia.png Ethiopia  India  Iran  Japan File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait  Niue  Turkey  United States  Uzbekistan  Vietnam |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | Maldives "Together We Go" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 10.18 is the 171st edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait thanks to Tamara Qaddoumi's victory with the song 'Flowers Will Rot.'
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Maldives
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Mirah Ally | "Together We Go" | 1 | 104 |
| 2 | Cambodia
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Laura Mam | "Madizone Tmey" | 3 | 74 |
| 3 | Jamaica
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Grace Jones | "I Need A Man" | 8 | 58 |
| 4 |  Lebanon
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Fairuz | "Ana la habibi" | 11 | 49 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | Bohemia Suburbana | "Pero Nadie" | 10 | 50 |
| 6 |  New Zealand
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Yumi Zouma | "In Camera" | 13 | 40 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast
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Dobet Gnahoré | "Djoli" | 7 | 59 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras | Empress Of | "How Do You Do It" | 6 | 59 |
| 9 | Cuba
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Ibeyi | "Rise Up Wise Up Eyes Up" | 5 | 59 |
| 10 | Belize
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Paul Nabor | "Naguya Ne (I Am Moving On)" | 9 | 51 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Majed Alesa | "Eidayn" | 4 | 63 |
| 12 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | Valen Hsu | "Freyja" | 2 | 76 |
| 13 |  Kazakhstan
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Jah Khalib | "Medina" | 12 | 42 |
| 14 | North Korea
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Morobong Band | "Forward! Socialism!" | 14 | 35 |