World Forum Song Contest 03.16
| World Forum Song Contest 03.16 Sounds Through The Dunes | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 3 March 2016 |
| Host city |  Qom, Iran
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 14 |
| Returning |  China  Egypt  Lebanon  Maldives  Mongolia  South Korea  Suriname  Turkey  United States |
| Withdrawing |  Angola  Argentina  Canada  Central African Republic  Cuba  Indonesia  Jordan  Nigeria |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Winning song | Egypt "Black Birds" |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 03.16 is the 140th edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in Qom, Iran thanks to Mahan Moin's victory with the song 'Azizami'.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Egypt
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Nathalie Saba | "Black Birds" | 1 | 90 |
| 2 | China
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Fifi Rong | "Since When" | 6 | 60 |
| 3 | Suriname
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Rochelle | "All Night Long" | 7 | 60 |
| 4 | Turkey
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Funda | "SMS" | 9 | 53 |
| 5 | Maldives
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Sanam ft. Mira | "Yeh vaada raha" | 10 | 40 |
| 6 | Iran
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Azam Ali & Loga Ramin Torkian | "Ocean" | 5 | 61 |
| 7 |  South Africa
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Tailor | "Step Back" | ||
| 8 | South Korea
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Big Bang | "Fantastic Baby" | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | United States
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Eisley | "Smarter" | 12 | 17 |
| 10 | Mongolia
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Urna Chahar-Tugchi | "Buuvei" | 8 | 58 |
| 11 |  India
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Hesham Abdul Wahab | "Aa mil yaar" | 3 | 74 |
| 12 | Lebanon
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Postcards | "Walls" | 2 | 85 |
| 13 |  Brazil
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Maria Bethânia | "Fogueira" | 4 | 74 |
| 14 |  Thailand
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Jah Rsiam | "Gold or Hubby" | 11 | 32 |