The twenty-seventh edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the United States, in the coastal metropolis of Miami.

Miami, the city which hosted the 27th edition of the contest
The Hard Rock Stadium has been the venue picked for the occasion, with the two singers Rihanna and Shakira as presenters, "Color Your Dreams" as slogan and "Fearless" by TULE, as theme song.

Rihanna and Shakira, presenters of the edition
Thanks to its victory in the 26th edition, the United States passed automatically in the final, along with the other two countries which reached the top 3:
Ukraine and
Luxembourg. Three semi-finals took place and 8 countries qualified from each one of them. One last country made it to the final winning the selection process called "Second Chance". 28 countries competed in the final.

Hard Rock Stadium, venue of the edition
Won for the first time ever after 27 editions the country of the United Kingdom, with the artist Ellie Goulding and her song "Love Me Like You Do".
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2 debuting • 8 returning • 12 withdrawing |
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Returning artists
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Previous participations: 13th edition for


Previous participations: 17th, 21st and 23rd edition for

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Previous participations: 6th and 24th edition representing the


Previous participations: 9th, 18th and 23rd edition for

Previous participation: 22nd edition as part of EFF for

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Previous participations: 12th and 15th edition for

Previous participation: 12th edition for the

Participating songs
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Country | Artist(s) | Song | Language(s) |
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Arilena Ara | I'm Sorry | English |
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Lorena Gómez | Indomable | Spanish |
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Iveta Mukuchyan | Hayastan Jan | Armenian |
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Zayn feat. Sia | Dusk Till Dawn | English |
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Conchita WURST | You Are Unstoppable | English |
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Rita Dakota | Polcheloveka | Russian |
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Oscar And The Wolf | The Game | English |
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Alok, Bruno Martini feat. Zeeba | Hear Me Now | English |
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Gery-Nikol feat. 100 KILA | Naprao Gi Ubivam | Bulgarian |
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Cœur de Pirate | Crier tout bas | French |
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Álex Anwandter | Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón | Spanish |
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Maluma | Carnaval | Spanish |
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Jelena Rozga | Moderna Žena | Croatian |
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Aqua | How R U Doin? | English |
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Malak | Alters (A Little Closer) | English |
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Sinine | I Can't See You | English |
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Knucklebone Oscar & The Shangri-La Rubies | Caveman | English |
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Claudio Capéo | Ça va ça va | French |
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Lena | Traffic Lights | English |
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Marina Satti | Mantissa | Greek |
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Joci Pápai | Özönvíz | Hungarian |
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Aron Hannes | Tonight | English |
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Celtic Woman feat. Senta | Tír na Nóg | English, Gaelic |
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Anna Zak | Money Honey | English |
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Giusy Ferreri feat. Federico Zampaglione | L'amore mi perseguita | Italian |
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KANA-BOON | Silhouette | Japanese |
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Bebe Rexha feat. Lil Wayne | The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) | English |
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Markus Riva | I Can | English |
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Felix Jaehn, Hight, Alex Aiono | Hot2Touch | English |
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Beatrich | Superstar | English |
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Jena Lee | J'Aimerais Tellement | French |
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Playa Limbo | Sola | Spanish |
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Carla's Dreams | Te Rog | Romanian |
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Thomas Mignot | Marcher sur la lune | French |
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Bouchra | Blanc Ou Noir | French |
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Michael Prins, Carice van Houten | Fear Not | English |
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Lorde | Perfect Places | English |
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Moranbong Band | Let's Study | Korean |
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Aleksandra Janeva | Eve me pak | Macedonian |
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Highasakite | Golden Ticket | English |
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Krewella | Enjoy the Ride | English |
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Margaret | What You Do | English |
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Rui Andrade | Confia Em Mim | Portuguese |
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Kelly Clarkson | Because Of You | English |
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Crush + Alexandra Ungureanu | Copiii din noi | Romanian |
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Elena Temnikova | Revnost' | Russian |
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Annalisa | Used To You | English |
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Cvija | Heroji | Serbian |
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Emma Drobná | Words | English |
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Nikki Williams | Kill, Fuck, Marry | English |
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HeeJin, HyunJin | My Sunday | English, Korean |
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Abraham Mateo | Mi Vecina | Spanish |
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Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson | Symphony | English |
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Lovebugs | Land Ho! | English |
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Mona Haydar | Hijabi (Wrap my Hijab) | English |
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Atiye | Ya Habibi | Arabic, Turkish |
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ALEKSEEV | A ya plivu | Ukrainian |
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Ellie Goulding | Love Me Like You Do | English |
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Taylor Swift | Look What You Made Me Do | English |
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Elodie | Tutta Colpa Mia | Italian |
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Emeli Sandé | Read All About It, Pt. III | English |
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Kelvin Jones | Call You Home | English |
Semi-final 1
Also the United States voted in this semi-final.
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Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | ![]() |
Lorde | Perfect Places | 17 | 41 |
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Felix Jaehn, Hight, Alex Aiono | Hot2Touch | 6 | 71 |
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Margaret | What You Do | 4 | 75 |
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Lena | Traffic Lights | 8 | 68 |
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Playa Limbo | Sola | 10 | 64 |
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Elodie | Tutta Colpa Mia | 3 | 84 |
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Arilena Ara | I'm Sorry | 1 | 116 |
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Marina Satti | Mantissa | 7 | 69 |
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Giusy Ferreri feat. Federico Zampaglione |
L'amore mi perseguita | 13 | 53 |
10 | ![]() |
Anna Zak | Money Honey | 18 | 35 |
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Conchita WURST | You Are Unstoppable | 9 | 65 |
12 | ![]() |
Thomas Mignot | Marcher sur la lune | 16 | 42 |
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Sinine | I Can't See You | 14 | 51 |
14 | ![]() |
Kelvin Jones | Call You Home | 5 | 72 |
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Álex Anwandter | Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón | 12 | 54 |
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Lorena Gómez | Indomable | 2 | 85 |
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Aqua | How R U Doin? | 15 | 46 |
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Claudio Capéo | Ça va ça va | 10 | 64 |
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Moranbong Band | Let's Study | 20 | 28 |
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Lovebugs | Land Ho! | 18 | 35 |
Semi-final 2
Also Ukraine voted in this semi-final.
Key | ![]() |
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Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | ![]() |
Gery-Nikol feat. 100 KILA | Naprao Gi Ubivam | 17 | 29 |
02 | ![]() |
Emma Drobná | Words | 4 | 89 |
03 | ![]() |
Maluma | Carnaval | 16 | 35 |
04 | ![]() |
Cvija | Heroji | 19 | 16 |
05 | ![]() |
Elena Temnikova | Revnost' | 1 | 118 |
06 | ![]() |
Jelena Rozga | Moderna Žena | 14 | 43 |
07 | ![]() |
Oscar And The Wolf | The Game | 11 | 60 |
08 | ![]() |
Celtic Woman feat. Senta | Tír na Nóg | 8 | 73 |
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Rita Dakota | Polcheloveka | 5 | 86 |
10 | ![]() |
Aron Hannes | Tonight | 6 | 81 |
11 | ![]() |
Beatrich | Superstar | 12 | 53 |
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Zayn feat. Sia | Dusk Till Dawn | 2 | 101 |
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HeeJin, HyunJin | My Sunday | 12 | 53 |
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Emeli Sandé | Read All About It, Pt. III | 15 | 37 |
15 | ![]() |
Carla's Dreams | Te Rog | 7 | 75 |
16 | ![]() |
Nikki Williams | Kill, Fuck, Marry | 10 | 67 |
17 | ![]() |
Markus Riva | I Can | 17 | 29 |
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Highasakite | Golden Ticket | 9 | 72 |
19 | ![]() |
Crush + Alexandra Ungureanu | Copiii din noi | 20 | 8 |
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Joci Pápai | Özönvíz | 3 | 93 |
Semi-final 3
Also Luxembourg voted in this semi-final.
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Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | ![]() |
Annalisa | Used To You | 11 | 62 |
02 | ![]() |
Malak | Alters (A Little Closer) | 6 | 75 |
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KANA-BOON | Silhouette | 16 | 29 |
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Bebe Rexha feat. Lil Wayne | The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) | 2 | 92 |
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Kelly Clarkson | Because Of You | 4 | 88 |
06 | ![]() |
Krewella | Enjoy the Ride | 10 | 63 |
07 | ![]() |
Iveta Mukuchyan | Hayastan Jan | 8 | 73 |
08 | ![]() |
Bouchra | Blanc Ou Noir | 7 | 74 |
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Alok, Bruno Martini feat. Zeeba | Hear Me Now | 12 | 59 |
10 | ![]() |
Ellie Goulding | Love Me Like You Do | 1 | 94 |
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Abraham Mateo | Mi Vecina | 19 | 9 |
12 | ![]() |
Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson | Symphony | 5 | 76 |
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Michael Prins, Carice van Houten | Fear Not | 18 | 21 |
14 | ![]() |
Atiye | Ya Habibi | 12 | 59 |
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Cœur de Pirate | Crier tout bas | 2 | 92 |
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Knucklebone Oscar & The Shangri-La Rubies | Caveman | 17 | 22 |
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Mona Haydar | Hijabi (Wrap my Hijab) | 15 | 49 |
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Rui Andrade | Confia Em Mim | 14 | 54 |
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Aleksandra Janeva | Eve me pak | 9 | 69 |
Second Chance
Every country gave 1 point to its favourite country. One country qualified. Voting was not compulsory.
Grand final
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Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | ![]() |
Elodie | Tutta Colpa Mia | 15 | 124 |
02 | ![]() |
Marina Satti | Mantissa | 13 | 136 |
03 | ![]() |
Arilena Ara | I'm Sorry | 3 | 189 |
04 | ![]() |
Margaret | What You Do | 18 | 111 |
05 | ![]() |
Malak | Alters (A Little Closer) | 19 | 105 |
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Bouchra | Blanc Ou Noir | 5 | 169 |
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Aron Hannes | Tonight | 17 | 121 |
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Kelly Clarkson | Because Of You | 9 | 154 |
09 | ![]() |
Ellie Goulding | Love Me Like You Do | 1 | 212 |
10 | ![]() |
Cœur de Pirate | Crier tout bas | 4 | 176 |
11 | ![]() |
Zayn feat. Sia | Dusk Till Dawn | 16 | 122 |
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Elena Temnikova | Revnost' | 14 | 132 |
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Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson | Symphony | 7 | 160 |
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Joci Pápai | Özönvíz | 10 | 151 |
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Emma Drobná | Words | 23 | 88 |
16 | ![]() |
Rita Dakota | Polcheloveka | 12 | 143 |
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Jena Lee | J'Aimerais Tellement | 28 | 34 |
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Kelvin Jones | Call You Home | 24 | 87 |
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Felix Jaehn, Hight, Alex Aiono | Hot2Touch | 26 | 61 |
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ALEKSEEV | A ya plivu | 20 | 104 |
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Taylor Swift | Look What You Made Me Do | 11 | 145 |
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Aleksandra Janeva | Eve me pak | 27 | 56 |
23 | ![]() |
Lena | Traffic Lights | 6 | 168 |
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Celtic Woman feat. Senta | Tír na Nóg | 8 | 156 |
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Carla's Dreams | Te Rog | 21 | 99 |
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Iveta Mukuchyan | Hayastan Jan | 21 | 99 |
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Bebe Rexha feat. Lil Wayne | The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) | 24 | 87 |
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Lorena Gómez | Indomable | 2 | 207 |