The thirty-first edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the City of Brussels, in Belgium.
The venue selected was the King Baudouin Stadium and the presenter was Loïc Nottet. The slogan was "Change the World with Music" and the theme song was the song "I'd Love to Change the World (Matstubs Remix)" by Jenna.
56 participants: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States.
Belgium, because of has won the last edition, passed automatically in the final and also United Kingdom and Ukraine, because of be arrived second and third in the last edition, passed automatically in the final. 3 semi-finals took place and 8 countries qualified from each semi-final. The songs that arrived 9th had a "Second Chance". 28 countries qualified for the grand final. Won this edition the group Kaleo from Iceland.
Participating songs
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Semi-final 1
The songs qualified for the final are marked in light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also Belgium voted in this semi final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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Helena | Paper House | 6 | 83 |
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G.R.L. | Ugly Heart | 14 | 44 |
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Gromee feat. Mahan Moin | Spirit | 8 | 69 |
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Yulia Savicheva | Prosti | 13 | 46 |
05 | ![]() |
Laleh | Colors | 9 | 60 |
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Cami | Ven | 3 | 90 |
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Sheppard | Coming Home | 4 | 88 |
08 | ![]() |
ELDAR | The One | 15 | 34 |
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RedOne feat. Enrique Iglesias, Shaggy, R. City, Serayah | Don't You Need Somebody | 18 | 21 |
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Basta feat. Diana Arbenina, Alexander F. Sklyar, Sergey Bobunets, SunSay, Ant & Skriptonit | Sansara | 17 | 22 |
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Toms Kalderauskis | We Won't Back Down | 1 | 103 |
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Ryk | You And I | 7 | 72 |
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Eva Ruiz | No creo en tu amor | 10 | 58 |
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Sylvia Yacoub | The End | 12 | 48 |
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Severina | Kao | 5 | 85 |
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EMEL | Ma Lkit | 16 | 32 |
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KALEO | Way Down We Go | 2 | 98 |
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Jorge Blanco | Light Your Heart | 11 | 49 |
Semi-final 2
The songs qualified for the final are marked in light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also United Kingdom voted in this semi final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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Artsvik | Mna Du | 10 | 61 |
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Margaret Berger | Running with Scissors | 10 | 61 |
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Inis Neziri | Piedestal | 2 | 90 |
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Helena Paparizou feat. Anastasios Rammos | An Me Deis Na Klaio | 4 | 89 |
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Emrah Karaduman feat. Aleyna Tilki | Cevapsiz Cinlama | 14 | 36 |
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TINI | Great Escape | 15 | 35 |
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The Sam Willows | Save Myself | 13 | 54 |
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Rihanna | Sledgehammer | 5 | 81 |
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Boggie | Parfüm | 6 | 80 |
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Moshe Peretz | Kos Shel Yain | 17 | 16 |
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Haris | Gold | 12 | 59 |
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Maria & Stan | Stradam | 18 | 11 |
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Indradevi feat. Sophea Pel | Step Away | 8 | 64 |
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Laura Närhi | Supersankari | 7 | 77 |
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Elina Born | Enough | 9 | 62 |
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Marina Kaye | On My Own | 2 | 90 |
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Claydee feat. Lexy Panterra | Dame Dame | 15 | 35 |
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Broods | Free | 1 | 101 |
Semi-final 3
The songs qualified for the final are marked light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also Ukraine voted in this semi final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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Jessie James Decker | Lights Down Low | 3 | 84 |
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Gabrielė Vilkickytė feat. Chris Metric | Rugpjūtis | 15 | 44 |
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Allison Iraheta | Friday I'll Be Over U | 10 | 52 |
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Emmelie de Forest | Sanctuary | 6 | 72 |
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Ewa Farna | Na ostří nože | 9 | 60 |
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Babylone | Zina | 14 | 47 |
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Elizma Theron | My hart bloei vir jou | 5 | 78 |
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Kenny B | Jij Bent De Liefde | 13 | 48 |
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Seo In Young | Cinderella (Aliks Remix) | 16 | 35 |
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Samantha J. | Rockets | 10 | 52 |
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Nova Miller | Turn Up The Fire | 1 | 90 |
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Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar | Thinking About You | 8 | 64 |
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Luca Hänni | POWDER | 2 | 85 |
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Massari | Done Da Da | 7 | 71 |
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Caro Emerald | A Night Like This | 4 | 82 |
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Alyona Lanskaya | Ja živa | 17 | 31 |
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Suzana Tot | Videćeš ti | 12 | 49 |
Second Chance
Every country gave 1 point to his favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.
Draw | Country | Has received the point from | Points |
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Grand final
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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Lost Frequencies feat. Janieck Devy | Reality | 9 | 148 |
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Marina Kaye | On My Own | 8 | 149 |
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Sheppard | Coming Home | 16 | 98 |
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Ryk | You And I | 12 | 115 |
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Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar | Thinking About You | 27 | 47 |
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Boggie | Parfüm | 16 | 98 |
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Luca Hänni | POWDER | 2 | 195 |
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Broods | Free | 11 | 123 |
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Indradevi feat. Sophea Pel | Step Away | 24 | 77 |
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Caro Emerald | A Night Like This | 6 | 158 |
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Severina | Kao | 7 | 157 |
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Massari | Done Da Da | 28 | 39 |
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Gromee feat. Mahan Moin | Spirit | 25 | 59 |
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ERIA | Forest song | 10 | 141 |
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Emmelie de Forest | Sanctuary | 26 | 54 |
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Helena | Paper House | 4 | 173 |
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Rihanna | Sledgehammer | 20 | 85 |
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Ewa Farna | Na ostří nože | 14 | 105 |
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Inis Neziri | Piedestal | 15 | 102 |
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Elizma Theron | My hart bloei vir jou | 20 | 85 |
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Oh Wonder | Ultralife | 22 | 83 |
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Toms Kalderauskis | We Won't Back Down | 5 | 172 |
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Nova Miller | Turn Up The Fire | 19 | 92 |
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Cami | Ven | 12 | 115 |
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KALEO | Way Down We Go | 1 | 219 |
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Laura Närhi | Supersankari | 18 | 93 |
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Jessie James Decker | Lights Down Low | 23 | 82 |
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Helena Paparizou feat. Anastasios Rammos |
An Me Deis Na Klaio | 3 | 184 |