| The World Music Contest 53 | |
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Contest |
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Edition no. |
53 |
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Theme |
Free Edition |
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Participants |
37 |
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Date |
January 2018 |
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Location |
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Hosts |
Koen & Kris Wauters |
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Venue |
Stadsschouwburg |
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Winner |
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Timeline |
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Kortrijk
The World Music Contest 53, often referred to as TWMC#53, was the 53th edition of The World Music Contest. This edition held in Kortrijk after Belgium won the previous edition of this contest.
In this edition the top four in each semi-final is qualified directly to the final. The numbers five till eight of the semi-finals have to compete in the VHB-Competition, the second chance competition. The top-5 in this competition is also qualified for the final.
Costa Rica, the number 9 in the first semi-final participated also in the VHB-Competition, because there were 2 disqualifications in the other 2 semi-finals, it dit not qualify. Bosnia & Herzegovina was the best country of the VHB Competition finishing in fifth place in the final, for the second time in a row on the same way.
Winner Belgium was automatically qualified and became last in the final.
Medals[]
| Medal | Country |
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| 1st |  Netherlands
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| 2nd |  Greece
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| 3th |  Latvia
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Final Result[]
This is the final result of the final in TWMC#53.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Points |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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Chef'Special | In Your Arms | 149 |
| 2 | Greece
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Nikos Ikonomopoulos | Ine Kati Laika | 142 |
| 3 | Latvia
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Rodion Gordin ft Katrina Cirule & Rassell | Tomorrow | 136 |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan
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Elvina | Bakı | 134 |
| 5 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Dzejla Ramovic | Potrazi Me | 127 |
| 6 |  Croatia
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Mia | Bezimeni | 127 |
| 7 |  Luxembourg
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Lotte | Auf Beiden Beinen | 116 |
| 8 |  Portugal
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April Ivy | Be Ok | 114 |
| 9 |  Taiwan
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Lily | Burn | 114 |
| 10 |  United States
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Maggie Rogers | Alaska | 107 |
| 11 |  Ukraine
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PianoBoy | Love | 94 |
| 12 |  Italy
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Thomas Bocchimpani | Normalità | 93 |
| 13 |  Lithuania
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Radistai DJs | Energy | 89 |
| 14 |  Russia
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Varvara | Kniga Sudeb | 80 |
| 15 |  Germany
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Glasperlenspiel | Ich Bin Ich | 77 |
| 16 |  Türkiye
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Gülçin Ergül | My One And Only Love | 73 |
| 17 |  Hungary
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AWS | Te Is Félsz | 72 |
| 18 |  Belgium
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Jimmy Frey | Duw Een Beetje | 70 |
Semi-Final 1[]
This are the results from Semi-Final 1 in TWMC#53.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Points |
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| 1 | Greece
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Nikos Ikonomopoulos | Ine Kati Laika | 84 |
| 2 | United States
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Maggie Rogers | Alaska | 81 |
| 3 | Türkiye
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Gülçin Ergül | My One And Only Love | 77 |
| 4 | Ukraine
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PianoBoy | Love | 77 |
| 5 | Germany
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Glasperlenspiel | Ich Bin Ich | 69 |
| 6 |  New Zealand
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The Naked And Famous | Punching In A Dream | 67 |
| 7 |  Estonia
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Marten Kuningas | Tagurpidi Vaal | 63 |
| 8 |  France
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Dj Moh Green ft Lynda | Time | 59 |
| 9 |  Costa Rica
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Patterns | Sunny Days | 53 |
| 10 |  Romania
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Anuryh | In My Head | 42 |
| 11 |  Serbia
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Slobodan Trkulja | Prizivanje Kiše | 42 |
| 12 |  Argentina
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Bersuit Vergarabat | Me Voy | 40 |
Semi-Final 2[]
This are the results from Semi-Final 2 in TWMC#53.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Points |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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Chef'Special | In Your Arms | 75 |
| 2 | Lithuania
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Radistai DJs | Energy | 74 |
| 3 | Portugal
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April Ivy | Be Ok | 67 |
| 4 | Taiwan
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Lily | Burn | 58 |
| 5 | Italy
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Thomas Bocchimpani | Normalità | 56 |
| 6 | Hungary
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AWS | Te Is Félsz | 55 |
| 7 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Dzejla Ramovic | Potrazi Me | 52 |
| 8 | Russia
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Varvara | Kniga Sudeb | 51 |
| 9 |  Spain
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Raoul | Million Reasons | 46 |
| 10 |  Ecuador
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DJ Kalibro ft Antonella Ponce | Love Again | 36 |
| DSQ |  Mexico
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JNS | Bailando | |
| DSQ |  Sweden
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Adolphson & Falk | Mer Jul |
Semi-Final 3[]
This are the results from Semi-Final 3 in TWMC#53.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Points |
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| 1 | Luxembourg
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Lotte | Auf Beiden Beinen | 86 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan
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Elvina | Bakı | 75 |
| 3 | Croatia
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Mia | Bezimeni | 62 |
| 4 | Latvia
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Rodion Gordin ft Katrina Cirule & Rassell | Tomorrow | 59 |
| 5 |  Israel
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Alon Eder & Band | Shir Lema | 56 |
| 6 |  Poland
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Kamil Bednarek | Sailing | 55 |
| 7 |  Australia
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Jack River | Fool's Gold | 55 |
| 8 |  Finland
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Apulanta | Pahempi Toistaan | 47 |
| 9 |  Colombia
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La Chiva Gantiva ft Speech Thomas | Cuero | 44 |
| 10 |  Denmark
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Tomboy | OK2BGAY | 31 |
| DSQ |  Bulgaria
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Zhana Bergendorff | Dokrai | |
| DSQ |  Monaco
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Kyo | Ton Mec |
VHB-Competition[]
This are the results from the VHB-Competition in TWMC#53. This is the second chance competition.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Points |
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| 1 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Dzejla Ramovic | Potrazi Me | 127 |
| 2 | Italy
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Thomas Bocchimpani | Normalità | 112 |
| 3 | Russia
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Varvara | Kniga Sudeb | 109 |
| 4 | Hungary
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AWS | Te Is Félsz | 104 |
| 5 | Germany
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Glasperlenspiel | Ich Bin Ich | 100 |
| 6 | France
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Dj Moh Green ft Lynda | Time | 92 |
| 7 | Finland
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Apulanta | Pahempi Toistaan | 90 |
| 8 | Australia
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Jack River | Fool's Gold | 80 |
| 9 | New Zealand
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The Naked And Famous | Punching In A Dream | 76 |
| 10 | Costa Rica
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Patterns | Sunny Days | 75 |
| 11 | Estonia
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Marten Kuningas | Tagurpidi Vaal | 61 |
| 12 | Poland
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Kamil Bednarek | Sailing | 40 |
| 13 | Israel
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Alon Eder & Band | Shir Lema | 36 |