World Music Festival 1

Semi-final 1 date
 Semi-final 2 date
 Final date
 Venue
**Semi Final 2** Zeta Makripoulia - Soula ela ksana,Zeta Makripoulia - Fili Fili,Zeta Makripoulia - Apopse thelo na pio
 Number of entries
 Debuting countries
**Participation map**
* Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final
 Voting system
 Winning song

**World Music Festival 1**, often referred to as **WMF 21**,was the debut edition of the World Music Festival. It was held in Thessaloniki, Greece as it was the host's country. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) chose Alexandreio Melathron while Zeta Makripoulia was selected as the presenter.

Thirty-one countries participated in the first edition, all of them being debutants as it was the first edition. In order to participate, the countries had to be firstly approved to be members of the World Broadcasting Union.

The Australia was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Wings" performed by Delta Goodrem. The song gathered a total of 370 points, 45 points ahead the runner-up, Denmark. Czech Republic finished on third place, while Italy, Iran and Sweden completed the top 6 of the edition.

## Location

*For further information see Thessaloniki*
**Thessaloniki** is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general,and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital.Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.

The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to modern Greece on 8 November 1912.

Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well a several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university,Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.

Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. For 2013, *National Geographic Magazine* included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide,while in 2014*Financial Times* FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle.Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination forstreet photography in Greece.

**Key**
     Host venue

 Thessaloniki | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800

## Format

### Semi-final allocation draw

The eight pots were the following:

* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Poland
* Norway
* Sweden
* Georgia
* Iran
* Kazakhstan
* Romania
* England
* France
* Italy
* Portugal
* Scotland
 Pot 5
 * Albania
* Croatia
* Brazil
* United States
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Taiwan
* The Philippines

## Participants

### Semi Final 1

**15 Countries** are participating in this Semi Final with  Greece voting as automatic qualifier of this edition. The top 10 countries that score the highest number of points will qualify to the Grand Final and from the place 11-13 qualified to the Second Chance Round.

### Semi Final 2

**15 Countries** are participating in this Semi Final with  Greece voting as automatic qualifier of this edition. The top 10 countries that score the highest number of points will qualify to the Grand Final and from the place 11-13 qualified to the Second Chance Round.

### Final

**25 Countries** are participating in the final, with all thirty-one participating countries eligible to vote.

## Voting Grid

### Semi Final 1

#### 12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the final:

### Semi Final 2

#### 12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the final:

### Final

#### 12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the final:

Jury

Televoting

## Other awards

### **OGAW**

Organisation Générale des Amateurs de World (more commonly known as OGAW) is an international organisation that was founded in 2016 in Thessaloniki,Greece by mrgiorgos2016.The organisation consists of a network of over 31 World Music Festival fan clubs across the World, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profitcompany. In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAW fan clubs, a voting poll runs prior to the main World Music Festival allowing members from over 31 clubs to vote for their favourite songs of the 2016 festival. The 2016 OGAW Poll began on 15 Octomber 2016 and finished on 25 Octomber 2016. The table below shows the top 6 results.

### **Barbara Dex Award**

For the first time ever in the World Music Festival, the Barbara Dex Award was introduced and is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest.

 France | Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners
 Scotland | Dougie MacLean
 Brazil | Banda Vingadora
 Georgia | NINI

## External links

* Forum
* Junior World Music Festival 1
* OGAW 1