6th edition

The sixth edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the northernmost town of  Sweden, Kiruna, situated in the province of Lapland.

The venue selected for the occasion has been "The Crystal", the Kiruna Town Hall, with Sarah Dawn Finer as presenter. "Sounds of the northern lights" was the slogan.

    Two semi-finals took place, both of them composed of 20 countries. 11 qualified from each one of them, making a final of 25 participants. After its victory in the 5th edition,  Sweden passed automatically to the final, along with  Iceland and  Greece, which placed second and third.

    Won the competition Ruth Lorenzo from  Spain, performing the song "Gigantes" and making it the second victory for the country after Pastora Soler in the 1st edition.

## Participating artists

**Alesso**
Representing  Sweden**Alyona Lanskaya**
Representing  Belarus**Anders Nilsen**
Representing  Norway**ANTONIA**
Representing  Romania**Aram MP3**
Representing  Armenia**Ariana Grande**
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago**Boys and Noise**
Representing  Greece**Catarina Pereira**
Representing  Portugal**Celeste Buckingham**
Representing  Slovakia**Clean Bandit**
Representing the  United Kingdom**Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley**
Representing  Jamaica**Dolcenera**
Representing  Italy**Eir Aoi**
Representing  Japan**Eleftheria Eleftheriou**
Representing  Cyprus**Elhaida Dani**
Representing  Albania**Emmelie de Forest**
Representing  Denmark**Eva Simons**
Representing  The Netherlands**Filip Mitrović**
Representing  Serbia**Fool Moon**
Representing  Hungary**Grafa**
Representing  Bulgaria**Imagine Dragons**
Representing the  United States**Ivyrise**
Representing  Monaco**Janna**
Representing  Åland Islands**Jay Sean**
Representing  Romania**Jess Glynne**
Representing the  United Kingdom**Jessie J**
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago**Karizma**
Representing  Moldova**Kesh You**
Representing  Kazakhstan**Kylie Minogue**
Representing  Australia**Laura Pausini**
Representing  Australia**Lenna**
Representing  Estonia**Leslie**
Representing  Monaco**Lorie Pester**
Representing  France**Los Raybans**
Representing  Peru**Maraaya**
Representing  Slovenia**Marc Anthony**
Representing  Puerto Rico**Natasha St-Pier**
Representing  Canada**Nica & Joe**
Representing  Germany**Nicki Minaj**
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago**Of Monsters and Men**
Representing  Iceland**Ozark Henry**
Representing  Belgium**Pitbull**
Representing  Puerto Rico**Ruth Lorenzo**
Representing  Spain**Santana**
Representing  Mexico**Sidney Samson**
Representing  The Netherlands**Sinan Akçıl**
Representing  Turkey**Skrillex**
Representing  Jamaica**Steven Tyler**
Representing  Mexico**Sylwia Grzeszczak**
Representing  Poland**Tarja**
Representing  Finland**Tove Lo**
Representing  Sweden**U2**
Representing  Ireland**VILIJA**
Representing  Lithuania**Zlata Ognevich**
Representing  Ukraine
## Returning artists

**Ariana Grande**
Previous participation: 5th edition for the  United States**Emmelie de Forest**
Previous participation: 4th edition for  Denmark**Natasha St-Pier**
Previous participation: 1st edition for  Canada**Nicki Minaj**
Previous participation: 5th edition for  Trinidad and Tobago**Of Monsters and Men**
Previous participation: 2nd edition for  Iceland**Ruth Lorenzo**
Previous participation: 5th edition representing  Spain**Sylwia Grzeszczak**
Previous participation: 4th edition for  Poland**VILIJA**
Previous participations: 4th and 5th edition for  Lithuania

## Semi-final 2

Also  Iceland and  Greece voted in this semi final.