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International Music Festival #15
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Define Your Choice
Participants: 47
Winner: Austria "Rise Like A Phoenix"
Semifinal 1: 30 July
Semifinal 2: 30 July
Grand Final: 4 August
Location: Spain Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Opening Acts: Semifinal 1: Brequette - "Más"
Semifinal 2: Edurne - "Pretty Boy"
Final: Pastora Soler with "Quedate Conmigo"
Interval Acts: Semifinal 1: Lilian Garcia - "Ur Girl (Till The End Of The World)
Semifinal 2: Nuria Swan - "Romeo"
Final: Soraya & Miguel - "Wrecking Ball"
Moderation: Monica Naranjo & Blas Cantó
Debuting: none
Returning: Flag of Israel Israel
Withdrawing: Flag of Egypt Egypt
Flag of Georgia Georgia
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Flag of Monaco Monaco
Flag of Belarus Belarus
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Timeline: ◄14 Eurovision Heart 16►

International Music Festival #15, often referred to as IMF #15, was 15th edition of International Music Festival.

Location[]

For further information see Barcelona

Barcelona (English /bɑrsɨˈloʊnə/, Catalan: [bərsəˈɫonə], Spanish: [barθeˈlona]) is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain and the country's 2nd largest city, with a population of 1.6 million within its administrative limits. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.5 million people, being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. About five million people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 ft) high.

Founded as a Roman city, in the Middle Ages Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona continued to be an important city in the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean is located in Barcelona. The city is known for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences and expositions and also many international sport tournaments.

Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair/exhibitions and cultural-sports centres, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.It is a major cultural and economic centre in southwestern Europe, 24th in the world (before Zürich, after Frankfurt)and a financial centre. In 2008 it was the fourth most economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union and 35th in the world with GDP amounting to €177 billion. In 2012 Barcelona had a GDP of $170 billion; it is lagging Spain on both employment and GDP per capita change. In 2009 the city was ranked Europe's third and one of the world's most successful as a city brand. In the same year the city was ranked Europe's fourth best city for business and fastest improving European city, with growth improved by 17% per year, but it has since been in a full recession with declines in both employment and GDP per capita, with some recent signs of the beginning of an economic recovery. Barcelona is a transport hub with the Port of Barcelona being one of Europe's principal seaports and busiest European passenger port, an international airport, Barcelona–El Prat Airport, which handles above 35 million passengers per year, an extensive motorway network and a high-speed rail line with a link to France and the rest of Europe.

Host city selection[]

The IBU decided to move the contest to Spain , after their victory at the first special edition. On July 28, TVE , the spanish broadcaster, said on a press conference that Barcelona would host the contest.

Palau-sant-jordi-barcelona-hotel

View of the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

Participating countries[]

Forty-seven countries will participate in the sixteenth edition with Israel returning after a one-edition break and Egypt , Georgia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania and Monaco withdrawing from the contest.

Returning artists[]

Kurt Calleja represented Malta in the twelfth edition . Emmelie de Forest returns for Denmark the third time after representing Denmark in the first and ninth edition. Ryan Dolan returns for Ireland the third time after representing Ireland in the tenth and fourteenth edition, too. Conchita Wurst returns for Austria after representing it in the thirteenth edition. Ruth Lorenzo returns for Spain after representing it in the eigth edition. Valentina Monetta returns for San Marino after representing it in the fifth edition. Shiri Maimon returns for Morocco after representing it in the eigth edition. Kristia Siegfrids returns the third time for Finland after representing it in the second and twelfth edition. RiskyKidd returns for Greece after being part of the greek entry in the thirteenth edition. Poli Genova returns for Bulgaria after representing it twice in the sixth and tenth edition. Yohanna makes her return for Iceland as she represented Iceland in the sixth edition. Paula Seling & Ovi return for Romania after representing it in the eigth edition. Paula also represented Romania in the thirteenth edition. Eldar Qasimov returns for Azerbaijan together with Nikki Jamal after Eldar Qasimov was representing Azerbaijan in the eleventh edition. Nikki Jamal represented Azerbaijan in the twelth edition together with Karen Viuff and in the fourteenth edition together with Dima Bilan . Andrea Demirovic returns for Montenegro after representing Montenegro in the thirteenth edition.

Results[]

Semi-final 1[]

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Malta Malta Kurt Calleja "This Is The Night" 21 19
02 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Sebalter "Hunter Of Stars" 12 51
03 Flag of Belgium Belgium Iris "Would You" 22 18
04 Flag of Portugal Portugal Vânia Fernandes "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" 19 28
05 Flag of Algeria Algeria Amandine Bourgeois "L'Enfer Et Moi" 16 39
06 Flag of Hungary Hungary András Kállay-Saunders "Running" 15 44
07 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Zlata Ognevich "Gravity" 5 97
08 Flag of Denmark Denmark Emmelie de Forest "Only Teardrops" 3 107
09 Flag of Croatia Croatia Boris Novković feat. Lado "Vukovi umiru sami" 23 3
10 Flag of Germany Germany Roman Lob "Standing Still" 11 54
11 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Molly "Children Of The Universe" 4 99
12 Flag of Ireland Ireland Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives" 13 50
13 Flag of Norway Norway Maria Haukaas Storeng "Hold On Be Strong" 7 74
14 Flag of Austria Austria Conchita Wurst "Rise Like A Phoenix" 1 132
15 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Roberto Bellarossa "Love Kills" 18 28
16 Flag of Spain Spain Ruth Lorenzo "Dancing In The Rain" 2 110
17 Flag of Andorra Andorra Gisela "Casanova" 17 29
18 Flag of San Marino San Marino Valentina Monetta "The Social Network Song (Oh oh uh oh oh)" 20 27
19 Flag of France France Patricia Kaas "Et s'il fallait le faire" 10 57
20 Flag of Morocco Morocco Shiri Maimon "Hasheket Shenish'ar" 8 66
21 Flag of Serbia Serbia Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić "Oro" 9 62
22 Flag of Italy Italy Marco Mengoni "L'Essenziale" 14 49
23 Flag of Poland Poland Donatan & Cleo "My Słowianie" 6 86

Semi-final 2[]

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tinkara Kovač "Round and Round" 1 142
02 Flag of Finland Finland Krista Siegfrids "Marry Me" 18 41
03 Flag of Latvia Latvia Walters & Kazha "The War Is Not Over" 24 7
04 Flag of Greece Greece Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up" 14 56
05 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Poli Genova "Na Inat" 5 70
06 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia TWiiNS "I'm Still Alive" 10 66
07 Flag of Armenia Armenia Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone" 7 69
08 Flag of Russia Russia Dina Garipova "What If" 12 62
09 Flag of Iceland Iceland Yohanna "Is It True" 2 109
10 Flag of Romania Romania Paula Seling & Ovi "Playing With Fire" 15 53
11 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus John LilygreenThe Islanders "Life Looks Better In Spring" 20 35
12 Flag of Albania Albania Rona Nishliu "Suus" 8 69
13 Flag of Israel Israel Noa & Mira "There Must Be Another Way" 23 18
14 Flag of Moldova Moldova Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" 16 48
15 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Ell & Nikki "Running Scared" 4 71
16 Flag of Turkey Turkey Hadise "Düm Tek Tek" 19 36
17 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Kejsi Tola "Carry Me Into Your Dreams" 17 44
18 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Hind "Your Heart Belongs To Me" 21 30
19 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Regina "Bistra voda" 22 28
20 Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia Kaliopi "Crno i belo" 3 82
21 Flag of Estonia Estonia Urban Symphony "Rändajad" 6 69
22 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Anggun "Echo (You And I)" 13 57
23 Flag of Sweden Sweden Loreen "Euphoria" 9 68
24 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Andrea Demirovic "Just Get Out Of My Life" 11 64

Grand Final[]

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia Kaliopi "Crno i belo" 16 96
02 Flag of Morocco Morocco Shiri Maimon "Hasheket Shenish'ar" 23 57
03 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Poli Genova "Na Inat" 17 95
04 Flag of Norway Norway Maria Haukaas Storeng "Hold On Be Strong" 2 157
05 Flag of Poland Poland Donatan & Cleo "My Słowianie" 8 130
06 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Molly "Children Of The Universe" 3 150
07 Flag of Germany Germany Roman Lob "Standing Still" 12 112
08 Flag of Russia Russia Dina Garipova "What If" 22 66
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Sebalter "Hunter Of Stars" 10 118
10 Flag of Ireland Ireland Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives" 25 42
11 Flag of Austria Austria Conchita Wurst "Rise Like A Phoenix" 1 186
12 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Andrea Demirovic "Just Get Out Of My Life" 13 108
13 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia TWiiNS "I'm Still Alive" 19 77
14 Flag of Serbia Serbia Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić "Oro" 20 75
15 Flag of Albania Albania Rona Nishliu "Suus" 21 72
16 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Zlata Ognevich "Gravity" 6 145
17 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Ell & Nikki "Running Scared" 24 47
18 Flag of France France Patricia Kaas "Et s'il fallait le faire" 15 97
19 Flag of Iceland Iceland Yohanna "Is It True" 11 113
20 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tinkara Kovač "Round and Round" 7 144
21 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Anggun "Echo (You And I)" 26 37
22 Flag of Armenia Armenia Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone" 18 90
23 Flag of Denmark Denmark Emmelie de Forest "Only Teardrops" 5 147
24 Flag of Sweden Sweden Loreen "Euphoria" 14 101
25 Flag of Spain Spain Ruth Lorenzo "Dancing In The Rain" 4 148
26 Flag of Estonia Estonia Urban Symphony "Rändajad" 9 122

Voting Grids[]

Grand Final[]

Final[]

Voting results
Montenegro Lebanon Germany Slovakia Malta Poland Turkey Austria Armenia Ukraine Greece Italy Netherlands Finland Croatia Andorra Hungary Macedonia Portugal Algeria Bosnia and Herzegovina Morocco Albania Spain Kosovo France Latvia San Marino Israel Luxembourg Bulgaria Ireland Moldova Cyprus Norway Azerbaijan United Kingdom Sweden Romania Russia Estonia Switzerland Belgium Denmark Serbia Iceland Slovenia Total
Macedonia 10 1 12 12 7
Morocco
Bulgaria 4 8 4 3 6
Norway 10 1 3 6
Poland 1 7 5 12
United Kingdom 2 6 8 4 12
Germany 4 7 1 1 5 2
Russia 2 2 10
Switzerland 2 5 10 4
Ireland 4
Austria 6 8 12 10
Montenegro 10 2 7 3 8 6
Slovakia 12 2
Serbia 3 4 3
Albania 8 12 7
Ukraine 7 5 3 2 5 2
Azerbaijan
France 5 10 6 12
Iceland 7 10
Slovenia 1 3 7 4 8 5 7 3 8 4
Lebanon 1 4
Armenia 5 6 1
Denmark 3 8 6 5 1 8
Sweden 2 10
Spain 12 12 10 8 5
Estonia 6 1 3 7 6

International broadcasts and voting[]

Voting and spokespersons[]

  1. Montenegro Nina Petkovic
  2. Lebanon Elissa
  3. Germany Lena
  4. Slovakia Danka z Turca
  5. Malta Ira Losco
  6. Poland Ewelina Lisowska
  7. Turkey Yusuf Cim
  8. Austria Dagmar Koller
  9. Armenia Lilit Hovhannisyan
  10. Ukraine Mika Newton
  11. Greece Nikolas Raptakis
  12. Italy Eros Ramazzotti
  13. Netherlands Tim Douwsma
  14. Finland Jannika B
  15. Croatia Jelena Rozga
  16. Andorra La 5° Estacion

  1. Hungary Sven Csongar
  2. Macedonia Renata Kravleska
  3. Portugal Catarina Pereira
  4. Algeria Indila
  5. Bosnia and Herzegovina Marija Sestic
  6. Morocco Tal
  7. Albania Miriam Cani
  8. Spain Jorge Gonzales
  9. Kosovo Kejsi Tola
  10. France Alizée
  11. Latvia Markus Riva
  12. San Marino Valentina Monetta
  13. Israel Judah Gavra
  14. Luxembourg Caro Emerald
  15. Bulgaria Penka Georgieva
  16. Ireland Nicky Bryne

  1. Moldova Pasha Parfeny
  2. Cyprus Ivi Adamou
  3. Norway Jenny Skavlan
  4. Azerbaijan Safura
  5. United Kingdom Liam Payne
  6. Sweden Danny Saucedo
  7. Romania Inna
  8. Russia Sergey Lazarev
  9. Estonia Lauri Philap
  10. Switzerland Luca Hänni
  11. Belgium Kate Ryan
  12. Denmark Rasmus Thude
  13. Serbia Emina Jahovic
  14. Iceland Steinar
  15. Slovenia Nika Zorjan
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