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International Music Festival #17
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#Imagine
Participants: 50
Winner: Kosovo "I Will Never Let You Down"
Semifinal 1: 10 September
Semifinal 2: 13 September
Grand Final: 15 September
Location: Denmark Gigantium, Aalborg
Opening Acts: Semifinal 1: Medina - "Kl. 10"
Semifinal 2: Tim Schou - "Supernova"
Grand Final: Tine - "Chameleon"
Interval Acts: Semifinal 1: Greta Svabo Bech - "Shut Up & Sing"/ Visit Denmark
Semifinal 2: Medina - "Giv Slip"
Grand Final: Kato & Safri Duo ft. Björnskov - "Dimitto (Let Go)"
Moderation: Louisse Wolff (main host)
Sofie Lassen-Kahlke (greenroom host)
Debuting: None
Returning: Flag of Albania Albania
Withdrawing: Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Serbia Serbia
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia
Timeline: ◄16 Eurovision Heart 18►

International Music Festival #17, often referred to as IMF #17, is the up-coming 17th edition of International Music Festival. It will be the first edition with the new introduced Qualification Battles.

Confirmed Countries[]

Qualification Battle[]

Duel Country Artist Song Votes
01 Flag of Israel Israel Miri Mesika "Dmaot" 3
01 Flag of Greece Greece Despina Vandi "Ola Allazoun" 11
02 Flag of France France Nolwenn Leroy "La Jument De Michao" 1
02 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Rita Ora "I Will Never Let You Down" 13
03 Flag of Morocco Morocco Samira Said "Mazal" 10
03 Flag of San Marino San Marino Simona Mollinari "Forse" 4
04 Flag of Egypt Egypt Ruby "Yal Ramosh" 1
04 Flag of Belarus Belarus Bianka "Muzika" 13

Semi-finals[]

Semi-final 1[]

Flag of Denmark Denmark , Flag of Poland Poland and Flag of Ukraine Ukraine will vote in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Erica Jennings "It's A Lovely Day" 20 18
02 Flag of Russia Russia Nyusha "Don't You Wanna Stay" 6 86
03 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Emin "Never Enough" 9 77
04 Flag of Albania Albania Bebe Rexha "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" 17 44
05 Flag of Estonia Estonia Merlyn Uusküla feat. I.M.T.B "Nüüd Ma Tean" 11 63
06 Flag of Malta Malta Danica Muscat "Fantasy" 18 38
07 Flag of Morocco Morocco Samira Said "Mazal" 12 57
08 Flag of Portugal Portugal Mickael Carreira "Dança Comigo" 13 54
09 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Nikki Ponte ft. DJ San "Love's Like Breathing" 5 88
10 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Merlin "Hotel Nacional" 2 98
11 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Jeroen van der Boom "Verslaafd Aan Jouw Liefde" 14 53
12 Flag of Finland Finland Softengine "Yellow House" 8 78
13 Flag of Austria Austria Nadine Beiler "Right On" 10 63
14 Flag of Turkey Turkey Hadise "Melek" 16 45
15 Flag of Croatia Croatia Nina Badrić "Dan D" 4 93
16 Flag of Georgia Georgia Racha "Welcome To Georgia" 15 49
17 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Hromovlad "Ohňa Hlad, Vody Chlad" 19 21
18 Flag of Greece Greece Despina Vandi "Ola Allazoun" 1 132
19 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Neon Jungle "Louder" 3 98
20 Flag of Romania Romania Antonia ft. Jay Sean "Wild Horses" 7 79

Semi-final 2[]

Flag of Andorra Andorra , Flag of Germany Germany and Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg vote in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Sweden Sweden Molly Sandén "Spread A Little Light" 11 58
02 Flag of Belarus Belarus Bianka "Muzika" 4 91
03 Flag of Italy Italy Eros Ramazzotti & Anastacia "I Belong To You" 18 35
04 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Andrea Demirović "Odlazim" 6 88
05 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Linda Andrews "Via Dolorosa" 15 42
06 Flag of Belgium Belgium Roberto Bellarosa "Agathe" 19 28
07 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic Ewa Farna "Dmuchawce, Latawce, Wiatr" 13 48
08 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Nika Zorjan "Nasmeh Življenja" 9 70
09 Flag of Hungary Hungary András Kállay-Saunders "Juliet" 8 78
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Baba Shrimps "Europe" 16 41
11 Flag of Ireland Ireland Nadine Coyle "Red Light" 10 66
12 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Rita Ora "I Will Never Let You Down" 2 125
13 Flag of Spain Spain AmaDeux "Baila Para Mí" 5 89
14 Flag of Armenia Armenia Mariam Melik-Bakhsyan "One Life" 17 40
15 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Kristina Maria ft. ARG=NTO "Where The Sun Don't Shine" 3 111
16 Flag of Iceland Iceland Steinar "Lie To Me" 14 43
17 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Nelly Petkova "Take The Night" 20 16
18 Flag of Norway Norway Carina Dahl "It Gets Better" 1 132
19 Flag of Monaco Monaco Maude "Love Is What You Make Of It" 7 81
20 Flag of Algeria Algeria Zaho "Tout Est Pareil" 12 52

Grand Final[]

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Neon Jungle "Louder" 2 160
02 Flag of Poland Poland Jula "Nieśmiertelni" 25 57
03 Flag of Denmark Denmark Emmelie de Forest "Drunk Tonight" 12 113
04 Flag of Hungary Hungary András Kállay-Saunders "Juliet" 23 69
05 Flag of Monaco Monaco Maude "Love Is What You Make Of It" 14 95
06 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Nikki Ponte ft. DJ San "Love's Like Breathing" 21 71
07 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Andrea Demirović "Odlazim" 9 119
08 Flag of Russia Russia Nyusha "Don't You Wanna Stay" 10 118
09 Flag of Spain Spain AmaDeux "Baila Para Mí" 6 145
10 Flag of Croatia Croatia Nina Badrić "Dan D" 19 73
11 Flag of Germany Germany Madeline Juno "Day One" 3 156
12 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Rita Ora "I Will Never Let You Down" 1 170
13 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Emin  "Never Enough" 13 105
14 Flag of Ireland Ireland Nadine Coyle "Red Light" 24 65
15 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Natalia "Overdrive" 26 42
16 Flag of Austria Austria Nadine Beiler "Right On" 20 71
17 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Kristina Maria ft. ARG=NTO "Where The Sun Don't Shine" 11 115
18 Flag of Greece Greece Despina Vandi "Ola Allazoun" 7 131
19 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Merlin "Hotel Nacional" 16 87
20 Flag of Belarus Belarus Bianka "Muzika" 5 152
21 Flag of Romania Romania Antonia ft. Jay Sean "Wild Horses" 18 81
22 Flag of Andorra Andorra Maldita Nerea "Buena Energía" 17 87
23 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Nika Zorjan "Nasmeh Življenja" 15 94
24 Flag of Finland Finland Softengine "Yellow House" 8 126
25 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Inna Voronova "Ty Ne Moj" 22 70
26 Flag of Norway Norway Carina Dahl "It Gets Better" 4 155
  • Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia MKTV was forced to withdraw on September 7 due to huge rule breaks.
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZKH first published "Dishi" as their entry but decided to withdraw later.

Withdrawals[]

  • Latvia On August 23, LTV confirmed that due to lack of sponsors a participation in the seventeenth edition is not possible. However, a return to the eighteenth edition is most likely.

International broadcasts and voting[]

Voting and spokespersons[]

  1. Norway Tooji
  2. Slovenia Maja Keuc
  3. Luxembourg Andy Schleck
  4. Austria Mirjam Weichselbraun
  5. Italy Marco Mengoni
  6. Malta Kurt Calleja
  7. Hungary Sven Csongar
  8. Algeria Indila
  9. Morocco Sofia Mountassir
  10. Belarus Julia Parshuta
  11. Croatia Lidija Bačić
  12. Ukraine Ani Lorak
  13. Andorra Ruth Lorenzo
  14. Ireland Ryan Dolan
  15. Montenegro Nina Žižić
  16. Russia Sergey Lazarev

  1. Romania Inna 
  2. Faroe Islands Anna Faroe
  3. Greece Theofilos Pouzbouris
  4. Denmark Nadia Gattas
  5. Spain Pastora Soler
  6. Lebanon Haifa Wehbe
  7. Albania Hersi
  8. Georgia Nino Dzotsenidze
  9. Kosovo Genta Ismajli
  10. Czech Republic Lucie Vondrácková
  11. Armenia Lilit Hovhannisyan
  12. Portugal David Carreira
  13. Cyprus Christos Mylordos
  14. United Kingdom Ella Henderson
  15. Slovakia Celeste Buckingham
  16. Bulgaria Miro

  1. Iceland Jón Jónsson
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Maya Sar
  3. Azerbaijan Elder Qasimov
  4. Netherlands Tim Douwsma
  5. Estonia Tanja
  6. Monaco Matt Pokora
  7. Sweden Alvaro Estrella
  8. Finland Janna
  9. Belgium Billie Kawende
  10. Lithuania Nota
  11. Poland Filip Mettler
  12. Germany Johannes Oerding
  13. Turkey Gülsen
  14. Switzerland Stefanie Heinzmann
  15. Flag of None Medina 

12 points[]

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final.

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
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