International Music Festival 18 Let It Burn | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final 1 date | 4 October |
Semi-final 2 date | 11 October |
Final date | 18 October |
Host | |
Venue | Pristina City Stadium Pristina, Kosovo |
Presenter(s) | Arben Biba Arta Dobroshi |
Broadcaster | RTK |
Participants | |
Entries | 50 |
Debuting | None |
Returning | Latvia Liechtenstein FYR Macedonia |
Withdrawing | Andorra Montenegro Netherlands |
Voting | |
System | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs |
Winner | "Play Dumb" |
International Music Festival | |
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International Music Festival 18, often referred to as IMF #18, was the 18th edition of International Music Festival. It was held in Kosovo following Rita Ora's victory with "I Will Never Let You Down". The winner was Cory Lee with her song "Play Dumb" , representing Germany. It's the first victory of the country.
Venue[]
Pristina City Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi i Qytetit, Serbian: Градски стадион, Gradski stadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pristina and one of the biggest stadiums in Kosovo. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Prishtina. The stadium holds 38,500 people, or 25,000 seated. It is also one of the two stadiums that have been picked for international matches.
Location[]
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina (Albanian: Prishtinë or About this sound Prishtina (help·info); Serbian: Приштина or Priština; Turkish: Priştine), is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality and district.
Preliminary results of the 2011 census put the population of Pristina at 198,000. The city has a majority Albanian population, alongside other smaller communities including Bosniaks, Romani and others. It is the administrative, educational, and cultural center of Kosovo. The city is home to the University of Pristina and is served by the Pristina International Airport.
Semi-final and Grand Final allocation draw[]
Semi-final Allocation Draw[]
There has been no semi-final allocation draw this edition.
Running Order[]
The running order was revealed on September 25.
Participants[]
52 countries will participate including Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein and FYR Macedonia returning while Andorra and Montenegro are withdrawing.
Semi-finals[]
Semi-final 1
Belarus , Germany and Norway will vote in this semi-final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | FYR Macedonia | Cindy | "Look At Me" | 12 | 70 |
02 | France | Shy'm | "Et Alors!" | 16 | 47 |
03 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Pamela Ramljak | "Ti me ne voliš" | 2 | 112 |
04 | Switzerland | Violeta White | "The Voice" | 13 | 61 |
05 | Egypt | Zayne | "Hayati" | 17 | 47 |
06 | Latvia | Laura Bicāne | "Caurspeideigi mes" | 20 | 25 |
07 | Italy | Tacabro | "Tacata" | 14 | 59 |
08 | Czech Republic | Lisa Miskovsky | "Still Alive" | 10 | 76 |
09 | Monaco | Lily Wood , The Prick & Robin Schulz | "Prayer In C" | 5 | 92 |
10 | Azerbaijan | Arash ft. Helena | "One Day" | 1 | 133 |
11 | Slovenia | Sanya G | "Magic" | 9 | 76 |
12 | Ireland | The Script | "Superheroes" | 3 | 103 |
13 | Algeria | Tal | "Rien N'est Parfait" | 6 | 92 |
14 | Portugal | Kika | "Guess It's Alright" | 7 | 91 |
15 | Sweden | Elouiz | "10" | 4 | 94 |
16 | Faroe Islands | Flamma | "Stay Away From Me" | 18 | 46 |
17 | Luxembourg | Angel At My Table | "Silverlight" | 22 | 11 |
18 | Armenia | Tamar Kaprelian | "Raw" | 19 | 34 |
19 | Malta | Ira Losco | "What I'd Give" | 11 | 70 |
20 | Slovakia | Vabank | "Stale Dufam" | 23 | 10 |
21 | Bulgaria | Sofi Marinova | "Iskam Da Obicham" | 15 | 51 |
22 | Hungary | Horváth Tamás & Raul | "Szeretsz engem?" | 21 | 23 |
23 | Lebanon | Faydee | "Maria" | 8 | 80 |
Semi-final 2[]
Kosovo , Spain and United Kingdom will vote in this semi-final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Liechtenstein | Cassandra Steen | "Gewinnen" | 15 | 49 |
02 | Ukraine | Ani Lorak | "Flowers" | 12 | 68 |
03 | Iceland | Gunnar Birgisson | "Save Me" | 13 | 66 |
04 | Morocco | Nadia Gattas ft. Michael Rune | "Min Indre Stemme" | 6 | 95 |
05 | Cyprus | Ivi Adamou | "Sose Me (Lights On)" | 4 | 99 |
06 | Austria | Tagträumer | "Sinn" | 19 | 29 |
07 | Russia | Serebro | "Ne Nado Bol'nee" | 5 | 98 |
08 | Estonia | Tanja | "Forevermore" | 7 | 87 |
09 | Albania | Adelina Tahiri | "Heart On Fire" | 8 | 77 |
10 | Lithuania | Leon Somov & Jazzu | "Lower Than The Ground" | 18 | 31 |
11 | Romania | Edward Maya | "Feeling" | 17 | 33 |
12 | Greece | Angelika Dusk | "Love On Your Own Terms" | 3 | 100 |
13 | Poland | Agata Dziarmagowska | "Drop Drop" | 1 | 107 |
14 | Georgia | Nino Dzotsenidze | "Shavia Zgva" | 2 | 100 |
15 | Croatia | Severina | "Alcatraz" | 21 | 11 |
16 | Turkey | Bengisu | "Dünyanın Öteki Ucuna" | 10 | 73 |
17 | Denmark | Invader Girl | "Starting Fires" | 14 | 50 |
18 | Finland | Kristiina Wheeler | "Muukalainen" | 11 | 72 |
19 | Israel | Chen Aharoni | "Crazy" | 9 | 77 |
20 | Belgium | Jelle van Dael | "Lie Machine" | 16 | 46 |
21 | San Marino | Dolcenera | "Niente Al Mondo" | 20 | 24 |
Grand Final[]
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Czech Republic | Lisa Miskovsky | "Still Alive" | 14 | 107 |
02 | Algeria | Tal | "Rien N'est Parfait" | 12 | 112 |
03 | Monaco | Lily Wood , The Prick & Robin Schulz | "Prayer In C" | 13 | 107 |
04 | Turkey | Bengisu | "Dünyanın Öteki Ucuna" | 7 | 132 |
05 | Germany | Cory Lee | "Play Dumb" | 1 | 226 |
06 | Belarus | Aura | "Whisper of Silence" | 19 | 95 |
07 | Cyprus | Ivi Adamou | "Sose Me (Lights On)" | 10 | 115 |
08 | Portugal | Kika | "Guess It's Alright" | 3 | 170 |
09 | Estonia | Tanja | "Forevermore" | 22 | 84 |
10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Pamela Ramljak | "Ti me ne voliš" | 8 | 122 |
11 | Lebanon | Faydee | "Maria" | 24 | 71 |
12 | Sweden | Elouiz | "10" | 2 | 171 |
13 | United Kingdom | Charli XCX | "Boom Clap" | 11 | 115 |
14 | Albania | Adelina Tahiri | "Heart On Fire" | 26 | 54 |
15 | Norway | The Main Level | "Go Go With You" | 23 | 76 |
16 | Russia | Serebro | "Ne Nado Bol'nee" | 18 | 96 |
17 | Azerbaijan | Arash ft. Helena | "One Day" | 5 | 141 |
18 | Kosovo | Rita Ora ft. Iggy Azalea | "Black Widow" | 6 | 139 |
19 | Israel | Chen Aharoni | "Crazy" | 15 | 105 |
20 | Morocco | Nadia Gattas ft. Michael Rune | "Min Indre Stemme" | 16 | 99 |
21 | Spain | David Civera | "Me Ha Robado El Corazon" | 25 | 61 |
22 | Slovenia | Sanya G | "Magic" | 17 | 97 |
23 | Poland | Agata Dziarmagowska | "Drop Drop" | 20 | 92 |
24 | Ireland | The Script | "Superheroes" | 4 | 168 |
25 | Greece | Angelika Dusk | "Love On Your Own Terms" | 21 | 84 |
26 | Georgia | Nino Dzotsenidze | "Shavia Zgva" | 9 | 119 |
Voting and spokespersons[]
See also[]
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