International Music Festival 18

International Music Festival 18; Let It Burn
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"
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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
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
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
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