International Music Festival Wiki
Register
Advertisement
International Music Festival 21
frameless}}
Dates
Semi-final 1 date 18th January
Semi-final 2 date 22nd January
Final date 27th January
Host
Venue Austria Stadthalle Graz
Presenter(s) Kati Bellowitsch,Andi Knoll & Anna F
Broadcaster Austria ORF
Opening act SF1: Anna F. - "Friedberg"
SF2: TBA
Final: Conchita Wurst - "Heroes"
Interval act SF1: Charlee - "Boy Like You"
SF2: TBA
Final: TBA
Participants
Entries 51
Debuting None
Returning Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Georgia Georgia
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Flag of Malta Malta
Flag of Morocco Morocco
Flag of Poland Poland
Withdrawing Flag of Estonia Estonia
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Winner Croatia "Uno Momento"
International Music Festival
◄ 20 Eurovision Heart 22 ►


International Music Festival 21, often referred to as IMF #21, is the up-coming 21st edition of International Music Festival. It will be held in Austria , after Conchita Wurst has won the contest for the second time for Austria and as an artist with "Heroes". For the first time in the history of the contest, the Second Chance Contest was held in Ljubljana,Slovenia.

Venue[]

Stadthalle Graz is the biggest arrangement hall in Graz, Austria. It was built between April 2000 and in the beginning of 2002.

Stadthalle Graz which is pursued by fair Congress Betriebsgmbh stands on the place of the former hall 1 of the Grazer fair. Between 1998 and 1999 the architecture competition was carried out for the town hall. Architect Klaus Kada received in December 1999 the surcharge for it. On maximum 14,000 ms ² expandable hall exists of upper floor and first floor. The hall practically free of columns stands only on four basic columns which are in every corner of the hall. In 2009 it hosted Robocup. It was already a place for numerous arrangements as for example Wetten, dass..? or Musikantenstadl. On 16 November 2007 the music event The Dome took place for the first time with his 44th issue in the Grazer town hall.

Location[]

Graz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaːt͡s], formerly known as Gratz, is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark). On 1. January 2015 it had a population of 309,323 (of which 276.526 had principal residence status). In 2012 the population of the Graz Larger Urban Zone who had principal residence status stood at 599,049.

Graz has a long tradition as a student city: its six universities have more than 44,000 students. Its "Old Town" is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.[citation needed]

Politically and culturally, Graz was for centuries more important for Slovenes than Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and still remains influential.

In 1999, Graz was added to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites, and the site was extended in 2010 by Schloss Eggenberg. Graz was sole Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003 and got the title of a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.

Bidding phase[]

On the 4th January, ORF revealed the first two venues which apply to host the contest, the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna and the Stadthalle Graz located in Graz. On 9th January, ORF revealed their choice - the Grazer Stadthalle and therefor Graz will host the up-coming edition in Austria.

City Venue Capacity Notes
Vienna Wiener Stadthalle 16,152 Hosts the annual Erste Bank Open tennis tournament and many events throughout the year.
Graz Stadthalle Graz 11,032 Hosted the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.

Semi-final and Grand Final draw[]

Running Order[]

The semi-final draw took place in Graz on the 10th of January, moderated by Andi Knoll.

Participants[]

Fifty-one countries confirmed their participation for the twenty-first edition in Graz, Austria, including some returning and some withdrawing countries, especially marking the withdrawal of the Ukraine and the Faroe Islands, but also Poland returned after a one-edition absence.

Returning artists[]

TBD

Results[]

Semifinal 1[]

Flag of Austria Austria , Flag of Croatia Croatia , and Flag of Switzerland Switzerland will vote in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Amadeus Band "Moja Zemlja" 15 51
02 Flag of Turkey Turkey Demet Akalin ft. Gökhan Özen  "Nefsi Müdafaa" 9 67
03 Greenland Greenland Julie Berthelsen "Butterfly" 3 105
04 Flag of Romania Romania Inna ft. Marian Hill "Diggy Down" 5 94
05 Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia Elena Risteska "Opasno Vreme" 17 47
06 Flag of Egypt Egypt Haifa Wehbe "Hassa" 23 3
07 Flag of Malta Malta Baklava "Moon Dance" 6 76
08 Flag of Iceland Iceland Gunnar Birgisson "Into My Arms" 10 67
09 Flag of Sweden Sweden Miss Li "Här Kommer Natten" 20 32
10 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Sandra van Nieuwland "Hunter" 1 145
11 Flag of Andorra Andorra Auryn "Puppeteer" 11 63
12 Flag of Russia Russia T-Moor Rodriguez "#HEROES" 13 60
13 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Anshelle "There Is A House" 8 74
14 Flag of Germany Germany Linda Hesse "Verbotene Liebe" 2 143
15 Flag of Spain Spain Jose Galisteo "Beautiful Life" 12 62
16 Flag of Greece Greece Malu "Mia Fora Sto Toso" 21 29
17 Flag of Norway Norway Two Steps from Hell ft. Merethe Soltvedt "Compass" 4 104
18 Flag of Algeria Algeria Tal "Marcher Au Soleil" 7 76
19 Flag of San Marino San Marino Marilena Castellone "Sai Che C'è" 14 54
20 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Ian Thomas ft. Nyanda "Run Away" 18 44
21 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ali Okapov "Bile" 22 23
22 Flag of Belarus Belarus Smash feat. Natalia Podolskaya "Novyy Mir" 19 44
23 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Ema "This Is Our Time" 16 47

Semifinal 2[]

Flag of Cyprus Cyprus , Flag of Finland Finland and Flag of France France will vote in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Mušnula "Skúška prvých šiat" 22 03
02 Flag of Israel Israel Harel Skaat "Now" 14 51
03 Flag of Monaco Monaco Dania Giò "If U Don't Love Me Now" 12 57
04 Flag of Hungary Hungary Laura Cserpes "Úgysincs más" 10 76
05 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Maya Berovic "Vjeruj Zeni Koja Pije" 07 86
06 Flag of Armenia Armenia Athena Manoukian "Xo" 01 159
07 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Nathalie "Vivo Sospesa" 04 96
08 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Lara Scandar "Lovebirds" 19 27
09 Flag of Denmark Denmark Iggy Azalea ft. Mo "Beg For It" 09 78
10 Flag of Portugal Portugal Kika ft. Andreas Wijk "Can't Feel Love Tonight" 06 88
11 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Kida "Mke Rrejt" 21 26
12 Flag of Georgia Georgia Via Gra feat. Vakhtang "U Menya Poyavilsya Drugoy" 05 91
13 Flag of Albania Albania Floriani "E Di Qe Don" 16 35
14 Flag of Morocco Morocco Shiri Maimon "Crossroads" 20 26
15 Flag of Ireland Ireland Westlife "What About Now" 02 118
16 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Irina Florin "Ochakvan Nepoznat" 17 34
17 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Maraaya "Lovin' Me" 03 118
18 Flag of Italy Italy Jenny B "La Vita Sbagliata Non E'" 15 48
19 Flag of Serbia Serbia Snežana Vušović "Pobeda" 13 55
20 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Nikki Jamal "Yalan" 18 31
21 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne "Real Love" 11 67
22 Flag of Poland Poland Margaret "Start A Fire" 08 80

Finalists[]

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Mia Aegerter "Alive" 25 33
02 Flag of Poland Poland Margaret "Start A Fire" 6 160
03 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Nathalie "Vivo Sospesa" 14 106
04 Flag of Finland Finland Benjamin "Unbreakble" 5 163
05 Flag of Algeria Algeria Tal  "Marcher Au Soleil" 17 85
06 Flag of Norway Norway Two Steps from Hell ft. Merethe Soltvedt "Compass" 8 143
07 Flag of Austria Austria Sarah Stephanie "Herz Übernimmt Kommando" 26 32
08 Flag of Turkey Turkey Demet Akalin ft. Gökhan Özen "Nefsi Müdafaa" 24 56
09 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Maraaya "Lovin' Me" 7 145
10 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Maya Berovic "Vjeruj Zeni Koja Pije" 23 63
11 Flag of Romania Romania Inna ft. Marian Hill "Diggy Down" 12 116
12 Greenland Greenland Julie Berthelsen "Butterfly" 11 120
13 Flag of France France Marc Antoine ft. M. Pokora & Nyco Lilliu "À nous" 21 74
14 Flag of Croatia Croatia Severina feat. Ministarke "Uno Momento" 1 221
15 Flag of Germany Germany Linda Hesse "Verbotene Liebe" 4 172
16 Flag of Malta Malta Baklava "Moon Dance" 20 81
17 Flag of Ireland Ireland Westlife "What About Now" 3 197
18 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Anshelle "There Is A House" 16 91
19 Flag of Hungary Hungary Laura Cserpes "Úgysincs más" 13 107
20 Flag of Armenia Armenia Athena Manoukian "Xo" 2 221
21 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Hashtag "Ki An Ola Teleiosan" 10 136
22 Flag of Portugal Portugal Kika ft. Andreas Wijk "Can't Feel Love Tonight" 15 95
23 Flag of Iceland Iceland Gunnar Birgisson "Into My Arms" 22 65
24 Flag of Denmark Denmark Iggy Azalea ft. Mo "Beg For It" 19 84
25 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Sandra van Nieuwland "Hunter" 9 142
26 Flag of Georgia Georgia Via Gra ft. Vakhtang "U Menya Poyavilsya Drugoy" 18 85

Voting grids[]

Semifinal 1[]

TBA

Semifinal 2[]

TBA

Grand Final[]

TBA


See also[]

International Music Festival


Advertisement