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International Music Festival 28
A New Spirit
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Dates
Semi-final 1 date 22 July 2015
Semi-final 2 date 22 July 2015
Final date 29 July 2015
Host
Venue Romania TBD
Presenter(s) Andra Maruta, Smiley (Greenroom)
Broadcaster TVR
Participants
Entries 51
Debuting None
Returning Flag of Algeria Algeria
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Flag of Serbia Serbia
Withdrawing Flag of Belarus Belarus
Flag of Estonia Estonia
Flag of Morocco Morocco
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Winner France "Promets Pas La Lune"
International Music Festival
◄ 27 Eurovision Heart 29 ►

International Music Festival 28 is the 28th edition of the International Music Festival. For the second time, Romania will host the contest after their victory of Sandu Ciorba with "Pe Cimpoi".

Location[]

Bucharest (/ˈbuːkərɛst/; Romanian: București, pronounced [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ( listen)) is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania and located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″ECoordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E, lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than 70 km (43.5 mi) north of the Danube River.

Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. It became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and art deco), communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris" (Micul Paris).Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and above all Nicolae Ceaușescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.

According to 2011 census, 1,883,425 inhabitants live within the city limits, a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census. The urban area extends beyond the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of about 1.9 million people.Adding the satellite towns around the urban area, the proposed metropolitan area of Bucharest would have a population of 2.27 million people.According to Eurostat, Bucharest has a larger urban zone of 2,151,880 residents. According to unofficial data, the population is more than 3 million.Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the European Union by population within city limits, after London, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, and Paris.

Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. The city has big convention facilities, educational institutes, cultural venues, traditional "shopping arcades" and recreational areas.

The city proper is administratively known as the "Municipality of Bucharest" (Municipiul București), and has the same administrative level as that of a national county, being further subdivided into six sectors, each governed by a local mayor.

Bidding phase[]

The bidding phase for the edition kicked off the day after the results.

IMF 28 bids
City Venue Capacity Notes
Bucharest Polyvalent Hall 5,300
Mihai Flamaropol Skating Rink 16,000
Romexpo 40,000 Hosted the 7th edition.
Cluj-Napoca Polyvalent Hall 10,000
Cluj Arena 30,201
Withdrawn bids
Craiova Polyvalent Hall 4,215
  • The venue must be available for at least 6 to 7 weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest.
  • The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
  • The Green Room should be located in the arena or as near it as possible, with a capacity of 300-500.
  • An additional room at least 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) in area, to house 2 catering stands, a viewing room, make-up rooms, wardrobe, and booths for approximately 50 commentators.
  • Separate offices to house the press centre, open between 16 July and 11 August 2015, at least (43,000 sq ft) in area, with a capacity of at least 2,000 journalists.

On July 4, the owner of the Polvyvalent Hall in Craiova withdrew their bid to host the competition. That remains the three bids in Bucharest and the two ones in Cluj-Napoca as potential venues for the contest. The Mihai Flamaropol Skating Rink was chosen to host the 28th edition.

Venue[]

220px-Flamaropol Ice Skating Rink

The inside of the venue.

Mihai Flamaropol Skating Rink (Romanian: Patinoarul Mihai Flamaropol) is an arena in Bucharest, Romania. It is primarily used for ice hockey, being the home of the club Steaua Rangers and holds 8,000 people.

Mihai Flamaropol is a former ice hockey and football player.

The construction is set to be demolished to make way for a 16,000-seat multi-purpose arena. For the competition, 15,500 seats can be used as well as 2,000-3,000 standing places. The greenroom will be installed next to the main arena with an entrance into the hall. The press centre is located next to the arena.

Format[]

Semi-final allocation draw[]

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on July 10 2015 at the headquarters of TVR in Bucharest. The big 6 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final each would country vote. The rest of the 45 countries were divided into six pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined. The six pots were the following:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Running order draw[]

The running order of the semi-finals was randomly done. Two countries from each semi-final and a big 6 country received a wildcard and could select their starting position at their half (first or second). Denmark  and Ukraine  got the wildcards from the first semi-final, Italy and Moldova got the wildcards from the second semi-final while Romania got the wildcard of the big 6. The running order was revealed on 16 July 2015.

Participating countries[]

IMF 28 SF Map 1
     Countries in the first semi-final
     Countries voting in the first semi-final
     Countries in the second semi-final
     Countries voting in the second semi-final

47 countries participated in the edition, one country less than in the previous edition. Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Serbia all returned after having a break.

Four countries announced their withdrawals: Belarus, Estonia, Liechtenstein and Morocco withdrew from the twenty-eigth edition due to poor results or lack of budget.


Returning artists[]

András Kállay-Saunders returns as part of the Kállay-Saunders Band for Hungary after participating in the 15th and 17th editions. Rita Ora returns to the contest for Kosovo after participating in the 17th edition , which she won. Ella Henderson makes her comeback after participating in the 14th and 20th edition. Mia Diekow returns for Germany after being representing it in the 16th edition. Tooji has already represented Norway in the  first edition. Former winner and twice representant Molly Sandén returns as well after representing Sweden in the 17th and 22nd edition of the competition.

Results[]

Semi-final 1[]

Georgia, Monaco and the United Kingdom will also vote here.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Spain Spain Paula Rojo "Miedo A Querer" 8 75
02 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Aysel Alizade "Yeni Dunyam" 22 10
03 Flag of France France Cheraze "Promets Pas La Lune" 4 128
04 Flag of Croatia Croatia Neda Ukraden & Ivan Zak "Tetovaza" 23 9
05 Flag of Armenia Armenia Luara "Fighting The Liars" 7 75
06 Flag of Sweden Sweden Molly Sandén "Like No One's Watching" 1 166
07 Flag of Latvia Latvia Antra Stafecka "It's The Night" 11 68
08 Flag of Denmark Denmark Amaranthe "Digital World" 5 82
09 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Stella Kalli "Tipota" 13 60
10 Flag of Germany Germany Mia Diekow "Herz" 16 39
11 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Paulien Matthues "Loving You" 17 39
12 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Mama Thatcher "Leti" 15 41
13 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania SKAMP ft. Deadly Hunta "Good Girl Gone Bad" 19 19
14 Flag of Hungary Hungary Kallay Saunders Band "Victory" 12 64
15 Flag of Austria Austria The Young Professionals feat. Anna F. "All Of It But Me" 3 144
16 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Anabela ft. Boban Rajovic "Preventiva" 2 154
17 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic Sebastian "Toulavá" 18 27
18 Flag of Greece Greece Shaya Hansen "Efkola" 10 69
19 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Myriam Fares "Nifsi Aoulhalak" 9 70
20 Flag of Albania Albania Xhensila Myrtezai "Ring The Alarm" 14 54
21 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Strok "Mítt í Verðini" 21 13
22 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milica Pavlović "Selfi" 6 78
23 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Sinplus "Up to me" 20 17

Semi-final 2[]

Netherlands, Romania and Turkey will also vote here.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of San Marino San Marino Erika "I Think About You" 15 51
02 Flag of Poland Poland Natalia Nykiel "Badz Duzy" 22 32
03 Flag of Belgium Belgium Lauren Anny J Girl Like You" 17 50
04 Flag of Russia Russia Buranovskie Babushki "Veterok" 14 53
05 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Roksana "Selfie" 21 36
06 Flag of Ireland Ireland Nadia Forde "BPM" 1 107
07 Flag of Israel Israel Chen Aharoni "Zarim" 3 103
08 Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia Thea "Mi Treba Malku Vreme" 7 75
09 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Rita Ora "Poison" 4 92
10 Flag of Italy Italy Lorenzo Fragola "Siamo Uguali" 18 46
11 Flag of Algeria Algeria Leïla Lanova ft. Charlie Brown "Presque Arrivés" 5 88
12 Flag of Finland Finland Siru "Kaksi Naista" 20 41
13 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Kristiná "No. 1" 6 87
13 Flag of Iceland Iceland Maria Olafs "Dancing In The Storm" 13 59
15 Flag of Andorra Andorra Electric Nana "Won't Stop" 19 42
16 Flag of Norway Norway Tooji "Father" 2 107
17 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina MC Stojan ft. Sandra Afrika "Haljina Bez Ledja" 10 66
18 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Andrey Tikhonov "Tomorrow Is Today" 11 66
19 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Anay "2NIGHT" 12 65
20 Flag of Moldova Moldova Afina Madoyan "The Rise" 9 66
21 Flag of Portugal Portugal Leonor Andrade "Já Conheci" 16 51
22 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Eluveitie "A Rose For Epona" 8 67

Final[]

The following countries either finished in the top 6 of the previous edition and therefore automatically qualify to the final of this edition or qualified from the semi-finals.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Armenia Armenia Luara "Fighting The Liars" 22 67
02 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Myriam Fares "Nifsi Aoulhalak" 16 86
03 Flag of Algeria Algeria Leila ft. Charlie Brown "Presque Arrivés" 15 98
04 Flag of Georgia Georgia Yaseniya "Destiny Is Different" 26 52
05 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ella Henderson ft. Sigma "Glitterball" 8 132
06 Flag of Denmark Denmark Amaranthe "Digital World" 5 175
07 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Eluveitie "A Rose For Epona" 23 58
08 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Anabela ft. Boban Rajovic "Preventiva" 6 164
09 Flag of Monaco Monaco Sophie Tapie "Des milliards de petits corps" 25 55
10 Flag of Sweden Sweden Molly Sandén "Like No One's Watching" 2 220
11 Flag of Turkey Turkey Aynur Aydin "Günah Sevap" 7 135
12 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milica Pavlović "Selfi" 17 81
13 Flag of Austria Austria The Young Professionals ft. Anna F. "All Of It But Me" 3 208
14 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina MC Stojan ft. Sandra Afrika "Haljina Bez Ledja" 18 80
15 Flag of Israel Israel Chen Aharoni "Zarim" 20 75
16 Flag of Spain Spain Paula Rojo "Miedo A Querer" 10 118
17 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Rita Ora "Poison" 9 122
18 Flag of Ireland Ireland Nadia Forde "BPM" 13 105
19 Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia Thea "Mi Treba Malku Vreme" 14 98
20 Flag of Norway Norway Tooji "Father" 4 176
21 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Within Temptation "Fire And Ice" 24 56
22 Flag of France France Cheraze "Promets Pas La Lune" 1 221
23 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Kristiná "No. 1" 11 114
24 Flag of Moldova Moldova Afina Madoyan "The Rise" 21 74
25 Flag of Greece Greece Shaya "Efkola" 12 109
26 Flag of Romania Romania Lariss "Dale Papi" 19 79

Scoreboards[]

First semi-final[]

12 points in the first semi-final[]

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

Second semi-final[]

12 points in the second semi-final[]

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

Grand Final[]

12 points in grand final[]

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

International broadcasting and voting spokespersons[]

  1. Germany Olivia Jones
  2. France Lyloo
  3. Moldova Natalia Gordienko
  4. Romania Otilia
  5. United Kingdom Ella Eyre
  6. Czech Republic Jaro Smejkal
  7. Israel Nadav Guedj
  8. Italy Marco Mengoni
  9. Netherlands Trijntje Oosterhuis
  10. Albania Besa
  11. Serbia Rada Manojlovi
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina Maya Berovic
  13. Georgia Gvanca Bagrationi
  14. Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga
  15. Belgium Taylor Jones
  16. Greece Eleni Vaitsou
  17. Lithuania GJan

  1. Macedonia Esma Redžepova
  2. Ireland Ryan Dolan
  3. Montenegro Andrea Demirovic 
  4. Faroe Islands Greta Svabo Bech
  5. Liechtenstein Claudia Schanza
  6. Cyprus Stefanos Dimosthenous
  7. Armenia Aram MP3
  8. Denmark
  9. Croatia Severina
  10. Turkey Murat Dalklic
  11. Slovenia Zana Povse
  12. Spain David Bustamante
  13. Lebanon Haifa Wehbe
  14. Finland Benjamin
  15. Switzerland Kat Graham
  16. Austria Petra Frey
  17. Andorra Desirée Cordero

  1. Latvia Markus Riva
  2. Poland Sylwia Grzeszczak
  3. Sweden Gina Dirawi
  4. Slovakia Dominika Mirgova
  5. Russia Anna Shulgina
  6. Iceland Tanja Ýr Ársþórsdóttir
  7. Monaco Énora Malagré
  8. Ukraine Diana Miro
  9. Hungary Kati Wolf 
  10. Bulgaria Zhana Bergendorff
  11. Portugal David Carreira
  12. Luxembourg Boycode
  13. San Marino Dear Jack
  14. Norway Suite 16
  15. Azerbaijan Nikki Jamal
  16. Kazakhstan KeshYOU
  17. Algeria Amel Bent

Other countries[]

  • Flag of Belarus Belarus : The Belarussian broadcaster announced their withdrawal due to poor results in the contest and lack of budget.
  • Flag of Estonia Estonia : The Estonian broadcaster ERR stated that no fundings have been found and no new sponsers have shown interest in donating money for a participation.
  • Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein : LTV1 was forced to withdraw after unfairness in the public broadcasting.
  • Flag of Morocco Morocco: The broadcaster decided to withdraw due to a lack of public interest and their non-qualification.

Official Album[]

International Music Festival: Bucharest 28
IMF28CDSongs
by International Music Festival
Released July 19 2015
Genre Pop
Length 03 hours 06 minutes 25 seconds
Label International Music Festival
International Music Festival chronology
International Music Festival: Cologne 27 International Music Festival: Bucharest 28 International Music Festival: TBD 29

International Music Festival: Bucharest 28 is the official compilation album of the 28th Contest, put together by the International Music Festival and was released on July 19 2015. The album will feature all 51 songs that entered in the 28th contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final.

CD 1
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Won't Stop" (Andorra)Electric Nana 3:47
2. "Ring The Alarm" (Albania)Xhensila Myrtezai 3:19
3. "Fighting The Liars" (Armenia)Luara 2:47
4. "All Of It But Me" (Austria)The Young Professionals ft. Anna F. 3:18
5. "Yenu Dunyam" (Azerbaijan)Aysel Alizade 3:26
6. "Haljina Bez Ledja" (Bosnia and H.)MC Stojan ft. Sandra Afrika 3:24
7. "Girl Like You" (Belgium)Lauren Anny J 3:19
8. "Selfie" (Bulgaria)Roksana 3:52
9. "A Rose For Epona" (Switzerland)Eluveitie 4:28
10. "Tipota" (Cyprus)Stella Kalli 3:54
11. "Toulavá" (Czech Republic)Sebastian 3:12
12. "Herz" (Germany)Mia Diekow 3:44
13. "Digital World" (Denmark)Amaranthe 3:37
14. "Presque Arrivés" (Algeria)Leïla Lanova ft. Charlie Brown 3:47
15. "Miedo A Querer" (Spain)Paula Rojo 3:23
16. "Kaksi Naista" (Finland)Siru 3:19
17. "Mítt í Verðini" (Faroe Islands)Strok 3:14
18. "Promets Pas La Lune" (France)Cheraze 2:49
19. "Glitterball" (United Kingdom)Ella Henderson ft. Sigma 3:46
20. "Destiny Is Different" (Georgia)Yaseniya 3:42
21. "Efkola" (Greece)Shaya Hansen 3:32
22. "Tetovaza" (Croatia)Neda Ukraden & Ivan Zak 3:23
23. "Victory" (Hungary)Kállay Saunders Band 3:29
24. "Zarim" (Israel)Chen Aharoni 3:30
25. "BPM" (Ireland)Nadia Forde 4:25
Total length:
89:59


CD 2
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Dancing In The Storm" (Iceland)Maria Olafs 3:53
2. "Siamo Uguali" (Italy)Lorenzo Fragola 4:39
3. "Poison" (Kosovo)Rita Ora 3:22
4. "Tomorrow Is Today" (Kazakhstan)Andrey Tikhonov 3:44
5. "Nifsi Aoulhalak" (Lebanon)Myriam Fares 4:18
6. "Up to me" (Liechtenstein)Sinplus 4:42
7. "It's The Night" (Latvia)Antra Stafecka 2:59
8. "Good Girl Gone Bad" (Lithuania)SKAMP ft. Deadly Hunta 3:51
9. "Loving You" (Luxembourg)Paulien Matthues 4:17
10. "Des milliards de petits corps" (Monaco)Sophie Tapie 3:30
11. "The Rise" (Moldova)Afina Madoyan 3:08
12. "Preventiva" (Montenegro)Anabela ft. Boban Rajovic 3:54
13. "Mi Treba Malku Vreme" (Macedonia)Thea 3:40
14. "Father" (Norway)Tooji 3:02
15. "Fire And Ice" (Netherlands)Within Temptation 4:14
16. "Badz Duzy" (Poland)Natalia Nykiel 4:10
17. "Já Conheci" (Portugal)Leonor Andrade 3:06
18. "Dale Papi" (Romania)Lariss 2:53
19. "Selfi" (Serbia)Milica Pavlović 4:51
20. "Veterok" (Russia)Buranovskie Babushki 3:11
21. "Like No One's Watching" (Sweden)Molly Sandén 3:15
22. "No. 1" (Slovakia)Kristiná 3:33
23. "2NIGHT" (Slovenia)Anay 3:03
24. "I Think About You" (San Marino)Erika 3:16
25. "Günah Sevap" (Turkey)Aynur Aydin 4:40
26. "Leti" (Ukraine)Mama Thatcher 3:59
Total length:
96:10

Charts and certifications[]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums 40
Germany 3
Turkey 1

See also[]

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