IMF #8 will be the eighth edition, held in Kiev, Ukraine after neAngely won with "Courageous".
An amount of 56 countries are participating. The winner was France with 191 points, followed by Germany with 190 points. The winning song On Se Fout De Nous by Shy'm got a hit in many participating countries.
International Music Festival #08 | |
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Live Your Creativity | |
Participants: | 56 |
Winner: | France |
Semifinal 1: | 29 January |
Semifinal 2: | 4 February |
Grand Final: | 9 February |
Location: | Ukraine |
Debuting: |
Canada Cuba Morocco |
Returning: |
Serbia Moldova Hungary China |
Withdrawing: |
Latvia Montenegro Czech Republic Azerbaijan United States Virgin Islands |
Timeline: | ◄7 9► |
Format[]
Semifinal Draw[]
The Semifinal draw took place on January 25 . All countries got dividied into 8 pots.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 | Pot 8 |
Semifinal 1[]
Estonia , Australia , and Faroe Islands will vote in this Semifinal.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Moldova | Dan Bălan feat. Tany Vander & Brasco | Lendo Calendo | 14 | 70 |
02 | Greenland | Alphabeat | Love Sea | 10 | 73 |
03 | United Kingdom | Lauren Aquilina | Sinners | 17 | 63 |
04 | Barbados | Rihanna ft. Eminem | The Monster | 3 | 102 |
05 | New Zealand | Max & Bianca | Love Drunk | 2 | 102 |
06 | Andorra | Georgina | Con Solo Una Mirada | 19 | 44 |
07 | China | Wulantuya | Zhàn zài cǎoyuán wàng běijīng | 7 | 88 |
08 | United States | Pharell Williams | Happy | 15 | 69 |
09 | Indonesia | Kotak | I Love You | 8 | 82 |
10 | Morocco | Shiri Maimon | Now That You're Gone | 5 | 89 |
11 | Greece | Vegas | Xilies Fores | 4 | 90 |
12 | Austria | Bunny Lake | Into The Future | 22 | 32 |
13 | Cuba | Ke$ha ft. Pitbull | Timber | 1 | 118 |
14 | Canada | Alyssa Reid | Satisfaction Guaranteed | 16 | 63 |
15 | Ireland | Wonderland | Not A Love Song | 18 | 57 |
16 | Lithuania | GJan | Now You | 9 | 82 |
17 | Lebanon | Adam | Sada2et | 26 | 10 |
18 | Croatia | Ivo Gamulin Gianni | Pijesak Vremena | 25 | 14 |
19 | Norway | Cir.Cuz | Gatelys | 6 | 89 |
20 | Bulgaria | Nevena | Povey Vetre | 11 | 72 |
21 | Malta | Ira Losco | Me Luv U Long Time | 12 | 70 |
22 | Mexico | Yahir & Yuridia | El Alma En Pie | 20 | 44 |
23 | Georgia | MIDENISTIS feat. TAMTA | S'agapao | 13 | 70 |
24 | Hungary | Zanzibar | Ádám keresi Évát | 24 | 26 |
25 | Sweden | Robyn | Indestructible | 23 | 31 |
26 | Italy | Nina Zilli | Per Sempre | 21 | 32 |
Semifinal 2[]
Ukraine , and FYR Macedonia will vote in this Semifinal.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Liechtenstein | Lena | Neon (Lonely People) | 11 | 78 |
02 | South Africa | Shaun Jacobs | End Of The Road | 10 | 79 |
03 | Belgium | Amélie | Here From The Start | 18 | 43 |
04 | Romania | Paula Seling & Ovi | Miracle | 3 | 95 |
05 | India | Aishwarya Rai | Crazy Kiya Re | 17 | 47 |
06 | Slovakia | Snovonne | The Difference | 24 | 23 |
07 | Iceland | Rjóminn | Verzló Í Ljósum Logum | 7 | 82 |
08 | Serbia | Milan Stankovic | Od Mene Se Odvikavaj | 2 | 100 |
09 | Finland | Sanni | Me Ei Olla Enää Me | 1 | 133 |
10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Donna Ares | Ko Si Ti | 14 | 54 |
11 | France | Shy'm | On Se Fout De Nous | 4 | 96 |
12 | Poland | Jula | Nie Zatrzymasz Mie | 12 | 63 |
13 | Denmark | Nabiha | Mind The Gap | 9 | 79 |
14 | Armenia | Sirusho | I Like It | 19 | 37 |
15 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Atemlos Durch Die Nacht | 5 | 88 |
16 | San Marino | DJs from Mars ft. Fragma | Insana (In Da Brain) | 16 | 50 |
17 | Japan | Generations from Exile | Hot Shot | 13 | 57 |
18 | Spain | Ruth Lorenzo | Love Is Dead | 6 | 85 |
19 | Portugal | Anselmo Ralph | Não Me Toca | 20 | 34 |
20 | Cyprus | Eleftheria Eleftheriou | Heart Collide | 22 | 29 |
21 | Kazakhstan | Shamsi | Ya Solntse, Ty Luna | 21 | 34 |
22 | Åland | Frida Sundemo | Machine | 15 | 52 |
23 | Netherlands | Monique & Tim | Even Niet Hier | 23 | 25 |
24 | Turkey | Gulben Ergen | Lay La Lay Lalay | 25 | 5 |
25 | Switzerland | TinkaBelle | Stay On | 8 | 81 |
Final[]
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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05 | Australia | Guy Sebastian | Like a Drum | 22 | 71 |
03 | Barbados | Rihanna ft. Eminem | The Monster | 18 | 104 |
16 | China | Wulantuya | Zhàn zài cǎoyuán wàng běijīng | 19 | 95 |
23 | Cuba | Ke$ha ft. Pitbull | Timber | 7 | 159 |
11 | Estonia | Elina Born | Miss Calculation | 6 | 167 |
06 | Faroe Islands | Anna | Som Dig | 24 | 61 |
01 | FYR Macedonia | Kanita | No One Can Stop Me Now | 25 | 61 |
15 | Greece | Vegas | Xilies Fores | 9 | 154 |
20 | Greenland | Alphabeat | Love Sea | 21 | 75 |
19 | Indonesia | Kotak | I Love You | 23 | 66 |
04 | Lithuania | Gjan | Now You | 3 | 182 |
07 | Morocco | Shiri Maimon | Now That You're Gone | 17 | 117 |
18 | New Zealand | Max & Bianca | Love Drunk | 12 | 136 |
24 | Norway | Cir.Cuz | Gatelys | 20 | 95 |
09 | Ukraine | VIA Gra | Peremirie | 13 | 135 |
14 | South Africa | Shaun Jacobs | End Of The Road | 14 | 133 |
25 | Romania | Paula Seling & Ovi | Miracle | 4 | 174 |
08 | Iceland | Rjóminn | Verzló Í Ljósum Logum | 16 | 130 |
13 | Serbia | Milan Stankovic | Od Mene Se Odvikavaj | 11 | 142 |
21 | Finland | Sanni | Me Ei Olla Enää Me | 8 | 156 |
02 | France | Shy'm | On Se Fout De Nous | 1 | 191 |
17 | Denmark | Nabiha | Mind The Gap | 15 | 132 |
22 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Atemlos Durch Die Nacht | 2 | 190 |
12 | Spain | Ruth Lorenzo | Love Is Dead | 5 | 170 |
10 | Switzerland | TinkaBelle | Stay On | 10 | 151 |
Other countries[]
- Iran Iran was supposed to debut in IMF 8, but due to problems in Iran itself Iran withdrawed. The user who had Iran now has China, which is returning after 6 editions.
Controversies []
- Spain On January 23 it was announced that Chayenne would represent Spain with the song "Torero". At the same day, the entry was changed to Ruth Lorenzo's song Love Is Dead.
- Germany Luxuslärm originally represented Germany, but due to personal reasons NDR sent Helene Fischer with "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" instead.
- South Africa On January 23 South Africa changed their song from Lee Scott with "Die Enigste Manier" to Shaun Jacobs with "End Of The Road".