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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 Flag of France France with 191 points, followed by Flag of Germany 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
InternationalMusicFestival08 logo1
Live Your Creativity
Participants: 56
Winner: Flag of France France
Semifinal 1: 29 January
Semifinal 2: 4 February
Grand Final: 9 February
Location: Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Debuting: Flag of Canada Canada
Cuba Cuba
Flag of Morocco Morocco
Returning: Flag of Serbia Serbia
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Hungary Hungary
Flag of China China
Withdrawing: Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
Timeline: ◄7 Eurovision Heart 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
Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7 Pot 8


Semifinal 1[]

Flag of Estonia Estonia , Flag of Australia1 Australia , and Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands will vote in this Semifinal.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Moldova Moldova Dan Bălan feat. Tany Vander & Brasco Lendo Calendo 14 70
02 Greenland Greenland Alphabeat Love Sea 10 73
03 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Lauren Aquilina Sinners 17 63
04 Barbados Barbados Rihanna ft. Eminem The Monster 3 102
05 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Max & Bianca Love Drunk 2 102
06 Flag of Andorra Andorra Georgina Con Solo Una Mirada 19 44
07 Flag of China China Wulantuya Zhàn zài cǎoyuán wàng běijīng 7 88
08 USA United States Pharell Williams Happy 15 69
09 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia Kotak I Love You 8 82
10 Flag of Morocco Morocco Shiri Maimon Now That You're Gone 5 89
11 Flag of Greece Greece Vegas Xilies Fores 4 90
12 Flag of Austria Austria Bunny Lake Into The Future 22 32
13 Cuba Cuba Ke$ha ft. Pitbull Timber 1 118
14 Flag of Canada Canada Alyssa Reid Satisfaction Guaranteed 16 63
15 Flag of Ireland Ireland Wonderland Not A Love Song 18 57
16 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania GJan Now You 9 82
17 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Adam Sada2et 26 10
18 Flag of Croatia Croatia Ivo Gamulin Gianni Pijesak Vremena 25 14
19 Flag of Norway Norway Cir.Cuz Gatelys 6 89
20 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Nevena Povey Vetre 11 72
21 Flag of Malta Malta Ira Losco Me Luv U Long Time 12 70
22 Flag of Mexico Mexico Yahir & Yuridia El Alma En Pie 20 44
23 Flag of Georgia Georgia MIDENISTIS feat. TAMTA S'agapao 13 70
24 Flag of Hungary Hungary Zanzibar Ádám keresi Évát 24 26
25 Flag of Sweden Sweden Robyn Indestructible 23 31
26 Flag of Italy Italy Nina Zilli Per Sempre 21 32

Semifinal 2[]

Flag of Ukraine Ukraine , and Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia will vote in this Semifinal.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lena Neon (Lonely People) 11 78
02 Flag of South Africa South Africa Shaun Jacobs End Of The Road 10 79
03 Flag of Belgium Belgium Amélie Here From The Start 18 43
04 Flag of Romania Romania Paula Seling & Ovi Miracle 3 95
05 Flag of India India Aishwarya Rai Crazy Kiya Re 17 47
06 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Snovonne The Difference 24 23
07 Flag of Iceland Iceland Rjóminn Verzló Í Ljósum Logum 7 82
08 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milan Stankovic Od Mene Se Odvikavaj 2 100
09 Flag of Finland Finland Sanni Me Ei Olla Enää Me 1 133
10 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Donna Ares Ko Si Ti 14 54
11 Flag of France France Shy'm On Se Fout De Nous 4 96
12 Flag of Poland Poland Jula Nie Zatrzymasz Mie 12 63
13 Flag of Denmark Denmark Nabiha Mind The Gap 9 79
14 Flag of Armenia Armenia Sirusho I Like It 19 37
15 Flag of Germany Germany Helene Fischer Atemlos Durch Die Nacht 5 88
16 Flag of San Marino San Marino DJs from Mars ft. Fragma Insana (In Da Brain) 16 50
17 Flag of Japan Japan Generations from Exile Hot Shot 13 57
18 Flag of Spain Spain Ruth Lorenzo Love Is Dead 6 85
19 Flag of Portugal Portugal Anselmo Ralph Não Me Toca 20 34
20 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Eleftheria Eleftheriou Heart Collide 22 29
21 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Shamsi Ya Solntse, Ty Luna 21 34
22 Åland Åland Frida Sundemo Machine 15 52
23 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Monique & Tim Even Niet Hier 23 25
24 Flag of Turkey Turkey Gulben Ergen Lay La Lay Lalay 25 5
25 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland TinkaBelle Stay On 8 81

Final[]

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
05 Flag of Australia1 Australia Guy Sebastian Like a Drum 22 71
03 Barbados Barbados Rihanna ft. Eminem The Monster 18 104
16 Flag of China China Wulantuya Zhàn zài cǎoyuán wàng běijīng 19 95
23 Cuba Cuba Ke$ha ft. Pitbull Timber 7 159
11 Flag of Estonia Estonia Elina Born Miss Calculation 6 167
06 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Anna Som Dig 24 61
01 Flag of Macedonia FYR Macedonia Kanita No One Can Stop Me Now 25 61
15 Flag of Greece Greece Vegas Xilies Fores 9 154
20 Greenland Greenland Alphabeat Love Sea 21 75
19 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia Kotak I Love You 23 66
04 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Gjan Now You 3 182
07 Flag of Morocco Morocco Shiri Maimon Now That You're Gone 17 117
18 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Max & Bianca Love Drunk 12 136
24 Flag of Norway Norway Cir.Cuz Gatelys 20 95
09 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine VIA Gra Peremirie 13 135
14 Flag of South Africa South Africa Shaun Jacobs End Of The Road 14 133
25 Flag of Romania Romania Paula Seling & Ovi Miracle 4 174
08 Flag of Iceland Iceland Rjóminn Verzló Í Ljósum Logum 16 130
13 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milan Stankovic Od Mene Se Odvikavaj 11 142
21 Flag of Finland Finland Sanni Me Ei Olla Enää Me 8 156
02 Flag of France France Shy'm On Se Fout De Nous 1 191
17 Flag of Denmark Denmark Nabiha Mind The Gap 15 132
22 Flag of Germany Germany Helene Fischer Atemlos Durch Die Nacht 2 190
12 Flag of Spain Spain Ruth Lorenzo Love Is Dead 5 170
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland TinkaBelle Stay On 10 151

Other countries[]

  • Iran 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 []

  • Flag of Spain 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.
  • Flag of Germany Germany Luxuslärm originally represented Germany, but due to personal reasons NDR sent Helene Fischer with "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" instead.
  • Flag of South Africa 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".
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