International Music Festival 8

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 with 191 points, followed by with 190 points. The winning song On Se Fout De Nous by Shy'm got a hit in many participating countries.
==Format==
===Semifinal Draw===
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==Semifinal 1==
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Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Dan Bălan feat. Tany Vander & Brasco	Lendo Calendo 	14 	70
02 	 	Alphabeat 	Love Sea 	10 	73
03 	 	Lauren Aquilina 	Sinners 	17 	63
04 	 	Rihanna ft. Eminem 	The Monster 	3 	102
05 	 	Max & Bianca 	Love Drunk 	2 	102
06 	 	Georgina 	Con Solo Una Mirada 	19 	44
07 	 	Wulantuya 	Zhàn zài cǎoyuán wàng běijīng	7 	88
08 	 	Pharell Williams 	Happy 	15 	69
09 	 	Kotak 	I Love You 	8 	82
10 	 	Shiri Maimon 	Now That You're Gone 	5 	89
11 	 	Vegas 	Xilies Fores 	4 	90
12 	 	Bunny Lake 	Into The Future 	22 	32
13 	 	Ke$ha ft. Pitbull 	Timber 	1 	118
14 	 	Alyssa Reid 	Satisfaction Guaranteed 	16 	63
15 	 	Wonderland 	Not A Love Song 	18 	57
16 	 	GJan 	Now You 	9 	82
17 	 	Adam 	Sada2et 	26 	10
18 	 	Ivo Gamulin Gianni 	Pijesak Vremena 	25 	14
19 	 	Cir.Cuz 	Gatelys 	6 	89
20 	 	Nevena 	Povey Vetre 	11 	72
21 	 	Ira Losco 	Me Luv U Long Time 	12 	70
22 	 	Yahir & Yuridia 	El Alma En Pie 	20 	44
23 	 	MIDENISTIS feat. TAMTA 	S'agapao 	13 	70
24 	 	Zanzibar 	Ádám keresi Évát 	24 	26
25 	 	Robyn 	Indestructible 	23 	31
26 	 	Nina Zilli 	Per Sempre 	21 	32
==Semifinal 2==
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Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Lena 	Neon (Lonely People) 	11 	78
02 	 	Shaun Jacobs 	End Of The Road 	10 	79
03 	 	Amélie 	Here From The Start 	18 	43
04 	 	Paula Seling & Ovi 	Miracle 	3 	95
05 	 	Aishwarya Rai 	Crazy Kiya Re 	17 	47
06 	 	Snovonne 	The Difference 	24 	23
07 	 	Rjóminn 	Verzló Í Ljósum Logum 	7 	82
08 	 	Milan Stankovic 	Od Mene Se Odvikavaj 	2 	100
09 	 	Sanni 	Me Ei Olla Enää Me 	1 	133
10 	 	Donna Ares 	Ko Si Ti 	14 	54
11 	 	Shy'm 	On Se Fout De Nous 	4 	96
12 	 	Jula 	Nie Zatrzymasz Mie 	12 	63
13 	 	Nabiha 	Mind The Gap 	9 	79
14 	 	Sirusho 	I Like It 	19 	37
15 	 	Helene Fischer 	Atemlos Durch Die Nacht	5 	88
16 	 	DJs from Mars ft. Fragma	Insana (In Da Brain) 	16 	50
17 	 	Generations from Exile 	Hot Shot 	13 	57
18 	 	Ruth Lorenzo 	Love Is Dead 	6 	85
19 	 	Anselmo Ralph 	Não Me Toca 	20 	34
20 	 	Eleftheria Eleftheriou 	Heart Collide 	22 	29
21 	 	Shamsi 	Ya Solntse, Ty Luna 	21 	34
22 	 	Frida Sundemo 	Machine 	15 	52
23 	 	Monique & Tim 	Even Niet Hier 	23 	25
24 	 	Gulben Ergen 	Lay La Lay Lalay 	25 	5
25 	 	TinkaBelle 	Stay On 	8 	81
==Final==
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
05 	 	Guy Sebastian 	Like a Drum 	22 	71
03 	 	Rihanna ft. Eminem	The Monster 	18 	104
16 	 	Wulantuya 	Zhàn zài cǎoyuán wàng běijīng	19 	95
23 	 	Ke$ha ft. Pitbull 	Timber 	7 	159
11 	 	Elina Born 	Miss Calculation 	6 	167
06 	 	Anna 	Som Dig 	24 	61
01 	 	Kanita 	No One Can Stop Me Now 	25 	61
15 	 	Vegas 	Xilies Fores 	9 	154
20 	 	Alphabeat 	Love Sea 	21 	75
19 	 	Kotak 	I Love You 	23 	66
04 	 	Gjan 	Now You 	3 	182
07 	 	Shiri Maimon 	Now That You're Gone 	17 	117
18 	 	Max & Bianca 	Love Drunk 	12 	136
24 	 	Cir.Cuz 	Gatelys 	20 	95
09 	 	VIA Gra 	Peremirie 	13 	135
14 	 	Shaun Jacobs 	End Of The Road 	14 	133
25 	 	Paula Seling & Ovi	Miracle 	4 	174
08 	 	Rjóminn 	Verzló Í Ljósum Logum 	16 	130
13 	 	Milan Stankovic 	Od Mene Se Odvikavaj 	11 	142
21 	 	Sanni 	Me Ei Olla Enää Me 	8 	156
02 	 	Shy'm 	On Se Fout De Nous 	1 	191
17 	 	Nabiha 	Mind The Gap 	15 	132
22 	 	Helene Fischer 	Atemlos Durch Die Nacht 	2 	190
12 	 	Ruth Lorenzo 	Love Is Dead 	5 	170
10 	 	TinkaBelle 	Stay On 	10 	151
==Other countries==
* 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 ==
* 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.
* Luxuslärm originally represented Germany, but due to personal reasons NDR sent Helene Fischer with "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" instead.
* 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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