International Music Festival 24

International Music Festival 24, often referred to as IMF #24, is the up-coming 24th edition of International Music Festival. It will be held in Malta after the victory of Ella Eyre with her song "Comeback".
==Location==
Marsa (or Il-Marsa) is a town in the Grand Harbour area of Malta, with a population of 4,571 people as of March 2013.The name Marsa means "the harbour".
Marsa is located on the Marsa Creek, a body of water formed by the flow of water from wadis in high ground nearby to the sea. The creek includes the Grand Harbour which the town is based on. A port was first established at Marsa by the Phonecians. Remains of Roman constructions have been found close to the town. It is thought a foundry of the Order of the Knights of St. John may have been located at Marsa.
During the Great Siege of Malta of 1565, Marsa was used as a camp by troops of the Ottoman Empire. Following their defeat, Marsa became a barony containing a number of vineyards.
In the 17th century a historical museum, the Museo di San Giacomo, was located at Marsa. This was created when Giovanni Francesco Abela converted his house into a museum and was the first of its type on Malta. Many of its artefacts are now held at the National Museum of Archaeology in Malta's capital city Valletta.
A new port was constructed in the 1860s under the rule of the British Empire. It was intended that a town would be built at the site under the name Albert Town, named after Prince Albert. By 1890 the town had a population of over 600 people, but it was later abandoned. A new town at the site emerged in the 20th century, taking the name Marsa after the creek.
In July 2009 a plan to regenerate the harbour area was announced. This is intended to turn the site into a recreational area and is planned include the construction of a marina with space for 170 boats.
==Venue==
The Malta Shipbuilding will host the competition in Marsa,Malta. 
The Malta Shipbuilding will have a capacity of up to 4,500 spectators for this year’s live show and jury final. It will have space for approximately 800 people in a standing area at the front, with bleachers and raised seating covering the rest of the floor to the back of the venue. As the building was formerly used as a shipyard, there are many steel supports in both the roof and side-lines. While the roof bars will be ideal for attaching the lighting rigs above the stage and audience, the steel bars at the side will be lit specially to give a silhouette effect inside the venue.
The middle shed will be used for the audience, stage, and backstage.
The sheds on the left and right sides will be used for the audience entrances, toilets, merchandise and food stalls.
The delegation area with dressing rooms will be situated in the side sheds, as well as the production area for storing props.
A press centre, and press conference area, will be located next door to the venue.
==Semi-final and Grand FInal allocation draw==
===Semi-final Allocation Draw===
===Running Order===
==Participants==
===Returning artists===
==Results==
===Semifinal 1===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Sweet California 	"Vuelvo A Ser La Rara"	2 	99
02 	 	Atomik Harmonik 	"Choco La" 	13 	35
03 	 	Irade Ibrahimova 	"Neylerem" 	17 	7
04 	 	Horsemen 	"Aii Emm Paali" 	10 	50
05 	 	Cserpes Laura 	"Most kezdődik el" 	9 	53
06 	 	Tim Schou 	"Goodbye" 	4 	87
07 	 	Brooke Fraser 	"Lifeline" 	16 	16
08 	 	One Ok Rock 	"Clock Strikes" 	14 	34
09 	 	Stefanie Heinzmann	"In The End" 	6 	73
10 	 	Hoàng Thùy Linh 	"Last Time" 	12 	36
11 	 	Years & Years 	"King" 	3 	98
12 	 	Simona Poposka 	"Do Kraj" 	11 	43
13 	 	Grete Paia 	"San Sebastiano" 	5 	82
14 	 	Dinah Nah 	"Make Me (La La La)" 	1 	164
15 	 	Gavin deGraw 	"Best I Ever Had" 	15 	33
16 	 	Belinda 	"Luz Sin Gravedad" 	8 	61
17 	 	Luyanna & Mampi 	"Walilowelela" 	7 	67
===Semifinal 2===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Megan Lee 	"8 dayz" 	7 	61
20 	 	Reykon ft. Daddy Yankee 	"Imaginándote" 	17 	23
03 	 	Vitaly Kozlovsky ft. Yulia Dumanskaya	"Tayna" 	13 	52
04 	 	EXO-M 	"MAMA" 	12 	54
05 	 	Boban Rajović 	"Koga Foliraš" 	19 	4
06 	 	Alexa Feser 	"Glück" 	1 	122
07 	 	Kate Ryan ft. Narco 	"Broken" 	15 	41
08 	 	Luan Santana  	"Adrenalina" 	16 	25
09 	 	Dominika Mirgova 	"Hore" 	2 	117
10 	 	Ecatereine 	"Flacari in Rai" 	6 	62
11 	 	The Saturdays 	"Notorious" 	11 	57
12 	 	XXANAXX 	"Garden" 	9 	60
13 	 	Lidija Bacic 	"Adio" 	4 	73
14 	 	MOTOR-ROLLER 	"О послушных мальчиках"	18 	16
15 	 	Nek 	"Fatti Avanti Amore" 	3 	93
16 	 	Stella Kalli 	"Ipefthini Imaste" 	14 	50
17 	 	Lauren Aquilina 	"Lovers or Liars" 	8 	60
18 	 	Mahri Pirguliyewa 	"Gelsene" 	5 	73
19 	 	Sia 	"Elastic Heart" 	10 	59
===Semifinal 3===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Lilit Hovhannisyan 	"Te agxhik lineir" 	6 	58
02 	 	Axel 	"Y Que?" 	14 	31
03 	 	Zedd ft. Selena Gomez 	"I Want You To Know" 	9 	53
04 	 	Sarah Riani 	"L'Etranger" 	3 	77
05 	 	Conchita Wurst 	"You Are Unstoppable" 	7 	56
06 	 	Sharon Doorson 	"Run Run" 	2 	80
07 	 	GAIA 	"Love Potion" 	12 	45
08 	 	Amany El Seweissy 	"Hay Jazaty" 	8 	54
09 	 	Bebe Rexha 	"I'm Gonna Show You Crazy"	10 	51
10 	 	Kaleo 	"Rock 'n' Roller" 	16 	26
11 	 	Greta Svabo Bech ft. Picture Book	"Sunshine" 	1 	84
12 	 	Leki 	"Get Over" 	15 	29
13 	 	Murat Boz 	"Uçurum" 	11 	48
14 	 	Opera Skaala 	"Heart of Light" 	4 	74
15 	 	Barrice 	"Zitima Zois kai Thanatou"	13 	32
16 	 	Alexandra Joner 	"Cinderella" 	5 	72
===Grand Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Sharon Doorson 	"Run Run" 	11 	112
02 	 	Stefanie Heinzmann 	"In The End" 	9 	123
03 	 	Greta Svabo Bech ft. Picture Book	"Sunshine" 	5 	160
04 	 	Alexa Feser 	"Glück" 	8 	123
05 	 	Sarah Riani 	"L'Etranger" 	13 	98
06 	 	Conchita Wurst 	"You Are Unstoppable" 	7 	141
07 	 	Sweet California 	"Vuelvo A Ser La Rara"	14 	93
08 	 	Tim Schou 	"Goodbye" 	23 	65
09 	 	Belinda 	"Luz Sin Gravedad" 	24 	50
10 	 	Years & Years 	"King" 	3 	173
11 	 	Lauren Aquilina 	"Lovers or Liars" 	21 	81
12 	 	Lidija Bacic 	"Adio" 	16 	87
13 	 	Mahri Pirguliyewa 	"Gelsene" 	22 	70
14 	 	Nek 	"Fatti Avanti Amore" 	2 	180
15 	 	Luyanna & Mampi 	"Walilowelela" 	26 	32
16 	 	Lilit Hovhannisyan 	"Te agxhik lineir" 	15 	88
17 	 	Opera Skaala 	"Heart of Light" 	6 	159
18 	 	Madonna 	"Ghosttown" 	12 	106
19 	 	Megan Lee 	"8 dayz" 	18 	83
20 	 	Grete Paia 	"San Sebastiano" 	10 	122
21 	 	XXANAXX 	"Garden" 	25 	48
22 	 	Amany El Seweissy 	"Hay Jazaty" 	17 	85
23 	 	Dominika Mirgova 	"Hore" 	19 	83
24 	 	Dinah Nah 	"Make Me (La La La)" 	1 	230
25 	 	Alexandra Joner 	"Cinderella" 	4 	169
26 	 	Ecatereine 	"Flacari in Rai" 	20 	81
== International broadcasts and voting ==
=== Voting and spokespersons===
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# Paula Seling & Ovi (Romanian representatives in the 8th , 13th and 15th edition)
# Katia Aveiro
# Duna
# Maja Keuc
# Eiza Gonzales
# Lusia Värk
# Nicola Rust
# Anna Vissi
# Carolina Casado
# Jess Glynne
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