| Intercontinental Music Festival 42 | |
|---|---|
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Edition |
42 |
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Semi-final 1 date |
March 4, 2016 |
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Semi-final 2 date |
March 7, 2016 |
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Final date |
March 10, 2016 |
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Venue |
Madrid, |
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Winner |
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Entries |
39 |
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Timeline | |
Intercontinental Music Festival 42 was the 42nd edition of IMF. It was hosted in Madrid, 
Spain.
Participating Countries
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
Returning Artists
| Returning Artist | Country | Previous Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Aaradhna |  New Zealand
| #25 (for  Samoa)
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| Anggun |  Indonesia
| #7, #12, #41 |
| Celtic Woman |  Ireland
| #36 (for  Germany)
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| Guy Sebastian |  Australia
| #18, #32, #39 |
| Heather Small |  Ivory Coast
| #15, #16, #18 |
| Justin Bieber |  Canada
| #8 |
| Shy'm |  France
| #3 |
| Stefanía Svavarsdóttir |  Iceland
| #22, #40 |
| Stefanie Heinzmann |  Switzerland
| #19 |
Semi-final 1
Scoreboard: [1]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Venezuela
| The Fooo Conspiracy | "My Girl" | 12 | 58 |
| 02 |  Mexico
| Diana Reyes | "Yo No Creo En Los Hombres" | 15 | 36 |
| 03 |  Sweden
| Marie Picasso | "Winning Streak" | 11 | 60 |
| 04 |  Brazil
| Pearls Negras | "Pensando Em Você" | 14 | 40 |
| 05 |  China
| Zhang Chu | "Jiejie" | 17 | 16 |
| 06 |  Croatia
| Alen Vitasović | "Lipe Oči" | 06 | 88 |
| 07 |  Paraguay
| Myriam Velázquez | "Tanto Amor Me Va A Matar" | 04 | 112 |
| 08 | Ivory Coast
| Heather Small | "Moving On Up" | 02 | 124 |
| 09 |  Belgium
| Hanny D | "Chariot" | 08 | 82 |
| 10 |  Austria
| Global Kryner | "Engel" | 10 | 64 |
| 11 |  Angola
| Kataleya | "Tudo Em Mim" | 03 | 122 |
| 12 |  Greenland
| Kimia feat. Kimmernaq | "Eqqaamaviuk" | 16 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand
| Adeaze feat. Aaradhna | "Getting Stronger" | 07 | 86 |
| 14 |  Argentina
| Miss Bolivia | "Maria Maria" | 13 | 56 |
| 15 |  Georgia
| Sopho Gelovani | "Sakartvelo" | 01 | 148 |
| 16 | France
| Shy'm | "T'es Parti" | 05 | 92 |
| 17 |  Colombia
| Alexander Molano | "Dios Manda Lluvia" | 09 | 70 |
Semi-final 2
Scoreboard: [2]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Ukraine
| NeAngely | "Serdtse" | 13 | 58 |
| 02 |  Czech Republic
| Adam Mišík | "Tak Pojď!" | 09 | 68 |
| 03 |  South Africa
| iFani | "Shake" | 17 | 12 |
| 04 | Iceland
| September feat. Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | "Let Me Love You" | 06 | 94 |
| 05 | Germany
| Andreas Kümmert | "Heart Of Stone" | 04 | 106 |
| 06 |  Bonaire
| Eso | "Mesora Basora" | 16 | 18 |
| 07 |  United Kingdom
| Coldplay | "Hymn For The Weekend" | 01 | 152 |
| 08 |  Greece
| Giorgos Alkaios | "Sta Vathia" | 14 | 38 |
| 09 | Indonesia
| Anggun | "Cesse La Pluie" | 10 | 64 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan
| Indira Elemes | "Añsatpa" | 07 | 80 |
| 11 |  Hungary
| Linda Király | "Runaway (Beautiful Tragedy)" | 03 | 130 |
| 12 |  Slovakia
| TWiiNS | "Sagapo" | 08 | 68 |
| 13 | Canada
| Justin Bieber | "Sorry" | 12 | 62 |
| 14 |  Denmark
| Lighthouse X | "It's A Brand New Day" | 11 | 62 |
| 15 |  Timor-Leste
| João Lay | "Sentimento" | 15 | 28 |
| 16 |  Portugal
| Fingertips | "Out Of Control" | 05 | 104 |
| 17 | Australia
| Guy Sebastian | "Like A Drum" | 02 | 132 |
Grand Final
Scoreboard: [3]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Croatia
| Alen Vitasović | "Lipe Oči" | 20 | 52 |
| 02 | Australia
| Guy Sebastian | "Like A Drum" | 02 | 184 |
| 03 |  Russia
| Egor Kreed | "Budilnik" | 09 | 104 |
| 04 | Hungary
| Linda Király | "Runaway (Beautiful Tragedy)" | 06 | 134 |
| 05 | Czech Republic
| Adam Mišík | "Tak Pojď!" | 08 | 108 |
| 06 | Austria
| Global Kryner | "Engel" | 25 | 22 |
| 07 | Spain
| Ana Mena | "No Soy Como Tú Crees" | 17 | 62 |
| 08 |  Norway
| Marion Raven | "Break You" | 04 | 141 |
| 09 | Germany
| Andreas Kümmert | "Heart Of Stone" | 13 | 84 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan
| Indira Elemes | "Añsatpa" | 18 | 58 |
| 11 | Portugal
| Fingertips | "Out Of Control" | 03 | 148 |
| 12 | Angola
| Kataleya | "Tudo Em Mim" | 12 | 86 |
| 13 | United Kingdom
| Coldplay | "Hymn For The Weekend" | 01 | 198 |
| 14 | Slovakia
| TWiiNS | "Sagapo" | 05 | 140 |
| 15 | Ivory Coast
| Heather Small | "Moving On Up" | 10 | 100 |
| 16 | Belgium
| Hanny D | "Chariot" | 23 | 40 |
| 17 | Iceland
| September feat. Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | "Let Me Love You" | 14 | 76 |
| 18 | Indonesia
| Anggun | "Cesse La Pluie" | 21 | 50 |
| 19 | Switzerland
| Stefanie Heinzmann | "On Fire" | 11 | 90 |
| 20 | Paraguay
| Myriam Velázquez | "Tanto Amor Me Va A Matar" | 15 | 74 |
| 21 | Ireland
| Celtic Woman | "Siúil A Rún" | 16 | 66 |
| 22 | France
| Shy'm | "T'es Parti" | 19 | 53 |
| 23 | Colombia
| Alexander Molano | "Dios Manda Lluvia" | 24 | 26 |
| 24 | New Zealand
| Adeaze feat. Aaradhna | "Getting Stronger" | 22 | 48 |
| 25 | Georgia
| Sopho Gelovani | "Sakartvelo" | 07 | 118 |
