| Intercontinental Music Festival 43 | |
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Edition |
43 |
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Semi-final 1 date |
March 18, 2016 |
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Semi-final 2 date |
March 21, 2016 |
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Final date |
March 24, 2016 |
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Venue |
Cardiff, |
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Winner |
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Entries |
39 |
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Timeline |
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Intercontinental Music Festival 43 was the 43rd edition of IMF. It was hosted in Cardiff, 
United Kingdom.
Participating Countries
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
Returning Artists
| Returning Artist | Country | Previous Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Charity Children |  New Zealand
|
#21 |
| Chenoa |  Argentina
|
#30 |
| Diana Karazon |  Jordan
|
#31 |
| G.E.M. |  China
|
#5, #9, #10, #36 |
| Infernal |  Denmark
|
#25 |
| Paula Fernandes |  Brazil
|
#34, #39 |
| Paulina Rubio |  Mexico
|
#36 |
| The Corrs |  Ireland
|
#28 |
| Ybaguay |  Angola
|
#4 |
Semi-final 1
Scoreboard: [1]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Colombia
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Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick feat. Skin | "If This Ain't Love" | 03 | 102 |
| 02 | Angola
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Ybaguay & Geo Pro | "Ela Não Pára" | 09 | 76 |
| 03 | New Zealand
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Charity Children | "Elizabeth" | 10 | 68 |
| 04 |  Austria
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Petra Frey | "Im Himmel Ist Der Teufel Los" | 06 | 96 |
| 05 | Denmark
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Infernal | "Alone, Together" | 02 | 123 |
| 06 | Jordan
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Diana Karazon | "Insani Ma Bensak" | 15 | 31 |
| 07 |  Croatia
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En Face feat. Martina Pongrac | "Dan Kao San" | 08 | 78 |
| 08 |  Ukraine
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Jamala | "Smile" | 17 | 18 |
| 09 |  North Macedonia
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Evgenija Čančalova Egi | "Da Ne Te Sakam" | 01 | 154 |
| 10 | Ireland
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The Corrs | "White Light" | 04 | 100 |
| 11 |  Paraguay
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Nadia Portillo | "Triki Triki" | 11 | 66 |
| 12 |  Germany
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No Angels | "Welcome To The Dance" | 05 | 98 |
| 13 |  Georgia
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The Shin | "Ritsche" | 07 | 96 |
| 14 |  Ivory Coast
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Ava Diez | "Mets Toi En Valeur" | 16 | 22 |
| 15 |  Indonesia
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Judika feat. DuMa | "Sampai Akhir" | 12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Saint Helena
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Valerie June | "You Can't Be Told" | 14 | 40 |
| 17 |  Greenland
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Siissisoq | "Anaalerlungit Toqorarpaat" | 13 | 50 |
Semi-final 2
Scoreboard: [2]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  South Africa
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Brendan Peyper | "Stop Wag Bly Nog 'n Bietjie" | 06 | 92 |
| 02 |  Greece
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PersonaS | "I Pio Oraia Stin Ellada" | 10 | 82 |
| 03 |  Canada
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Three Days Grace | "Animal I Have Become" | 05 | 96 |
| 04 |  Kazakhstan
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Farxad Eskeneev | "Jalğız Sen Emes" | 08 | 86 |
| 05 |  Spain
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Serenity feat. Ailyn | "The Chevalier" | 07 | 90 |
| 06 | China
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G.E.M. | "Yilu Nifeng" | 11 | 61 |
| 07 |  Czechia
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Sebastian | "Toulavá" | 03 | 99 |
| 08 | Brazil
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Paula Fernandes & Taylor Swift | "Long Live" | 13 | 50 |
| 09 |  Russia
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Moumina | "S Toboy Ili Bez Tebya" | 02 | 100 |
| 10 |  Iceland
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Dikta | "Hope For The Best" | 15 | 40 |
| 11 |  Venezuela
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SanLuis feat. Chino & Nacho | "Se Acabó" | 12 | 55 |
| 12 |  Hungary
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Peat Jr. & Trianon DJ's feat. Gina | "Mint A Madár" | 09 | 85 |
| 13 |  Belgium
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Barbara Opsomer | "Hello" | 04 | 99 |
| 14 |  Switzerland
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Tatana feat. Natalia Kills | "You Can't Get In My Head (If You Don't Get In My Bed)" | 16 | 40 |
| 15 |  France
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Fréro Delavega | "Ton Visage" | 17 | 38 |
| 16 | Mexico
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Paulina Rubio | "Boys Will Be Boys" | 01 | 119 |
| 17 | Argentina
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Chenoa feat. Carlos Calves | "En Tu Cruz Me Clavaste" | 14 | 44 |
Grand Final
Scoreboard: [3]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Portugal
|
April | "Be OK" | 14 | 80 |
| 02 | South Africa
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Brendan Peyper | "Stop Wag Bly Nog 'n Bietjie" | 06 | 116 |
| 03 |  Norway
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MIIA | "Dynasty" | 02 | 181 |
| 04 |  Slovakia
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Peter Aristone & Melanie C | "Cool As You" | 15 | 68 |
| 05 | North Macedonia
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Evgenija Čančalova Egi | "Da Ne Te Sakam" | 05 | 124 |
| 06 | Colombia
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Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick feat. Skin | "If This Ain't Love" | 18 | 60 |
| 07 | Spain
|
Serenity feat. Ailyn | "The Chevalier" | 11 | 100 |
| 08 | Angola
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Ybaguay & Geo Pro | "Ela Não Pára" | 25 | 38 |
| 09 | Canada
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Three Days Grace | "Animal I Have Become" | 04 | 126 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan
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Farxad Eskeneev | "Jalğız Sen Emes" | 08 | 108 |
| 11 | Belgium
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Barbara Opsomer | "Hello" | 13 | 82 |
| 12 | Greece
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PersonaS | "I Pio Oraia Stin Ellada" | 12 | 98 |
| 13 | New Zealand
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Charity Children | "Elizabeth" | 23 | 46 |
| 14 | Russia
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Moumina | "S Toboy Ili Bez Tebya" | 10 | 102 |
| 15 |  Australia
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Dami Im | "Alive" | 03 | 144 |
| 16 | Czechia
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Sebastian | "Toulavá" | 07 | 110 |
| 17 | Austria
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Petra Frey | "Im Himmel Ist Der Teufel Los" | 20 | 52 |
| 18 | Hungary
|
Peat Jr. & Trianon DJ's feat. Gina | "Mint A Madár" | 21 | 50 |
| 19 | United Kingdom
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Birdy | "Keeping Your Head Up" | 09 | 105 |
| 20 | Mexico
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Paulina Rubio | "Boys Will Be Boys" | 01 | 200 |
| 21 | Denmark
|
Infernal | "Alone, Together" | 16 | 66 |
| 22 | Georgia
|
The Shin | "Ritsche" | 22 | 48 |
| 23 | Germany
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No Angels | "Welcome To The Dance" | 19 | 54 |
| 24 | Croatia
|
En Face feat. Martina Pongrac | "Dan Kao San" | 24 | 40 |
| 25 | Ireland
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The Corrs | "White Light" | 17 | 64 |