UNMF 11
UNMF 11 | |
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We Are Fire | |
Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | July 30, 2018 |
Semi-final 2 | July 30, 2018 |
Final | August 1st, 2018 |
Host | |
Venue | Pelikan Arena, Veta |
Presenter(s) | Petra Mede, Filomena Cautela |
Director | Daniel Salazar |
Host broadcaster | Televisoras Unidas De Los Emiratos |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 47 |
Debuting countries | None |
Vote | |
Voting system | Each country awards one set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
Winning song | Joy by For King & Country |
The UNMF 11 was the 11th edition of United Nations Music Fest. It took place for second time in R.N.E.D.U. following the country's victory at the 10th contest in Argos, Reino de Corfú with the song "New Rules", performed by Dua Lipa. The contest was held at the Pelikan Arena in Veta, and it consisted of two semi-finals on July 30, and the final on August 1st, 2018. The three live shows wee hosted by Petra Mede and Filomena Cautela.
Forty-seven countries participated in the contest, making a new record of participating nations. Blue Mountain and República de Turín, as newest UNBU members, made their debut at this contest.
Location
Venue
The Pelikan Arena in Veta is a multi-purpose indoor dome built for the 2014's UNMF Games and has a capacity of 31,000 attendees, located in the Emirates Park new district in the southeast of Veta. It is connected by metro to the nearby international airport and by train to the rest of the country and UNMF.
Bidding phase
The chief of Televisoras Unidas de los Emiratos (TVD) and Head of Delegation for R.N.E.D.U., Daniel Salazar, stated on 15 of July 2018 that the first organisational meeting for the contest would take place before 20 July, during which the United Nations Broadcasting Union (UNBU) and TVD would go through the technical requirements for the contest, as well as any training required for the contest to take place in R.N.E.D.U. Salazar also announced that the venue for the contest would be announced over the week.
TVD and the Emirates Government formally launched the bidding process for interested cities to apply to host the contest on 23 july. The basic requirements to select a host city were set out in a document presented by the UNBU to TVD following their win in Suroland:
- The venue must be covered with a capacity of at least 10,000 but ideally up to 15,000 attendees.
- An international press center must be able to accommodate no less than 1,550 journalists.
- Venues must also be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies of at least 3,000 attendees.
- The host city must have fairly priced hotel rooms, that are located in close proximity to the venue and the city center.
- The host city must be able to guarantee the safety and security of participants, members of delegations and guests.
- The host city must have modern transport infrastructure: an international airport and readily available transport between the airport, the city and hotels, in addition, *to convenient traffic in the city and the opportunity to provide additional transport routes.
City | Venue | Capacity | View | |
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Veta | Pelikan Arena | 31,000 | ||
Paradis | Coast Convention Center | 20,000 |
Host city selection
Format
Visual design
The graphic design of the contest was revealed by the UNBU on 24 July 2018. The theme art comprises a blue and red, within it the generic United Nations Music Fest logo featuring the flame as well as the slogan "We Are Fire" at the center of the flame. The Director General of TVD, Daniel Salazar, commented in reference to the slogan: "Being the first time that R.N.E.D.U. hosts the festival, we wanted to convey that joy we felt and what better way to encourage everyone to fight for their dreams". The theme art will be incorporated in all contest related developments such as crew uniforms, stage, on-air graphics, blue carpet and merchandise.
Presenters
It was announced on 20 July by TVD, that the presenters for the contest would be Petra Mede and Filomena Cautela, with Dua Lipa hosting the green room. The Blue Carpet opening ceremony was hosted by media proprietor/TV host Laura Bozzo, actress Elizabeth Olsen, and actor Chadwick Boseman moderated the press conferences, as well.
Semi-final allocation draw
According to the number of participants. Each participating country award points to their top 10 songs, by using the traditional Eurovision system of 12, 10, and 8-1 points. The countries are however not allowed to vote for their own song. The top 5 of the previous edition is qualified directly for the Grand Final. The 11 songs that received more points of the semi final will qualify for the Grand Final.
After the random sorting process, both semi-finals will be established as follows.
Direct Finalists |
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R.N.E.D.U. |
Ristán |
Cuatro Reinos |
Extrangia |
Greysland |
Opening and interval acts
List of participating countries
Country | Artist | Song | Language | Recap |
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Taiyō No Kuni | T-ARA | Sugar Free | Korean | |
Kherson | Gavin James | Always | English | 3:31 |
Greysland | Laleh | Some die young | English | |
Reino de Nerissa | Lindsey Stirling | The Arena | Instrumental | 1:05 |
República de Turín | Alizée | Moi Lolita | French | 2:37 |
Santiago | Lisandro Cuxi | Danser | French | 2:22 |
Mirthan | Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack | Rise | English | 1:24 |
ArLo | Kendji Girac | Pour Oublier | French | |
Rooseland | Walking On Cars | Speeding Cars | English | |
Coleenk | Amanda Wingber | Clouds | English | 02:43 |
Devanian Kingdom | Nicola Roberts | Beat Of My Drum | English | |
Zoharlia | Rawayana & Apache | High | Spanish | 2:23 |
A.R.L. Chorradonia | Mylène Farmer | Oui Mais... Non | French | |
Albertica | Luca Hänni | Signs | English | 2:02 |
Extrangia | Kara | Pandora | Korean | 1:55 |
Bohemia | Noa Kirel | Hazi Meshuga | Hebrew | 1:12 |
Reino de Corfú | Eliad | Light | Hebrew | 3:05 |
SenZan Ville | Gena Desouza | จริงๆมันก็ดี (Drunk) | Thai | 2:56 |
Orange Island | Dawid Kwiatkowski | Jesteś | Polish | 2:58 |
Ristán | Harper | No Love In The Jungle | English | |
Imperio Atlántico | Helene Fischer | Atemlos Durch Die Nacht | German | 0:59 |
G.R.S. | Robbie Williams | Party Like A Russian | English | |
Paciust | Jordan Fisher | All About Us | English | |
Sace Yown | Blair St. Clair | Call My Life | English | |
Piquit Lun | Joy | For King & Country | English | 3:52 |
Suroland | Beatriz Luengo & Mala Rodríguez | Caprichosa | Spanish | |
Vantinianie | Kaya | Burn | English | |
Oklasted | Freia | Call My Name | English | |
Islas Wesetics | Kim Petras | Heart To Break | English | |
Quatoria | Kudai | Piensa | Spanish | |
Fogarty | Cem Belevi | Yedi Düvel | Turkish | |
Reino Saharí | Miss A | Hush | Korean | |
Giantsland | Ester Peony | On My Way | English | |
Anghotes | Joyce Jonathan | On | French | |
Cuatro Reinos | Red | Gone | English | |
Blue Mountain | Bomba Estéreo | To My Love | Spanish,English | |
Dückryat | María León ft. Morenito De Fuego | Amor Ilegal | Spanish | 1:33 |
Eveun | PARLOUR TRICKS | Broken Hearts/Bones | English | |
Hai Teig | VÉRITÉ | Saint | French | |
Imperio Zengel | Melis Kar | Al Dudagimdan Kiss | Turkish | |
Kerhbellamia | Craig David | Magic | English | 0:36 |
Kitivistán | Reyko | Spinning Over You | English | |
R.N.E.D.U. | Becky Hill | Sunrise In The East | English | |
República Guaraní | Paul Rey | What Good is Love | English | |
Sorchia | Lanberry | Zagadka | Polish | |
R.U. Animalandia | AOA | Heart Atack | Korean | |
Ravencland | L.E.J | La dalle | French |
Contest
Semifinal 1
Twenty one countries will participate in the first semi-final. R.N.E.D.U., Ristán and Cuatro Reinos will vote in this semifinal. Eleven countries will qualify directly to the final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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1 | Albertica | Luca Hänni | Signs | English | 5 | 78 |
2 | Kitivistán | Reyko | Spinning Over You | English | 4 | 90 |
3 | Imperio Zengel | Melis Kar | Al Dudagimdan Kiss | Turkish | 14 | 53 |
4 | Vantinianie | Kaya | Burn | English | 7 | 74 |
5 | Sorchia | Lanberry | Zagadka | Polish | 6 | 77 |
6 | Bohemia | Noa Kirel | חצי משוגע (Hazi Meshuga) | Hebrew | 9 | 68 |
7 | ArLo | Kendji Girac | Pour Oublier | French | 3 | 98 |
8 | Oklasted | Freia | Call My Name | English | 1 | 113 |
9 | Fogarty | Cem Belevi | Yedi Düvel | Turkish | 11 | 65 |
10 | Sace Yown | Blair St. Clair | Call My Life | English | 17 | 40 |
11 | SenZan Ville | Gena Desouza | จริงๆมันก็ดี (Drunk) | Thai | 19 | 14 |
12 | A.R.L. Chorradonia | Mylène Farmer | Oui Mais... Non | French | 8 | 68 |
13 | Devanian Kingdom | Nicola Roberts | Beat Of My Drum | English | 13 | 57 |
14 | República de Turín | Alizée | Moi Lolita | French | 10 | 66 |
15 | Reino de Nerissa | Lindsey Stirling | The Arena | Instrumental | 12 | 58 |
16 | República Guaraní | Paul Rey | What Good is Love | English | 2 | 101 |
17 | Suroland | Beatriz Luengo & Mala Rodríguez | Caprichosa | Spanish | 20 | 14 |
18 | Santiago | Lisandro Cuxi | Danser | French | 15 | 42 |
19 | Rooseland | Walking On Cars | Speeding Cars | English | 21 | 81 |
20 | Giantsland | Ester Peony | On My Way | English | 18 | 36 |
21 | Kerhbellamia | Craig David | Magic | English | 16 | 40 |
Semifinal 2
Twenty one countries will participate in the first semi-final. R.N.E.D.U., Greysland and Extrangia will vote in this semifinal. Eleven countries will qualify directly to the final.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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1 | Paciust | Jordan Fisher | All About Us | English | 3 | 99 |
2 | Anghotes | Joyce Jonathan | On | French | 16 | 45 |
3 | Piquit Lun | Joy | For King & Country | English | 10 | 71 |
4 | Islas Wesetics | Kim Petras | Heart To Break | English | 11 | 62 |
5 | Coleenk | Amanda Wingber | Clouds | English | 9 | 75 |
6 | Imperio Atlántico | Helene Fischer | Atemlos Durch Die Nacht | German | 14 | 53 |
7 | Reino Saharí | Miss A | Hush | Korean | 6 | 83 |
8 | Orange Island | Dawid Kwiatkowski | Jesteś | Polish | 21 | 28 |
9 | Taiyō No Kuni | T-ARA | Sugar Free | Korean | 2 | 104 |
10 | Ravencland | L.E.J | La Dalle | French | 4 | 95 |
11 | Dückryat | María León & Morenito De Fuego | Amor Ilegal | Spanish | 20 | 34 |
12 | R.U. Animalandia | AOA | Heart Atack | Korean | 17 | 44 |
13 | G.R.S. | Robbie Williams | Party Like A Russian | English | 7 | 83 |
14 | Hai Teig | Vérité | Saint | French | 12 | 58 |
15 | Quatoria | Kudai | Piensa | Spanish | 19 | 35 |
16 | Kherson | Gavin James | Always | English | 15 | 47 |
17 | Mirthan | Jonas Blue & Jack & Jack | Rise | English | 1 | 115 |
18 | Blue Mountain | Bomba Estéreo | To My Love | Spanish,English | 8 | 76 |
19 | Eveun | Parlour Tricks | Broken Hearts/Bones | English | 13 | 58 |
20 | Zoharlia | Rawayana & Apache | High | Spanish | 18 | 38 |
21 | Reino de Corfú | Eliad | Light | Hebrew | 5 | 89 |
Grand Final
- [ Playlist]
- Voting form
- [ Recap]
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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1 | Blue Mountain | Bomba Estéreo | To My Love | Spanish,English | 27 | 29 |
2 | Reino de Corfú | Eliad | Light | Hebrew | 26 | 39 |
3 | Coleenk | Amanda Wingber | Clouds | English | 6 | 115 |
4 | Fogarty | Cem Belevi | Yedi Düvel | Turkish | 20 | 57 |
5 | Vantinianie | Kaya | Burn | English | 17 | 70 |
6 | Greysland | Laleh | Some Die Young | English | 11 | 89 |
7 | República de Turín | Alizée | Moi Lolita | French | 23 | 48 |
8 | Bohemia | Noa Kirel | חצי משוגע (Hazi Meshuga) | Hebrew | 13 | 79 |
9 | G.R.S. | Robbie Williams | Party Like A Russian | English | 16 | 72 |
10 | Ristán | Harper | No Love In The Jungle | English | 15 | 76 |
11 | Kitivistán | Reyko | Spinning Over You | English | 18 | 70 |
12 | Albertica | Luca Hänni | Signs | English | 10 | 93 |
13 | ArLo | Kendji Girac | Pour Oublier | French | 2 | 145 |
14 | Cuatro Reinos | Red | Gone | English | 4 | 133 |
15 | República Guaraní | Paul Rey | What Good Is Love | English | 12 | 89 |
16 | Islas Wesetics | Kim Petras | Heart To Break | English | 21 | 56 |
17 | Sorchia | Lanberry | Zagadka | Polish | 24 | 43 |
18 | Reino Saharí | Miss A | Hush | Korean | 7 | 105 |
19 | Piquit Lun | Joy | For King & Country | English | 1 | 152 |
20 | Taiyō No Kuni | T-ARA | Sugar Free | Korean | 3 | 141 |
21 | R.N.E.D.U. | Becky Hill | Sunrise In The East | English | 22 | 51 |
22 | Ravencland | L.E.J | La Dalle | French | 8 | 96 |
23 | Oklasted | Freia | Call My Name | English | 9 | 94 |
24 | Mirthan | Jonas Blue & Jack & Jack | Rise | English | 5 | 130 |
25 | A.R.L. Chorradonia | Mylène Farmer | Oui Mais... Non | French | 25 | 42 |
26 | Extrangia | Kara | Pandora | Korean | 19 | 64 |
27 | Paciust | Jordan Fisher | All About Us | English | 14 | 78 |