Bala Turkvision Song Contest

Bala Turkvision Song Contest (Turkish: Bala Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması), also known as Bala Türkvizyon Song Contest in English, was an annual song contest, inspired by the format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The first edition took place in Turkey. Countries and regions which are Turkic-speaking and of Turkic ethnicity are eligible to participate in the song contest. Songs had to be in the countries' national language. To date, that was the only ever time the event was held, and it has not been held since.

For the latest contest, see Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017. For the senior version, see Turkvision Song Contest.
Bala Turkvision Song Contest
Also known asBala Türkvizyon Song Contest
GenreSong contest
No. of episodes1 contests
Release
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release15 December (2015-12-15) –
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15)
Chronology
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Format

Bala Turkvision was an annual song contest. Based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Bala Turkvision focused primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awarded between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determined the winner. Unlike the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest took place in the country or region that was also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.[1] So far, only one Bala Turkvision Song Contest was held, in 2015, and is now unlikely to be held again.

Participation
Participation since 2015:
  Entered at least once
  Entered at least once, but only in a combined entry
  Never entered, although eligible to do so
  Entry intended but later withdrew
Country Debut year Latest entry Appearances Wins Broadcaster(s)
 Albania 2015 2015 1 0 Radio Televizioni Shqiptar
 Azerbaijan[c] 2015 2017 1 1 Azad Azerbaijan TV
 Belarus[c] 2015 2017 1 0 Belarusian Television and Radio Company
 Găgăuzia 2015 2015 1 0 Gagauz Radio Television
 Georgia 2015 2015 1 0 Georgian Public Broadcaster
 Iran 2015 2015 1 0 Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
 Kazakhstan[c] 2015 2017 1 0 Adam Media Group
 Kosovo 2015 2015 1 0 Radio Television of Kosovo
 Kyrgyzstan 2015 2015 1 0 Kyrgyz Television
 Macedonia 2015 2015 1 0 Macedonian Radio Television
 Romania[c] 2015 2017 1 0 Alpha TV Media
 Turkey[c] 2015 2015 1 0 TMB TV
 Tuva[a] 0 0 STRC "Tuva"
 Ukraine[c] 2015 2017 1 0 Odessa ODTRK

Winners

By contest
Year Date Host city Winner Song Performer Points Margin Runner-up
2015 15 December Istanbul  Azerbaijan "Çocukluk Yılları" Nuray Rahman & Ahmed Amirli 115 2  Kazakhstan
2016 Cancelled  Turkey N/A
2017 Astana

By language
Map showing winners since 2015.
Wins Language Years Country
1 Azerbaijani 2015 Azerbaijan

By country/region

The table below shows the top-three placings from each contest, along with the years that a country won the contest.

Country Total Years won
 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 2015
 Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1 N/A
 Georgia 0 0 1 1 N/A

Hosting
Hosts Country/Region City Years
1  Turkey[c] Istanbul 2015
 Kazakhstan Astana 2017

See also

Notes and references
  1. ^ These countries had confirmed participation for the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 but later withdrew due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.
  2. ^ These countries were announced as competing at the 2015 Contest and appeared on a provisional participation list on 23 September 2015. However, they did not appear on the finalised list in December 2015.[2]
  3. ^ These countries had confirmed participation for the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016, which was subsequently cancelled alongside the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[3] The contest would later become rescheduled as the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[4]
  4. ^ Turkey were scheduled to host the 2016 contest, which was later cancelled.

References
  1. "Bala Turkvizyon: Childrens Turkvizyon Song Contest Launched". Eurovoix.
  2. Official Turkvision (23 September 2015). "Список стран и регионов, которые подтвердили свое участие на Международном конкурсе эстрадной песни "BALA TÜRKVIZYON-2015":" [List of countries and regions that have confirmed their participation at the international song contest "Bala Türkvizyon 2015"]. vk.com (in Russian). VK (social networking). Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. Granger, Anthony (18 February 2017). "Final of Turkvision 2017 to be held September 10". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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