Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 would have been the second edition of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest, and was scheduled to take place in Turkey. The contest which is the junior equivalent of the Turkvision Song Contest; and is similar to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest being the younger equivalent of the Eurovision Song Contest. Eligible to participate are Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language. Contestants must be aged between 8 and 15 and must perform in a Turkic language.

For senior version, see Turkvision Song Contest 2016.
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016
Bala Türkvizyon 2016
Dates
Grand finalCancelled
Host
VenueTBA, TBA, Turkey[1]
Host broadcasterTurkish Music Box Television (TMB)
Participants
Number of entries11 (before cancelled)
Debuting countries
Participation map
  •      Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer     Confirmed countries
Vote
Voting systemA juror from each region evaluates all the songs on a 10 point system.

Eleven countries and regions had announced their participation. With Crimea, Kumyk, Sandžak, Stavropol Krai, and Yakutia, planning on making their Bala Turkvision debut. In February 2017, two months after the contest was supposed to air it was announced as being cancelled, and Kazakhstan were announced as the hosts for the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017 in Astana.

Location

It was announced on 18 April 2016, that the second Bala Turkvision Song Contest will be held in Turkey.[1]

Cancellation

On 8 December 2016, it was announced that both the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 and Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 had been delayed until March 2017, marking the first time since either of the inaugural contests, that a postponement had occurred.[2] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[3] The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Barys Arena, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[4]

Participating countries and regions
Country Artist Song title Language
 Azerbaijan[5] Aydan İlxaszade
 Belarus[6] Ruslana "Benim adim güneş"[7] Turkish
 Crimea[8] Regina Vosika[9]
 Kazakhstan[10]
Kumyk[11] Karim Salavatov[12]
Romania[13] Alessya Duran Selma[14]
Sandžak
Stavropol Krai Madina Kartakeyva[15]
 Turkey
 Ukraine Ljudmila Bazadzhi[16]
Yakutia [17]

Other Turkic Regions
  • Khakassia – On 5 October 2016 it was announced that Khakassia is yet decide on their 2016 participation. The Russian region was due to debut in the 2015 edition but they were forced to withdraw due to the state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.[18]
  • Northern Cyprus – On 13 October 2016 it was announced that Northern Cyprus is yet decide on its 2016 participation.[19]

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (18 April 2016). "Turkvizyon'16: Turkey To Host Turkvizyon 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-World. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 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.
  5. Granger, Anthony (4 March 2016). "Azerbaijan: Az?rbaycan?n S?si Bala Applications Open". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-World. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. Granger, Anthony. "Belarus: Auditions To Be Held for Turkvizyon 2016". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. Granger, Anthony (1 November 2016). "Belarus Ruslana to sing "Benim adim güneş"". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. Granger, Anthony. "Crimea: Confirms Their Participation In Bala Turkvision 2016". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. Granger, Anthony (4 November 2016). "Crimea: Regina Vosika To Bala Turkvision 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. Granger, Anthony (19 April 2016). "Kazakhstan: Launches Bala Turkvizyon 2016 Selection". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-World. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. Granger, Anthony. "Kumyk: To Debut To The Bala Turkvizyon Song Contest". EurovoixWorld. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. Granger, Anthony. "Kumyk: Karim Salavatov Confirmed For Bala Turkvision 2016". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  13. Granger, Anthony (20 November 2016). "Romania: Bala Turkvision selection on November 27". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  14. Granger, Anthony. "Romania: Alessya Duran Selma To Bala Turkvision 2016". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  15. Granger, Anthony. "Stavropol Krai: Madina Kartakeyva To Bala Turkvizyon 2016". Eurovoix-World.com. Eurovoix World. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  16. Granger, Anthony. "Ukraine: Lydumila Bazadzhi To Bala Turkvizyon 2016". Eurovoix-World.com. Eurovoix World. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  17. Granger, Anthony. "Yakutia: Debuts In The Bala Turkvizyon Song Contest 2016". Eurovoix-World.com. Eurovoix World. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  18. Granger, Anthony (5 October 2016). "Bala Turkvizyon'16: Khakassia & Kumyk Participation Undecided". Eurovoix-World.com. Eurovoix World. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  19. Granger, Anthony (13 October 2016). "Northern Cyprus: Bala Turkvizyon 2016 Participation Undecided". Eurovoix-World.com. Eurovoix World. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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