Belarus in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest

The participation of Belarus in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Fateh Hüseyin was the first representative for Belarus at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Usaqlarin Şehri", which finished in eleventh place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of ninety points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Belarus have awarded the most points to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania. They have received the most points from Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Belarus will be represented by Ruslana at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017, with the song "Benim adim güneş", which was originally going to be their entry at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016.

Belarus
Member stationBelarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC)
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances1
First appearance2015
Best result11th: 2015
Worst result11th: 2015

Origins of the contest

Bala Turkvision is an annual song contest. Based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Bala Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determines 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 takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.[1]

History

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015

On 4 December 2015, Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC), announced that they would be making their debut at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015, in Turkey.[2] BRTC has internally selected Fateh Hüseyin to represent Belarus with the song "Usaqlarin Şehri"[2] At the 2015 contest, Belarus finished in eleventh place scoring ninety points, from the other twelve participating countries.[3]

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016

It was announced on 7 August 2016, that Belarus would be participating at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016.[4] On 2 November 2016, Ruslana was selected to be Belarus' second participant with the song "Benim adim güneş".[5] However, 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.[6] It was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[7]

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017

On 16 February 2017 it was announced that the Kazakhstan would be hosting the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017 at the Barys Arena, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[8] The contest venue was changed 2 days later and will now take place at the Saryarka Velodrome.[9] BRTC confirmed on 1 March 2017, that they be sending Ruslana with the song "Benim adim güneş", to represent them at the 2017 edition.[10] Both the artist and song were originally going to be the Belorussian entry at the 2016 edition.[5]

Participation
Table key

 1st place   2nd place   3rd place   Last place   Withdrew/Disqualified 

Year Artist Title Language Place Points
2015 Fateh Hüseyin "Usaqlarin Şehri" Turkish 11 90
2016 Ruslana Entry selected Contest cancelled
2017 Ruslana "Benim adim güneş"[11] Turkish

Voting history

The tables below shows Belarus' top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:

See also

References
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  2. Granger, Anthony (4 December 2015). "Belarus debuts in Bala Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. Granger, Anthony (7 August 2016). "Belarus: Auditions To Be Held for Turkvizyon 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. Granger, Anthony (1 November 2016). "Belarus Ruslana to sing "Benim adim güneş"". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. Granger, Anthony (16 February 2017). "Turkvision 17 Barys Arena announced as venue". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. Granger, Anthony (18 February 2017). "Final of Turkvision 2017 to be held September 10". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. Granger, Anthony (1 March 2017). "Belarus confirms Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017 participation". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. Granger, Anthony (1 November 2016). "Belarus Ruslana to sing "Benim adim güneş"". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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