Iraq in the Turkvision Song Contest

Iraq, often presented as the Iraqi Turkmen, has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest twice since its debut in 2013, being represented by members of the Iraqi Turkmen community.[1] The Iraqi broadcaster, Türkmeneli TV, has been the organiser for the Iraqi entry since its debut. In 2013, Iraq's first entry at Turkvision, Ahmed Duzlu, failed to qualify from the semi-finals.

Iraq
Member stationTürkmeneli TV
Participation summary
Appearances3 (2 finals)
First appearance2013
Last appearance2015
Best result17th: 2015
For the most recent participation see
Iraq in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015

History

2010s

Iraq made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] Iraq were represented by Ahmed Duzlu with the song “Kerkük’ten Yola Çıkak”,[2] Iraq performed ninth in the semi final but failed to qualify for the final.

On 20 July 2014 it was announced that Iraq would make their second appearance at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 to be held in Kazan, Tatarstan in November 2014.[3] In 2014 Iraq once again selected Ahmed Duzlu to represent them in the contest,[4] in Kazan he performed "Çal Kalbimi". Iraq performed nineteenth in the semi final and finished eighteenth with 155 points and so did not qualify for the final.

Participation
Year Artist Title Language Final Points Semi Points
2013
 Ahmet Tuzlu "Kerkük’ten Yola Çıkak" Iraqi Turkmen Failed to qualify Undisclosed
2014
 Ahmet Tuzlu "Çal Kalbimi" Turkish Failed to qualify
18
155
2015
 Oğuz Sırmalı "Serenat" Turkish
17
137
 No semi-final

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. Granger, Anthony. "Iraq: Ahmed Duzlu Song Revealed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. Granger, Anthony (20 July 2014). "Turkvizyon '14: Agreement signed with a number of countries". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. Schneider, Patrick. "Iraq: Artist for Turkvision presented". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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