Kazakhstan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest

The participation of Kazakhstan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Adam Media Group (AMG) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Tursynkhan Yerkin was the first representative for Kazakhstan at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Samğa", which finished in second place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of one-hundred and thirteen points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Kazakhstan have awarded the most points to Albania, Găgăuzia, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. They have received the most points from Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Găgăuzia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine. Kazakhstan will be hosting the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017 at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana.

Kazakhstan
Member stationAdam Media Group (AMG)
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances1
First appearance2015
Best result2nd: 2015
Worst result2nd: 2015
External links
Official Kazakh Website
For the most recent participation see
Kazakhstan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 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
Further information: Kazakhstan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015

The Kazakh broadcaster, Adam Media Group (AMG), announced on 29 May 2015 that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] Kazakhstan held a national selection for the 2015 contest, a total of sixteen artists were selected to take part in the semi-final on 19 September 2015 of which eight qualified to the final on 20 September 2015.[2] The winner was decided by SMS voting. Songs had to be in the national language Kazakh or Russian and artist had to be aged between eight and thirteen.[3] Tursynkhan Yerkin was the first representative for Kazakhstan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Samğa".[4] At the 2015 contest, Kazakhstan finished in second place scoring one-hundred and thirteen points, from the other twelve participating countries.[5]

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016

On 19 April 2016, AMG confirmed that they would continue to compete in the contest,[6] and planned to hold a national selection show on 13 November 2016, in order to choose their second representative.[7] 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.[8] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[9]

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017
Further information: 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.[10] The contest venue was changed 2 days later and will now take place at the Saryarka Velodrome.[11]

Participation
Table key

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

Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2015 Tursynkhan Yerkin "Samğa" Kazakh 2 113
2016 Participation intended Contest cancelled
2017

Voting history

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

Hostings
Year Location Venue Presenters
2017 Astana Saryarka Velodrome TBA

See also

References
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  2. Granger, Anthony (29 May 2015). "Kazakhstan: Bala Turkvizyon Selection Final On September 17". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. Granger, Anthony (28 May 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon: Childrens Turkvizyon Song Contest Launched". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. Granger, Anthony (19 September 2015). "Kazakhstan: Bala Turkvizyon Selection Finalists Selected". eurovoix-world.com. eurovoix-world. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. Granger, Anthony (19 April 2016). "Kazakhstan: Launches Bala Turkvizyon 2016 Selection". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. Granger, Anthony. "Kazakhstan: Bala Turkvizyon Selection Final on November 13". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. Granger, Anthony (16 February 2017). "Turkvision 17 Barys Arena announced as venue". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. 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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