Kumyks in the Turkvision Song Contest
The Kumyks have never participated in the Turkvision Song Contest. They were originally going to make their debut at the 2015 contest, but later withdrew due to the state of international relations between the Russia and Turkey. The Kumyks later entered the 2016 contest, but the contest was cancelled. Although they are neither a country nor a region, they are a Turkic ethnic group that does not have a defined region.
Kumyk | |
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Member station | МКО Qumuqlar |
National selection events | National final
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 0 |
History
On 23 September 2015 it was confirmed that the Kumyks would make their official Turkvision Song Contest début at the 2015 contest to be held in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] However, on 17 December it was announced that Kumyk would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kumyk did select Gulmira, Fatima and Kamilya with the song "Alğa!" to represent them in 2015.
The Kumyks had selected Daniyal Harunow as their artist in 2016 before the contest's cancellation.[2]
Participation
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Entry selected but did not compete |
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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Gulmira, Fatima and Kamilya | "Alğa!" | Turkish | Withdrawn X | ||||
Daniyal Harunow[2] | Not announced before cancellation | Contest cancelled X | |||||
References
- Granger, Anthony (23 September 2015). "Kumyk: Debut In Turkvizyon & Bala Turkvizyon". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- "Kumyk: Selects Daniyal Harunow For Turkvision Song Contest 2016". Eurovoix World. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2016.