Romania in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest

The participation of Romania in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Alpha TV Media (ATVM) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. İrem Kayaali was the first representative for Romania at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Sihirbaz", which finished in sixth place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of one-hundred and two points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Romania have awarded the most points to Kazakhstan. They have received the most points from Albania, Azerbaijan, and Belarus. Romania confirmed on 2 March 2017 of their plans to participate in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017.

Romania
Member stationAlpha TV Media
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances1
First appearance2015
Best result6th: 2015
Worst result6th: 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

The Romanian broadcaster, Alpha TV Media (ATVM), announced on 17 November 2015 that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] ATVM had internally selected İrem Kayaali with the song "Sihirbaz",[3] to represent them at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015.[2] At the 2015 contest, Romania finished in sixth place scoring one-hundred and two points, from the other twelve participating countries.[4]

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016

On 20 November 2016, Alpha TV Media confirmed that be participating in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016.[5] Romania had selected Alessya Duran Selma to represent them at the 2016 contest.[6] 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.[7] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[8]

Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017

On 2 March 2017, Alpha TV Media confirmed their intentions to participate at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017.[9] The 2017 edition is scheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[10]

Participation
Table key

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

Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2015 İrem Kayaali "Sihirbaz" Turkish 6 102
2016 Alessya Duran Selma Contest cancelled
2017

Voting history

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

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon: Childrens Turkvizyon Song Contest Launched". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. Schneider, Patrick (17 November 2015). "Romania: İrem Kayaali To Bala Turkvision". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. Schneider, Patrick. "Romania: İrem Kayaali To Bala Turkvision". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. Granger, Anthony (20 November 2016). "Romania: Bala Turkvision selection on November 27". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. Granger, Anthony (5 December 2016). "Romania: Alessya Duran Selma To Bala Turkvision 2016". Eurovoix World. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. Granger, Anthony (2 March 2017). "Romania confirms their participation in Turkvision 2017". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2017. The broadcaster also confirmed their intention to participate in Bala Turkvision 2017
  10. 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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