Tatarstan in the Turkvision Song Contest
Tatarstan has competed in the Turkvision Song Contest twice. The region debuted in the inaugural 2013 contest,[1] and hosted the 2014 contest in Kazan. Tatarstan did not participate in 2015, and as of 2019, the contest has not been held since. Tatarstani broadcaster Maidan Television (MTV) has always organised a national final to select their entry for the contest.
Tatarstan | |
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Member station | Maidan Television |
National selection events |
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 3 (3 finals) |
First appearance | 2013 |
Best result | 2nd: 2014 |
For the most recent participation see Tatarstan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 |
History
2013
Tatarstan made their début in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] It was announced on October 19, 2013 that Tatarstan would hold a televised selection for Turkvizyon with the final taking place on 21 November 2014.[2] On 8 November 2013, the 20 artists taking part in the contest were announced,[3] Alinä Şäripcanova won the selection with the song "Üpkälämim" (Үпкәләмим).[4]
2014
2015
Tatarstan did not participate in the 2015 contest due to the state of Russia–Turkey relations.[5] Before withdrawing from the contest, Tatarstan had selected the song "Siña kaytam", performed by Yamle, as their entry for the contest in a national final.[6]
2020
Tatarstan's participation in the 2020 contest was confirmed in November 2020. Their entry will be "Ğafu it, awılım" (Гафу ит, авылым), performed by the singer Diliya Ahmetshina.[7]
Participation
1 |
Winner |
2 |
Second place |
X |
Entry selected but did not compete |
Year | Artist | Title | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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Alinä Şäripcanova[4] | "Üpkälämim" (Үпкәләмим) | Tatar | 4 | 192 | Qualified | Undisclosed | |
Aydar Suleymanov | "Atlar çaba" (Атлар чаба) | Tatar | 2 | 201 | 1 | 223 | |
Yamle[6] | "Siña qaytam" (Сиңа кайтам)[6] | Tatar | Withdrawn[5] X | ||||
Diliya Ahmetshina[7] | "Ğafu it, awılım" (Гафу ит, авылым)[7] | Tatar | 6 |
191 |
No semi-final |
Hostings
Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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2014 | Kazan | TatNeft Arena | Artem Shalimov, Narmin Agaeva, Ranil Nuriov[8] |
References
- Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- Granger, Anthony. "Tatarstan: National Final November 21st". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- Granger, Anthony. "Tatarstan: Turkvizyon Finalists Announced". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- Granger, Anthony (29 November 2013). "Tatarastan: Aline Seripcanova To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Granger, Anthony (7 December 2015). "Tatarstan: Withdraws From Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Granger, Anthony (22 November 2015). "Tatarstan: Yamle Group Are Selected For Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Granger, Anthony (24 November 2020). "Tatarstan: Diliya Ahmetshina Competing in Turkvision 2020 with "Gafu it, avylym"". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "Turkvizyon 2014 semifinal" (Podcast). myvideo.az. 19 November 2014. Event occurs at 20:20. Retrieved 21 November 2014.