Turkey in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014

Turkey participated in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. Turkish broadcaster TRT Avaz was responsible for the country's participation in the contest.[1] The song "Hoppa",[2] performed by Funda Kılıç,[3] was internally selected as the Turkish entry for the contest. The song qualified from the semi-final[4] and placed 15th (last) in the final.

Turkvision Song Contest 2014
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selected entrantFunda Kılıç
Selected song"Hoppa"
Selected songwriter(s)Sinan Akçıl
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 199 points)
Final result15th, 128 points
Turkey in the Turkvision Song Contest
2014

Background

Prior to the 2014 contest, Turkey had hosted and competed in the inaugural Turkvision Song Contest 2013 in Eskişehir.[5] Turkey was represented by the song "Sen, Ben, Biz" performed by Manevra.[6] The song placed 6th in the final with 187 points.[7]

Before Turkvision

Turkey's participation in the contest was confirmed in July 2014, with TRT Avaz as the participating broadcaster.[1] TRT Avaz internally selected both their artist and song. Funda Kılıç was announced as the Turkish artist in October 2014,[3] and the song "Hoppa" was announced as the Turkish entry in November 2014.[2]

Artist and song information
Funda Kılıç
Kılıç in 2014
Background information
Born1988 (age 32–33)
İzmir, Turkey[8]
OriginAntwerp, Belgium
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsBIP Records[9]

Funda Kılıç

Funda Kılıç (born 1988)[8] is a Belgian-Turkish singer who represented Turkey in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014.[3] She was raised in Antwerp, Belgium from the age of six months.[8][10] She is fluent in Turkish, English and Dutch, and speaks French and German.[8]

Discography
Albums
Title Details
Moda[9]
  • Released: October 2012
  • Label: BIP Records
Singles[9]
Title Year Album
"Stand Up" 2011 Non-album single
"Boşver" 2012 Moda
"Moda" 2012 Moda
"City Girls" 2012 Non-album single
"Kiss Me" 2013 Non-album single
"All Me" 2014 Non-album single
"Hoppa" (feat. Sinan Akçıl) 2014 Non-album single
"SMS" 2015 Non-album single
"Yüzleşme" (feat. Doğukan Manço) 2016 Non-album single

Hoppa

"Hoppa" is a song recorded by Turkish singer Funda Kılıç, written by Sinan Akçıl.[11] The song represented Turkey in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014.[2]

At Turkvision

Turkey performed 15th in the semi-final on 19 November 2014,[12] and placed second in a field of 25 countries with 199 points, thus qualifying for the final.[4] Following the semi-final, it was reported that Funda Kılıç had come under criticism from a number of delegations for performing in shorts. The head of delegation for Bashkortostan stated that it was outrageous for Kılıç to be wearing the shorts in front of 300 million viewers. Kılıç did however have the support of the contest organisers.[13]

Turkey performed 1st in the final on 21 November 2014, placing 15th (last) with 128 points. It was suggested by Eurovoix that Turkey's last-place result in the final was due to Turkish jury member Sinan Akçıl giving many regions a low score in the semi-final, which was reciprocated by those regions' jurors in the final.[14] Akçıl stated that he believed this was out of "revenge", and that he did not know the voting was made public, but "would give the same votes even if [he] knew."[15]

Points awarded to Turkey
Points awarded to Turkey (semi-final)
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Turkey (final)
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Turkey
Points awarded by Turkey (semi-final)
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded by Turkey (final)
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Macedonia
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (20 July 2014). "Turkvizyon'14: Agreement Signed With A Number Of Countries". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. Granger, Anthony (12 November 2014). "Turkey: Funda To Sing "Hoppa"". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. Fidan, Mustafa (22 October 2014). "Funda to represent Turkey at Turkvision 2014". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. Fidan, Mustafa (20 November 2014). "Turkvizyon 2014: 15 entries qualified for the final". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. Friedrichs, Matt (22 September 2013). "Turkvision – Turkey launches new contest". escunited.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. Granger, Anthony (16 December 2013). "Turkey: Manevra To Sing "Sen, Ben, Biz"". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. Granger, Anthony (21 December 2013). "Turkvizyon: Azerbaijan Wins!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. "Türkiye temsilcisi: Funda Kılıç - Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması". turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. "Türkvizyon birincisi şarkıcı Funda kimdir? Funda Kılıç kaç yaşında, nereli?". karar.com (in Turkish). 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. "Türkvizyon'da Türkiye temsilcisi Funda Kılıç finale kaldı". ensonhaber.com (in Turkish). 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. Granger, Anthony (17 November 2014). "Turkey Sinan Akçıl Is The Turkish Jury Member". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  12. Granger, Anthony (17 November 2014). "Türkvizyon'14 Semi Final Running Order Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  13. Khasanova, Elvira (20 November 2014). "Жюри конкурса Turkvision-2014 против того, чтобы участники выступали на сцене в трусах". Pro Kazan (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  14. Granger, Anthony (21 November 2014). "Turkey: Juror May Have Had A Hand In Last Place Result". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  15. "Sinan Akçıl: Diğer ülkeler intikam duygusuyla oy vermedi". ensonhaber.com (in Turkish). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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