Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014

Turkmenistan participated in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. Züleyha Kakayeva was internally selected to represent the country in the contest with the song "Shikga-Shikga Bilerzik".

Turkvision Song Contest 2014
Country Turkmenistan
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)14 November 2014
Selected entrantZüleyha Kakayeva
Selected song"Shikga-Shikga Bilerzik"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (15th, 164 points)
Final result5th, 192 points
Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest
2014

Background

Turkmenistan had initially planned to participate in the inaugural 2013 contest in Eskişehir, Turkey, but withdrew a few days before the contest began.[1]

Before Turkvision

Turkmenistan's participation in the contest was confirmed on 13 November 2014, six days before the contest began, by the contest's official website, turkvizyon.tv. Züleyha Kakayeva was internally selected to represent Turkmenistan with the song "Shikga-Shikga Bilerzik".[1][2]

At Turkvision

Semi-final

Turkmenistan performed third in the semi-final on 19 November 2014,[3] placing 15th in a field of 25 countries with 164 points, thus qualifying for the final.[4]

Final

Turkmenistan performed eighth in the final on 21 November 2014, placing 5th in a field of 15 countries with 192 points.

Voting

The results were determined solely by jury voting. Each country was represented by one juror who gave each song, with the exception of their own country's song, between 1 and 10 points.[5] The Turkmenistani juror was Atageldi Garyagdyev.[6]

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

Points awarded by Turkmenistan
Points awarded by Turkmenistan (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 Turkmenistan (final)
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. "Turkmenistan: Türkvizyon Debut Announced!". eurovoix.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. "2 Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması". Turkvision Song Contest. Season 2. Episode 2. 21 November 2014. Event occurs at 57:19. Maydan Television. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. Granger, Anthony (17 November 2014). "Türkvizyon'14: Semi-final Running Order Announced". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. Fidan, Mustafa (20 November 2014). "Turkvizyon 2014: 15 entries qualified for the final". eurovoix.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Granger, Anthony (21 November 2014). "Turkvizyon'14: The Voting". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. "Turkvizyon 2014: All You Need To Know". eurovoix.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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