Romania in the Turkvision Song Contest
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Member station | Media TV
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 4 |
First appearance | 2013 |
Last appearance | 2020 |
Highest placement | 18th: 2015 |
Romania is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.[1]
History
2013
Romania made its debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1][2] Alpha Media TV held a selection process to select their participant for the contest, a five-member jury selected Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai to represent Romania on their debut.[1][3] "Ay Ak Shatir" was revealed as Romania's song on 18 December 2013.[4] Romania performed 18th in the semi final but failed to qualify for the final.
2014
Romania participated again in the 2014 contest in Kazan, Tatarstan. Alpha Media TV selected their 2013 participant Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai to represent as part of a duet with Gafar Alev Sibel.[5] In Kazan the duet sang "Genclik Basa Bir Gelir", they performed 22nd in the semi final but finished in 17th place on 158 points and did not qualify for the final.
2020
Romania participated for a fourth time in the 2020 contest with the song "Niye?" by Sunai Giolacai,[6][7] who was previously selected for the 2016 contest before its cancellation. Romania finished in 22nd with 167 points.
Participation overview
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Entry selected but did not compete |
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Upcoming |
Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai | "Ay Ak Shatır" | Turkish | Failed to qualify | Undisclosed | |||
Cengiz Erhan & Alev Gafar | "Genclik Basa Bir Gelir" | Turkish | 17
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158
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Edvin Eddy | "Seviyorum, Anlasana" | Turkish | 18
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134
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No semi-final | ||
Sunai Giolacai | Not announced before cancellation | Contest cancelled X | |||||
Sunai Giolacai | "Niye?" | Turkish | 22
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167
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No semi-final | ||
2021
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Officially confirmed intention to participate †[8] |
References
- ^ a b c Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (2 December 2013). "Romania: Are Taking Part In Turkvizyon". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Turkvision 2013 Romanya Temsilcisi Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai". Turkvision.info. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Romania: Turkvizyon Song Revealed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Schneider, Patrick. "Romania: Turkvision artist presented". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Türkvizyon 2020'de Romania'yi Sunai Giolakai, temsil edecek". turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (23 November 2020). "Romania: Sunai Giolacai To Turkvision 2020 Performing "Niye?"". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (9 June 2021). "🇷🇴 Romania: Participation in Turkvision 2021 Confirmed". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 9 June 2021.