Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest
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National selection events |
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 1 (1 final) |
First appearance | 2014 |
Last appearance | 2014 |
Highest placement | 5th: 2014 |
For the most recent participation see Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 |
Turkmenistan has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest once: in 2014, when Turkmenistan was represented by the song "Shikga-Shikga bilerzik" performed by Züleyha Kakayeva. The song placed 5th in the final with 192 points.
History
2013
Turkmenistan was announced in 2013 as one of 20 countries and regions taking part in the first contest in Turkey,[1] however on 17 December 2013 Turkmenistan was announced as no longer participating alongside Russia, Chuvashia and Xinjiang.[2]
2014
Turkmenistan made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2014 festival, in Kazan, Tatarstan. Their participation was announced six days before the contest was due to take place, Züleyha Kakayeva was selected internally to represent Turkmenistan.[3]
2015
Mary, Turkmenistan was announced as the host city of the 2015 contest in November 2014.[4] However, the host city was changed to Istanbul, Turkey in August 2015.[5]
Participation overview
Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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Züleyha Kakayeva | "Shikga-Shikga bilerzik" | Turkmen | 5
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192
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15
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164
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Related involvement
Jury members
Year | Juror | Ref. |
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2014 | Atageldy Garyagdyev |
References
- ^ Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Turkvision 2013 Yarışmacıları ve Şarkıları". Turkvizyon.tv. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Turkmenistan: Züleyha Kakayeva To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (2014-11-22). "Turkvizyon'15: Mary Will Host The Contest". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Turkvizyon'15: Contest Moved To Istanbul?". Eurovoix World. 2015-08-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Turkvizyon 2014: All You Need To Know". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-17.