Turkvision Song Contest 2015
For the junior version, see Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015.
| Turkvision Song Contest 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Türkvizyon Istanbul 2015 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 19 December 2015[1] |
| Host | |
| Venue | Yahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Host broadcaster | Turkish Music Box Television (TMB) |
| Opening act | Erkin Tursynhan, Aydin Nurdinov |
| Interval act | Burat Kut |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 21 |
| Debuting countries |
2
|
| Returning countries |
3
|
| Withdrawing countries |
9
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Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | A juror from each region evaluates all the songs on a 10 point system. |
| Winning song |
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Turkvision Song Contest 2015 (Turkish: Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması 2015) was the third edition of Turkvision Song Contest, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey; and organised by Turkish Music Box Television (TMB). A total of twenty-one Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest, as well as one Turkic ethnic groups who do not have a defined region. There were no semi-final this year, whilst the final took place on 19 December 2015.
Location
For more details on the host city, see Istanbul.
Yahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, venue for the 2015 edition.
On 22 November 2014, it was announced that the hosts for Turkvision 2015 would have been Turkmenistan. Mary, the capital city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan, had been previously chosen as the host city.[2] However, on 21 February 2015 it was announced that the host city had been changed and the contest would then take place in Ashgabat.[3] In late August 2015, the host city was changed yet again to Istanbul, Turkey.[4]
The contest was held in the Yahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, in Istanbul, Turkey. The centre has 10,000 covered seats of 30,000 seats at total in Küçükçekmece district of İstanbul.[5]
Format
National host broadcaster
Unlike the previous two editions, there was no semi-final held for the 2015 edition.[6] The final took place on 19 December 2015, and was organised by the host broadcaster Turkish Music Box Television (TMB).[1]
National jury members
Each participating country is represented by one jury member, confirmed as being on the jury were:
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Albania - Avni Qahili -
Azerbaijan - Isa Melikov -
Belarus - Gunesh Abasova -
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Ahmed Švrakić -
Bulgaria - Erhan Hüseyin -
Gagauzia - Piotr Petkovic -
Germany - Volkan Gucer -
Georgia - Afik Novruzov -
Iran - Mesut Barış -
Iraq - Yalman Hacarov -
Kazakhstan - Bolat Mazhagulov -
Kyrgyzstan - Kanatbek Kultaev -
Kosovo - Reşit İsmet Krüezi -
Macedonia - Sedat Azizoglu -
Northern Cyprus - Ertan Birinci -
Romania - Nejat Sali -
Sandžak - Mavric Deniz -
Syria - Ömer Gürcan -
Turkey - Cengiz Erdem -
Ukraine - Madejda Malenkova -
Uzbekistan - Çokay Koçar
Participants
Twenty-one Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest which took place on 19 December 2015. Below are the details of each of the participants.[1]
| Draw | Region[7] | Artist[8] | Song[8] | Language | Place[9] | Points[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Germany |
Derya Kaptan | "Sessiz Çiğlik" | Turkish | 11 | 153 |
| 02 | Albania |
Xhoi Bejko & Visar Rexhepi | "Adi Hasret" | Turkish | 8 | 154 |
| 03 | Azerbaijan |
Mehman Tağiyev | "İstanbul" | Azerbaijani | 7 | 155 |
| 04 | Belarus |
Aleksandra Kazimova | "Azadliq" | Azerbaijani | 20 | 126 |
| 05 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Adis Škaljo | "Pa šta" | Bosnian | 12 | 153 |
| 06 | Bulgaria |
Big Star Life | "İstanbuldayiz" | Turkish | 6 | 162 |
| 07 | Georgia |
Anar Askerov | "Tenha Yürek" | Azerbaijani | 16 | 138 |
| 08 | Iraq |
Oğuz Sirmali | "Serenat" | Turkish | 17 | 137 |
| 09 | Iran |
Reza Esbilani | "Menim Arzum" | Azerbaijani | 19 | 131 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
Orda | "Olay emes" (Олай емес) | Kazakh | 2 | 185 |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan |
Jiidesh İdirisova | "Kim bilet" (Ким билет) | Kyrgyz | 1 | 194 |
| 12 | Kosovo |
Tolga Kazaz | "Sevmek Günah Midir?" | Turkish | 14 | 141 |
| 13 | Northern Cyprus |
İpek Amber | "Sessiz Gidiş" | Turkish | 9 | 154 |
| 14 | Macedonia |
Kaan Mazhar | "Böyle Olmamaliydi" | Turkish | 4 | 165 |
| 15 | Găgăuzia |
Valentin Ormanji | "Sev Beni Sev" | Turkish | 10 | 154 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan |
KaaPlya (Ajnabiy) and Hurdona | "Azadlik" | Uzbek | 21 | 119 |
| 17 | Romania |
Edvin Eddy | "Seviyorum Anlasana" | Turkish | 18 | 134 |
| 18 | Sandžak |
Almedin Varošanin | "Trag" (Траг) | Serbian, Bosnian | 15 | 140 |
| 19 | Syria |
Adil Şan | "Geliş" | Turkish | 5 | 165 |
| 20 | Turkey |
Görkem Durmaz | "Hirçin Sular" | Turkish | 3 | 175 |
| 21 | Ukraine |
Anna Mitioglo | "Baaşla bana" | Gagauz | 13 | 148 |
Other awards
In addition to the contest winner, there were also three other awards presented during the show. These were as follows:[9]
| Category | Country | Performer(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Prize | Iraq |
Oğuz Sirmali | "Serenat" |
| Friendly Prize | Syria |
Adil Şan | "Geliş" |
| Special Jury Award | Germany |
Derya Kaptan | "Sessiz Çiğlik" |
Commentators
Each of the participating broadcasters is expected to broadcast the contest live. The broadcasters that are confirmed so far are:
- Albania – Tring TV
- Azerbaijan – ATV Azerbaijan
- Bosnia & Herzegovina – Hayat TV - 19 December at 20:00 CET
- Gagauzia – GRT Television
- Georgia – Marmueli Television
- Germany – Türkshow
- Iraq – Turkmenli Television
- Kazakhstan – Khabar TV - 19 December at 21:00 (17:00 CET)
- Kyrgyzstan – KTRK
- Macedonia – MRT 2
- Northern Cyprus – Kibris Genc Television
- Romania – Alpha Media TV
- Sandžak - RTV Novi Pazar
- Turkey – TMB TV, ATV, Ordu Boztepe TV, Kral TV[10][11]
- Ukraine – ODTRK Odessa, Yuzhnaya Volna TV [12]
Other regions
The following list of regions participated in the past but did not compete in 2015:
Altai Republic – On 28 November it was announced that Altai Republic would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.[13]
Bashkortostan – On 30 November it was announced that Bashkortostan would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Bashkortostan did select Ziliya Bachtieva to represent them in 2015.[14]
Crimea – On 30 November it was announced that Crimea would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Crimea did select Safiie Denishaeva with the song “Aqın Dostlar” to represent them in 2015.[15]
Kabardino-Balkaria & 
Karachay-Cherkessia – On 30 November it was announced that Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia did select Islam Appayev with the song "Unutma meni" (Karachay-Balkar: Унутма мени) to represent them in 2015.
Kemerovo – On 30 November it was announced that Kemerovo Oblast would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.[15]
Khakassia – On 30 November it was announced that Khakassia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Khakassia did select Sayana Saburova & Olga Vasilyeva to represent them in 2015.[15]
Kumyk – On 17 December it was announced that Kumyk would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kumyk did select Gulmira, Fatima and Kamilya with the song "Alğa!" to represent them in 2015.[15]
Moscow – On 30 November it was announced that Moscow would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Moscow did select Zuleyha İlbakova with the song "Belekey qiź" to represent them in 2015.[15]
Stavropol Krai – On 3 December it was announced that Stavropol Krai would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Stavropol Krai did select İslam Satırov with the song "Tuvgan erym" (Nogai: Тувган ерым (Native land)) to represent them in 2015.[16]
Tatarstan – On 7 December it was announced that Tatarstan would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Tatarstan did select Yamla Group to represent them in 2015.[17]
Tuva – On 30 November it was announced that Tuva would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Tuva did select Arjaana Stal-ool with the song "Tuvam" (Tuvan: Тывам (My Tuva)) to represent them in 2015.[15]
Yakutia – On 1 December it was announced that Yakutia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Yakutia did select Dalaana to represent them in 2015.[18]
Whilst these countries are yet to debut at the contest:
Hungary – Hungary sent a delegation to the Capital of Culture's opening ceremony in Merv, Turkmenistan. However, none of the Hungarian broadcasters have made any official announcement regarding their début.[19]
Kalmykia – The Republic of Kalmykia also sent a delegation to Merv, Turkmenistan; hosts of the Capital of Culture's opening ceremony. However, GTRK Kalmykia, the broadcaster of Kalmykia, has not made any official announcement regarding their début.[20]
See also
- Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015
- Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Eurovision Young Dancers 2015
- ABU TV Song Festival 2015
- ABU Radio Song Festival 2015
- Intervision Song Contest 2015
References
- 1 2 3 Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon'15: Final On December 19". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Turkvizyon'15: Mary Will Host The Contest". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (21 February 2015). "Turkvizyon'15: Contest To Be Held In Ashgabat". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon'15: Contest Moved To Istanbul?". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "YKB Gosteri merkezi".
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon '15: confirmed no semi final to be held". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Türkvizyon 2015: These are the participants". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- 1 2 Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon'15: all singers and songs now known". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Granger, Anthony (19 December 2015). "Kyrgyzstan has won the third Turkvizyon Song Contest". Eurovoix. eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Turkey: Ordu Boztepe TV To Broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Turkey: KRAL TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Ukraine: Yuzhnaya Volna TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Altai Republic withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Bashkortostan withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon 15: Khaskassia and Tuva withdraw". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Stavropol Krai withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (7 December 2015). "Tatarstan withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Sakha Republic (Yakutia) withdraws from Turkvizton 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (13 February 2015). "Hungary: To Debut At Turkvizyon 2015?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 February 2015). "Kalmykia: Turkvizyon début in 2015?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links
- Official website (Russian)
- Official website (Turkish)
- Turkvision Song Contest 2015 - Full Show on YouTube
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