North Macedonia in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
| North Macedonia | |
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| Member station | Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) |
| National selection events | Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
| Highest placement | Last: 2015 |
The participation of North Macedonia in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Tolga Mazhar was the first representative for Macedonia at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hadi Benimle", which finished in last place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of eighty-nine points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Macedonia have awarded the most points to Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kosovo, and Turkey. They have received the most points from Albania, and Kosovo.
Origins of the contest[]
Bala Turkvision is an annual song contest that is based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Bala Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determines the winner. Unlike the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.[1]
History[]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015[]
The Macedonian national broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), announced on 5 November 2015 that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] The mechanism used by MRT was done internally, who selected child-singer, Tolga Mazhar, as their first participant to represent Macedonia at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hadi Benimle".[2] At the 2015 contest, Macedonia finished in last place scoring eighty-nine points, from the other twelve participating countries.[3]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016[]
On 8 December 2016, it was announced that both the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 and Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 had been delayed until March 2017, marking the first time since either of the inaugural contests, that a postponement had occurred.[4] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[5] The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[6]
Participation overview[]
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place Withdrew/Disqualified
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| 2015 | Tolga Mazhar | "Hadi Benimle" | Turkish | 13 | 89 |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||
Voting history[]
The tables below shows Macedonia's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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See also[]
- Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
- Macedonia in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
- Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition for children, organised by the EBU.
- Macedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest – A contest for countries and regions which are of Turkic-speaking or Turkic ethnicity.
References[]
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon: Childrens Turkvizyon Song Contest Launched". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (5 November 2015). "Macedonia: Tolga Mazhar To Bala Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (18 February 2017). "Final of Turkvision 2017 to be held September 10". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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