Northern Cyprus in the Turkvision Song Contest

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
Member station
Participation summary
Appearances3 (3 finals)
First appearance2013
Highest placement9th: 2015

Northern Cyprus is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.[1]

History[]

2013[]

Main article: Northern Cyprus in the Turkvision Song Contest 2013

Northern Cyprus made their debut in the 2013 contest in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] Gommalar represented Northern Cyprus with the song "Havalanıyor", qualifying from the semi-final and placing 10th in the final with 175 points.

2014[]

On 20 July 2014 it was announced that Northern Cyprus would make their second appearance at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 to be held in Kazan, Tatarstan in November 2014.[2] It was announced on 19 September, that Northern Cyprus would hold their selection final on 19 October 2014.[3] A total of four singers were selected to participate in the final, the result of the final were as follows:

Artist Title English translation Result
Fikri Can Kayıkçı Ağlarsan Düşerim If I fall you cry
Güler Soybir & İlhan Alihan
İpek Amber Sessiz Gidiş Silent Leaving 1
Simge Barut

The country of Northern Cyprus had initially selected to represent them at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014, with the song "Sessiz gidiş" (Silent leaving).[4] But it was later announced that it was highly likely they would have to withdraw due to political technicalities. The singer was to enter Tatarstan using a Northern Cypriot passport. However, due to the Cyprus dispute, the International recognition of Northern Cyprus as a self-declared state is not recognised by Russia, thus denying entry into Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia.[5]

Participation overview[]

Table key
X
 Entry selected but did not compete
Year Entrant Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2013
 Gommalar[6] ""[7] Turkish
10
175
 Qualified Undisclosed
2014
 [4] "Sessiz Gidiş"[4] Turkish Withdrawn X
2015
 İpek Amber[8] "Sessiz Gidiş" Turkish
9
154
 No semi-final
2020
 Çağıl İşgüzar[9] "Acıtır hep hayallerim"[10] Turkish
21
171
 No semi-final

References[]

  1. ^ a b Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 July 2014). "Turkvizyon '14: Agreement signed with a number of countries". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Northern Cyprus: National Final October 19th". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Granger, Anthony (22 October 2014). "Northern Cyprus: İpek Amber Is Off To Kazan". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ Granger, Anthony (17 November 2014). "Northern Cyprus: Turkvizyon Withdrawl [sic] Looks Likely". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2013). "Northern Cyprus: Grup Gommalar Are Off To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  7. ^ Granger, Anthony (14 June 2015). "Northern Cyprus: Wants To Participate in Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Northern Cyprus: İpek Amber To Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. ^ "TÜRKVİZYON 2020'DE KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURİYETİ'Nİ ÇAĞIL İŞGÜZAR, TEMSİL EDECEK". Turkvizyon.tv. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Türkvizyon Şarkı yarışması Pazar günü Kıbrıs Genç Tv'de..." Kıbrıs Genç TV (in Turkish). 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
Retrieved from ""