Turkey in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
| Turkey | |
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| Member station | (TMB TV) |
| National selection events | Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
| Highest placement | 9th: 2015 |
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| Official Turkish website | |
The participation of Turkey in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. (TMB TV) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Cumhuriyet Grubu was the first representative for Turkey at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hayat bayram olsa", which finished in ninth place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of ninety-five points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Turkey have awarded the most points to Kazakhstan, and have received the most points from Macedonia. Turkey hosted the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 on 15 December 2015 at the Yeditepe University. They were scheduled to host the 2016 edition, but the contest was cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.
Origins of the contest[]
Bala Turkvision is an annual song contest. 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[]
On 8 June 2015, (TMB TV), announced that they would be making their debut at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015, in Turkey, as the host country. Their selection method was done internally, with Cumhuriyet Grubu chosen to represent them with the song "Hayat Vayram Olsa".[2] At the 2015 contest, Turkey finished in ninth place scoring ninety-five points, from the other twelve participating countries.[3]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016[]
It was announced on 18 April 2016, that the second Bala Turkvision Song Contest was also going to be held in Turkey.[4] However, 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.[5] It was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[6] The contest was rescheduled to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2017.[7]
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 | Cumhuriyet Grubu | "Hayat bayram olsa" | Turkish | 9 | 95 |
| 2016 | Participation intended | Contest cancelled | |||
Voting history[]
The tables below shows Turkey's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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Hostings[]
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Istanbul | Yeditepe University | Aida Tieuhan, Refik Savroz, and Nermin Agayeva |
| 2016 | Contest cancelled | ||
See also[]
- Turkey in the ABU TV Song Festival – A televised song gala organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
- Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
- Turkey 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.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (8 June 2015). "Turkey: Bala Turkvizyon 2015 participation confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 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 (18 April 2016). "Turkvizyon'16: Turkey To Host Turkvizyon 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-World. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ 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.
- Countries in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
- Turkey in the Turkvision Song Contest