Iran in the Turkvision Song Contest

Iran has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest twice since its debut at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 held in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.[1] Iranian broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) was the organiser of their debut entry.[1]

Iran
Member stationIRIB
Participation summary
Appearances2
First appearance2014
Last appearance2015
Best result13th: 2014
For the most recent participation see
Iran in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015

History

The Iranians announced on 13 October 2014 that they would be making their debut at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014, in Kazan, Tatarstan.[1] Iran has previously participated in both the ABU TV Song Festival and ABU Radio Song Festival.[2] This was the first time that Iran have entered into a competitive contest.[1]

Iran was represented by the band Barış Grubu.[3] In Kazan they sang "Heydər Baba", Iran performed ninth in the semi final and qualified for the final in ninth with 178 points, in the final they performed fifth and finished thirteenth with 167 points. Afterwards, the band was reportedly banned from performing in Iran, due to issues regarding Iranian Azerbaijan and the promotion of Pan-Turkism in Iran.[4]

Participation
Year Artist Title Language Final Points Semi Points
2014
 Barış Grubu "Heydər Baba" (حیدر بابا) Azerbaijani
13
167
9
178
2015
 Reza Esbilani[5] "Manim arzum" Azerbaijani
19
131
 No semi-final

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (13 October 2014). "Iran debut at Turkvision 2014!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. Granger, Anthony (15 June 2013). "ABU'13: ABU TV Song Festival Confirmed In Hanoi". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. Granger, Anthony. "Iran: Barış Grubu To Kazan". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. Granger, Anthony (4 February 2015). "Iran: Barish Grubu Performances Banned!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. Granger, Anthony. "Iran: Reza Esbilani To Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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