Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest

Turkmenistan has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest once: in 2014, when Turkmenistan was represented by the song "Shikga-Shikga bilerzik" performed by Züleyha Kakayeva. The song placed 5th in the final with 192 points.

Turkmenistan
National selection events
  • Internal selection
  • 2014
Participation summary
Appearances1 (1 final)
First appearance2014
Last appearance2014
Best result5th: 2014
For the most recent participation see
Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014

History

2013

Turkmenistan was announced in 2013 as one of 20 countries and regions taking part in the first contest in Turkey,[1] however on 17 December 2013 Turkmenistan was announced as no longer participating alongside Russia, Chuvashia and Xinjiang.[2]

2014
Main article: Turkmenistan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2014

Turkmenistan made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2014 festival, in Kazan, Tatarstan. Their participation was announced six days before the contest was due to take place, Züleyha Kakayeva was selected internally to represent Turkmenistan.[3]

2015

Mary, Turkmenistan was announced as the host city of the 2015 contest in November 2014.[4] However, the host city was changed to Istanbul, Turkey in August 2015.[5]

Participation
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2014
 Züleyha Kakayeva "Shikga-Shikga bilerzik" Turkmen
5
192
15
164

Jury members
Year Juror Ref.
2014 Atageldy Garyagdyev
[6]

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. "Turkvision 2013 Yarışmacıları ve Şarkıları". Turkvizyon.tv. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. Granger, Anthony. "Turkmenistan: Züleyha Kakayeva To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. Granger, Anthony (2014-11-22). "Turkvizyon'15: Mary Will Host The Contest". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. "Turkvizyon'15: Contest Moved To Istanbul?". Eurovoix World. 2015-08-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  6. "Turkvizyon 2014: All You Need To Know". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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