Turkvision Song Contest 2013

Turkvision Song Contest 2013
Türkvizyon Eskişehir 2013
Dates
Semi-final	19 December 2013
Final	21 December 2013
Host
Venue	Anadolu Üniversitesi BESYO Spor Salonu, Eskişehir, Turkey
Presenter(s)	Semi-final: Ece Vahapoğlu Vatan Sasmaz Final: Engin Hepileri
Director	İsmet Zaatov[1]
Host broadcaster	Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)
Website	www.turkvizyon.com.tr
Participants
Number of entries	24
Debuting countries	24  Altai Republic  Azerbaijan  Bashkortostan  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Crimea  Gagauzia Gagauzia  Georgia  Iraq / Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia  Kazakhstan  Kosovo Kemerovo  Khakassia  Kyrgyzstan  Macedonia  Northern Cyprus  Romania  Tatarstan  Turkey  Tuva  Ukraine  Uzbekistan  Yakutia
Participation map      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final
Vote
Winning song	Azerbaijan "Yaşa"

Turkvision Song Contest 2013 (Turkish: Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması 2013) was the inaugural edition of the Turkvision Song Contest, held in Eskişehir, Turkey.^[3] Twenty-four Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest. The semi-final took place on 19 December 2013, while the final took place on 21 December 2013.^[4][5]

Location

Further information on the host city: Eskişehir

Eskişehir

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Location of the host city in Turkey.

Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2011 census, the population of the city is 711,396.^[6] The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby hills one can find hot springs. The city is 233 km (145 mi) to the west of Ankara, 330 km (205 mi) to the southeast of Istanbul and 78 km (48 mi) to the northeast of Kütahya. Known as a university town, both Eskişehir Osmangazi University and Anadolu University (which has one of the largest student enrollments in the world) are based in Eskişehir. The province covers an area of 2,678 km² (1,034 sq mi).^[7]

Format

The contest consisted of a semi-final held on 19 December 2013, and a grand final which took place on the evening of 21 December 2013.^[3] The twenty-four participating regions took part in the semi-final, of which twelve qualified and proceeded to the grand final.^[8]

Voting was done by one juror from each country. These jurors did not have to have any music industry experience. The scoring method and how each participating country/region was not announced, however they were allowed to vote for their own country/region.

National host broadcaster

Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) was the host broadcaster for the inaugural contest. The contest was broadcast by TRT on TRT Avaz, TRT Music and TRT Anadolu.

Participation

A total of twenty-four Turkic-related areas took part in the first edition of the contest.^[9][10] Previously announced competitors Turkmenistan, Chuvashia, Russia, and Xinjiang were not part of the final lineup announced on 17 December.^[11]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 19 December 2013. Twelve regions qualified and proceeded to the grand final.^[4]

Draw[12]	Country[9]	Artist[9]	Song[9]	Language
1	Altai Republic	Artur Marlujokov	"Altayım Menin" (Алтайым Менин)	Altai
2	Azerbaijan	Farid Hasanov	"Yaşa"	Azerbaijani
3	Bashkortostan	Diana Ishniyazova	"Kuray Şarkısı"	Bashkir
4	Belarus	Gunesh Abasova	"Son Hatıralar"	Turkish
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Emir & Frozen Camels feat. Mirza Šoljanin	"Ters Bosanka"	Bosnian
6	Găgăuzia	Lüdmila Tukan	"Vernis' lyubov'" (Вернись любовь)	Gagauz, Russian
7	Georgia	Eynar Balakişiyev & Afik Novruzov	"Qelbini Saf Tut"	Azerbaijani
8	Khakassia	Vladimir Dorju	"Tus Çirinde"	Khakas
9	Iraq	Ahmet Tuzlu	"Kerkük'ten Yola Çıkak"	Iraqi Turkmen
10	Kabardino-Balkaria &  Karachay-Cherkessia	Eldar Zhanikaev	"Adamdı bizni atıbız" (Адамды бизни атыбыз)	Karachay-Balkar
11	Kazakhstan	Rin'go [nl; no; tr]	"Birlikpen alǵa" (Бірлікпен алға)	Kazakh
12	Kemerovo	Çildiz Tannakeşeva	"Şoriya'nın Ünü"	Shor
13	Kyrgyzstan	Çoro	"Kaygırba" (Кайгырба)	Kyrgyz
14	Crimea	Elvira Sarihalil	"Dağların elları" (Дагъларын эллары)	Crimean Tatar
15	Kosovo	Ergin Karahasan	"Şu Prizen"	Turkish
16	Northern Cyprus	Gommalar	"Havalanıyor"	Turkish
17	Macedonia	Ikay Yusuf	"Düşlerde Yaşamak"	Turkish
18	Uzbekistan	Nilufar Usmonova	"Unutgin"	Uzbek
19	Romania	Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai	"Ay Ak Shatır"	Turkish
20	Yakutia	Olga Spiridonova	"Kötütüöm" (Көтүтүөм)	Yakut
21	Tatarstan	Alinä Şäripcanova	"Üpkälämim" (Үпкәләмим)	Tatar
22	Tuva	Saylik Ommun	"Çavıdak" (Чавыдак)	Tuvan
23	Turkey	Manevra	"Sen, Ben, Biz"	Turkish
24	Ukraine	Fazile Ibraimova [nl]	"Elmalım" (Элмалым)	Crimean Tatar

Final

The final took place on 21 December 2013. Twelve semi-final qualifiers participated.^[4]

Draw[13]	Country[9]	Artist[9]	Song[9]	Language	Points	Place
1	Turkey	Manevra	"Sen, Ben, Biz"	Turkish	187	6
2	Belarus	Gunesh Abasova	"Son Hatıralar"	Turkish	205	2
3	Kosovo	Ergin Karahasan	"Şu Prizen"	Turkish	151	12
4	Kazakhstan	Rin'go [nl; no; tr]	"Birlikpen alǵa" (Бірлікпен алға)	Kazakh	178	9
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Emir & Frozen Camels feat. Mirza Šoljanin	"Ters Bosanka"	Bosnian	187	6
6	Tatarstan	Alinä Şäripcanova	"Üpkälämim" (Үпкәләмим)	Tatar	192	4
7	Ukraine	Fazile Ibraimova [nl]	"Elmalım" (Элмалым)	Crimean Tatar	200	3
8	Altai Republic	Artur Marlujokov	"Altayım Menin" (Алтайым Менин)	Altai	189	5
9	Azerbaijan	Farid Hasanov	"Yaşa"	Azerbaijani	210	1
10	Northern Cyprus	Gommalar	"Havalanıyor"	Turkish	175	10
11	Kyrgyzstan	Çoro	"Kaygırba" (Кайгырба)	Kyrgyz	183	8
12	Uzbekistan	Nilufar Usmonova	"Unutgin"	Uzbek	173	11

National jury members

Each participating country is represented by one jury member,

•  Altai Republic – Vladymyr Konchev^[14]
•  Azerbaijan – Govhar Hasanzadeh
•  Bashkortostan – Aygul Akhmadeeva
•  Belarus –
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ahmed Švrakić
•  Crimea – Seyran Mambetov
•  Gagauzia – Piotr Petkovic
•  Georgia – Giorgi Chomakashvili
•  Iraq – Fethullah Ahmed Salih
•  Karachay-Cherkessia – Nadezhda Hadzhieva
•  Kazakhstan – Kydyrali Bolmanov
•  Kemerovo – Ismet Zaatov
•  Khakassia – German Tambaev
•  Kosovo – Elif Tokmak
•  Kyrgyzstan –
•  Macedonia – Eran Hasip
•  Northern Cyprus – Ertan Birinci
•  Romania – Mioara Girba-Tuțu
•  Tatarstan –
•  Turkey – Ahmet Koç
•  Tuva –
•  Ukraine – Enver Ismayilov
•  Uzbekistan –
•  Yakutia -

International broadcasts

Each participating broadcaster is expected to show the contest live enabling the public to vote in the contest.^[15]

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Ref(s)
Altai Republic	STRC "Altai Mountains"	[16]
Azerbaijan	ATV Azerbaijan
Bashkortostan	Kuray Television
Belarus	BTRC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hayat TV
Crimea	Crimea Public Radio and Television
Gagauzia	GRT [gag]
Georgia	KKTV
Iraq	Türkmeneli TV
Kabardino-Balkaria	9 Volna [ru]
Karachay-Cherkessia
Kazakhstan	Adam Media Group
Kemerovo	VGTRK
Khakassia
Kosovo	RTK
Kyrgyzstan	Piramida Television
Macedonia	MRT 2
Northern Cyprus	GENC Television
Romania	Alpha TV Media	[17]
Tatarstan	Maydan Television
Turkey	TRT Avaz, TRT Music, and TRT Anadolu
	Kral TV
Tuva	VGTRK
Ukraine	Kultura
Uzbekistan	MTRK
Yakutia	VGTRK

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Ref(s)
Bulgaria	Bengu Turk[18]	[19]
Russia	TMV Television

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2013
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
• ABU TV Song Festival 2013
• European Broadcasting Union

References

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18. Broadcasted only the final.
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External links

• Official website (in Russian)
• Official website (in Turkish)