The Turkvision Song Contest 2014 () was the second edition of the Turkvision Song Contest, which took place in Kazan in the region of Tatarstan. Twenty-four Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, confirmed their participation, making it the largest contest exceeding the participation number for the 2013 contest whereas four European countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia) made their debut. Altai Republic, Belarus, Kemerovo, Kosovo, and Northern Cyprus withdrew from the contest. The semi final took place on 19 November 2014 and the final took place on 21 November 2014. The presenters of the contest were Artem Shalimov, Narmin Agaeva, and Ranil Nuriov.
Location
On 15 October 2013, it was announced that the hosts for Turkvision 2014 will be Kazan, Tatarstan. Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,535, it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia.
The TatNeft Arena, an indoor sporting arena, was chosen as the host venue for the 2014 contest. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and was opened in 2005. The arena is home to Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Format The contest consisted of a semi-final held on 19 November 2014, and a grand final which took place on the evening of 21 November 2014. Twenty-five participating regions took part in the semi-final, of which twelve were to qualify and proceeded to the grand final. This was later changed to fifteen qualifiers, after it was discovered that voting fraud had occurred from Turkmenistan}}, who had awarded themselves 5 points. Also the total score for Bosnia and Herzegovina}} was miscalculated on the scoring system, and had totalled up more points than they actually received.
National host broadcaster Maydan Television (MTV) was the host broadcaster for the 2014 contest.
Participating countries and regions
Returning artists Eldar Zhanikaev, Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai, and Ahmet Tuzlu returned to the contest for a second consecutive year, representing the joint-region of Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia, Romania, and Iraq respectively. Zhanikaev's previous entry was entitled "Adamdi Bizni Atibiz" (His name is Adam), while Tuzlu's last entry was entitled "Kerkük'ten Yola Çikak" (Out from Kirkuk).
Semi-final The semi-final took place at the TatNeft Arena at 19:00 MSK on 19 November 2014.
Draw Region Artist Song Language Points Place 1 Zhanar Dugalova "" Kazakh 198 3 2 Fahrettin Güneş "Sevdiğim" Turkish 149 21 3 Züleýha Kakaýewa "Şykga Şykga Bilezik" Turkmen 164 15 4 Ayla Shiriyeva & Aysel Mammadova "Tenhayam" Azerbaijani 141 25 5 Aziza Nizamova "Dunyo boʻlsin omon" Uzbek 172 10 6 Xhoi Bejko "Hava ve Ates" Turkish, Albanian 154 19 7 Maria Topal "Aaladım" Gagauz 162 16 8 Natali Deniz "Sän benim" Gagauz 148 23 9 Barış Grubu "Heydər Baba" Azerbaijani 178 9 10 Eldar Zhanikaev "Barama" Karachay-Balkar 148 24 11 "Atlar çaba" Tatar 223 1 12 Moscow Kazan World "Sine kötäm" Tatar 190 5 13 Non-Stop "Seze bil" Kyrgyz 190 6 14 "Kyn" Yakut 168 12 15 "Hoppa" Turkish 199 2 16 Mensur Salkić "Šutim/Susuyorum" Bosnian 168 13 17 Zaman "Kubair" Bashkir 193 4 18 İsmail Matev "Yollara, Taşlara" Turkish 168 11 19 Ahmet Tuzlu "Çal Kalbimi" Azerbaijani 155 18 20 Darina Siniçkina "Gider isen" Crimean Tatar 178 8 21 Elvin Ordubadli "Divlərin yalnızlığı" Azerbaijani 166 14 22 Cengiz Erhan & Alev Gafar "Genclik Basa Bir Gelir" Turkish 158 17 23 Kaan Mazhar "Yolumu Bulurum" Turkish 181 7 24 Khakassia Sayana Saburova "Alzhaas" Khakas 148 22 25 Ayas Kuular "Subedei" Tuvan 151 20
Final The Final took place at the TatNeft Arena at 19:00 MSK on 21 November 2014.
Draw Region Artist Song Language Points Place 1 "Hoppa" Turkish 128 15 2 Darina Siniçkina "Gider isen" Crimean Tatar 186 6 3 Zhanar Dugalova "" Kazakh 225 1 4 Aziza Nizamova "Dunyo boʻlsin omon" Uzbek 183 7 5 Barış Grubu "Heydər Baba" Azerbaijani 167 13 6 Zaman "Kubair" Bashkir 199 3 7 Non-Stop "Seze bil" Kyrgyz 196 4 8 Züleýha Kakaýewa "Şykga Şykga Bilezik" Turkmen 192 5 9 "Kyn" Yakut 183 7 10 İsmail Matev "Yollara, Taşlara" Turkish 172 11 11 Elvin Ordubadli "Divlərin yalnızlığı" Azerbaijani 177 9 12 Mensur Salkić "Šutim/Susuyorum" Bosnian 176 10 13 Kaan Mazhar "Yolumu Bulurum" Turkish 166 14 14 Moscow Kazan World "Sine kötäm" Tatar 170 12 15 "Atlar çaba" Tatar 201 2
Scoreboard Semi-final Results rowspan="25" Kazakhstan 198 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 10 9 7 10 10 1 9 9 7 7 10 10 9 5 10 10 Germany 149 7 7 5 6 5 8 6 5 7 8 6 9 7 4 4 8 10 5 8 5 1 8 5 5 Turkmenistan 164 9 6 9 7 8 8 10 5 7 7 6 8 8 5 4 9 5 7 9 9 1 4 6 7 Georgia 141 6 7 5 6 4 7 5 5 8 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 10 5 4 6 5 Uzbekistan 172 8 10 8 6 5 8 9 6 7 8 5 8 8 7 6 7 5 7 8 8 9 6 7 6 Albania 154 6 5 7 5 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 8 7 5 10 7 10 6 7 9 1 10 6 5 Găgăuzia 162 6 9 9 5 9 5 10 6 8 5 6 8 8 4 5 10 5 8 9 6 1 3 10 7 Ukraine 148 7 5 7 6 8 4 9 4 6 5 5 7 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 9 5 6 7 4 Iran 178 7 9 9 6 10 6 7 10 9 8 6 9 7 4 6 7 7 8 8 7 9 7 6 6 Kabardino-Balkaria andKarachay-Cherkessia 148 6 5 7 6 8 3 6 7 8 6 5 9 7 3 4 6 5 7 6 8 7 5 8 6 Tatarstan 223 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 10 10 8 10 10 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 10 Moscow 190 10 6 8 6 10 7 8 9 7 9 9 10 9 4 8 8 5 8 9 10 7 8 8 7 Kyrgyzstan 190 10 7 8 8 9 8 7 8 6 10 7 7 9 7 9 10 8 7 8 9 5 5 10 8 Yakutia 168 8 5 7 5 10 4 5 7 9 7 7 7 10 1 5 8 5 7 10 8 9 5 9 10 Turkey 199 6 10 10 8 9 9 8 10 5 8 7 6 7 9 10 6 8 10 7 10 9 10 10 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 168 7 5 8 5 8 10 5 5 6 7 6 6 10 8 1 9 10 8 8 5 4 10 8 9 Bashkortostan 193 10 6 10 5 9 9 8 7 8 8 10 8 9 9 1 6 10 9 9 10 7 6 10 9 Bulgaria 168 6 10 8 5 9 10 7 6 3 6 9 6 9 8 1 10 10 7 8 2 8 9 6 5 Iraq 155 7 6 9 5 7 4 6 9 6 7 5 7 8 8 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 8 Crimea 178 8 7 7 6 9 6 9 7 5 8 10 7 9 9 3 5 10 6 7 9 5 9 9 8 Azerbaijan 166 5 8 8 5 8 9 7 9 5 8 4 6 7 6 8 5 6 7 10 6 8 8 7 6 Romania 158 5 10 9 4 7 2 7 8 4 6 8 6 7 7 4 5 8 10 6 7 5 10 6 7 Macedonia 181 6 7 8 4 10 10 7 9 5 7 8 7 9 8 3 10 5 10 6 8 9 10 7 8 Khakassia 148 7 5 7 4 7 5 8 6 7 6 5 6 10 7 3 5 9 5 6 8 6 5 4 7 Tuva 154 7 8 8 6 10 2 6 7 9 7 5 7 6 10 3 5 8 8 9 4 3 5 4 8
10 points Below is a summary of the maximum 10 points each country awarded to another in the semifinal: N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 10 points 13 Tatarstan Azerbaijan, Crimea, Germany, Georgia, Iran, Karachay-Cherkessia & Kabardino Balkaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Yakutia 10 Kazakhstan Azerbaijan, Crimea, Georgia, Karachay-Cherkessia & Kabardino Balkaria, Khakassia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Yakutia 8 Turkey Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Khakassia, Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Iraq 6 Bashkortostan Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Khakassia, Tatarstan, Turkmenistan 5 Macedonia Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Uzbekistan 4 Albania, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia Bulgaria Albania, Bashkortstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany Kyrgyzstan Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan, Khakassia, Karachay-Cherkessia & Kabardino Balkaria, Moscow Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Yakutia Crimea, Kyrgyzstan, Tuva, Uzbekistan 3 Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia Gagauzia Bashkortostan, Khakassia, Ukraine Romania Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia 2 Crimea Bashkortostan, Tatarstan Iran Ukraine, Uzbekistan Tuva Uzbekistan, Yakutia 1 Azerbaijan Iraq Georgia Azerbaijan Germany Bulgaria Khakassia Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Germany
Final Results rowspan="15" Turkey 128 7 1 10 4 5 3 10 1 1 9 1 3 8 8 1 6 7 6 5 3 8 9 2 10 Crimea 186 5 7 10 5 9 7 9 5 8 8 7 8 10 10 8 10 6 8 6 8 9 9 5 9 Kazakhstan 225 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 6 10 10 9 10 10 9 7 10 10 9 10 10 Uzbekistan 183 8 9 6 5 8 6 10 5 6 8 6 10 9 8 10 8 6 8 6 7 7 9 10 8 Iran 167 5 7 2 10 7 5 8 1 6 8 5 5 8 9 9 8 10 8 9 5 9 9 6 8 Bashkortostan 199 5 9 10 10 5 9 8 10 10 10 7 8 8 9 6 10 5 6 7 10 9 9 10 9 Kyrgyzstan 196 7 8 10 10 6 8 9 10 6 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 9 9 6 7 Turkmenistan 192 8 8 6 10 7 8 8 5 6 7 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 9 10 6 7 9 5 10 Yakutia 183 4 9 10 10 8 9 10 7 5 6 5 8 8 7 5 7 8 7 6 9 8 9 10 8 Bulgaria 172 5 8 3 10 3 9 6 8 2 6 10 10 8 8 10 7 7 9 8 5 8 10 2 9 Azerbaijan 177 10 7 3 10 7 7 5 9 2 6 10 10 8 7 10 7 10 8 8 4 7 9 3 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 176 10 8 3 10 5 6 8 8 2 10 10 10 8 8 10 7 6 7 8 6 7 9 5 5 Macedonia 166 6 7 2 10 4 5 4 8 1 9 6 10 9 8 10 8 6 9 8 4 8 10 7 7 Moscow 170 5 9 5 10 7 8 5 9 3 7 8 5 8 9 5 9 6 6 5 7 9 9 6 10 Tatarstan 201 10 10 4 10 8 9 7 10 5 8 9 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 10 9 10
10 points Below is a summary of the maximum 10 points each country awarded to another in the final: N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 10 points 16 Kazakhstan Azerbaijan, Bashkortostan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Crimea, Gagauzia, Georgia, Karachay-Cherkessia & Kabardino Balkaria, Khakassia, Kyrgyzstan, Moscow, Tatarstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Yakutia 8 Bashkortostan Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Gagauzia, Kazakhstan, Khakassia, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Yakutia 7 Azerbaijan Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine 6 Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey, Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Khakassia, Uzbekistan, Yakutia Tatarstan Crimea, Turkey, Romania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 5 Bulgaria Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania, Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Iraq, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 4 Macedonia Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Uzbekistan Turkey Gagauzia, Tatarstan, Moscow, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Albania, Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Tuva Yakutia Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tuva, Uzbekistan 3 Turkey Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan2Iran Georgia, Uzbekistan Moscow Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Incidents Funda Kılıç outfit Following the semi-final, it was reported that had come under criticism from a number of delegations for performing in shorts. The head of delegation for Bashkortostan stated that it was outrageous for Kılıç to be wearing the shorts in front of 300 million viewers. Kılıç did however have the support of the contest organisers. In the final, Kılıç did not opt to wear the same outfit as in the semi-final.
International broadcasts and voting National jury members Each participating country was represented by one jury member. Confirmed as being on the jury were:
– Avni Qahili – Eldar Gasimov – Aigul Akhmadeeva – Ahmed Švrakić – Seyran Mambetov – Afik Novruzov – Volkan Gucer – Javat Abrahem – Fethullah Ahmed Salih – Nadezhda Hadzhieva – Bolat Mazhagulov – Gulnur Satylganova – Eran Hasip Moscow – Arman Davletyarov – Dina Garipova – Sinan Akçıl – Atageldi Garyagdyyew – Mansur Tashmatov Yakutia – Vladimir Indigirsky
Commentators
Each participating broadcaster is expected to show the contest live enabling the public to vote in the contest. The broadcasters that have been confirmed so far are:
– ATV Azerbaijan – Kurai Television – Hayat TV – Crimea Public Radio and Television – GRT Television – Marmueli Television – Türkshow – IRIB – Turkmenli Television – Timur Serzhanov and Arman Duisenov (Adam Media Group) – Arhiz 24 – RTV – KTRK – MRT 2 – Kibris Genc Television (non-participating) – GTRK Omsk (non-participating) – Alpha Media TV – TMB Russia – Your World East (non-participating) – Maydan Television – TMB TV – ODTRK Odesa
Other regions
– The region of Northern Cyprus had initially selected İpek Amber to represent them with the song "Sessiz gidiş" (Silent leaving). 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.
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