Turkvision Song Contest 2013 () was the inaugural edition of the Turkvision Song Contest, held in Eskişehir, Turkey. 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.
Location
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. 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 to the west of Ankara, to the southeast of Istanbul and 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 .
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. The twenty-four participating regions took part in the semi-final, of which twelve qualified and proceeded to the grand final.
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. Previously announced competitors Turkmenistan, Chuvashia, Russia, and Xinjiang were not part of the final lineup announced on 17 December.
Semi-final The semi-final took place on 19 December 2013. Twelve regions qualified and proceeded to the grand final. Draw Country Artist Song Language 1 Artur Marlujokov "Altayım Menin" Altai 2 Farid Hasanov "Yaşa" Azerbaijani 3 Diana Ishniyazova "Kuray Şarkısı" Bashkir 4 Gunesh Abasova "Son Hatıralar" Turkish 5 Emir & Frozen Camels feat. Mirza Šoljanin "Ters Bosanka" Bosnian 6 Lüdmila Tukan "Vernis' lyubov'" Gagauz, Russian 7 Eynar Balakişiyev & Afik Novruzov "Qelbini Saf Tut" Azerbaijani 8 Vladimir Dorju "Tus Çirinde" Khakas 9 Ahmet Tuzlu "Kerkük'ten Yola Çıkak" Iraqi Turkmen 10 Eldar Zhanikaev "Adamdı bizni atıbız" Karachay-Balkar 11 "Birlikpen alǵa" Kazakh 12 Kemerovo Çildiz Tannakeşeva "Şoriya'nın Ünü" Shor 13 Çoro "Kaygırba" Kyrgyz 14 Elvira Sarihalil "Dağların elları" Crimean Tatar 15 Ergin Karahasan "Şu Prizen" Turkish 16 Gommalar "Havalanıyor" Turkish 17 Ikay Yusuf "Düşlerde Yaşamak" Turkish 18 Nilufar Usmonova "Unutgin" Uzbek 19 Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai "Ay Ak Shatır" Turkish 20 Olga Spiridonova "Kötütüöm" Yakut 21 Alinä Şäripcanova "Üpkälämim" Tatar 22 Saylik Ommun "Çavıdak" Tuvan 23 Manevra "Sen, Ben, Biz" Turkish 24 "Elmalım" Crimean Tatar
Final The final took place on 21 December 2013. Twelve semi-final qualifiers participated. Draw Country Artist Song Language Points Place 1 Manevra "Sen, Ben, Biz" Turkish 187 6 2 Gunesh Abasova "Son Hatıralar" Turkish 205 2 3 Ergin Karahasan "Şu Prizen" Turkish 151 12 4 "Birlikpen alǵa" Kazakh 178 9 5 Emir & Frozen Camels feat. Mirza Šoljanin "Ters Bosanka" Bosnian 187 6 6 Alinä Şäripcanova "Üpkälämim" Tatar 192 4 7 "Elmalım" Crimean Tatar 200 3 8 Artur Marlujokov "Altayım Menin" Altai 189 5 9 Farid Hasanov "Yaşa" Azerbaijani 210 1 10 Gommalar "Havalanıyor" Turkish 175 10 11 Çoro "Kaygırba" Kyrgyz 183 8 12 Nilufar Usmonova "Unutgin" Uzbek 173 11
National jury members Each participating country is represented by one jury member,
– Vladymyr Konchev – Govhar Hasanzadeh – Aygul Akhmadeeva – – Ahmed Švrakić – Seyran Mambetov – Piotr Petkovic – Giorgi Chomakashvili – Fethullah Ahmed Salih – Nadezhda Hadzhieva – Kydyrali Bolmanov – Ismet Zaatov – German Tambaev – Elif Tokmak – – Eran Hasip – Ertan Birinci – Mioara Girba-Tuțu – Damir Davletshin – Ahmet Koç – – Enver Ismayilov –
International broadcasts Each participating broadcaster is expected to show the contest live enabling the public to vote in the contest.
+ Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries Country Broadcaster Altai Republic STRC "Altai Mountains" ATV Azerbaijan Bashkortostan Kuray Television BTRC Hayat TV Crimea Crimea Public Radio and Television Gagauzia KKTV Türkmeneli TV Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia Adam Media Group Kemerovo VGTRK Khakassia RTK Piramida Television MRT 2 GENC Television Alpha TV Media Tatarstan Maydan Television TRT Avaz, TRT Music, and TRT Anadolu Kral TV Tuva VGTRK Kultura MTRK Yakutia VGTRK
+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Bengu TurkBroadcasted only the final. TMV Television
See also Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 ABU TV Song Festival 2013 European Broadcasting Union
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