Iran in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
The participation of Iran in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. İattila sepehry, Roza dilmaghani,Darya mardan, Aylin zanjiry and Tala sadagianloo were the first representative for Iran at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Ana Dilim", which finished in twelfth place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of ninety points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Iran have awarded the most points to Azerbaijan, and Georgia. They have received the most points from Georgia.
| Iran | |
|---|---|
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| Member station | Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) |
| National selection events | Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
| Best result | 12th: 2015 |
| Worst result | 12th: 2015 |
Origins of the contest
Bala Turkvision is an annual song contest. Based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Bala Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determines the winner. Unlike the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.[1]
History
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015
It was announced on 28 November 2015, that the Iranian national broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), were making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] The mechanism used by IRIB was done internally, who selected child-singers, İattila, Roza, Daria, Aylin and Tala, as their first participant to represent Iran at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Ana Dilim".[2] At the 2015 contest, Iran finished in twelfth place scoring ninety points, from the other twelve participating countries.[3]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016
On 8 December 2016, it was announced that both the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 and Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 had been delayed until March 2017, marking the first time since either of the inaugural contests, that a postponement had occurred.[4] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[5] The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[6]
Participation
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place Withdrew/Disqualified
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | İattila, Roza, Darya, Aylin and Tala | "Ana Dilim" | Azerbaijani | 12 | 90 |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||
Voting history
The tables below shows Iran's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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See also
- Iran in the ABU Radio Song Festival – A radio song festival organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
- Iran in the ABU TV Song Festival – A televised song gala organised by the ABU.
- Iran in the Turkvision Song Contest – A contest for countries and regions which are of Turkic-speaking or Turkic ethnicity.
References
- Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon: Childrens Turkvizyon Song Contest Launched". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (28 November 2015). "Iran debuts in Bala Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (18 February 2017). "Final of Turkvision 2017 to be held September 10". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.