Kosovo in the Turkvision Song Contest
Kosovo has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest once since its debut in 2013.[1] The Kosovan broadcaster, Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), has been the organiser of the Kosovan entry since its debut in the contest. In 2013, Kosovo's first entry at Turkvision, Ergin Karahasan which belongs to the Turkish minority in Kosovo, qualified to the grand final were the finished in 12th place with a score of 151 points. Kosovo withdrew from the 2014 contest because the country is not recognised by Russia, therefore entrance would have been denied. Instead, Albania entered the contest. Kosovo and Raška region (Sandžak) participated in this competition for Serbia.
Kosovo | |
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Member station | RTK Television |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 3 |
First appearance | 2013 |
Last appearance | 2019 |
Best result | 14th: 2015 |
Worst result | Last: 2013 |
Kosovo in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015 |
History
Kosovo made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] An updated participation list was published on 10 September 2014, of which Kosovo did not appear as participating, although it is unknown as to why they do not show on the list.[2][3]
Participation
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place Withdrew/Disqualified
Year | Artist | Title | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points | ||
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2013 | Ergin Karahasan | "Şu Prizen" | Turkish | 12 | 151 | Qualified | Undisclosed | ||
2014 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2015 | Tolga Kazaz | "Sevmek günah mıdır?" | Turkish | 14 | 141 | No semi-final | |||
2016 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||||||
2017 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||||||
2018 | Leonora Jakupi | Contest cancelled | Contest cancelled | ||||||
2019 | Leonora Jakupi | Albanian | |||||||
See also
- Kosovo in the Eurovision Song Contest
References
- Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- Granger, Anthony (10 September 2014). "Turkvizyon'14: Germany To Debut!". Turkvizyon.tv. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
The list means that the following countries are either withdrawing or are yet to confirm their participation
- "Yarışmaya Katılan Ülkeler" [The participating countries]. turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). Turkvizyon.tv. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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