Moldova in the Turkvision Song Contest

The participation of Moldova in the Turkvision Song Contest was expected to begin in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Turkvision Song Contest 2016. The national broadcaster responsible for the selection process of Moldova's participants has yet to be known. Moldova had selected Polina Stefoglo with her song "Yallah Yallah!", as their debut entry. However, the 2016 contest was subsequently cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.

Moldova
National selection events	Internal Selection 2016
Participation summary
Appearances	1
First appearance	2019
For the most recent participation see Moldova in the Turkvision Song Contest 2017

Origins of the contest

Turkvision is an annual song contest which was created by TÜRKSOY in cooperation with the Turkish music channel TMB TV. Based on the similar format of the Eurovision Song Contest, Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. The participating countries and regions have to take part in the Semi Final. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. An amount of 12 to 15 nations qualify for the Grand Final where the jury determines the winner. TÜRKSOY has stated that televoting is going to be introduced in the future.[1] Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.[2]

History

Turkvision Song Contest 2016

On 25 November 2016, it was announced that Moldova would be making their Turkvision debut at the 2016 edition, and had internally selected Polina Stefoglo, while her song was revealed to be sung in Turkish.[3] On 5 December 2016, Stefoglo's song was revealed to be called "Yallah Yallah!"[4] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.

Turkvision Song Contest 2017

Following the cancellation of the Turkvision Song Contest 2016, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Culture and Sports in Kazakhstan, that the 2017 edition would take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, and would coincide with other events taking place in the city as part of Expo 2017.[5] The contest was originally going to be held at the Barys Arena,[6] with the two semi-finals taking place on 8 and 9 September, and the final on 10 September 2017.[7] However, on 27 March 2017, it was announced that the dates and venue had subsequently been changed, with the Saryarka Velodrome as the new venue, and the contest itself taking place on 29 and 31 August 2017.[8]

Participation

Table key

 1st place   2nd place   3rd place   Last place   Withdrew/Disqualified 

Year	Artist	Title	Language	Final	Points	Semi	Points
2016	Participation intended			Contest cancelled
2019	Polina Stefoglo	"Yallah Yallah!"	Turkish

See also

• Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition organised by the EBU.
• Moldova in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
• Moldova in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition for children, organised by the EBU.

References

1. "What is Turkvision, How is the Format of Turkvision Song Contest". turkvision.info. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
2. "Where Will Turkvision Be Held, In Which Country Is Turkvision". turkvision.info. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
3. Granger, Anthony (25 November 2016). "Moldova: Polina Stefoglo To Turkvision 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
4. Granger, Anthony (5 December 2016). "Moldova: "Yallah Yallah!" Title of First Turkvision Song Contest Entry". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
5. Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
6. Granger, Anthony (16 February 2017). "Turkvision 17 Barys Arena announced as venue". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
7. Granger, Anthony (18 February 2017). "Final of Turkvision 2017 to be held September 10". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
8. Granger, Anthony (27 March 2017). "Turkvision 17 venue and contest dates changed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.