Kazakhstan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2013
Kazakhstan participated in the Turkvision Song Contest 2013 in Eskişehir, Turkey. The song "Birlikpen alǵa" performed by Rin'go was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the contest in a national final.[1]
Turkvision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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Country | ||||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 24 November 2013 | |||
Selected entrant | Rin'go | |||
Selected song | "Birlikpen alǵa" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified | |||
Final result | 9th, 178 points | |||
Kazakhstan in the Turkvision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Turkvision
National final
Kazakhstan organised a national final held on 24 November 2013 to select their entry for the contest. The selection was broadcast live on Astana TV. 12 artists and songs participated in the selection, and the winner was decided by SMS voting.[2][3][1] The contest was won by the song "Birlikpen alǵa", composed by Batır Baynazarov, written by Serjan Bakıtjan and performed by Rin'go.[4]
Final – 24 November 2013 | |||
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Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
Aykin | N/A | — | — |
Ali Okapov | "Bir bolaıyk" (Бiр болайык) | 7% | 5 |
Anel' Arinova | N/A | — | — |
Luina | N/A | — | — |
Nurzhan Kermenbayev | "Kalanyń sulýlary" (Каланың сұлулары) | 16% | 2 |
Rustem Zhugunusov | N/A | — | — |
Saltanat Bakayeva | N/A | — | — |
Serik Ibragimov | N/A | — | — |
Alashuly | "Turanym" (Тұраным) | 14% | 3 |
Bastaý | N/A | — | — |
KeshYou | "Rızamyn" (Ризамын) | 9% | 4 |
Rin'go | "Birlikpen alǵa" (Бiрлiкпен алға) | 18% | 1 |
Artist and song information
Rin'go | |
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Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2007 | –present
Members |
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Rin'go
Rin'go is a Kazakhstani pop group, consisting of members Batır Baynazarov, Daniyar Otegen, Ayan Birbaev, and Adiljan Umarov.[5] The group represented Kazakhstan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Birlikpen alǵa". They represented Kazakhstan in New Wave 2007, held in Jūrmala, Latvia, placing 4th with 302 points,[6] and represented Kazakhstan in the 2011 edition of Crimea Music Fest.[7] In 2014, the group won the "Astana's star" award in the "Best men's group" category.[8]
At Turkvision
Semi-final
Kazakhstan performed 11th in the semi-final on 19 December 2013, and qualified for the final.
Final
Kazakhstan performed 4th in the final on 21 December 2013, placing 9th in a field of 12 countries with 178 points.
After Turkvision
At a press conference in Almaty on 25 December 2013, Rin'go and producer Alua Konorova expressed their dissatisfaction with the voting mechanism, criticising the lack of SMS voting and the use of juries from outside the world of showbusiness, and with the "poor" quality of the technical equipment.[9] Kazakhstan had considered appealing the results, but ultimately did not do so.[10]
References
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- Granger, Anthony (30 October 2013). "Kazakhstan: National Final Participants Announced". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- Kasenova, Asemgul' (30 October 2013). "Айкын и КешYou пробились в финал Turkvizyon-2013". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- "Turkvision 2013 Participants and Songs". turkvision.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "RINGO / KAZAKHSTAN". turkvizyon2013.net. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "Новая волна 2007" [New Wave 2007]. newwavestars.eu (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "Rin'Go quartet will represent Kazakhstan at Pugacheva's festival Crimea Music Fest". tengrinews.kz. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "«Астана жұлдызы-2014» музыкалық сыйлығының иегерлері анықталды" [Winners of the "Astana's star 2014" music prize revealed]. Khabar Agency (in Kazakh). 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- Granger, Anthony (26 December 2013). "Kazakhstan: Rin'Go Unhappy With Turkvizyon Jury". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Granger, Anthony (23 December 2013). "Kazakhstan: To Possibly Appeal Turkvizyon Results". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.