Uzbekistan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
The participation of Uzbekistan in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest was originally planned to begin in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (MTRK) was responsible for the selection process of their participant, for their debut in 2015. Yasmina Garibova was selected internally by the national broadcaster as Uzbekistan's first representative for the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015. However, they withdrew from the contest for reasons unknown.
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Member station | National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (MTRK) |
National selection events | Internal Selection
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Appearances | 0 |
Origins of the contest
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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
On 18 November 2015, Uzbekistan's national broadcaster, National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (MTRK), announced that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] MTRK had internally selected Yasmina Garibova as their first representative at the contest.[2] However, they did not appear at the stage of the contest, and reasons for their absence were never disclosed.[3]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016
Uzbekistan had not made any decisions regarding their 2016 participation. However, 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 | Language | Title | Place | Points |
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2015 | Yasmina Garibova | Withdrawn | |||
2016 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||
Voting history
Uzbekistan have yet to make their first appearance at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest, and therefore there is no voting history to date.[3]
See also
- Uzbekistan in the ABU International Dance Festival – A televised dancing festival organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
- Uzbekistan 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 (18 November 2015). "Uzbekistan: Yasmina Garibova To Bala Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (15 December 2015). "Uzbekistan withdraws from Bala Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 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.