Belarus in the Turkvision Song Contest

Belarus has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest once since its debut in 2013.[1] Details regarding the Belarusian broadcaster which organises Belarus' entry are unknown. In 2013, Belarus' first entry at Turkvision, Gunesh Abbasova, qualified from the semi-final, and placed 2nd in the final achieving 205 points.[2]

Belarus
Member stationTBC
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances3
First appearance2013
Best result2nd: 2013
Worst result20th: 2015
For the most recent participation see
Belarus in the Turkvision Song Contest 2017

History

Belarus made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 contest, in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1]

2010s

On 3 November 2013, it was announced that Gunesh Abbasova would be representing Belarus at the 2013 Turkvision Song Contest scheduled to take place in Eskişehir, Turkey.[2] The song that Gunesh will be performing is entitled "Son hatıralar...".[3] Belarus qualified from the semi final and finished 2nd in the final scoring 205 points.

Belarus did not participate in the 2014 contest, the reason for its withdrawal is not known. Although they would made their return at the 2015 contest on 28 November 2015.[4] On November 30 it was announced that Aleksandra Kazimova would represent Belarus in Istanbul.[5] On 13 December 2015 it was revealed that Aleksandra Kazimova would perform "Azadlıq" in Istanbul.[6]

On 18 May 2016 it was confirmed that Belarus would participate in Turkvision 2016.[7]

Participation
Table key

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

Year Artist Title Language Final Points Semi Points
2013 Gunesh Abbasova[2] "Son Hatiralar"[3] Turkish 2 205 Qualified Undisclosed
2014 Did not participate
2015 Aleksandra Kazimova "Azadliq" Azerbaijani 20 126 No semi-final
2016 Svetlana Agarval Contest cancelled
2017 Contest cancelled
2018 Contest cancelled
2019 Svetlana Agarval "Meni Anla" Azerbaijani

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. Granger, Anthony (3 November 2013). "Belarus: Gunesh To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. Granger, Anthony (11 November 2013). "Belarus: Gunesh To Sing "Son hatiralar"". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. Granger, Anthony. "Belarus: Returns To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. Granger, Anthony. "Belarus: Aleksandra Kazimova To Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. Granger, Anthony. "Belarus: Turkvizyon 2015 Entry Released". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  7. Granger, Anthony. "Belarus: Turkvizyon 2016 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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