Ukraine in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
The participation of Ukraine in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Odessa ODTRK (OODTRK) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Albina Kazanzhi was the first representative for Ukraine at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Dostluk", which finished in fifth place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of one-hundred and five points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Ukraine have awarded the most points to Azerbaijan, Gagauzia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. They have received the most points from Găgăuzia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
| Ukraine | |
|---|---|
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| Member station | Odessa ODTRK (OODTRK) |
| National selection events | Internal Selection
National Final
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
| Best result | 5th: 2015 |
| Worst result | 5th: 2015 |
Origins of the contest
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
The Ukrainian broadcaster, Odessa ODTRK (OODTRK), announced on 3 June 2015 that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] On 10 September 2015, it was announced by OODTRK, that Albina Kazanzhi had been internally selected to represent Ukraine with the song "Dostluk".[3] At the 2015 contest, Ukraine finished in fifth place scoring one-hundred and five points, from the other twelve participating countries.[4]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016
On 13 June 2016, Odessa ODTRK confirmed that Ljudmila Bazadzhi was selected as their second participant in their Bala Turkvision Song Contest history. Bazadzhi won a national selection show which took place in Bolhrad, located in the Odessa Oblast province of southwestern Ukraine.[5] 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.[6] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[7] The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[8]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017
On 24 February 2017, it was announced by Odessa ODTRK, that they would continue their participation in the Bala Turkvision,[9] and will be sending Ljudmila Bazadzhi who was originally going to participate at the 2016 edition.[5] The song "Bir aylä" ("One Family") was confirmed as the entry that Bazadzhi will perform at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2017.[9]
Participation
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place Withdrew/Disqualified
| Year | Artist | Title | Language | Place | Points |
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| 2015 | Albina Kazanzhi | "Dostluk" | Turkish | 5 | 105 |
| 2016 | Ljudmila Bazadzhi | Contest cancelled | |||
| 2017 | Ljudmila Bazadzhi | "Bir aylä" | Turkish | ||
Voting history
The tables below shows Ukraine's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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See also
- Ukraine in the Eurovision Dance Contest – A dance contest organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
- Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition organised by the EBU.
- Ukraine in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Ukraine in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
- Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition for children, organised by the EBU.
- Ukraine 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 (3 June 2015). "Ukraine to debut at Bala Turkvizyon". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (10 September 2015). "Ukraine: Albina Kazanji To Bala Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- Granger, Anthony (13 June 2016). "Ukraine Lyudmila Bazadzhi to Bala Turkvizyon 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 18 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.
- Granger, Anthony (24 February 2017). "Ukraine Ljudmila Bazadzhi to sing "Bir aylä" at Bala Turkvision". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 April 2017.