Germany in the Türkvizyon Song Contest

Germany

Germany

Member station Türkshow Televizyonu
National selection events Internal Selection 2014-
Appearances
Appearances 2
First appearance 2014
Best result 11th: 2015
Worst result 21st: SF 2014

Germany participated in the Türkvizyon Song Contest for the first time at the Türkvizyon Song Contest 2014 to be held in Kazan, Tatarstan. The German broadcaster, Türkshow Televizyonu were the organisers of the début German entry.

History

On 10 September 2014 it was confirmed that Germany would make their official début at the 2014 Song Contest to be held in Kazan, Tatarstan.[1] On October 16 2014, it was revealed that Fahrettin Güneş had been internally selected to represent Germany in Kazan,[2] it was then announced on 7 November 2014 that they band would be singing "Sevdiğim", they were to be joined on stage by NART a Cologne, Germany based dance group.[3] In Kazan, the band did not attend any of the rehearsals due to a delay in receiving a Russian visa.[4]

On 4 January 2015 it was confirmed by the German Head of Delegation that Germany would participate in the 2015 contest.[5]

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Language Title English translation Final Points Semi Points
2014 Fahrettin Güneş Turkish "Sevdiğim" The one I love Failed to qualify 21 149
2015 Derya Kaptan Turkish “Sessiz Çığlık” Silent Scream 11 153 No semi-final

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rau, Oliver (11 September 2014). "Bestätigt: Türkvizyon 2014 mit deutscher Beteiligung". aufrechtgehn.de. Aufrechtgehn.de. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Schneider, Patrick. "Germany: Türkvizyon artist presented". Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Germany: Fahrettin Güneş To Sing “Sevdiğim”". Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "http://turkshow.de/fahrettin-guenes-ve-nart-cologne-dance-kazan-yolunda/". Turkshow.de. External link in |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Germany: Turkvizyon 2015 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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