Kosovo in the Türkvizyon Song Contest

Kosovo

Member station	RTK Television
Appearances
Appearances	3
First appearance	2013
Best result	14th: 2015
Worst result	Last: 2013

Kosovo has participated in the Türkvizyon Song Contest once since its début in 2013.^[1] The Kosovan broadcaster, Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), has been the organiser of the Kosovan entry since its début in the contest. In 2013, Kosovo's first entry at Türkvizyon, Ergin Karahasan, qualified to the grand final were the finished in 12th place with a score of 151 points. Kosovo withdrew from the 2014 contest because the country is not recognised by Russia, therefore entrance would have been denied. Instead, Albania entered the contest.

History

Kosovo made their debut in the Türkvizyon Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey.^[1] An updated participation list was published on 10 September 2014, of which Kosovo did not appear as participating, although it is unknown as to why they do not show on the list.^[2]^[3]

Contestants

Table key

Winner

Second place

Third place

Last place

Year	Artist	Language	Title	English translation	Final	Points	Semi	Points
2013	Ergin Karahasan	Turkish	"Şu Prizen"	That Prizren	12	151	Qualified	-
2014	Did not participate
2015	Tolga Kazaz	Turkish	"Sevmek günah mıdır?"	Is love a sin?	14	141	No semi-final

References

1 2 Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
↑ Granger, Anthony (10 September 2014). "Turkvizyon’14: Germany To Debut!". Turkvizyon.tv. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014. The list means that the following countries are either withdrawing or are yet to confirm their participation
↑ "Yarışmaya Katılan Ülkeler" [The participating countries]. turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). Turkvizyon.tv. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

Türkvizyon Song Contest 2013

Countries

Finalists (by final results)	Azerbaijan Belarus Ukraine Tatarstan Altai Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Northern Cyprus Uzbekistan Kosovo

Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)	Bashkortostan Crimea Georgia Iraq Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia Kemerovo Khakassia Macedonia Moldova-Gagauzia Romania Tuva Yakutia

Withdrawn	Chuvashia Russia Turkmenistan Xinjiang

Artists

Finalists (by final results)	Farid Hasanov Gunesh Abbasova Fazile Ìbraimova Aline Şeripcanova Artur Marlujokov Emir & Frozen Camels Manevra Çoro Rin'go Grup Gommalar Nilufar Usmonova Ergin Karahasan

Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)	Ahmed Duzlu Diana Ishniyazova Eldar Zhanikaev Elvira Sarihalil Eynar Balakişiyev & Afik Novruzov Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai Ikay Yusuf Ludmila Turkan Olga Spiridonova Sailyk Ommun Vladimir Dorju Çıldız Tannakeşeva

Songs

Finalists (by final results)	"Yaşa" "Son Hatıralar" "Elmalım" "Üpkälämim" "Altayym Menin" "Ters Bosanka" "Sen, Ben, Biz" "Kaygyrba" "Birlikpen Alğa" "Havalanıyor" "Unutgin" "Şu Prizen"

Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)	"Adamdı Bizni Atıbız" "Ay Ak Shatır" "Dağların Elları" "Düşlerde Yaşamak" "Kalbini Saf Tut" "Kerkük'ten Yola Çıkak" "Kuray Şarkısı" "Tus Çirinde" "Vernis Lubov" "Çavıdak" "Şoriya'nın Unu"

Withdrawn	"Ayrıntılar" "Sensiz" "Sulus Uonna Tuun" "Tooluk kyz"

(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

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Kosovo in the Türkvizyon Song Contest

History

Contestants

See also

References