The Turkvision Song Contest 2014 () was the second edition of the

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, which took place in

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in the region of

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. Twenty-four Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, confirmed their participation, making it the largest contest exceeding the participation number for the 2013 contest whereas four European countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia) made their debut. Altai Republic, Belarus, Kemerovo, Kosovo, and Northern Cyprus withdrew from the contest. The semi final took place on 19 November 2014 and the final took place on 21 November 2014. The presenters of the contest were Artem Shalimov, Narmin Agaeva, and Ranil Nuriov.

Location

On 15 October 2013, it was announced that the hosts for Turkvision 2014 will be

. Kazan is the

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and largest

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of the

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. With a population of 1,143,535, it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the

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of the

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and

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s in European Russia. The TatNeft Arena, an indoor sporting arena, was chosen as the host venue for the 2014 contest. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and was opened in 2005. The arena is home to

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of the

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Format

The contest consisted of a semi-final held on 19 November 2014, and a grand final which took place on the evening of 21 November 2014. Twenty-five participating regions took part in the semi-final, of which twelve were to qualify and proceeded to the grand final. This was later changed to fifteen qualifiers, after it was discovered that voting fraud had occurred from Turkmenistan, who had awarded themselves 5 points. Also the total score for Bosnia and Herzegovina was miscalculated on the scoring system, and had totalled up more points than they actually received.

National host broadcaster

Maydan Television (MTV) was the host broadcaster for the 2014 contest.

Participating countries and regions

Returning artists

Eldar Zhanikaev, Genghiz Erhan Cutcalai, and Ahmet Tuzlu returned to the contest for a second consecutive year, representing the joint-region of Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia, Romania, and Iraq respectively. Zhanikaev's previous entry was entitled "Adamdi Bizni Atibiz" ''(His name is Adam)'', while Tuzlu's last entry was entitled "Kerkük'ten Yola Çikak" ''(Out from Kirkuk)''.

Semi-final

The semi-final took place at the

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at 19:00 MSK on 19 November 2014.

Final

The Final took place at the

at 19:00 MSK on 21 November 2014.

Scoreboard

Semi-final

10 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 10 points each country awarded to another in the semifinal:

Final

10 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 10 points each country awarded to another in the final:

Incidents

Funda Kılıç outfit

Following the semi-final, it was reported that had come under criticism from a number of delegations for performing in shorts. The head of delegation for Bashkortostan stated that it was outrageous for Kılıç to be wearing the shorts in front of 300 million viewers. Kılıç did however have the support of the contest organisers. In the final, Kılıç did not opt to wear the same outfit as in the semi-final.

International broadcasts and voting

National jury members

Each participating country was represented by one jury member. Confirmed as being on the jury were: * – Avni Qahili * –

Eldar Gasimov Eldar "Ell" Parviz oglu Gasimov (, ; born 4 June 1989) is an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani singer. He Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 alongside Nigar Jamal, winning the compe ...

* – Aigul Akhmadeeva * – Ahmed Švrakić * – Seyran Mambetov * – Afik Novruzov * –

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* – Javat Abrahem * – Fethullah Ahmed Salih * – Nadezhda Hadzhieva * – Bolat Mazhagulov * – Gulnur Satylganova * – Eran Hasip *

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– Arman Davletyarov * –

Dina Garipova Dina Fagimovna Garipova (, ; born 25 March 1991) is a Russian singer. In 2012, Garipova won the Russian version of singing competition ''The Voice (TV series), The Voice'', ''Golos (Russia), Golos''. Garipova was selected by the Russian broadca ...

* – Sinan Akçıl * – Atageldi Garyagdyyew * – Mansur Tashmatov *

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– Vladimir Indigirsky

Commentators

Each participating broadcaster is expected to show the contest live enabling the public to vote in the contest. The broadcasters that have been confirmed so far are: * – ATV Azerbaijan * – Kurai Television * – Hayat TV * – Crimea Public Radio and Television * – GRT Television * – Marmueli Television * – Türkshow * –

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* – Turkmenli Television * – Timur Serzhanov and Arman Duisenov (Adam Media Group) * – Arhiz 24 * – RTV * – KTRK * – MRT 2 * – Kibris Genc Television (non-participating) * – GTRK Omsk (non-participating) * – Alpha Media TV * – TMB Russia – Your World East (non-participating) * – Maydan Television * – TMB TV * – ODTRK Odesa

Other regions

* – The region of Northern Cyprus had initially selected İpek Amber to represent them with the song "Sessiz gidiş" (Silent leaving). But it was later announced that it was highly likely they would have to withdraw due to political technicalities. The singer was to enter Tatarstan using a Northern Cypriot passport. However, due to the

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, the International recognition of Northern Cyprus as a self-declared state is not recognised by

, thus denying entry into Tatarstan, a

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References

External links

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