Iran in the Turkvision Song Contest

Iran
Iran
Member station Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
Participation summary
Appearances 2
First appearance 2014
Last appearance 2015
Best result 13th: 2014
Worst result 19th: 2015
For the most recent participation see
Iran in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015

Iran has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest for the first time at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 held in Kazan, Tatarstan.[1] The Iranian broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has been the organiser of their debut entry.[1]

History

The Iranians announced on 13 October 2014 that they would be making their debut at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014, in Kazan, Tatarstan.[1] Iran has previously participated in both the ABU TV Song Festival and ABU Radio Song Festival.[2] This was the first time that Iran have entered into a competitive contest.[1]

Iran was represented by the band Barish Grubu.[3] In Kazan they sang "Heydar baba", Iran performed ninth in the semi final and qualified for the final in ninth with 178 points, in the final they performed fifth and finished thirteenth with 167 points. Afterwards, the band was reportedly banned from performing in Iran, due to issues regarding Iranian Azerbaijan and the promotion of Pan-Turkism in Iran.[4]

Participation

Table key

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

Year Artist Title Language Final Points Semi Points
2014 Barısh Grubu "Heydar baba" Azerbaijani 13 167 9 178
2015 Reza Esbilani[5] "Manim arzum" Azerbaijani 19 131 No semi-final
2016 Did not participate Contest cancelled

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Granger, Anthony (13 October 2014). "Iran debut at Turkvision 2014!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 June 2013). "ABU'13: ABU TV Song Festival Confirmed In Hanoi". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Iran: Barış Grubu To Kazan". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 February 2015). "Iran: Barish Grubu Performances Banned!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Iran: Reza Esbilani To Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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