Iraq in the Turkvision Song Contest

Iraq
Member station Türkmeneli TV
Participation summary
Appearances 3
First appearance 2013
Last appearance 2015
Best result 17th: 2015
Worst result DNQ: 2013(SF)
For the most recent participation see
Iraq in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015

Iraq (sometimes presented as Iraqi Turkmens) has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest twice since its debut in 2013.[1] The Iraqi broadcaster, Türkmeneli TV, has been the organiser for the Iraqi entry since its debut. In 2013, Iraq's first entry at Turkvision, Ahmed Duzlu, failed to qualify from the semi-finals.

History

2010s

Iraq made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] Iraq were represented by Ahmed Duzlu with the song “Kerkük’ten Yola Çıkak”,[2] Iraq performed ninth in the semi final but failed to qualify for the final.

On 20 July 2014 it was announced that Iraq would make their second appearance at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 to be held in Kazan, Tatarstan in November 2014.[3] In 2014 Iraq once again selected Ahmed Duzlu to represent them in the contest,[4] in Kazan he performed "Çal Kalbimi". Iraq performed nineteenth in the semi final and finished eighteenth with 155 points and so did not qualify for the final.

Participation

Table key

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

Year Artist Title Language Final Points Semi Points
2013 Ahmet Tuzlu "Kerkük’ten Yola Çıkak" Iraqi Turkmen Failed to qualify Undisclosed Undisclosed
2014 Ahmet Tuzlu "Çal Kalbimi" Turkish Failed to qualify 18 155
2015 Oğuz Sırmalı "Serenat" Turkish 17 137 No semi-final
2016 Did not participate Contest cancelled

References

  1. 1 2 Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Iraq: Ahmed Duzlu Song Revealed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (20 July 2014). "Turkvizyon '14: Agreement signed with a number of countries". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Schneider, Patrick. "Iraq: Artist for Turkvision presented". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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