TÜRKVIZYON SONG CONTEST 2014: SEMIFINAL RESULTSThe results are in. Following an evening evening full of Turkish musical flavour we now know the 12 finalists of Türkvizyon 2014.
Tatarstan were the first round winners. Of the newcomers, Germany, Bulgaria and Albania all failed to qualify. But Moscow, Turkmenistan and Iran were luckier. The biggest surprise was the elimination of Azerbaijan, the reigning champions.
TÜRKVIZYON 2014 FINALISTS
1. Tatarstan — Aydar Suleymanov with ‘Atlar chaba‘ – 223 points
2. Turkey — Funda Kiliç with ‘Hoppa‘ – 199 points
3. Kazakhstan — Zhanar Dugalova with ‘Izin korem’- 198 points
4. Bashkortostan — Zaman with ‘Kubair‘ – 193 points
5. Moscow — Kazan World with ‘Sine Ketem‘ – 190 points
6. Kyrgyzstan — NON STOP with ‘Seze bil‘ – 190 points
7. Macedonia — Kaan Mazhar with ‘Yolumu bulurum’ – 181 points
8. Iran — Barish Grubu with ‘Heydar baba’ – 178 points
9. Crimea — Darina Siniçkina with ‘Gider isen‘ – 178 points
10. Uzbekistan –Aziza Nizamova with ‘Dunyo bolsin omon’ – 172 points
11. Bosnia & Herzegovina — Mensur Salkic with ‘Šutim’ – 171 points
12. Turkmenistan — Züleyha Kakayeva with ‘Shikga-Shikga bilerzik’ – 169 points.
The following 13 countries will not return for the final this Friday:
Ahmet Tuzlu
Khakassia – Sayana Saburova
Tuva – Tuvan Ayas Kuular
Azerbaijan – Elvin Ordubadli
Romania – Cengiz Erhan & Alev Gafar
Bulgaria – Ismail Matev
Iraq – Ahmet Tuzlu
Yakutia – Vladlena Ivanova Sakhaya
Albania – Xhoi Bejko
Gagauzia – Maria Topal
Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia – Eldar Zhanikaev
Ukraine – Natali Deniz
Georgia – Ayla Shiriyeva & Aysel Mammadova
Germany – Fahrettin Günes
There was also a hint of Eurovision to tonight’s proceedings, with the 2011 winner Eldar Qasimov providing the interval entertainment. He debuted his new song ‘Anladim’.