Albania in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
| Albania | |
|---|---|
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| Member station | Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) |
| National selection events | Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
| Last appearance | 2015 |
| Best result | 7th: 2015 |
| Worst result | 7th: 2015 |
The participation of Albania in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Aurora Kapo was the first representative for Albania at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Kercej Me Yjet", which finished in seventh place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of one-hundred points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Albania have awarded the most points to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania. They have received the most points from Găgăuzia, Kazakhstan, and Macedonia.
Origins of the contest[edit]
Bala Turkvision is an annual song contest. Based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Bala Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determines the winner. Unlike the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.[1]
History[edit]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015[edit]
The Albanian national broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced on 7 November 2015 that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015.[2] The mechanism used by RTSH was done internally, who selected child-singer, Aurora Kapo, as their first participant to represent Albania at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015.[2] Her song "Kercej me yjet" (English: Dance with the stars), was revealed on 29 November 2015.[3] At the 2015 contest, Albania finished in seventh place scoring one-hundred points, from the other twelve participating countries.[4]
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016[edit]
On 8 December 2016, it was announced that both the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 and Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 had been delayed until March 2017, marking the first time since either of the inaugural contests, that a postponement had occurred.[5] However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.[6] The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana, Kazakhstan.[7]
Participation overview[edit]
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place Withdrew/Disqualified
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aurora Kapo | "Kercej Me Yjet" | Albanian | 7 | 100 |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||
Voting history[edit]
The tables below shows Albania's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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See also[edit]
- Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
- Albania in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – A singing competition for children, organised by the EBU.
- Albania in the Turkvision Song Contest – A contest for countries and regions which are of Turkic-speaking or Turkic ethnicity.
References[edit]
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon: Childrens Turkvizyon Song Contest Launched". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Granger, Anthony (7 November 2015). "Albania: Debuts At Bala Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (29 November 2015). "Albania Aurora Kapo releases her Bala Turkvizyon entry". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (20 December 2015). "Bala Turkvizyon 15: Show now broadcast, details fully revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix-world. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 December 2016). "Turkvision Song Contest delayed until March". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Turkvision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kazakhstan". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 February 2017). "Final of Turkvision 2017 to be held September 10". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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