North Macedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest
| North Macedonia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Member station | MRT 2 |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 4 (3 finals) |
| First appearance | 2013 |
| Last appearance | 2014 |
| Best result | 4th: 2015 |
North Macedonia is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.[1]
History[edit]
2013[edit]
North Macedonia, then known as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 contest in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] İkay Yusuf was internally selected to represent Macedonia in Turkey, it was originally announced that he would sing "Ağlama Benim İçin",[2] however it was later announced he would sing "Düşlerde Yaşamak." At the semi-final of Turkvision 2013 Macedonia performed 17th but failed to qualify for the final.
2014[edit]
North Macedonia once again participated in the 2014 contest in Kazan, Tatarstan. Kaan Mazhar was internally selected as the Macedonian participant for the contest.[3] It was announced on 27 October 2014 that Kaan would sing "Yolumu Bulurum" in Kazan.,[4] the song was officially present on 12 November 2014.
In the semi-final Macedonia were drawn to perform 23rd after Romania and before Khakassia, Kaan scored a total of 181 points and finished 7th bringing Macedonia to their first final. In the final Macedonia performed 13th and finished in 14th place with 166 points.
Participation overview[edit]
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikay Yusuf[2] | "Düşlerde Yaşamak" | Turkish | Failed to qualify | Undisclosed | |||||
| Kaan Mazhar | "Yolumu Bulurum" | Turkish | 14
|
166
|
7
|
181
| |||
| Kaan Mazhar | "Böyle Olmamalıydı" | Turkish | 4
|
165
|
No semi-final | ||||
| Cengiz Sipahi[5] | "Kal Yanımda"[6] | Turkish[6] | 20
|
171
| |||||
See also[edit]
- North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- North Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Granger, Anthony (18 November 2013). "Macedonia: Ilkay Yusuf To Turkvision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ Schneider, Patrick. "Macedonia/Yakutia: Turkvision entrants presented". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Macedonia: Kaan Mazahar To Sing "Yolumu Bulurum"". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Türkvizyon 2020'de Kuzey Makedonya'yi Cengiz Sipahi temsil edecek". turkvizyon.tv (in Türkçe). 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Granger, Anthony. "North Macedonia: "Kal Yanimda" to Be Performed By Chengiz Sipahi". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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