Turkvision Song Contest 2020

Turkvision Song Contest 2020
Türkvizyon Istanbul 2020
Dates
Final20 December 2020
Host
VenueIstanbul, Turkey (hosted online)
Presenter(s)Esra Balamir [tr]
Refik Sarıöz
Nermin Barıs[1][2]
Host broadcasterTurkish Music Box Television (TMB)
Participants
Number of entries26[3]
Debuting countries
  • Iraqi Turkmen
  • Kazakh Uyghurs
  •  Moldova
  • Nogai
  •  Poland
  •  Tyumen Oblast
Returning countries
  •  Bashkortostan
  •  Khakassia
  •  Moscow
  •  Tatarstan
  •  Tuva
  •  Yakutia
Non-returning countries
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Georgia
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Kosovo
  •  Syria
  •  Uzbekistan
  • A coloured map of the countries of Europe
         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2020
Vote
Voting systemA juror from each region scores all songs from 1 to 10 points.[4]
Winning song Ukraine
"Tikenli yol"
2015 ← Turkvision Song Contest

The Turkvision Song Contest 2020 (Turkish: Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması 2020) was the fourth edition of the Turkvision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, with performances filmed remotely, and organised by Turkish Music Box Television (TMB TV).

The contest took place on 20 December 2020.[5] Twenty-six Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest. The Iraqi Turkmen, Moldova, the Nogais, Poland and Tyumen Oblast made their debuts in the contest, while Bashkortostan, Khakassia, Moscow, Tatarstan, Tuva and Yakutia returned to the contest, having been absent in 2015.

Ukraine won the contest with the song "Tikenli yol" performed by Natalie Papazoglu.[6] Yakutia and Bosnia and Herzegovina placed second and third respectively, with Yakutia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Moscow, Gagauzia, Khakassia, Serbia and Tuva achieving their highest placings in the contest to date.[7]

  1. ^ Granger, Anthony (12 December 2020). "Turkvision 2020 Presenters & Start Time Revealed". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2020). "Turkvision'20: Nermin Barıs Joins Presenting Line Up". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması'nın katılımcı ülkelerinin yarışacağı sıralama belli oldu". turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (19 December 2020). "Turkvision'20: Voting Rules Changed Ahead of Tomorrow's Final". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ Granger, Anthony (1 December 2020). "Turkvision Song Contest 2020 To Be Held on December 20". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (21 December 2020). "Turkvision 2020: Ukraine's Natalie Papazoglu Wins With "Tikenli yol"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ Picot, Nathan (20 December 2020). "Natalie Papazoglu wins "Turkvision 2020"". ESCXTRA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.