Macedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest
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| Member station | MRT 2 |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| First appearance | 2013 |
| Last appearance | 2015 |
| Best result | 4th: 2015 |
| Worst result | DNQ: 2013(SF) |
 For the most recent participation seeMacedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015 | |
Macedonia is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.[1]
History
2013
Macedonia made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, 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
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
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place Withdrew/Disqualified
| Year | Artist | Title | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ikay Yusuf[2] | "Düşlerde Yaşamak" | Turkish | Failed to qualify | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 2014 | Kaan Mazhar | "Yolumu bulurum" | Turkish | 14 | 166 | 7 | 181 |
| 2015 | "Böyle Olmamalıydı" | Turkish | 4 | 165 | No semi-final | ||
| 2016 | Did not participate | Contest cancelled | |||||
See also
- Macedonia in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
- Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
References
- 1 2 Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- 1 2 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.