Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 was the first edition of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest. It was initially scheduled to take place in Mary, Turkmenistan, however, it was moved to Istanbul, Turkey. The contest is the junior equivalent of the Turkvision Song Contest; similar to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest being the younger equivalent of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Thirteen countries and regions competed. Eligible to participate are Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language. The final took place on the 15 December 2015. Contestants must be aged between 8 and 15 and must perform in a Turkic language.
Origins
Bala Turkvision was an annual song contest. Based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Bala Turkvision focused primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awarded between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determined 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 took place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.Location
It was announced on 7 June 2015, that the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest will be held in Mary, Turkmenistan. However, it was later confirmed that the competition had been moved to Istanbul, Turkey. The final took place on 15 December 2015.Participating countries and regions
The following Turkic regions and ethnic groups competed in the inaugural contest that took place in December 2015.| Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
| Aurora Kapo | "Yıldızlarla Dans" | Turkish | 07 | 100 | |
| Nuray Rahman & Ahmed Amirli | "Cocukluk Yillari" | Azerbaijani | 01 | 115 | |
| Fateh Hüseyin | "Usaqlarin Seheri" | Turkish | 11 | 90 | |
| Yana Dimova | "Ey Oglan" | Gagauz | 08 | 98 | |
| Şaban Memmedov | "Seninle Bagli Arzular" | Azerbaijani | 03 | 112 | |
| Attila, Roza, Daria, Aylin & Tala | "Ana Dilim" | Azerbaijani | 12 | 90 | |
| Erkin Tursynhan | "Samğa" | Kazakh | 02 | 113 | |
| Ela Kazaz | "Yeni Yil" | Turkish | 10 | 93 | |
| Aydin Nurdinov | "Kyrgyz Biy" | Kyrgyz | 04 | 111 | |
| Tolga Mazhar | "Hadi Benimle" | Turkish | 13 | 89 | |
| İrem Kayaali | "Sihirbaz" | Turkish | 06 | 102 | |
| Cumhuriyet Grubu | "Hayat Vayram Olsa" | Turkish | 09 | 95 | |
| Albina Kazanzhi | "Dostluk" | Turkish | 05 | 105 |
Scoreboard
Nuray Rahman and Ahmed Amirli who represented Azerbaijan with the song "Cocukluk Yillari", was declared the winner after all the votes had been cast from all of the thirteen participating countries and regions.10 points
| N. | Contestant | Voting nation |
| 9 | Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Găgăuzia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | |
| 7 | Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Macedonia, Găgăuzia, Ukraine | |
| 7 | Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Iran, Kosovo, Macedonia, Găgăuzia | |
| 5 | Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Găgăuzia, Ukraine | |
| 4 | Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine | |
| 4 | Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Găgăuzia | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Găgăuzia | |
| 3 | Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus | |
| 2 | Azerbaijan, Georgia | |
| 2 | Albania, Macedonia | |
| 2 | Albania, Kosovo | |
| 1 | Georgia | |
| 1 | Macedonia |
International broadcasts and voting
Commentators
None of the participating broadcasters did broadcast the contest live. However some broadcasters have announced their plans for the broadcasting:- – ATV Azerbaijan - 5 January at 21:40
- – GRT Television
- – Marmueli Television
- – Khabar TV – 18 December 2015 at 16:15
- – KTRK
- – MRT 2
- – TMB TV - 20 December 2015 at 18:00
- - Yuzhnaya Volna TV
Other regions
- — On 30 November it was announced that Bashkortostan would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Bashkortostan did select Galisar Baiguskarova to represent them in 2015.
- — On 7 December it was announced that Crimea would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Crimea did select Aliie Bekirova with the song "Amanim yarim" to represent them in 2015.
- & — On 7 December it was announced that Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.
- — On 30 November it was announced that Khakassia would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Khakassia did select Katya Kyzlasova to represent them in 2015.
- — On 7 December it was announced that Kumyk would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kumyk did select Karim Salavatov to represent them in 2015.
- — On 7 December it was announced that Moscow would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Moscow did select Angeline Gafarovoy to represent them in 2015.
- — On 3 December it was announced that Stavropol Krai would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Stavropol Krai did select Madina Kartakeyva with the song "Altin Ordam" to represent them in 2015.
- — On 7 December it was announced that Tatarstan would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Tatarstan did select Saida Mukhametzyanova to represent them in 2015.
- — On 30 November it was announced that Tuva would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Tuva did select Aykis to represent them in 2015.
- — On 15 December it was announced that Uzbekistan would not debut at the contest for unknown reasons. Despite this Uzbekistan did select Yasmina Garibova to represent them in 2015.