Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest 15

Outernatia Song Contest 15
Country	Gandhara
National selection
Selection process	Nights of Gandhara
Selection date(s)	23 September 2015
Selected entrant	Mähri Pirgulyýewa
Selected song	"Aýterek Günterek"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (16th, 37 points)
Final result	4th, 104 points
Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest
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Gandhara participated in the Outernatia Song Contest 15 in Mirabella, Victoria. Their entry was selected through the national final Nights of Gandhara, organised by the Gandhari broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara (RTG).

Mähri Pirgulyýewa won the national final and represented Gandhara with the Turkmen language song "Aýterek Günterek". At the Outernatia Song Contest, "Aýterek Günterek" finished 4th in the final, receiving 104 points and full marks from three countries. This was Gandhara's best result since Myriam Fares' win in the 7th edition.

Nights of Gandhara

Nights of Gandhara is a song contest that served as Gandhara's national final to select their entry for the Outernatia Song Contest 15. The competition was held on 23 September 2015 at the Minna Theater in Rhea and was presented by Fares Karam.

Competing entries

Five acts competed in the national final. The competing songs and artists were announced on 17 September 2015. The winner was decided by 6 professional juries from different countries, who awarded 12, 10 and 8 points to their 3 favorite songs. "Aýterek Günterek" won by a 24-point margin, having been ranked first by four of the juries.

The second placed song, "Appak Suyuu" by Yulia Rutskaya, was sent as Gandhara's debut entry to the Internatia Second Chance Contest 23, and went on to win the contest.

Draw	Artist	Language	Song	Place	Points
1	Lola Yuldasheva	Uzbek	"Kel" (Кел)	4	18
2	Omar Karam	Arabic	"Kam Di'i'a" (كم دقيقة)	5	16
3	Mähri Pirgulyýewa	Turkmen	"Aýterek Günterek"	1	66
4	Yulia Rutskaya	Kyrgyz	"Appak Suyuu" (Аппак сүйүү)	2	42
5	Shahzoda	Uzbek	"Ayrilamiz" (Айриламиз)	3	38

Score sheet

Song	Total
"Kel" (Кел)	18			10			8
"Kam Di'i'a" (كم دقيقة)	16		8			8
"Aýterek Günterek"	66	10	12	8	12	12	12
"Appak Suyuu" (Аппак сүйүү)	42	12		12	8		10
"Ayrilamiz" (Айриламиз)	38	8	10		10	10

At Outernatia

All countries, except the host country, were required to qualify from two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; from each semi-final the top nine countries progressed to the final, and a tenth was determined by the International Jury. On 18 October 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Gandhara was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 10 November 2015.

In the first semi-final, Mähri Pirgulyýewa performed 9th in the running order, following Waticania and preceding Grolskira. At the close of the voting "Aýterek Günterek" had received 37 points from 6 countries, placing Gandhara 16th of 17 competing countries. However, the International Jury ranked "Aýterek Günterek" first, and thus the song qualified for the final.

In the final, Mähri Pirgulyýewa performed 16th in the running order, following Thorway and preceding Kimmystan. At the close of the voting "Aýterek Günterek" had received 104 points from 14 countries and the International Jury, placing Gandhara 4th of 21 competing countries. It was the country's best result since their win in the 7th edition and the first time the country scored over 100 points.

Points awarded by Gandhara

Semi-final 1

Points awarded in the first semi-final:

12 points	Thorway
10 points	Raingate
8 points	Alteus
7 points	Porielana
6 points	Jhe Freeh
5 points	DPR Jindalea
4 points	Dulcet Ebullience
3 points	Grolskira
2 points	Huania
1 point	Irlandia

Semi-final 2

Points awarded as part of the International Jury:

12 points	Kimmystan
10 points	Folkloria
8 points	Caprika
7 points	Timivar
6 points	Darkria
5 points	Lettuce
4 points	Ponásikwa
3 points	Frostfall
2 points	Polland
1 point	Pönö

Final

Points awarded in the final:

12 points	Thorway
10 points	Kimmystan
8 points	Folkloria
7 points	Raingate
6 points	Alteus
5 points	DPR Jindalea
4 points	Porielana
3 points	Timivar
2 points	Caprika
1 point	Ponásikwa

Points awarded to Gandhara

Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 1)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
DPR Jindalea			Thorway	DimkaRUS
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Aurävaan	Grolskira	Raingate

Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Lettuce DPR Jindalea Xara Khanate	Ponásikwa International Jury	Kimmystan	Darkria Republica Libera	Raingate
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Grolskira Porielana Folkloria Thorway	Pönö		Aurävaan

Points awarded to Gandhara (International Jury)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Frostfall Lettuce Lost Islands Republica Libera		Pönö	Tikata
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Kimmystan			Darkria

See also

• Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest
• Outernatia Song Contest 15