Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest 16

Outernatia Song Contest 16
Country	Gandhara
National selection
Selection process	Nights of Gandhara
Selection date(s)	25 October 2015
Selected entrant	Gülyaru
Selected song	"Shirinjan"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (10th)
Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest
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Gandhara participated in the Outernatia Song Contest 16 in Suacaerus, Auspikitan. Their entry was selected through the national final Nights of Gandhara, organised by the Gandhari broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara (RTG).

Gülyaru won the national final and represented Gandhara with the Uyghur language song "Shirinjan".

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 16. The competition was held on 25 October 2015 at the Minna Theater in Rhea and was presented by Myriam Fares.

Competing entries

Five acts competed in the national final. The competing songs and artists were announced on 10 October 2015. The winner was decided by 8 professional juries from different countries, who awarded 12, 10 and 8 points to their 3 favorite songs. "Shirinjan" won by a 20-point margin, having been ranked first by five of the juries.

The fourth placed song, "March On" by Safura, was sent as Gandhara's entry to the Internatia Second Chance Contest 24, and went on to win the contest, bringing Gandhara their second consecutive victory.

Draw	Artist	Language	Song	Place	Points
1	Daler Xonzoda	Uzbek	"Turo Mehom Didan" (Туро мехом дидан)	3	46
2	Shahrizoda	Uzbek	"Samarqandning Yigitlari" (Самарқанднинг Йигитлари)	2	48
3	Safura	English	"March On"	4	44
4	Gülyaru	Uyghur	"Shirinjan"	1	68
5	Asma Lamnawar & Hatim Ammor & Douzi	Arabic	"Allah Alik Ya Bladi" (الله عليك يا بلادي)	5	34

Score sheet

Song	Total
"Turo Mehom Didan" (Туро мехом дидан)	46				8	10	8	10	10
"Samarqandning Yigitlari" (Самарқанднинг Йигитлари)	48	10	10	8	10		10
"March On"	44	12			12	12		8
"Shirinjan"	68	8	12	12			12	12	12
"Allah Alik Ya Bladi" (الله عليك يا بلادي)	34		8	10		8			8

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 4 December 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Gandhara was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 15 December 2015.

In the second semi-final, Gülyaru performed 9th in the running order, following Lettuce and preceding Raingate. At the close of the voting "Shirinjan" had received 33 points from 6 countries, placing Gandhara 10th of 14 competing countries.

Points awarded by Gandhara

Semi-final 2

Points awarded in the second semi-final:

12 points	Raingate
10 points	Ponásikwa
8 points	Aurävaan
7 points	Pen Island
6 points	Victoria
5 points	Noxus
4 points	Lettuce
3 points	Darkria
2 points	Trešlend
1 point	Sunetti

Final

Points awarded in the final:

12 points	Republica Libera
10 points	Raingate
8 points	Ponásikwa
7 points	Kimmystan
6 points	Porielana
5 points	Aurävaan
4 points	Folkloria
3 points	Victoria
2 points	Lettuce
1 point	Noxus

Points awarded to Gandhara

Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Trešlend			Lettuce	Noxus
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Folkloria	Aurävaan		Pönö

See also

• Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest
• Outernatia Song Contest 16