Tashkveny in the Internatia Song Contest

Tashkveny
Member station	TBC (ISC 1 - present) NBC (ISC 8 - present) TNT (ISC 8 - present)
National selection events	TashkenFest
Participation summary
Appearances	12
First appearance	ISC 1
Last appearance	ISC 13
Best result	2nd: ISC 4
Worst result	23rd, Semi Final 2: ISC 12
External links
TBC Internatia NBC Internatia

Tashkveny is a country that participates in the Internatia Song Contest. Formerly being one of only 5 countries to compete in every Contest, the country took a break after their 8th participation, but returned for Internatia Song Contest 10. Despite mixed fortunes for Tashkveny over the various Contests, interest remains high, and viewing figures are some of the largest that both TBC and NBC have throughout the year, including a record 59.85 million viewers, or 84.9% viewing share, watching during the 4th Internatia Song Contest, where Tashkveny was beaten into 2nd place, scoring 17 points less than eventual winners, Sibinia.

Tashkveny has also had a few issues with disqualifications, which have plagued its entries ever since their first participation in the Internatia Song Contest. Towards the end of ISC 1, Invertulloch suffered a massive powercut, meaning that Tashken televoters could not vote for their favourite songs, and the backup Jury could not contact Spirevo to present their votes. If disqualification did not occur, Tashkveny would have placed joint 2nd, along with hosts Spirevo. Tashkveny has also been disqualified for three consecutive decisions, namely ISC 6, 7 and 8. Tashkveny's disqualification during ISC 8, due to internal mismanagement at TBC, was particularly painful for the Tashken public, as Mànran had placed 3rd in their Semi Final, guaranteeing qualification into the final. Public enquiries were held into why this disqualification occurred, and, as a result, Tashkveny would be absent for ISC 9, held in Saint Eva & Lepland. The 9th contest would be broadcast by TBC, but on speciality broadcaster TBC Showcase. The contest gained its lowest ever rating here, only being viewed by 2.42 million people.

Throughout the years, Tashkveny has been shown to be more successful when using its 2nd and 3rd most spoken languages, French and Scottish Gaelic respectively. "Entries in the English language tend not to be as successful for Tashkveny", Catriona Dodd, head of Entertainment for TBC said, "However, we won't give up on the language, considering it is the most spoken language in the country. We will try harder and harder to find the perfect English language song from a Tashken artist to represent our country."

As of recent, Tashkveny have not been doing as well as its previous participations. This has not gone unnoticed in the Tashken press, with constant calls for Tashkveny to withdraw. Withdrawal is looking less likely for the future, as Internatia (and its semi-finals), are (with the exception of the 9th ISC) are present in the year-end Top 10 television broadcasts in Tashkveny.

Contestants

Contest	Language	Participant	Song	Place	Points	Semi	Points
1st	English, French	Inna Modja	"French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)"	DSQ (2)	DSQ (40)
2nd	French	Mylène Farmer	"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces"	19	41
3th	Scots Gaelic	Capercaillie	"Urnaigh a' Bhan"	6	67
4th	French	Coeur de Pirate	"C'était salement romantique"	2	87
5th	French	Ariane Moffatt	"Je voux tout"	18	21
6th	English	Scala & Kolacny Brothers	"Creep"	DSQ (22)	DSQ (16)
7th	English	Scissor Sisters	"Laura"	26	6
8th	Scots Gaelic	Mànran	"Oran na Cloiche"	X	X	DSQ (3)	DSQ (75)
10th	English	Queen	"I'm Going Slightly Mad"	X	X	20	19
11th	Scots Gaelic	Capercaillie	"Coisch a Ruin"	X	X	16	35
12th	English	Paloma Faith	"Never Tear Us Apart"	X	X	23	19
13th	English	Eimear Quinn	"Voice of an Angel"
14th

Voting History

Tashkveny has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Symphony Isles	43
2	Sunetti	36
3	Kosma	29
4	Mukaltin	26
5	Anselmsuusonia	20

Tashkveny has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Territrius	34
2	Symphony Isles	24
3	Tonallán	22
4	Saint Eva & Lepland	16
5	Kosma	15

NOTE: The totals in the above tables include points awarded in only in the final from the second edition onwards, as the voting format was different in the first edition.

Viewing Figures

Final

Edition	Channel	Viewers	Rating (18-49)	Share
1	TBC	42.60	37.1	60.4%
2	TBC	44.12	38.0	62.6%
3	TBC	48.57	43.5	68.9%
4	TBC	59.85	62.1	84.9%
5	TBC	50.02	46.7	71%
6	TBC	48.32	45.2	68.6%
7	TBC	44.21	33.8	62.7%
8	TBC	37.84	28.9	53.7%
9	TBC Showcase	2.42	0.9	3.4%
10	TBC	38.85	20.8	55.1%
11	TBC	39.51	23.5	56.1%
12	TBC	36.21	22.4	51.4%
13	TBC

Semi Final One

Edition	Channel	Viewers	Rating (18-49)	Share
8	NBC	36.25	24.2	51.4%
9	eNBC	10.21	8.1	14.5%
10	NBC	37.58	26.3	53.3%
11	NBC	40.12	30.4	56.9%
12	NBC	47.51	39.7	67.4%
13	NBC

Semi Final Two

Edition	Channel	Viewers	Rating (18-49)	Share
8	TNT	46.20	32.4	65.5%
9	TNT	16.52	14.2	23.4%
10	TNT	43.95	31.5	62.4%
11	TNT	46.51	37.8	66%
12	TNT	39.45	29.4	56%
13	TNT