Tashkveny in the Internatia Song Contest

Tashkveny
Member station	Final TBC (ISC 1 - present) Semi-finals NBC (ISC 8 - 23) TNT (ISC 8 - 23) TBC (ISC 27 - present)
National selection events	Internal selection ISC 2 - 8; 10; 12 - 22; 27 - present TashkenFest ISC 1; 11 RuPaul-a-Palooza ISC 23
Participation summary
Appearances	30
First appearance	ISC 1
Last appearance	ISC 34
Best result	2nd: ISC 4
Worst result	Last: ISC 7, 19
External links
TBC 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, NBC and TNT 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 editions, 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.

With the return of Tashkveny in ISC 28, after a 3 edition absence, TBC took full control of broadcasting the contest, broadcasting both the semi-finals and the final of the competition.

Contestants

Table key

     Winner

     Second place

     Third place

     Last place

     Disqualified

     Automatically qualified to the final

     Jury qualifier

     Did not qualify for the final

     Did not compete

Contest	Language	Participant	Song	Translation	Place	Points	Semi	Points
1st	English, French	Inna Modja	"French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)"	-	3	40	No Semi-Finals
2nd	French	Mylène Farmer	"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces"	"Let's Hope They Are Soft"	19	41
3th	Scots Gaelic	Capercaillie	"Urnaigh a' Bhan"	"The Lord's Prayer"	6	67
4th	French	Coeur de Pirate	"C'était salement romantique"	"It was badly romantic"	2	87
5th	French	Ariane Moffatt	"Je veux tout"	"I want it all"	18	21
6th	English	Scala & Kolacny Brothers	"Creep"	-	22	16
7th	English	Scissor Sisters	"Laura"	-	26	6
8th	Scots Gaelic	Mànran	"Oran na Cloiche"	"Song of the Stone"	Failed to qualify		3	75
9th	Did Not Compete
10th	English	Queen	"I'm Going Slightly Mad"	-	Failed to qualify		20	19
11th	Scots Gaelic	Capercaillie	"Coisch a Ruin"	"Come on, my love"	Failed to qualify		16	35
12th	English	Paloma Faith	"Never Tear Us Apart"	-	Failed to qualify		23	19
13th	English	Eimear Quinn	"Voice of an Angel"	-	24	43	9	59
14th	English	Amy Macdonald	"Slow It Down"	-	22	73	8	76
15th	English	Janelle Monáe	"Dance Apocalyptic"	-	Failed to qualify		18	43
16th	Scots Gaelic	Julie Fowlis	"'Ille dhuinn, 's toigh leam thu"	"Fair-haired boy, I'm fond of you"	24	56	10	51
17th	English	Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton	"Freedom"	-	Failed to qualify		9	59
18th	English	Groenland	"One Last Shot"	-	Failed to qualify		13	62
19th	French	Camélia Jordana	"Moi, c'est"	"Me, I am"	27	60	19	29
20th	French	Rokia Traroré	"Mélancolie"	"Melancholy"	Failed to qualify		23	34
21st	English	Röyksopp	"The Girl and the Robot"	-	19	90	12	52
22nd	English	Mini Viva	"Left My Heart In Tokyo"	-	12	114	10	70
23rd	English	RuPaul	"Sissy That Walk"	-	Failed to qualify		5	65
24th	Did Not Compete
25th	Did Not Compete
26th	Did Not Compete
27th	English	Will and the People	"Holiday"	-	Failed to qualify		18	43
28th	French	Calogero	"Un jour au mauvais endroit"	"A day in the wrong place"	Failed to qualify		18	51
29th	English	Kendrick Lamar	"Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock)"	-	Failed to qualify		22	43
30th	French	Marie-Mai	"C.O.B.R.A."	-	Failed to qualify		17	48
31st	English	Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters	"Destination Calabria"	-	22	76	8	70
32nd	English	Selena Gomez	"Come & Get It"	-	Failed to qualify		17	49
33rd	Russian	ВИА Гра (VIA Gra)	"Перемирие" ("Peremiriye")	"Truce"	4	133	3	90
34th	German	Laing	"Safari"	-
35th	English	Calvin Harris	"Pray to God (feat. HAIM)"	-

Footnotes

Tashkveny
Member station	TBC (ISC -1 2 - present)
National selection events	Internal selection
Participation summary
Appearances	6
First appearance	ISC -1 #2
Last appearance	ISC -1 #7
Best result	1st: #4, #6
Worst result	13th: ISC -1 #3
External links
TBC Internatia

Internatia Song Contest -1

Table key

     Winner

     Second place

     Third place

     Last place

     Disqualified

Contest	Language	Participant	Song	Translation	Place	Points
1st	Did Not Compete
2nd	English	Nu Shooz	"I Can't Wait"	-	13	48
3rd	English	The Pointer Sisters	"Jump (For My Love)"	-	10	75
4th	English	Mary Hopkin	"Those Were The Days"	-	1	143
5th	English	France Gall	"Ella, elle l'a"	"Ella, she has it"	3	93
6th	English	The Andrews Sisters	"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"	-	1	93
7th	English	Chaka Khan	"I Feel For You"	-	6	64
8th

Voting History

Tashkveny has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Anselmsuusonia	71
2	Kosma	65
3	Sunetti	56
4	Lacrea	48
5	Luzze	44

Tashkveny has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Saint Eva & Lepland	43
2	Territrius	39
3	Tonallán	34
4	Volnytaria	32
5	Anselmsuusonia	31

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.