Tashkveny in the Internatia Song Contest

Tashkveny
Member station	TBC (ISC 1 - present) & NBC (ISC 8 - present)
National selection events	TashkenFest
Participation summary
Appearances	9
First appearance	ISC 1
Last appearance	ISC 10
Best result	2nd: ISC 4
Worst result	20th, Semi Final 2: ISC 10
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 and NBC have throughout the year, including a record 57.2 million viewers, or 79% 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.

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."

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"
12th	English

Viewing Figures

Edition	Contest	Channel	Viewers	Rating (18-49)/Share
1	Final	TBC	42.6 million	36.7/62
2	Final	TBC	44.1 million	37.5/64
3	Final	TBC	48.7 million	40.3/69
4	Final	TBC	57.2 million	48.1/79
5	Final	TBC	50.0 million	41.3/74
6	Final	TBC	48.3 million	40.0/69
7	Final	TBC	44.2 million	37.7/64
8	Semi Final One	NBC	36.4 million	29.8/55
	Semi Final Two	TBC	46.2 million	39.2/66
	Final	TBC	37.2 million	30.0/56
9	Semi Final One	NBC	21.5 million	14.1/32
	Semi Final Two	NBC	22.6 million	14.9/33
	Final	NBC	25.7 million	16.7/37
10	Semi Final One	NBC	37.5 million	30.3/56
	Semi Final Two	TBC	43.9 million	37.0/63
	Final	TBC