Tashkveny in the Internatia Song Contest

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Tashkveny
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Member station
  • TBC (ISC 1 - present)
  • NBC (ISC 8 - present)
  • TNT (ISC 8 - present)
National selection eventsInternal selection
Participation summary
Appearances13
First appearanceISC 1
Last appearanceISC 14
Best result2nd: ISC 4
Worst result23rd, 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, 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 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 English translation Place Points Semi Points
Spirevo 1st English, French Inna Modja "French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)" - DSQ (3) DSQ (40)
Spirevo 2nd French Mylène Farmer "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" "Provided they are soft" 19 41
Territrius 3th Scots Gaelic Capercaillie "Urnaigh a' Bhan" "The Lord's Prayer" 6 67
Sunetti 4th French Coeur de Pirate "C'était salement romantique" "It was badly romantic" 2 87
Sibinia 5th French Ariane Moffatt "Je veux tout" "I want everything" 18 21
Kosma 6th English Scala & Kolacny Brothers "Creep" - DSQ (22) DSQ (16)
San Monique 7th English Scissor Sisters "Laura" - 26 6
Symphony Isles 8th Scots Gaelic Mànran "Oran na Cloiche" "The Song of the Stone" X X DSQ (3) DSQ (75)
Bitland 10th English Queen "I'm Going Slightly Mad" - X X 20 19
Marvelia 11th Scots Gaelic Capercaillie "Coisch a Ruin" "Come on, My Love" X X 16 35
Novatlantida 12th English Paloma Faith "Never Tear Us Apart" - X X 23 19
Spirevo 13th English Eimear Quinn "Voice of an Angel" - 24 43 9 59
Luzze 14th English Amy Macdonald "Slow It Down" - 22 73 8 76
Tikata 15th English Janelle Monáe "Dance Apocalyptic" -
Anselmsuusonia 16th Scots Gaelic Julie Fowlis "'Ille dhuinn, 's toigh leam thu" "Brown-haired lad, I'm fond of you"

Voting History

Tashkveny has given the most points to...

Rank Country Points
1 Symphony Isles Symphony Isles 43
2 Kosma Kosma 39
3 Sunetti Sunetti 38
4 Anselmsuusonia Anselmsuusonia 28
5 Mukaltin Mukaltin 26

Tashkveny has received the most points from...

Rank Country Points
1 Territrius Territrius 34
2 Saint Eva & Lepland Saint Eva & Lepland 28
3 Symphony Isles Symphony Isles 24
4 Tonallán Tonallán 22
5 Kosma 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 50.39 44.9 71.5%
14 TBC

Semi Final One

Edition Channel Viewers Rating (18-49) Share
8 NBC 36.25 24.2 51.4%
9 eNBC 7.21 4.4 10.2%
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 39.85 32.5 56.5%
14 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 49.31 42.3 70%
14 TNT