Tatarstan made their début in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 festival, in Eskişehir, Turkey. It was announced on October 19, 2013 that Tatarstan would hold a televised selection for Turkvizyon with the final taking place on 21 November 2014. On 8 November 2013, the 20 artists taking part in the contest were announced, Alinä Şäripcanova won the selection with the song "Üpkälämim" (Үпкәләмим).