Gandhara in the Internatia Song Contest 43

Gandhara participated in the Internatia Song Contest 43 in Ankhesenamun, Noxus. Their entry was selected through the national final Nights of Gandhara, organised by the Gandhari broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara (RTG).
Funda Arar won the national final and represented Gandhara with the Turkish language song "Yoksun". At the Internatia Song Contest, "Yoksun" finished 25th in the final with 82 points, after winning the second semi-final with 94 points.
==Nights of Gandhara==
The 15th edition of Nights of Gandhara was a song contest that originally served as Gandhara's national final to select their entry for the Outernatia Song Contest 17. The competition was held on 20 December 2015 at the Minna Theater in Rhea and was presented by Mona Abou Hamze. After Funda Arar won Nights of Gandhara, she decided with her management to represent Gandhara at the Internatia Song Contest. Jiidesh İdirisova was chosen by broadcaster RTG to represent Gandhara at the Outernatia Song Contest. These decisions were made public on 26 December 2015.
===Competing entries===
Five acts competed in the national final. The competing songs and artists were announced on 5 December 2015. The winner was decided by 7 professional juries from different countries, who awarded 12, 10 and 8 points to their 3 favorite songs. There was a tie between Funda Arar and Setora Guruhi, as both "Yoksun" and "Borsan" received 48 points. This necessitated a 'count-back', a tie-breaking measure. Both songs received votes from five countries, but "Yoksun" received 12 points from two countries, while "Borsan" received 12 points from one country, and therefore "Yoksun" was declared the winner.
Draw	Artist 	Language	Song 	Place	Points
1 	Salamat Sadikova 	Kyrgyz 	"Ala-Too" (Aла Tоо) 	5 	30
2 	Funda Arar 	Turkish 	"Yoksun" 	1 	48
3 	Nigar Jamal & Berksan 	Turkish 	"Herhalde" 	3 	44
4 	Donia Samir Ghanem & Boyband	Arabic 	"El Masale7" (المصالح)	4 	40
5 	Setora Guruhi 	Uzbek 	"Borsan" (Борсан) 	2 	48
===Score sheet===
Song 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Ala-Too" (Aла Tоо) 	30 	8 	 	 	10	 	 	12
"Yoksun" 	48 	 	 	8 	8 	12	12	8
"Herhalde" 	44 	10	12	12	 	 	 	10
"El Masale7" (المصالح)	40 	 	8 	 	12	10	10	
"Borsan" (Борсан) 	48 	12	10	10	 	8 	8 	
==At Outernatia==
All countries, except the host country, were required to qualify from two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; from each semi-final the top twelve countries progressed to the final, and a thirteenth was determined by the International Jury. On 30 December 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Gandhara was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 January 2016.
In the second semi-final, Funda Arar performed 11th in the running order, following Caprika and preceding Kimmystan. At the close of the voting "Yoksun" had received 94 points from 13 countries, placing Gandhara 1st of 26 competing countries.
In the final, Funda Arar performed 20th in the running order, following Ova Anova and preceding Pönö. At the close of the voting "Yoksun" had received 82 points from 14 countries and the International Jury, placing Gandhara 25th of 27 competing countries.
===Points awarded by Gandhara===
====Semi-final 2====
Points awarded in the second semi-final:
12 points	
10 points	
8 points 	
7 points 	
6 points 	
5 points 	
4 points 	
3 points 	
2 points 	
1 point 	
====Final====
Points awarded in the final:
12 points	
10 points	
8 points 	
7 points 	
6 points 	
5 points 	
4 points 	
3 points 	
2 points 	
1 point 	
===Points awarded to Gandhara===
Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)
12 points 	10 points 	8 points 	7 points 	6 points
*
*
*
*
* 	
* 	
* 	 	
*
5 points 	4 points 	3 points 	2 points 	1 point
 	
* 	
* 	 	
*
*
*
Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)	Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)
12 points 	10 points 	8 points 	7 points 	6 points
*
*
* 	 	
*
* 	 	
*
5 points 	4 points 	3 points 	2 points 	1 point
* 	
*International Jury 	
*
*
* 	
*
* 	
*
*
Points awarded to Gandhara (International Jury)	Points awarded to Gandhara (International Jury)	Points awarded to Gandhara (International Jury)	Points awarded to Gandhara (International Jury)	Points awarded to Gandhara (International Jury)
12 points 	10 points 	8 points 	7 points 	6 points
* 	
* 	 	 	
5 points 	4 points 	3 points 	2 points 	1 point
 	 	
* 	 	
==See also==
* Gandhara in the Internatia Song Contest
* Internatia Song Contest 43
==References==
Category:Countries in the Internatia Song Contest 43
Category:Gandhara in the Internatia Song Contest