Tatarstan in the Turkvision Song Contest
Tatarstan has competed in the Turkvision Song Contest three times. The region debuted in the inaugural contest, and hosted the contest in Kazan. Tatarstan did not participate in , though they returned in 2020. Apart from the 2020 contest, Tatarstani broadcaster Maidan Television (MTV) has always organised a national final to select their entry. History. 2013. 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). 2015. Tatarstan did not participate in the 2015 contest due to the state of Russia–Turkey relations. Before withdrawing from the contest, Tatarstan had selected the song "Siña kaytam", performed by Yamle, as their entry for the contest in a national final. 2020. Tatarstan's participation in the 2020 contest was confirmed in November 2020. Their entry was "Ğafu it, awılım" (Гафу ит, авылым), performed by the singer Diliya Ahmetshina. Tatarstan in the Turkvision