ESKISEHIR
Turkvision Song Contest 2013, created by the Turkish state broadcaster TRT, has ended on Saturday in the city of Eskisehir, Turkey, with the victory of Farid Hasanov from Azerbaijan.
Hasanov won the contest with 210 points with his song “Live.” Gunesh Abbasova from Belarus took the 2nd place with 205 points and Fazile Ibraimova from Ukraine was 3rd with 200 points. Manevra band that represented Turkey in the contest shared the 6th place with Bosnia and Herzegovina with 187 points.
Eskisehir Turkish World Capital of Culture Agency organized the first edition of Turkvision this year. A total of 24 countries and regions, where there are large Turkic populations or Turkic languages are widely spoken, participated in the contest.
Turkvision Song Contest in 2014 will be held in Azerbaijan.
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