Azerbaijan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015
| Turkvision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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 Azerbaijan
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
Artist: Azerbaycan`ın Sesi Song: Internal selection |
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| Selection date(s) |
Artist: 29 September 2015 Song: 8 October 2015 |
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| Selected entrant | Mehman Tagiyev | |||
| Selected song | "Istanbul" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 155 points | |||
| Azerbaijan in the Turkvision Song Contest | ||||
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| Mehman Tagiyev | |
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| Born |
25 June 1990 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano and vocals |
Azerbaijan participated in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015 which took place in Istanbul, Turkey. Azad Azerbaijan TV (ATV) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Mehman Tagiyev won the national final, Azerbaycan`ın Sesi, on 29 September, earning the right to represent Azerbaijan in the contest. On 8 October, his song, "Istanbul" was internally selected. Azerbaijan placed 7th with 155 points.
Prior to the 2015 contest, Azerbaijan had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice since its first entry in 2013, winning the contest in 2013 with the song "Yaşa" performed by Farid Hasanov. In 2014, Elvin Ordubadli represented the nation with the song "Divlerin Yalqizliği", placing ninth with 177 points. The Azerbaijani broadcaster, Azad Azerbaijan TV (ATV), broadcasts the event within Azerbaijan and organizes the selection process for the nation's entry. ATV confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2015 Turkvision Song Contest on 13 April 2015. Azerbaijan has selected their entries for the Turkvision Song Contest through national finals in the past.
On 13 April 2015, it was announced that the artist would be selected through a selection process titled Azerbaycan`ın Sesi as had been done the year before. This was broadcast weekly on Tuesdays from June to September, with the final taking place on 29 September 2015. Four participants contested for the right to represent Azerbaijan in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015, which was eventually won by Mehman Tagiyev. On 8 October 2015, it was revealed that the song Tagiyev would sing was titled "Istanbul".
Mehman Tagiyev (Azerbaijani: Mehman Tağıyev; born 25 June 1990) is an Azerbaijani singer and musician notable for representing Azerbaijan in the 2015 Turkvision Song Contest. In 2015, Tagiyev won Azerbaycan`ın Sesi, earning the right to represent Azerbaijan in the Turkvision Song Contest. Tagiyev placed seventh with 155 points.
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