Two time representative of Iraq Ahmet Tuzlu is returning to the contest as a juror for the final tomorrow.
Ahmet Tuzlu who represented Iraq at the Turkvision Song Contest in 2013 and 2014 will the juror for the Iraqi Turkmen in the final of Turkvision 2020 tomorrow. Ahmet performed both “Kerkük’ten Yola Çıkak” and “Çal Kalbimi” at the contest, in 2014 he finished 18th in the semi-final scoring 155 points, just 9 points away from qualifying for the final.
At Turkvision each country and region is represented by one juror. The juror awards between 1 and 10 points to each of the participating acts, they are not able to vote for their own country.
The other jurors that have been announced so far as voting in the final are:
- Albania – Avni Qahili
- Belarus – Gunesh – Chair of the Jury
- Bosnia & Herzegovina – Ahmed Švrakić
- Germany – Volkan Gucer
- Khakassia – German Tanbaev
- Kyrgyzstan – Gulnur Satylganova
- Nogai – Ayna Cherkesova
- North Macedonia – Erhan Hasip
- Poland – Dawid Szwajcowski
- Romania – Cengiz Erhan Kutluakay
- Russia – Leush Lyubich
- Serbia – Denis Mavrić
- Tatarstan – Damir Davletshin
- Turkey – Selim Gülgören
- Tyumen Oblast – Kabirov Mansur Mannurovich
- Ukraine – Nadezhda Malenkova
- Yakutia – Chyskyyray
Turkvision 2020
The 2020 Turkvision Song Contest is being held on December 20 and will be broadcast live from 14:00 CET. Esra Balamir, Refik Sarıöz and Nermin Baris are the hosts for the 4th edition of the Turkvision Song Contest live from Istanbul, Turkey.
Twenty six regions and countries taking part in the show, the running order is as follows:
- Albania – Ilire Ismajli – Perseri
- Nogai – Zhanna Musayeva
- Bashkortostan – Ziliya Bahtieva – Halkyma
- Bosnia & Herzegovina – Armin Muzaferiya – Džehva
- Northern Cyprus – Çağıl İşgüzar – Acitir hep hayallerim
- North Macedonia – Cengiz Sipahi – Kal Yanimda
- Tuva – Oorzhak Omak Çopanoviç
- Azerbaijan – Aydan İlxaszade
- Poland – Mishelle – Doğma yerlər
- Tatarstan – Diliya Ahmetshina – Gafu it, avylym
- Germany – Seyran Ismayilkhanov – Odun
- Iraq – Sarmad Mahmood – Kelebek
- Gagauzia – Yulia Arnaut – Kemençä
- Khakassia – Darya Tacheyeva – Ot chalynda
- Ukraine – Natalie Papazoglu – Tikenli yol
- Serbia – Haris Skarep – Doživotno Osuđjen
- Kyrgyzstan – Aiganysh Abdieva
- Belarus – Svetlana Agarval – Məni anla
- Russia – Olga Shimanskaya (NAPOLI) – Hadi Gel
- Romania – Sunai Giolacai – Niye?
- Kazakhstan – Almaz Kopzhasar
- Moldova – Pelageya Stefoglo – Ateş Gibi
- Yakutia – Umsuura – Mokhsoğollor
- Tyumen Oblast – Adilya Tushakova – Havalarda
- Turkey – Ertan V İsrafil – Ne Yaptıysam Olmadı
- Kazakhstan (Uyghur) – Sada Ensemble – Sevgiyi besle
Image Source: Ahmet Tuzlu
