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Turkvision Song Contest 2020
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<p>The Turkvision Song Contest 2020 was the fourth edition of the <a href="/facts/Turkvision_Song_Contest/TYFYpMea">Turkvision Song Contest</a>. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, with performances filmed remotely, and organised by <a href="/facts/Television_in_Turkey/W6gEsJoF">Turkish Music Box Television</a> (TMB TV). </p><p>The contest took place on 20 December 2020. Twenty-six <a href="/facts/Turkic_peoples/ocd7rpI3">Turkic</a> regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest. The Iraqi Turkmen, Moldova, the Nogais, Poland and Tyumen Oblast made their debuts in the contest, while Bashkortostan, Khakassia, Moscow, Tatarstan, Tuva and Yakutia returned to the contest, having been absent in <a href="/facts/Turkvision_Song_Contest_2015/GCYAFwcd">2015</a>. </p><p>Ukraine won the contest with the song "Tikenli yol" performed by <a href="/facts/Natalie_Papazoglu/5mSX1Lkt">Natalie Papazoglu</a>. Yakutia and Bosnia and Herzegovina placed second and third respectively, with Yakutia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Moscow, Gagauzia, Khakassia, Serbia and Tuva achieving their highest placings in the contest to date. </p>