On 20 July 2014 it was announced that Karachay-Cherkessia would make their second appearance at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 to be held in Kazan , Tatarstan in November 2014 . It was announced that an open national selection would be held , songs would be submitted to the Ministry of Culture of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia , with the songs going on to perform in a selection in Cherkessk . It was announced that online voting would help select the winner , however due to low submissions this did not occur . The final took place on 28 September 2014 , 10 artists competed , Eldar Zhanikaev was selected with the song " Barama " ( Барама )
Turkvision Song Contest 2014
Turkvision Song Contest 2014
Karachay-Cherkessia in the Turkvision Song Contest