Tuva ( ) or Tyva ( ) , officially the Tyva Republic ( ; , '' Tyva Respublika '' , ) , is a federal subject of Russia ( a republic , also defined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation as a state ) . Tuva was one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions that competed in the Turkvision Song Contest . The contest , which is also known as the Türkvizyon Song Contest , was an annual song contest created by Turkish music channel TMB TV . It was inspired by the format of the Eurovision Song Contest and the first edition first edition took place in Eskişehir , Turkey . The semi-final was held on 19 December 2013 , with the grand final taking place on 21 December 2013 . Participants from Tuva made it to the semifinals in the 2013 and 2014 iterations of the contest , but no participants from Tuva qualified in 2015 . The contest was last held on 19 December 2015 , and has not been held since . Tuva made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest Song Contest at the 2013 festival , in Eskişehir , Turkey . Saylık Ommun was due to participate for Russia , but instead represented Tuva after the final list of entries was revealed
first edition
Turkvision Song Contest 2013
Tuva in the Turkvision Song Contest