The song that Natalie Papazoglu will perform at Turkvision 2020 has been changed to “Tikenli yol”.
The Ukrainian entry for Turkvision 2020 has been changed from “Sari Gelin” to “Tikenli yol”. It is not known why the song has been changed, however it may be as a result of “Sari Gelin” being a famous folk song from the Southern Caucasus, which is against the contest rules which require original songs.
“Tikenli yol” is the song that Natalie had been selected in 2016 to compete in the Turkvision Song Contest with. The song’s title translates as “A thorny path” and was written for the 2016 contest, at the time Natalie told Eurovoix World that:
This is my story to the core, the story about the struggle for life, the story of power and light. If you have good intentions and pure soul you will always win. This is a very strong, deep sense and emotional song. This is a cry from the heart. You will hear folk instruments of two cultures in the modern musical language.
Natalie is known to Ukrainian audiences having participated in the X-Factor Ukraine in 2015, making it to week six of the live shows, she finished fourth in the series. She also attempted to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.
Turkvision 2020
Turkvision 2020 is set to be hosted in Istanbul, Turkey on December 20 and is being held entirely online. To date the following artists have been confirmed as competing in the contest:
- Albania – Rovena Stefa – Zjarr
- Azerbaijan – Aydan İlxaszade
- Belarus – Svetlana Agarval – Məni anla
- Bosnia & Herzegovina – Armin Muzaferiya – Džehva
- Gagauzia – Yulia Arnaut
- Germany – Seyran Ismaylikhanov – Odun
- Khakassia – Darya Tacheyeva – Ot chalynda
- Moldova – Pelageya Stefoglo – Ateş Gibi
- Moscow – Olga Shimanskaya (NAPOLI)
- Netherlands – Elcan Rzayev – Ana – Vatan
- Nogai – Zhanna Musayeva
- Poland – Mishelle – Doğma yerlər
- Romania – Sunai Giolacai – Niye?
- Serbia
- Sweden – Arghavan – Dirçəliş
- Tatarstan – Diliya Ahmetshina – Gafu it, avylym
- Turkey – Ertan V İsrafil – Ne Yaptıysam Olmadı
- Ukraine – Natalie Papazoglu – Tikenli yol
Image Source: Report.if.ua / Source: Turkvizyon.tv