The Netherlands are to participate in the Turkvision Song Contest 2017 represented by Elcan with the song “Ana Vatan” (My Motherland).
The Netherlands are to participate in this years Turkvision Song Contest represented by the singer Elcan Rzayev. Elcan will be representing the country with the song “Ana vatan”. The song will be performed in Azerbaijani and has been written and composed by the singer himself. Elcan was born in the Capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, singing and music has been an integral part of the singer’s life so far.
After graduating a school which specialised in the performance style of praised Azeri tenor Bulbul he enrolled in the Music Academy of Arts of Azerbaijan. After his time at University within Azerbaijan he moved to the Netherlands to continue his studies. Since 2000 Elcan has resided in the Netherlands and has performed across the country and around Europe. To date Elcan has released three studio albums and has appeared in a number of competitions.
The Netherlands confirmation of participation brings the number of countries and regions confirmed as participating in Astana to twelve. It also brings the number of debuting nations and regions to five with; Latvia, Sweden, Moldova and Stavropol Krai also confirmed as participating.
The list of confirmed participating countries and nations are:
- Bashkortostan (Russian Federation)
- Belarus
- Crimea (Disputed territory)
- Gagauzia (Moldova)
- Germany
- Kazakhstan – Host nation
- Latvia
- Moldova
- The Netherlands
- Stavropol Krai (Russian Federation)
- Sweden
- Ukraine
Source: Gunesh
