It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, with performances filmed remotely, and organised by Turkish Music Box Television (TMB TV).

They subsequently attempted to host a 2017 edition in Kazakhstan, but to no avail, and plans to revive the contest in 2018 failed as well.

[4][12] The jurors awarded their points via satellite link,[13] and the chair of the jury was Belarusian singer Gunesh, who previously finished as runner-up for her country at the 2013 contest.

There was also an audience sympathy prize for the "Sari Gelin" cover that received the most votes on the contest website.

[40] The following countries and regions participated in the contest: The audience sympathy prize is in the running between 14 of the national representatives, who each recorded a cover of the famous folk song "Sari Gelin".