Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

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◄1998 1999 2000►

Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik with the song "Dön Artık".

Before Eurovision

22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 12 March 1999 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Gülşah Banda. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. Only the top three songs were announced.[1] [2]

Final – 12 March 1999
Draw Artist Song Lyricist Composer Place
1 Sedat Yüce "Bırak Beni" Savaş Savaşan Savaş Savaşan
2 Tuba Önal & Grup Mistik (Aysun Sökmen, Bike Baran, Gülden Özgediz, Tuncay Arığ, Uğur Erdoğan) "Dön Artık" Canan Tunç Erdinç Tunç 1
3 Meltem Büyükuğurgör "Vazgeçme" Hakan Süersan Hakan Süersan
4 Volkan Eröz "Kolay Mı Bırakmak?" Özgür Yedievli Özgür Yedievli
5 Kaan Yalçın "Neredesin?" Emel Atilla Can Atilla 3
6 Sibel Mirkelam "Selam Sana Toprak Ana" Figen Çakmak Nino Varon
7 Birsen Tezer "Haydi El Ele" Semra Öztan Semra Öztan
8 Neslihan Demirtaş "Döne Döne" Mehmet Kartalkanat Mehmet Kartalkanat
9 Feryal Başel "Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda" İhsan Köseoğlu İhsan Köseoğlu 2
10 Group M-B (Menent Savaş, Berk Özbek) "Her Nefeste" Günay Çoban Mertol Şalt

At Eurovision

Önal performed his song 7th on the night of the contest, following Slovenia and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting it had received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey[4]
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  France
4 points  Norway
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Turkey[4]
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points  Iceland
8 points  Croatia
7 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 points  Sweden
5 points  Netherlands
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Israel
2 points  France
1 point  Ireland

References

  1. ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1999".
  2. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1999 Final".
  3. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Bana Bana"
  • "Beşinci Mevsim"
  • "Deli"
  • "Didai Didai Dai"
  • "Dinle"
  • "Dön Artık"
  • "Dönme Dolap"
  • "Düm Tek Tek"
  • "Esmer Yarim"
  • "Everyway That I Can"
  • "For Real"
  • "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim"
  • "Halay"
  • "Halley"
  • "Hani?"
  • "İki Dakika"
  • "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"
  • "Live It Up"
  • "Love Me Back"
  • "Opera"
  • "Pet'r Oil"
  • "Rimi Rimi Ley"
  • "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
  • "Seninle Bir Dakika"
  • "Sev"
  • "Sevgiliye Son"
  • "Sevince"
  • "Seviyorum"
  • "Shake It Up Şekerim"
  • "Sufi"
  • "Süper Star"
  • "Unutamazsın"
  • "We Could Be the Same"
  • "Yaz Bitti"
  • "Yorgunum Anla"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Turkey did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "All Out of Luck"
  • "Believe 'n Peace"
  • "Como tudo começou"
  • "Diamond of Night"
  • "Dön Artık"
  • "For a Thousand Years"
  • "Happy Birthday"
  • "Je veux donner ma voix"
  • "Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
  • "Like the Wind"
  • "Living My Life Without You"
  • "Marija Magdalena"
  • "No quiero escuchar"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "Przytul mnie mocno"
  • "Putnici"
  • "Reflection"
  • "Say It Again"
  • "Strazdas"
  • "Take Me to Your Heaven"
  • "Tha'nai erotas"
  • "This Time I Mean It"
  • "When You Need Me"