Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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Country | Turkey | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National Final | |||
Selection date(s) | 14 February 1981 | |||
Selected entrant | Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü |
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Selected song | "Dönme Dolap" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 18th/19th/, 9 points | |||
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. The country was represented by Ayşegül Aldinç and a trio named Modern Folk Üçlüsü with the song “Dönme Dolap” written and composed by Ali Kocatepe. The entry was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. It shared the 18th-19th place with Portugal within 20 participants with 9 points in Dublin.
National Final
The final took place on 14 February 1981 at the studios of TRT, Bülend Özveren was hosting the event. 6 songs were submitted and the winning song was picked by people's jury.
Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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Kayahan | Dostluk | N/A | 6 |
İbo and Group Vize | Nerede o Eski Tangolar | N/A | 5 |
Füsun Önal | Bigudi | 60 | 2 |
Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü | İstanbul İstanbul | N/A | 3 |
Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü | Dönme Dolap | 87 | 1 |
Coşkun Demir | Miras | NA | 4 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü performed 2nd in the running order following Austria and precedeing Germany. At the close of the voting the song received 1 point from Luxembourg, 3 points from Jugoslavia and 5 poinys from Finland. Thus Dönme Dolap shared the 18th-19th place with Portugal. Norway was the last. Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[1]
Voting
Votes of the Turkish jury:[2]
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Votes received by the Turkish song:[2]
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References
- ↑ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, p.83-84
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scoreboard