Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)13 March 1993
Selected entrantBurak Aydos
Selected song"Esmer Yarim"
Selected songwriter(s)Burak Aydos
Finals performance
Final result21st, 10 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1992 1993 1995►

Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Esmer Yarim" by Burak Aydos, after he won the Turkish national final for the contest.

Before Eurovision

17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The Turkish broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), held a national final to select the Turkish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, Ireland.

The final took place on 13 March 1993 at the Andromeda discotheque in Istanbul, hosted by Ömer Önder. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by the audience present in the Andromeda. Only the top 3 songs were announced.[1] [2]

Final – 13 March 1993
Draw Artist Song Lyricists Composer Place
1 Deniz Şafak Yaprak "Son Senfoni" Figen Çakmak Figen Çakmak 3
2 Şebnem Özsaran & Grubu (Sedat Yüce, Aylin Ensoy, Burcu Kılıç, Ece Dağıstan, Şeyda Uğur) "Biz Çocuklar" Kadriye Bayraşa, Şebnem Özsaran Müfit Bayraşa
3 Erdal Çelik "Yanımda Olmazsan" Soner Arıca, Aslıgül Ayas
4 Sinan Erkoç & Grup 34 TR 93 (Ezgi Üstün, Emel Gunca, Burcu Güden, Lale Özdemir) "Son Gece" Nurhan Gürdil Tolga Gürdil 2
5 Sonat Bağcan & Seda Bağcan "Yarın Çok Güzel Olmalıyım Anne" Savaş Bağcan Savaş Bağcan
6 Şebnem Özsaran "Gülümse" Oya El-Cherbiny, Şebnem Özsaran Zafer Çebi
7 Burak Aydos, Serter Öztürk & Barbaros Öztürk "Esmer Yarim" Burak Aydos Burak Aydos 1
8 Grup Pi (Tuba Önal, Ali Otyam, Hüseyin Cebeci, Burak Gültekin, Toygarhan Atuner) "Seviyorum" Çetin Akcan Ali Otyam

At Eurovision

Aydos performed second on the night of the contest, following Italy and preceding Germany. He received 10 points in total, placing 21st in a field of 25, relegating the country from taking part in the 1994 Contest.[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Spain
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 point
Points awarded by Turkey[4]
Score Country
12 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 points  Norway
8 points  United Kingdom
7 points  France
6 points  Netherlands
5 points  Malta
4 points  Austria
3 points  Finland
2 points  Greece
1 point  Ireland

References

  1. ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1993".
  2. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1993 Final".
  3. ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

  • Turkish National Final 1993
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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
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Better the Devil You Know"
  • "A cidade (até ser dia)"
  • "Donne-moi une chance"
  • "Don't Ever Cry"
  • "Ellada, hora tou fotos"
  • "Eloise"
  • "Esmer Yarim"
  • "Hombres"
  • "Iemand als jij"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Mama Corsica"
  • "Maria Magdalena"
  • "Mi stamatas"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Shiru"
  • "Sole d'Europa"
  • "Sva bol svijeta"
  • "Þá veistu svarið"
  • "Tih deževen dan"
  • "This Time"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Under stjernerne på himlen"
  • "Viel zu weit"
  • "Vrede"
Qualification
  • "Amnestia na neveru"
  • "Árva reggel"
  • "Muretut meelt ja südametuld"
  • "Nu pleca"