Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Finals performanceSemi-final resultQualified (2nd, 172 points)Final result4th, 177 pointsTurkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Düm Tek Tek" written by Sinan Akçıl, Stefan Fernande and Hadise. The song was performed by Hadise. The entry was selected through an internal selection organised by Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT).

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 18 September 2008, TRT opened the suggestions for the public to nominate potential artists for consideration.[1] In October 2008, TRT announced that two artists were shortlisted following public input: Hadise and Şebnem Ferah. Hadise was considered due to her being a likeable artist that would appeal to the European countries, while Ferah was considered as her rock music would be better for the contest.[2] On 21 October 2008, TRT announced that Belgian-Turkish singer Hadise had been internally selected to represent Turkey in Moscow.[3][4][5] It was also announced that she would have total control of the song she would perform at the contest, including the lyricist, composer, arranger and language of the song.[6] The singer later stated that she would be personally working on the lyrics as well as possibly collaborating with songwriters in Belgium.[7] Three songs were submitted by Hadise to the broadcaster in December 2008 and a selection committee selected "Düm Tek Tek" as the song she would perform at the contest.[8]

On 1 January 2009, "Düm Tek Tek" was presented to the public during the TRT New Year's Eve television special. As such, Turkey was one of the first countries to have had its artist and song selected for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, and only the second to do so before the end of 2008.[9] The song was written by Sinan Akçıl, Stefan Fernande, as well as Hadise herself.

At Eurovision

Turkey competed in one of the two semi-finals after Mor ve Ötesi came 7th in the 2008 contest. In the semi-final 1 she performed 9th, following Switzerland and preceding Israel. Turkey was ranked second, with 172 points and qualifying for the final.[10] In the final, Turkey performed 18th, following Germany and preceding Albania, and ended 4th with 177 points.[11]

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey

Points awarded to Turkey (Semi-final 1)[12]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Montenegro
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded to Turkey (Final)[13]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Netherlands
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points  Armenia
3 points
2 points  Spain
1 point

Points awarded by Turkey

Points awarded by Turkey (Semi-final 1)[12]
Score Country
12 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 points  Armenia
8 points  Iceland
7 points  Romania
6 points  Macedonia
5 points  Montenegro
4 points  Sweden
3 points  Israel
2 points  Bulgaria
1 point  Andorra
Points awarded by Turkey (Final)[13]
Score Country
12 points  Azerbaijan
10 points  Albania
8 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 points  Moldova
6 points  Armenia
5 points  Romania
4 points  Russia
3 points  Norway
2 points  Iceland
1 point  Germany

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Turkey (Final)[14][15]
Draw Country Results Points
Jury Televoting Combined
01  Lithuania
02  Israel
03  France
04  Sweden 3 3
05  Croatia 2 2
06  Portugal
07  Iceland 5 5 2
08  Greece 1 1
09  Armenia 10 10 6
10  Russia 8 8 4
11  Azerbaijan 12 12 24 12
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 8 12 8
13  Moldova 6 6 12 7
14  Malta
15  Estonia
16  Denmark
17  Germany 5 5 1
18  Turkey
19  Albania 10 4 14 10
20  Norway 7 7 3
21  Ukraine 1 2 3
22  Romania 7 3 10 5
23  United Kingdom
24  Finland
25  Spain

References

  1. ^ Yalcinkaya, Hakan (18 September 2008). "Turkey: TRT calls for ideas for the next Eurovision entrant". ESCToday. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  2. ^ Yalcinkaya, Hakan (18 October 2008). "Turkey: TRT closer to a decision". ESCToday. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Hadise to Moscow 2009". Eurovision-Turkey. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  4. ^ Yalcinkaya, Haka (22 October 2008). "Hadise for Turkey 2009". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  5. ^ Fisher, Luke (22 October 2008). "Hadise to sing in Moscow!". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  6. ^ Yalcinkaya, Hakan (24 October 2008). "Turkey: Hadise entirely in charge of Eurovision entry". ESCToday. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  7. ^ Viniker, Barry (24 November 2008). "Hadise to use Belgian songwriters?". ESCToday. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2022 news by esctoday - Turin Italy".
  9. ^ Yalcinkaya, Hakan (16 December 2008). "Turkey: Eurovision entry launches on 31 December". ESCToday. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Second Semi-Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Grand Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Results of the First Semi-Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Moscow 2009". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  14. ^ Bakker, Sietse (31 July 2009). "Exclusive: Split jury/televoting results out!". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2009 - Full Results". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original (XLS) on 6 June 2011.
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