Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)1 March 1985
Selected entrantMFÖ
Selected song"Didai didai dai"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result14th, 36 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 1985 1986►

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The country was represented by a music trio named Mazhar Fuat Özkan (names of the members) with the song "Didai didai dai" written by Mazhar Alanson (Mazhar) and composed by the trio.

Before Eurovision

9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 1 March 1985 at the Istanbul Atatürk Kültür Merkezi in Istanbul, hosted by Başak Doğru and Orhan Boran. Nine songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]

Final – 1 March 1985
DrawArtist SongLyricistComposerPlace
1Neco & Nükhet Duru "Bir Sevgi Yeter"Ayşe Irmak ManioğluSelmi Andak
2MFÖ "Aşık Oldum"Mazhar AlansonMazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, Özkan Uğur1
3Neco & Nükhet Duru "Boşver"Nükhet DuruUğur Başar
4Pınar Seyhun "Bakışlar"Pınar Seyhun, Tamer AykaçCoşkun Ömer Göksel
5Sezen Aksu & Özdemir Erdoğan "Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı"Sezen Aksu, Hıncal UluçAli Kocatepe
6Feza Tok "Özlem"Beyza TokBeyza Tok
7Neco & Nükhet Duru "Sev"Olcayto Ahmet TuğsuzOlcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz2
8Nil Burak "Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu"Aysel GürelSelmi Andak3
9Neco & Nükhet Duru "Yıllardan Sonra"Olcayto Ahmet TuğsuzOlcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Mahzar Fuat Özkan performed 7th in the running order following France and preceding Belgium. The name of the trio was announced as MFÖ (abbreviated for Mahzar Fuat Özkan) and the name of the song as "Didai didai dai". The song was also arranged for the big orchestra by Garo Mafyan. At the close of the voting Didai Didai Dai had received 36 points placing Turkey 14th.[3] 8 participants had voted for Didai Didai Dai. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[4]

Voting

References

  1. "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1985".
  2. "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1985 Final".
  3. "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.131-134
  5. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.