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Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcasterTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)12 March 1999
Selected artist(s)Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik
Selected song"Dön Artık"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Erdinç Tunç
  • Canan Tunç
Finals performance
Final result16th, 21 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Dön Artık", composed by Erdinç Tunç, with lyrics by Canan Tunç, and performed by Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 12 March 1999 at its 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.

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.

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey
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
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. ^ "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "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.
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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"
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