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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Halay", composed by Selçuk Başar, with lyrics by Ülkü Aker, and performed by the band Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | 8. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
Selection date(s) | 25 February 1984 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | |||
Selected song | "Halay" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Placement | ||||
Final result | 12th, 37 points | |||
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
edit8. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
editTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 25 February 1984 at its studios in Istanbul, hosted by Başak Doğru. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
According to the regulations the winner had to get at least 15 points. However at the end of the first voting no participant received the number of points required. Therefore a second round took place, with "Halay" performed by Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra (which were ranked the third in the first voting) receiving the most points, and was thus determined as the winner. During the final, the group was accompanied by Arif Sağ, the renowned bağlama virtuoso.
Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Place |
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1 | Coşkun Demir | "Sanki Dün Gibi" | Selmi Andak | Selmi Andak | — |
2 | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Halay" | Ülkü Aker | Selçuk Başar | 1 |
3 | Grup Ben Sen O (Semra Öztan, Serkan Ünlü, Işık İlter) | "Mutluluk Dansı" | Semra Öztan | Semra Öztan | — |
4 | Sezen Aksu | "1945" | Aysel Gürel | Onno Tunç | — |
5 | Ayşegül Aldinç | "Merhaba Ümit" | Cansın Erol | Selahattin İçli | — |
6 | Neco | "Olmaz Olsun" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selçuk Sun | 2 |
7 | Nükhet Ruacan | "Hayallerin Işığında" | Aysel Gürel | Arif Serdengeçti | — |
8 | Neco | "O Şarkıyı Henüz Yazmadım" | Aysel Gürel | Selmi Andak | 3 |
9 | Kayahan | "Kaç Para?" | Yusuf Eradam | Yusuf Eradam | — |
10 | Neco | "Tövbeliyim" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selçuk Başar | — |
At Eurovision
editThe contest was broadcast on TRT Televizyon (with commentary by Başak Doğru ).[3][4] The show was watched by 40 million viewers.[5]
On the night of the contest, Beş Yıl Önce On Yıl Sonra performed 15th in the running order following Germany and preceding Finland. In the final they were not accompanied by Arif sağ. At the close of the voting Halay had received 37 points placing Turkey 12th.[6] 8 participants had voted for Halay. This was the best result Turkey ever had in Eurovision up to 1984. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[7]
One of the promotional films, which was shown to all delegations, had ignited a controversy. Bülent Varol, head of the Turkish delegation, reported to the EBU that "Turkey is not an Arab country and has no relation to Arab music and cannot be represented with a fey".[5] However, the promotional film wasn't changed despite the scandal.[8]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1984".
- ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1984 Final".
- ^ "Televizyon" [Television]. Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 5 May 1984. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Haydi 'Halay'" [Come on 'Halay']. Renk (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 5 May 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b Süsoy, Yener (5 May 1984). "Lüksemburg'un Türkiye'yi tanıtım filminde fesli adamlar ve Arap müziği var!." [Luxembourg's promotional film about Turkey features men with fezzes and Arabic music!..]. Milliyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. pp. 3, 9. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.123-127
- ^ Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1984 [Eurovision Song Contest 1984] (Television programme) (in English, French, German, and Luxembourgish). Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: Radio Télévision Luxembourg (RTL). 5 May 1984.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.