Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Turkey |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | Internal |
| Preselection date(s) | March 9, 2007 |
| Selected entrant | Kenan Doğulu |
| Selected song | Shake It Up Şekerim |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | 3rd |
| Final result | 4th |
In December 2006, Turkish broadcaster TRT (Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu - The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) unveiled Kenan Doğulu as the country's representative for the next Eurovision Song Contest, due to take place in Helsinki in May 2007.
Doğulu submitted three songs to TRT as promised. The members of the selection committee, together with the singer and composer Doğulu decided for Shake it up Şekerim, a cheerful uptempo song. Doğulu said that he made several songs, including 7-8 which he loved a lot: "It was very difficult to shorten the list to three songs. We have chosen a cheerful up-tempo song. May it bring us luck".
After some changes to the song, it was made public on the March 9, 2007. Doğulu toured several countries in order to drum up support for his Eurovision entry including some countries who are known for not voting for Turkey that often. These countries include Russia, Cyprus, Estonia and some others.
The song finished in fourth position in the contest, scoring 163 points.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Video of song "Shake it up, Shekerim" at the final of Eurovision 2007
- Video of song "Shake it up, Shekerim" at the semifinal of Eurovision 2007
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