Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country  Turkey
National selection
Selection process National Final
Selection date(s) 17 February 1996
Selected entrant Şebnem Paker
Selected song "Beşinci Mevsim"
Finals performance
Final result 12th, 57 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey participated in Eurovision Song Contest 1996. Turkey was represented by Şebnem Paker with the song “Beşinci Mevsim” written by Selma Çuhacı and composed by Levent Çoker. The entry was chosen by people’s jury.

National Final

There were 96 applicants. 10 contestants were qualified for the national finals The entry was chosen by people's jury on 17 February 1996. The result was:

Rank Artist Song
1Şebnem PakerBeşinci Mevsim
2Pınar Karakoç-TüzmenVar mısın Söyle
3Sedat YüceVazgeç
Semih BayraktarYoruldu düslerim
Suavi AndaçDön gel artik bana
Suat Yildirim & Zeynep PoyrazSevgiyle
Coskun DemirHep bir yarin var
Nursel MucuMasal
Sebnem ÖzsaranPoyraz
TüzmenBilirsin ya

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Şebnem Paker performed 1st in the running order preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 57 points placing Turkey 12th. 10 participants had voted for Beşinci mevsim. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey

Points Awarded to Turkey (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Turkey

12 points Ireland
10 points Malta
8 points Croatia
7 points Poland
6 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 points Portugal
4 points Austria
3 points United Kingdom
2 points Norway
1 point Netherlands

References

  1. ↑ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.218-221