Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country  Turkey
National selection
Selection process National Final
Selection date(s) 1 March 1997
Selected entrant Şebnem Paker
Selected song "Dinle"
Finals performance
Final result 3rd, 121 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. The country was represented by Şebnem Paker and Group Ethnic with the song “Dinle” written by Mehtap Altıntemiz and composed by Levent Çoker. Both Şebnem Paker and Levent Çoker had represented Turkey in the contest of the preceding year.The entry was chosen by a professional jury.

National Final

The professional jury announced the results on 1 March 1997 in Ankara.

Final - 1 March 1997
Artist Song
Şebnem Paker and Group Ethnic Dinle
Burcu Güneş Gece
Serdar AydemirAşkıma İnan
Şebnem ÖzsaranDördüncü Boyut
Seban DenizHiç Gitme
Tüzmen&Elçin EnginŞarkı
Tuna ÖnalSevda Bu Dostun
Erdal ÇelikSeninle
Pınar KarakoçSen nerede Ben orada
Ece SandallıSevda

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Şebnem performed 2ndh in the running order following Cyprus and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting Dinle had received 121 points placing Turkey 3rd. This was the best result a Turkish song had ever reached up to 1997 (from 1975). 18 participants voted for Dinle. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey

Points Awarded to Turkey
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 Malta
10 points Slovenia
8 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 points United Kingdom
6 points Ireland
5 points Italy
4 points Spain
3 points Hungary
2 points France
1 point Netherlands

References

  1. ↑ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.222-229