Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country  Turkey
National selection
Selection process 17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s) 13 March 1993
Selected entrant Burak Aydos
Selected song "Esmer yarim"
Finals performance
Final result 21st, 10 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1992 • 1993 • 1995►

Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Esmer yarim" by Burak Aydos, after he won the Turkish nationbal final for the contest.

National final

The Turkish broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), held a national final to select the Turkish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Millstreet, Ireland. The contest was held at the Andromeda discotheque in Istanbul on 13 March, hosted by Ömer Önder. Eight songs competed in the contest, with the winner being selected by the audience at the contest. Only the top 3 songs were announced.

The winner was Burak Aydos with the song "Esmer yarim", which was composed by Aydos.

 National final - 13 March 1992
Draw Singer Song Translation Place
1 Deniz Safak Yaprak "Son senfoni" The Last Symphony 3rd
2 Sebnem Özsaran & Grubu "Biz çocuklar" We, The Children -
3 Erdal Çelik "Yanimda olmazsan" If You're Not With me -
4 Sinan Erkoç & Grup "34 TR 93" "Son gece" The Last Night 2nd
5 Sonat & Seda Bagcan "Yarin çok güzel olmaliyim anne" I Must Be Very Beautiful Tomorrow, Mother -
6 Sebnem Özsaran "Gülümse" Smile -
7 Burak Aydos "Esmer yarim" My Darling Brunette 1st
8 Grup Pi "Seviyorum" I'm In Love -

At Eurovision

Aydos performed second on the night of the contest, following Italy and preceding Germany. He received 10 points in total, placing 21st in a field of 25.

Points awarded by Turkey

12 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 points Norway
8 points United Kingdom
7 points France
6 points Netherlands
5 points Malta
4 points Austria
3 points Finland
2 points Greece
1 point Ireland

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

See also

References

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