Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Turkey in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Participating broadcasterTurkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)
Country Turkey
Selection process5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date14 February 1981
Competing entry
Song"Dönme Dolap"
ArtistModern Folk Trio and Ayşegül
SongwritersAli Kocatepe
Placement
Final result18th, 9 points
Participation chronology
◄1980 1981 1982►

Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Dönme Dolap", written by Ali Kocatepe, and performed by the Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

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The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) held the national final on 14 February 1981 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. Six songs competed and the winner was determined by a jury consisting of members of the public.

Final – 14 February 1981
Draw Artist Song Lyricist Composer Points Place
1 Kayahan "Dostluk" Leyla Seber Aydın Esen 6
2 İbo & Grup Vize "Nerede O Eski Tangolar?" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz 5
3 Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü "İstanbul İstanbul" Ülkü Aker Cenk Taşkan 3
4 Coşkun Demir "Miras" Ali Kocatepe Ali Kocatepe 4
5 Füsun Önal "Bigudi" Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu Selçuk Başar 60 2
6 Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü "Dönme Dolap" Ali Kocatepe Ali Kocatepe 87 1

At Eurovision

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On the evening of the contest Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Germany. At the close of the voting the song received 9 points, thus Dönme Dolap shared 18th place with Portugal.[1] The Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[2][3]

Members of the Turkish jury included Süheyla Aldoğan, Hidayet Yarken, Hatice Akbaş, Lüftiye Duman, Nebiye Yazıcı, Nesrin Demirel, Sami Ersoy, Mehmet Kuteş, Mustafa Ekinci, Cengiz Doğan, and Ali Arslan.[4]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, p.83-84
  4. ^ Yarışmacı ülkeler ve halk jürisi, Milliyet, 4 April 1981