Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 March 1983 | |||
| Selected entrant | Çetin Alp & the Short Wave | |||
| Selected song | "Opera" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 0 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey was represented by
1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich
on 23 April 1983. Çetin Alp won the rights to represent Turkey on 4 March 1983.
Before Eurovision
7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 4 March 1983 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Başak Doğru. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vedat Sakman | "Müzisyen" | Vedat Sakman | Vedat Sakman | — |
| 2 | Hakan Sıvacı | "Boğaziçi" | Salim Ağırbaş | Gürol Ağırbaş | — |
| 3 | Ayşegül Aldinç | "Heyecan" | Cansın Erol | Selahattin İçli | 3 |
| 4 | Mehmet Şengenç | "Yaşayamam" | Yusuf Eradam | Yusuf Eradam | — |
| 5 | Coşkun Demir | "Dön Bana" | Karen Garson | Aydın Esen | — |
| 6 | Çetin Alp & the Short Waves (Recep Aktuğ, Gül Aktuğ, Ali Uyar, Bisan Yorulmaz, Sema Uğur) | "Opera" | Aysel Gürel | Buğra Uğur | 1 |
| 7 | Mavi Yolcular (Sezen Aksu, Ali Kocatepe, Coşkun Demir) | "Heyamola" | Ali Kocatepe | Ali Kocatepe | — |
| 8 | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Atlantis" | Aysel Gürel | Attila Özdemiroğlu | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Alp performed 6th following
nul points placing Turkey joint 19 place (along with Spain).[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia
.
Voting
Turkey did not receive any points at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points |  Yugoslavia
|
| 10 points |  Austria
|
| 8 points |  Luxembourg
|
| 7 points |  Sweden
|
| 6 points |  Norway
|
| 5 points |  United Kingdom
|
| 4 points |  Italy
|
| 3 points |  Finland
|
| 2 points |  Netherlands
|
| 1 point |  Denmark
|
References
- ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1983".
- ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1983 Final".
- ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
- (in French) Turkish national Final 1983