Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Participating broadcasterTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processŞarkı Yarışması
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
18 December 1977
Final:
5 February 1978
Selected artist(s)Nilüfer and Nazar
Selected song"Sevince"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Dağhan Baydur
  • Onno Tunç
  • Hulki Aktunç
Finals performance
Final result18th, 2 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1975 • 1978 • 1979►

Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Sevince", composed by Dağhan Baydur and Onno Tunç, with lyrics by Hulki Aktunç, and performed by Nilüfer and Nazar. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. This was the second entry from Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest. The entry came 18th in the contest.

Before Eurovision

Şarkı Yarışması

The Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. The national final featured a semi-final on 18 December 1977 and a final on 5 February 1978. 232 songs were submitted to Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) and 12 were selected by a selection committee for the national final.

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 18 December 1977 at the Orkut TV Studios in Ankara. The top five entries determined by an expert jury proceeded to the final.[1] [2]

Semi-final – 18 December 1977
Draw Artist Song Lyricist Composer Result
1 Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı (Behiç Altındağ, Levent Altındağ, Burçin Karataş, Nilüfer Kutun, Arzu Özkaraman) "Yaşamana Bak" Zeren Uluer Levent Altındağ, Behiç Altındağ Finalist
2 Cengiz Orçun "Barış" Cengiz Orçun Cengiz Orçun Eliminated
3 Grup Sekstet (Esmeray, Kerem Yılmazer, Ertan Anapa, Funda Anapa, İskender Doğan, Melike Demirağ) "İnsanız Biz" Şanar Yurdatapan Atilla Özdemiroğlu Finalist
4 Aydın Tansel "Hiç Şansım Yok" Aydın Tansel Aydın Tansel Eliminated
5 Anadolu Majör (Nükhet Duru & Modern Folk Üçlüsü) "Dostluğa Davet" Ali Kocatepe Ali Kocatepe Finalist
6 Grup Karma (Galip Boransu, Özkan Uğur, Cengiz Teoman) "İmkansız" Dilek Ertek Galip Boransu Finalist
7 Rezzan Yücel "Bu Gece" Çiğdem Talu Melih Kibar Eliminated
8 Ayça Oktay & Elma Şekerleri (Tülin Çayıroğlu, Şebnem Çayıroğlu, Aslı Gelenbe, Taner Karataş) "Küçük Kız" Oktay Yurdatapan Baha Boduroğlu Eliminated
9 Nilüfer & Nazar "Sevince" Hulki Aktunç Dağhan Baydur, Onno Tunç Finalist
10 Nükhet Duru "Anılar" Mehmet Teoman Cenk Taşkan Eliminated
11 Ali Rıza Binboğa "Baharım Sensin" Ali Rıza Binboğa Ali Rıza Binboğa Eliminated
12 Cahit Oben "Dosta Mektup" Cahit Oben Cahit Oben Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 9 February 1978 at 20:40 TRT (5:40 UTC) in the Orkut TV Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren.[3] The five entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[4][5]

Final – 5 February 1978
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Anadolu Majör "Dostluğa Davet" 16 3
2 Nilüfer & Nazar "Sevince" 20 1
3 Grup Karma "İmkansız" 12 4
4 Grup Sekstet "İnsanız Biz" 19 2
5 Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı "Yaşamana Bak" 7 5

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on TRT Televizyon.[6]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "TURKISH SEMI-FINAL 1978".
  2. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1978 Semi-Final".
  3. ^ "TV". Milliyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 5 February 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1978".
  5. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1978 Final".
  6. ^ "TV". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 22 April 1978. p. 9. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.