Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 March 1983 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | 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 at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Opera", composed by Buğra Uğur, with lyrics by Aysel Gürel, and performed by Çetin Alp & the Short Wave. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit]7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
[edit]Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 4 March 1983 at its 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
[edit]On the evening of the contest Alp performed 6th following Italy and preceding Spain. At the close of voting Opera had received nul points placing Turkey joint 19 place (along with Spain).[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.
Voting
[edit]Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.[4]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points |  Yugoslavia
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| 10 points |  Austria
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| 8 points |  Luxembourg
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| 7 points |  Sweden
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| 6 points |  Norway
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| 5 points |  United Kingdom
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| 4 points |  Italy
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| 3 points |  Finland
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| 2 points |  Netherlands
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| 1 point |  Denmark
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References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- (in French) Turkish national Final 1983