Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. The country was represented by Ayşegül Aldinç and a trio named Modern Folk Üçlüsü with the song "Dönme Dolap" written and composed by Ali Kocatepe.
National final
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 February 1981 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü | |||
| Selected song | "Dönme Dolap" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 9 points[1] | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 14 February 1981 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. Six songs competed and the winner was determined by a jury consisting of members of the public.
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Kayahan | "Dostluk" | Aydın Esen, Leyla Seber | — | 6 |
| 2 | İbo & Group Vize | "Nerede o eski tangolar" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | — | 5 |
| 3 | Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü | "İstanbul İstanbul" | Cenk Taşkan, Ülkü Aker | — | 3 |
| 4 | Coşkun Demir | "Miras" | Ali Kocatepe | — | 4 |
| 5 | Füsun Önal | "Bigudi" | Selçuk Başar, Ayse Irman Manioğlu | 60 | 2 |
| 6 | Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü | "Dönme Dolap" | Ali Kocatepe | 87 | 1 |
At Eurovision
On the night 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 1 point from Luxembourg, 3 points from Jugoslavia and 5 point from Finland. Thus Dönme Dolap shared the 18th-19th place with Portugal. Norway was the last. Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[2]
Voting
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Votes of the Turkish jury:[3]
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Votes received by the Turkish song:[3]
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References
- https://eurovision.tv/country/turkey/profile
- Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, p.83-84
- Scoreboard
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