Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989. The country was represented by a music group named Pan with the song “Bana Bana” written and composed by the Timur Selçuk.

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processNational Final (13. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali)
Selection date(s)11 March 1989
Selected entrantGrup Pan
Selected song"Bana Bana"
Finals performance
Final result21st, 5 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

13. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 11 March 1989 at the Ari TV studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren and Güler Kazmaci. Sixteen songs competed and the winner was determined by the votes of eight regional juries.

Final – 11 March 1989
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Grup Denk "Aşk-ı memnu" Bora Ebeoğlu, Turhan Yükseler 37 7
2 Kayahan Açar & 3. Nesil "Ve melankoli" Kayahan Açar 63 2
3 MFÖ "Adı Naim" Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner 3 15
4 Sertab Altın & Klips "Hasret" Aysel Gürel, Uğur Başar 57 3
5 Jale & Seden Kutlubay "Bir fantastik aşk" Aysel Gürel, Garo Mafyan 18 11
6 Hazal Selçuk "Bir resimde sen" Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan, Timur Selçuk 57 3
7 Arzu Ece & Sibel Tüzün "Elifin aldı beni" Aysel Gürel, Selçuk Başar 22 10
8 Grup RC "Hep sıfır" Cem Bezeyiş 49 5
9 Emel & Erdal "Pardon Pardon" Ayşe Irmak, Aslıgül Kırıcı 42 6
10 Fatih Erkoç "Bir sevgi ver bana" Atilla Şentin 0 16
11 Grup Pan "Bana bana" Timur Selçuk 71 1
12 Grup RC "Çaresi Yok Sensizliğin" Cem Bezeyiş 7 13
13 Neco "Fora fora" Ali Kocatepe, Selmi Andak 18 11
14 Fatih Erkoç "Bir nostalji bu" Aysel Gürel, Garo Mafyan 32 8
15 Jeyan Epri, Cihan Okan, Belma Sera "Hayır" Zeynep Talu, Melih Kibar 5 14
16 Fatih Erkoç "Öyle Bakma" Sezen Aksu, Onno Tunç 30 9

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Grup Pan performed 5th in the running order following the Netherlands preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting Bana Bana had received only 5 points (a highest 4 from Yugoslavia) placing Turkey 21st among 22. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[1]

Voting

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References

  1. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.168-172
  2. Eurovision scoreboard
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