Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. The country was represented by a trio composed of İzel -Reyhan-Can with the song “İki Dakika” written by Aysel Gürel and composed by Şevket Uğurluel.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (15. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 March 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | İzel-Reyhan-Can | |||
| Selected song | "İki Dakika" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 44 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
15. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 9 March 1991 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren. Fourteen songs competed and the winner was determined by the votes of eight regional juries.
| Final – 9 March 1991 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | İzel, Reyhan & Can | "İki Dakika" | Aysel Gürel, Şevket Uğurluer | 68 | 1 |
| 2 | Cenk Sökmen | "Öyle bir dünya" | Aysel Gürel, Selçuk Başar | 26 | 10 |
| 3 | Şebnem Özsaran | "Yalnışlığım" | Müfit Bayraşa, Kadriye Bayraşa, Sadun Ersönmez | 37 | 6 |
| 4 | Grup 4x1 | "Hey sen" | Serap Turgay, Özkan Turgay | 36 | 7 |
| 5 | Fatih Erkoç | "Üzüleceksin" | Kamil Özler | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Arzu Ece & Klips | "Sensiz geceler" | Aysel Gürel, Uğur Başar | 60 | 2 |
| 7 | Melis Sökmen & Ercüment Vural | "Son defa" | Aysel Gürel, Uğur Başar | 51 | 5 |
| 8 | Rüya Ersavcı & Grup Turkish Delight | "Turkish Delight" | Hulki Aktunç, Dağhan Baydur | 54 | 3 |
| 9 | Sonat Bağcan | "Dün gibi" | Bahadır Şahin, Can Atilla | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Fatih Erkoç | "Gülbeyaz sokağı" | Fatih Erkoç | 27 | 9 |
| 11 | Grup Festival | "Festival" | Aysel Gürel, Selçuk Başar | 54 | 3 |
| 12 | Cemil Sağyaşar | "Gel" | Cemil Sağyaşar | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | Cenk Sökmen | "Belki bir gün" | Bertan Öngören | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Adnan Göyken | "Hamburger" | Adnan Göyken | 28 | 8 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest the trio performed 10th in the running order following France and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points placing Turkey 12th. 7 participants had voted for İki Dakika. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[1]
Voting
References
- Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.188-193
- Eurovision scoreboard
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