Deli (song)

"Deli" (English: "Insane") is a song performed by Turkish rock group Mor ve Ötesi. It represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, earning the 7th place in the finals. The song was selected by TRT on 15 February amongst the nine finalists out of 19 entries in the second Eurovision semi-final on 22 May.[1]

"Deli"
Single by Mor ve Ötesi
from the album Başıbozuk
Released15 February 2008 (digital download)
22 May 2008 (CD-single)
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:04
LabelRakun Music
Songwriter(s)Harun Tekin, Kerem Kabadayı, Burak Güven, Kerem Özyeğen
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Harun Tekin,
Kerem Kabadayı,
Burak Güven,
Kerem Özyeğen
As
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
7th
Semi-final points
85
Final result
7th
Final points
138
Entry chronology
◄ "Shake It Up Şekerim" (2007)   
"Düm Tek Tek" (2009) ►

The song was performed third in the second semi-final, following Sweden's Charlotte Perrelli with Hero, and preceding Ukraine's Ani Lorak with Shady Lady. The song qualified to the final.

The song was performed 12th in the final, and finished 7th with 138 points.

The lyrics of the song in eight languages can be found on its official webpage (English, Turkish, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Serbian and Greek).[2]

The song was succeeded as Turkish representative at the 2009 contest by Hadise with "Düm Tek Tek".

Video

The video of the song was directed by Turkish director Ezel Akay. It started airing in April 2008.

Chart positions
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Turkish Top 20 Chart[3] 8
Turkish Rock Top 20 Chart[4] 3

Release history
Region Date Label Format
Turkey 15 February 2008 Rakun Music digital download
22 May 2008 Rakun Music CD Single

References
  1. Turkey's Official Eurovision Song Contest 2008 page
  2. Delirium.fm – the official webpage of the song
  3. Turkish Top 20 Chart Archived May 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-05-18
  4. Turkish Rock Top 20 Chart Archived December 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-12-29


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