Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time in 1978. The country was represented by Nilüfer & Nazar with the song “Sevince” written by Hulki Aktunç and composed by Dağhan Baydur and Onno Tunç. The entry was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. It came 18th in the Eurovision 1978.

Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processŞarkı Yarışması
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
18 December 1977
Final:
5 February 1978
Selected entrantNilüfer & Nazar
Selected song"Sevince"
Finals performance
Final result18th, 2 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Şarkı Yarışması

The Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. The national final featured a semi-final on 18 December 1977 and a final on 5 February 1978. 232 songs were submitted to TRT and 12 were selected by a selection committee for the national final.

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 18 December 1977 at the Orkut TV Studios in Ankara. The top five entries determined by an expert jury proceeded to the final.[1]

Semi-final – 18 December 1977
Draw Artist Song Composer(s) Result
1 Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı "Yaşamana bak" Levent Altındağ, Behiç Altındağ Finalist
2 Cengiz Orçun "Barıs" Cengiz Orçun Eliminated
3 Grup Sekstet "Insanız biz" Atilla Özdemiroğlu, Şanar Yurdatapan Finalist
4 Aydın Tansel "Hiç şansım yok" Aydın Tansel Eliminated
5 Anadolu Majör "Dostluğa davet" Ali Kocatepe Finalist
6 Grup Karma "Imkansız" Galip Boransu, Dilek Ertek Finalist
7 Rezzan Yücel "Bu gece" Melih Kibar, Çiğdem Talu Eliminated
8 Ayça Oktay "Küçük kız" Baha Boduroğlu Eliminated
9 Nilüfer & Nazar "Sevince" Hülki Aktunç, Dağhan Baydur, Onno Tunç Finalist
10 Nükhet Duru "Anılar" Cenk Taşkan, Mehmet Teoman Eliminated
11 Ali Rıza Binboğa "Baharım sensin" Ali Rıza Binboğa Eliminated
12 Cahit Oben "Dosta mektup" Cahit Oben Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 9 February 1975 at the Orkut TV Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. The five entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[2]

Final – 5 February 1978
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Anadolu Majör "Dostluğa davet" 16 3
2 Nilüfer & Nazar "Sevince" 20 1
3 Grup Karma "Imkansız" 12 4
4 Grup Sekstet "Insanız biz" 19 2
5 Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı "Yaşamana bak" 7 5

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey

Points awarded to Turkey
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Turkey

12 points Israel
10 points Ireland
8 points Germany
7 points Spain
6 points United Kingdom
5 points Monaco
4 points France
3 points Austria
2 points Luxembourg
1 point Italy

References

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