Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The country was represented by Ajda Pekkan with the song “Pet'r Oil” written by Şanar Yurdatapan and composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu.

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finalil
Selection date(s)February 24, 1980
Selected entrantAjda Pekkan
Selected song"Pet'r Oil"
Finals performance
Final result15th, 23 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 24 February 1980 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. All songs were performed by Ajda Pekkan and the winning song was determined by an expert jury in two rounds. In the first round, the lowest-scoring song was eliminated. In the second round, "Pet'r oil" was selected as the winning song.

First Round – 24 February 1980
DrawSong (English translation) Composer(s) PointsPlace
1"Olsam" (If I am) Serif Yüzbaşıoğlu, Adnan Yumuk 92
2"Pet'r oil" (Petrol) Şanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroğlu 111
3"Bir dünya ver bana" (Give me a world) Cenk Taşkan, Fikret Şeneş 23
Second Round – 24 February 1980
DrawSong PointsPlace
1"Olsam" 102
2"Pet'r oil" 121

Voting

Points awarded by Turkey

12 points Netherlands
10 points Germany
8 points Sweden
7 points Spain
6 points Italy
5 points United Kingdom
4 points Portugal
3 points France
2 points  Switzerland
1 point Luxembourg
Points Received by Turkey
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References

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