Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The country was represented by Neco with the song “Hani?” written by Faik Tuğsuz and composed by Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz. The entry was chosen by a professional jury.

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processNational Final (6. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali)
Selection date(s)7 March 1982
Selected entrantNeco
Selected song"Hani?"
Finals performance
Final result15th, 20 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

6. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 7 March 1982 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Canan Kumbasar. Six songs were to compete but "Müzikle yasam" performed by Senay withdrew from the competition. Instead five songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1]

Final – 7 March 1982
Draw Artist Song Composer(s) Points Place
1 Cantekin & Nilgün Onatkut "Zannetme ki" Cantekin Arefeoğlu — —
2 Neco "Bir yasam öyküsü" Fikret Şeneş, Selçuk Başar — —
3 Neco "Hani?" Faik Tuğsuz, Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz 12 1
4 Neco "Rönesans" Özdemir Kaptan, Selçuk Başar 10 2
5 "Gramofon" Aysel Gürel, Selmi Andak 9 3

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Neco performed 5th in the running order following United Kingdom and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting Hani had received 20 points placing Turkey 15th. 6 participants had voted for Hani. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.[2]

Voting

Points awarded by Turkey
12 points Germany
10 points United Kingdom
8 points Spain
7 points Austria
6 points Belgium
5 points Portugal
4 points Yugoslavia
3 points Luxembourg
2 points  Switzerland
1 point Ireland

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

References
  1. "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1982".
  2. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.109-1114
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