Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 24. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 2001 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Sedat Yüce | |||
| Selected song | "Sevgiliye Son" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 41 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Sevgiliye Son", composed by Semih Güneri, with lyrics by Figen Çakmak and Nurdan Güneri, and performed by Sedat Yüce. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit]24. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
[edit]Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 23 February 2001 at its television studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Meltem Ersan. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Özgür Yedievli | "Yalnızım" | Özgür Yedievli | — |
| 2 | Feryal Başel | "Oysa Şimdi" | İhsan Köseoğlu | 3 |
| 3 | Nurdoğan Yurtseven | "Delicesine" | Nurdoğan Yurtseven | — |
| 4 | Grup GMG | "Sen Her Şeyimsin" | Canan Çitoğlu, Erdinç Tunç | — |
| 5 | Ceynur Biçer | "Kayıp Bir Melek" | Tolga Gürdil | 2 |
| 6 | Semih Bayraktar | "Çok Geç" | Semih Bayraktar | — |
| 7 | Sedat Yüce | "Sevgiliye Son" | Figen Çakmak, Nurdan Güneri, Semih Güneri | 1 |
| 8 | Işın Karaca | "Kaderimsin" | Canan Çitoğlu, Erdinç Tunç | — |
| 9 | Semih Bayraktar | "Uyan kalbim" | Semih Bayraktar | — |
| 10 | Ceynur Biçer | "Hep Aşk Olsun" | Tolga Gürdil | — |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the evening of the contest Sedat Yüce performed 15th in the running order following France and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting "Sevgiliye Son" had received 41 points placing Turkey 11th.[3][4]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 2001".
- ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 2001 Final".
- ^ "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.247-251
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
