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Turkey In The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. The country was represented by Şebnem Paker and Grup Etnic with the song "Dinle" written by Mehtap Altıntemiz and composed by Levent Çoker. Both Şebnem Paker and Levent Çoker had represented Turkey in the contest of the preceding year. Before Eurovision 20. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali The final took place on 1 March 1997 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren and Meltem Ersan. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. Songs #1,3,4,5 and 8 were performed by the use of backing tracks however they were still backed by the orchestra with their respective conductors. Songs #6,9 and 10 played live while songs #2 and 7 used full playback. Ümit Eroğlu was the chief conductor in this preselection. His orchestra consisted of 49 musicians. At Eurovision Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 25th (last) out of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şebnem Paker
Şebnem Paker (born 20 July 1977) is a Turkish guitarist, singer and music teacher.Şebnem Paker Kimdir? in Turkish (Last accessed 12 April 2012). Biography She attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul University State Conservatory between 1992 and 1996. Later, she studied singing at Music Department. Paker represented |
Levent Çoker
Levent Çoker (born 1958) is a Turkish musician, arranger, conductor and composer who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer, arranger and conductor in 1996 and 1997. His song "Dinle" won 3rd place in Eurovision Song Contest 1997 and was the country's best result since it began participating in the Contest, and remained so until 2003, when soprano pop star Sertab Erener attained the top spot. A native of the northwestern Anatolia city of İzmit, the administrative center of Kocaeli Province, Levent Çoker graduated in 1971 from Ankara State Conservatory, having studied musical performance with emphasis on playing the trombone. He has been a member of Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra The Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra ( tr, İstanbul Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası or İDSO) is a Turkish symphony orchestra based in Istanbul. Founded in 1945 as the Istanbul Municipality City Orchestra, its first principal conductor was Cemal Reş ... since 1979 and has comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was the 42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 3 May 1997 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ) and presented by Irish television and radio presenter Carrie Crowley and Irish singer Ronan Keating, the contest was held in Ireland following the country's victory at the with the song "The Voice" by Eimear Quinn. The 1997 contest was the seventh edition to be staged in Ireland, as well as the fourth to be produced by RTÉ in five years. The Point Theatre served as the host venue for the third time, following the and contests, becoming the only venue to have been the site of three Eurovision Song Contests. Twenty-five countries participated in the contest, with a new relegation system introduced to determine which nations could participate, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. made its first appearance since , a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grup Etnic , a surname
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Turkey In The Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Turkey participated in Eurovision Song Contest 1996. Turkey was represented by Şebnem Paker with the song "Beşinci Mevsim" written by Selma Çuhacı and composed by Levent Çoker. Before Eurovision 19. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali ''19. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali'' was the national final format developed by TRT in order to select Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. Competing entries In order to select entries for the national final, TRT opened the submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries. 96 songs were ultimately submitted, from which, 10 were selected by jury panel for the national final. Final The final took place on 17 February 1996 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. At Eurovision On the night of the contest Şebnem Paker performed 1st in the running order preceding United Kingdom. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul. Serving as the capital of the ancient Celtic state of Galatia (280–64 BC), and later of the Roman province with the same name (25 BC–7th century), the city is very old, with various Hattian, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, Galatian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archeological sites. The Ottomans made the city the capital first of the Anatolia Eyalet (1393 – late 15th century) and then the Angora Vilayet (1867–1922). The historical center of Ankara is a rocky hill rising over the left bank of the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. The hill remains crowned by the ruins of Ankara Castle. Although few of its outworks have survived, there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren (1943 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator. Özveren completed his secondary education at (Istanbul) and higher education at Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanbul University, faculty of Law. Özveren started working at TRT on 31 July 1965, first as a television presenter before becoming the sports commentator in 1972. From 1973 to 2012, he intermittently served as the Turkish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Özveren spoke English, Japanese, Spanish and French, as well as his native Turkish. Özveren died on 18 October 2022 in Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ... at the age of 79, due to heart failure. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozveren, Bulend 1943 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burcu Güneş
Burcu Güneş (; born 12 August 1975) is a Turkish singer. Burcu Güneş, who is also known for her works on animal rights participated in a meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and animal rights activists in February 2011, and has also collaborated with HAYTAP on projects concerning animal rights. HAYTAP, 28 July 2011 Discography Albums Remix and compilation albums Singles Filmography TV pro ...
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Ahmet Koç
Ahmet Koç is a bağlama artist from Turkey. Before the "Paradoks" He appeared and played bağlama with the female singer Şebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997, in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place. His previous works include his own instrumental works "Yedi Karanfil 3", "Yediveren Anadolu" and "Yol Türküleri, as well as his contributions to a multitude of other artists' albums as music director or bağlama artist. Ahmet Koç continues his career at the Turkish Ministry of Culture as bağlama artist, arranger and musicolog. "Paradoks" Era In the spring of 2005, he released his instrumental album "Paradoks" (Paradox), in which he played international pop and rock classics with his bağlama. Some of the songs included in his album were: “Hasta Siempre”, "Fragile", “My Way”, “Surf Rider”, ”Hotel California” “The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarkan Tüzmen
Tarkan Tüzmen (born 22 May 1968), known professionally as Tüzmen, is a Turkish singer and actor, known for being a representative for Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, and being the brother of former minister for Turkey Kürşad Tüzmen. Professional career Tüzmen attempted to represent his home country of Turkey three times: Once in 1996 with the songs "Bilirsin ya", which did not receive a rank, and ''Var mısın söyle'', a duo with Pınar Ayhan, then Pınar Karakoç, and came in second. The second time was in 1997 in a duo with Elçin Engin, called ''Şarkı'', and did not receive a rank again. The third and final time was in 1998 with the song " Unutamazsın", and won the national final. He went to the contest in Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuba Önal ...
Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik with the song "Dön Artık". Before Eurovision 22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali The final took place on 12 March 1999 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Gülşah Banda. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. Only the top three songs were announced. At Eurovision Önal performed his song 7th on the night of the contest, following Slovenia and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting it had received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23. Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1999 1999 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pınar Ayhan
Pınar Ayhan (née Karakoç; born 28 March 1972) is a Turkish singer, most notable for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Music career Eurovision Ayhan first participated in the Turkish national finals in 1996, in a duet with Tüzmen with the song ''Var mısın söyle'', and came in second. The second time was in 1997, with the song ''Sen nerede Ben orada'', which did not receive a rank. Finally, in 2000, she, in collaboration with the group The S.O.S, participated with the song " Yorgunum Anla" and won. She represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ..., and came in 10th place with 59 points, a rare top 10 placing for Turkey at the time. After the Eurovision Song Contest of that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
