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In 1986, Şereftuğ participated in the Swiss heats of the Eurovision Song Contest as composer of the song "

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". The song's co-composer was

Nella Martinetti Nella Martinetti (21 January 1946 – 29 July 2011) was a Swiss singer-songwriter, affectionately nicknamed "Bella Nella". She was born in Brissago, Ticino, Switzerland. In 1986, she became the first winner of the Grand Prix der Volksmusi ...

. "

" won the Swiss final and, performed by

Daniela Simmons Daniela Borruso-Sereftug (born 9 December 1959), better known by the stage name Daniela Simmons (sometimes written Simons), is a singer/songwriter/musician who represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen Bergen (), ...

represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest held in

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. It was voted into second place behind the Belgian entry. In 1988, along with

, he once again qualified for the Swiss Eurovision heat, this time with the song "

Ne partez pas sans moi "Ne partez pas sans moi" (; "Don't Leave Without Me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song was written by Atilla Şereftuğ and Nella Martinetti. It is best known as the Swiss winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contes ...

," performed by the Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

. By a small margin of seven votes the song won and went on to the final in

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. Consequently, in 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest, by an even smaller margin of just one point, with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi."

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