Turkey took part in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The country was represented by a music trio named
Mazhar Fuat Özkan (names of the members) with the song "Didai didai dai" written by Mazhar Alanson (Mazhar) and composed by the trio.
Before Eurovision
9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 1 March 1985 at the Istanbul Atatürk Kültür Merkezi in
Istanbul
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, hosted by Başak Doğru and
Orhan Boran. Nine songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Mahzar Fuat Özkan performed 7th in the running order following France and preceding Belgium. The name of the trio was announced as ''MFÖ'' (abbreviated for Mahzar Fuat Özkan) and the name of the song as "Didai didai dai". The song was also arranged for the big orchestra by
Garo Mafyan. At the close of the voting Didai Didai Dai had received 36 points placing Turkey 14th. 8 participants had voted for Didai Didai Dai. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.
[Michael Kuyucu: ''Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision'', İstanbul, 2005, , pp.131-134]
Voting
References
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