Nilüfer - Grup Nazar was a Turkish band that entered the
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the with the song " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam. Organised by the Europea ...
. The band included Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz who went on to compose Turkey's Eurovision entries in 1982 and 1987 and San Marino's entries in 2016 and 2019. Their song "
Sevince", written by
Dağhan Baydur and Hulki Aktunç came a clear first at the Turkish TV contest, finished at 18th of 20 with only 2 points. The B-side was "Darling", also written by Baydur. Dağhan Baydur would later (1999) produce the Turkish-language Beatles cover album ''
Beatles Alaturca'' with
Fuat Güner
Aziz Fuat Güner (born 1 April 1948), better known as Fuat Güner, is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and an actor.
Early life
He was born on 1 April 1948 in Istanbul, Turkey to a renowned photographer father, Sami G ...
of
MFÖ
Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan (MFÖ), also known by their original name Mazhar ve Fuat, is a Turkish pop and rock band with Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner and Özkan Uğur as members. While many of their songs poke fun at common Turkish types ("Ali Desidero", ...
and Erdal Kızılçay.
[Billboard - 23 Jan 1999 "... by Turkish folk motifs, with lively, insistent drumming, soaring violins, and the rich texture of traditional Turkish instruments. Daghan Baydur, Erdal Kizilgay, and Fuat Güner (from the veteran Turkish group MFO) chose songs that reflect ..."]
The group were consisted of Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz, Zeynep Tuğsuz and Dağhan Baydur along with
Nilüfer Yumlu
Nilüfer is the Turkish word for " water lily", from Persian ''nilufar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus, ''nīlotpala'' (नीलोत्पल). It is a popular feminine given name in Turk ...
.
References
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Turkey
Turkish musical groups
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