Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "

Düm Tek Tek "Düm Tek Tek" is a song by Belgian-Turkish singer Hadise that was performed as the entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. The song was performed 9th at the first semi-final of the contest on 12 May, following 's Loveb ...

" written by

Sinan Akçıl Sinan Akçıl (born 20 May 1982) is a Turkish composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for producing Hadise's Eurovision 2009 song for Turkey, called " Düm Tek Tek". Personal life Sinan Akçıl married popular Turkish actr ...

, Stefan Fernande and

Hadise Hadise Açıkgöz (born 22 October 1985). hadisemusic.com is a Belgian-Turkish singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin- Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey. In 2003, she ...

. The song was performed by Hadise. The entry was selected through an internal selection organised by Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT).

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 18 September 2008, TRT opened the suggestions for the public to nominate potential artists for consideration. In October 2008, TRT announced that two artists were shortlisted following public input:

and

Şebnem Ferah Şebnem Ferah (born 12 April 1972) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. She was the lead vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music s ...

. Hadise was considered due to her being a likeable artist that would appeal to the European countries, while Ferah was considered as her rock music would be better for the contest. On 21 October 2008, TRT announced that Belgian-Turkish singer Hadise had been internally selected to represent Turkey in Moscow. It was also announced that she would have total control of the song she would perform at the contest, including the lyricist, composer, arranger and language of the song. The singer later stated that she would be personally working on the lyrics as well as possibly collaborating with songwriters in Belgium. Three songs were submitted by Hadise to the broadcaster in December 2008 and a selection committee selected "

" as the song she would perform at the contest. On 1 January 2009, "Düm Tek Tek" was presented to the public during the TRT New Year's Eve television special. As such, Turkey was one of the first countries to have had its artist and song selected for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, and only the second to do so before the end of 2008. The song was written by

, Stefan Fernande, as well as Hadise herself.

At Eurovision

Turkey competed in one of the two semi-finals after

Mor ve Ötesi Mor ve ötesi (literally ''Purple and Beyond''; a play on the word '' morötesi'', meaning ultraviolet) is a Turkish alternative rock band from Istanbul. Its four current members are Harun Tekin (vocals and rhythm guitar), Kerem Kabadayı (drum ...

came 7th in the 2008 contest. In the semi-final 1 she performed 9th, following

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and preceding

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. Turkey was ranked second, with 172 points and qualifying for the final. In the final, Turkey performed 18th, following

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and preceding

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, and ended 4th with 177 points.

Voting

Points awarded to Turkey

Points awarded by Turkey

Detailed voting results

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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