"We Could Be the Same" ( tr, Aynı Olabiliriz) is a song by
Turkish
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band
maNga
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that was performed as the Turkish entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...
, held in
Oslo
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,
Norway
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, and which came in second place.
There are 3 versions available on official CD single, called as Brussels (Eurovision version), Istanbul (Single version), and Stockholm (Extended version).
Selection
Throughout January it was reported that maNga had entered an intense period in preparation for Eurovision, perfecting songs for submission to TRT. In February 2010 maNga submitted three songs to TRT, who was in charge of selecting the competing Eurovision song. All songs were in
English
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. We Could Be The Same, the selected song, was announced from TRT on 3 March.
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed on the Bosporus Strait opposite the Golden Horn on board an oil tanker. Then unknown top model Zeynep Arı appears in the video.
Charts
See also
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Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "We Could Be the Same" written by Evren Ozdemir, Fiona Movery Akıncı and Manga. The song was performed by Manga. The entry was selected through an internal selection organised ...
References
External links
Official music video
Eurovision songs of Turkey
Eurovision songs of 2010
2010 singles
English-language Turkish songs
Sony Music singles
2010 songs
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