Atilla Şereftuğ (born 16 November 1950)And the conductor is...
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In 1986, Şereftuğ participated in the Swiss heats of the

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as composer of the song " Pas pour moi". The song's co-composer was Nella Martinetti. " Pas pour moi" won the Swiss final and, performed by Daniela Simmons represented Switzerland in the

held in

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. It was voted into second place behind the Belgian entry. In 1988, along with Nella Martinetti, he once again qualified for the Swiss Eurovision heat, this time with the song " Ne partez pas sans moi," performed by the Canadian singer

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. 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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Living people Swiss people of Turkish descent Eurovision Song Contest-winning songwriters 1950 births 21st-century conductors (music) {{Turkey-singer-stub

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