Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 explained

Year:1985
Broadcaster:Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT)
Country:Turkey
Preselection:Turkish: 9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Preselection Date:1 March 1985
Entrant:MFÖ
Song:Turkish: Didai didai dai|i=no
Final Result:14th, 36 points

Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Turkish: Didai didai dai|i=no", written by Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, and Özkan Uğur, and performed by themselves under their stage name MFÖ. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Turkish: 9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT) held the national final on 1 March 1985 at the Istanbul Atatürk Kültür Merkezi in Istanbul, hosted by Başak Doğru and Orhan Boran. Nine songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]

Final – 1 March 1985
DrawArtistSong Lyricist Composer Place
1Neco & Nükhet Duru"Bir Sevgi Yeter" Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu Selmi Andak
2MFÖ"Aşık Oldum" 1
3Neco & Nükhet Duru"Boşver" Uğur Başar
4Pınar Seyhun"Bakışlar" Pınar Seyhun, Tamer Aykaç Coşkun Ömer Göksel
5Sezen Aksu & Özdemir Erdoğan"Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı" Ali Kocatepe
6Feza Tok"Özlem" Beyza Tok Beyza Tok
7Neco & Nükhet Duru"Sev" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz 2
8Nil Burak"Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu" Selmi Andak 3
9Neco & Nükhet Duru"Yıllardan Sonra" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz

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.[3] 8 participants had voted for Didai Didai Dai. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[4]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1985.
  2. Web site: Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1985 Final.
  3. Web site: Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416073301/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final . 16 April 2021 . live.
  4. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005,, pp.131-134
  5. Web site: Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416081048/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final/results/turkey . 16 April 2021 . live.