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Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcasterTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)4 March 1983
Selected artist(s)Çetin Alp & the Short Wave
Selected song"Opera"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result19th, 0 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1982 • 1983 • 1984►

Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Opera", composed by Buğra Uğur, with lyrics by Aysel Gürel, and performed by Çetin Alp & the Short Wave. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 4 March 1983 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Başak Doğru. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.

Final – 4 March 1983
Draw Artist Song Lyricist Composer Place
1 Vedat Sakman "Müzisyen" Vedat Sakman Vedat Sakman —
2 Hakan Sıvacı "Boğaziçi" Salim Ağırbaş Gürol Ağırbaş —
3 Ayşegül Aldinç "Heyecan" Cansın Erol Selahattin İçli 3
4 Mehmet Şengenç "Yaşayamam" Yusuf Eradam Yusuf Eradam —
5 Coşkun Demir "Dön Bana" Karen Garson Aydın Esen —
6 Çetin Alp & the Short Waves (Recep Aktuğ, Gül Aktuğ, Ali Uyar, Bisan Yorulmaz, Sema Uğur) "Opera" Aysel Gürel Buğra Uğur 1
7 Mavi Yolcular (Sezen Aksu, Ali Kocatepe, Coşkun Demir) "Heyamola" Ali Kocatepe Ali Kocatepe —
8 Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra "Atlantis" Aysel Gürel Attila Özdemiroğlu 2

At Eurovision

On the evening of the contest Alp performed 6th following Italy and preceding Spain. At the close of voting Opera had received nul points placing Turkey joint 19 place (along with Spain). The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.

Voting

Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.

Points awarded by Turkey
Score Country
12 points  Yugoslavia
10 points  Austria
8 points  Luxembourg
7 points  Sweden
6 points  Norway
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points  Italy
3 points  Finland
2 points  Netherlands
1 point  Denmark

References

  1. "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1983".
  2. "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1983 Final".
  3. "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

External links

Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Bana Bana"
  • "Beşinci Mevsim"
  • "Deli"
  • "Didai Didai Dai"
  • "Dinle"
  • "Dön Artık"
  • "Dönme Dolap"
  • "Düm Tek Tek"
  • "Esmer Yarim"
  • "Everyway That I Can"
  • "For Real"
  • "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim"
  • "Halay"
  • "Halley"
  • "Hani?"
  • "İki Dakika"
  • "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"
  • "Live It Up"
  • "Love Me Back"
  • "Opera"
  • "Pet'r Oil"
  • "Rimi Rimi Ley"
  • "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
  • "Seninle Bir Dakika"
  • "Sev"
  • "Sevgiliye Son"
  • "Sevince"
  • "Seviyorum"
  • "Shake It Up Şekerim"
  • "Sufi"
  • "Süper Star"
  • "Unutamazsın"
  • "We Could Be the Same"
  • "Yaz Bitti"
  • "Yorgunum Anla"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Turkey did not compete.
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