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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Didai didai dai", written by Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, and Özkan Uğur, and performed by themselves under their stage name MFÖ. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 March 1985 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | MFÖ | |||
| Selected song | "Didai didai dai" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 36 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
edit9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
editTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (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]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Bir Sevgi Yeter" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selmi Andak | — |
| 2 | MFÖ | "Aşık Oldum" | Mazhar Alanson | Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, Özkan Uğur | 1 |
| 3 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Boşver" | Nükhet Duru | Uğur Başar | — |
| 4 | Pınar Seyhun | "Bakışlar" | Pınar Seyhun, Tamer Aykaç | Coşkun Ömer Göksel | — |
| 5 | Sezen Aksu & Özdemir Erdoğan | "Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı" | Sezen Aksu, Hıncal Uluç | Ali Kocatepe | — |
| 6 | Feza Tok | "Özlem" | Beyza Tok | Beyza Tok | — |
| 7 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Sev" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | 2 |
| 8 | Nil Burak | "Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu" | Aysel Gürel | Selmi Andak | 3 |
| 9 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Yıllardan Sonra" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | — |
At Eurovision
editOn 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
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References
edit- ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1985".
- ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1985 Final".
- ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.131-134
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.