22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
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Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 12 March 1999 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Gülşah Banda. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. Only the top three songs were announced.[1] [2]
Final – 12 March 1999
| Draw
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Artist
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Song
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Lyricist
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Composer
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Place
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| 1
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Sedat Yüce
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"Bırak Beni"
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Savaş Savaşan
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Savaş Savaşan
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—
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| 2
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Tuba Önal & Grup Mistik (Aysun Sökmen, Bike Baran, Gülden Özgediz, Tuncay Arığ, Uğur Erdoğan)
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"Dön Artık"
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Canan Tunç
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Erdinç Tunç
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1
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| 3
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Meltem Büyükuğurgör
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"Vazgeçme"
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Hakan Süersan
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Hakan Süersan
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—
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| 4
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Volkan Eröz
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"Kolay Mı Bırakmak?"
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Özgür Yedievli
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Özgür Yedievli
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—
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| 5
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Kaan Yalçın
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"Neredesin?"
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Emel Atilla
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Can Atilla
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3
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| 6
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Sibel Mirkelam
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"Selam Sana Toprak Ana"
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Figen Çakmak
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Nino Varon
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—
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| 7
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Birsen Tezer
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"Haydi El Ele"
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Semra Öztan
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Semra Öztan
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—
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| 8
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Neslihan Demirtaş
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"Döne Döne"
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Mehmet Kartalkanat
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Mehmet Kartalkanat
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—
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| 9
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Feryal Başel
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"Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda"
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İhsan Köseoğlu
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İhsan Köseoğlu
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2
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| 10
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Group M-B (Menent Savaş, Berk Özbek)
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"Her Nefeste"
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Günay Çoban
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Mertol Şalt
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—
|
Önal performed his song 7th on the night of the contest, following Slovenia and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting it had received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.[3]
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