Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. The country was represented by a trio composed of İzel -Reyhan-Can with the song “İki Dakika” written by Aysel Gürel and composed by Şevket Uğurluel. The entry was chosen by the people's jury.
National Final
There were 14 contestants. The entry was chosen by a people's jury situated in 8 cities of Turkey. The voting system was similar to the voting system of the contest (12, 10, 8 pts etc.) The first three were the following.
Final - 9 March 1991
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Song |
Points |
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| İzel -Reyhan-Can | İki Dakika | 68 |
| Arzu Ece-Gül Akad | Sensiz Geceler | 60 |
| Rüya Ersavcı | Turkish Delight | 54 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest the trio performed 10th in the running order following France and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points placing Turkey 12th. 7 participants had voted for İki Dakika. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[1]
Voting
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Votes of the Turkish jury:[2]
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Votes received by the Turkish song:[2]
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References
- ↑ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.188-193
- 1 2 Eurovision scoreboard
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