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"Bana Bana" was the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Switzerland gained the hosting rights after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The presenters were Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva was the winner of...

, performed by the group Pan.

Hazan Selçuk, one of the two soloists of Pan, the other being Arzu Ece
Arzu Ece
Arzu Ece Otyam is a Turkish singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1989 and 1995.- Eurovision Song Contest :Ece made five appearances in the Turkish Eurovision Song Contest selection as follows:...

, is the daughter of Timur Selçuk
Timur Selçuk
Timur Selçuk is a renowned Turkish singer, pianist, conductor and composer.- Biography :He is a son of the legendary Turkish neo-classical music composer, Münir Nurettin Selçuk, and the elder brother of the jazz drummer and composer Selim Selçuk. He started playing piano at the age of five and...

, who was the composer and lyricist of the song and the conductor for the entry.

The song was performed 5th on the night of the contest, following the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

' Justine Pelmelay
Justine Pelmelay
Justine Pelmelay is a singer who represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989. Her entry, "Blijf zoals je bent" was placed fifteenth out of the 22 participating songs...

 with "Blijf zoals je bent
Blijf Zoals Je Bent
"Blijf zoals je bent" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Dutch by Justine.The song is a love ballad, with Justine explaining to her lover how much he means to her...

" and preceding Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

's Ingeborg
Ingeborg (singer)
Ingeborg is a Belgian singer and television presenter, best known outside Belgium for her participation in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :...

 with "Door de wind
Door De Wind
"Door de wind" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Dutch by Ingeborg. The song was composed by Dutch singer-songwriter Stef Bos....

". The song received 5 points, placing 21st in a field of 22.

The song was succeeded as Turkish representative at the 1990 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series, was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on 5 May 1990. The presenters were Helga Vlahović Brnobić and Oliver Mlakar. Toto Cutugno was the winner of this contest with the song "Insieme: 1992"...

 by Kayahan with "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim
Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim
"Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, performed in Turkish by Kayahan....

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