Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Encyclopedia
Turkey was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen
, Norway
.
The Turkish national final to select their entry, the 1986 Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali, was held on 15 March at the TRT
Studios in Ankara
, and was hosted by Erkan Yolaç.
Four songs competed in the final. An "expert" jury of sixteen people decided the winner. However, at the end of voting, two of the four songs received eight votes each, causing a deadlock. To break the tie, the head of the jury ended up having his vote counted twice.
After the tiebreaker, the winner was "Halley
," performed by the quintet Klips ve Onlar
(Sevingül Bahadır, Gür Akad, Emre Tukur, Derya Bozkurt and Seden Kutlubay) and composed by Melih Kibar
with lyrics by İlhan İrem.
and preceding Spain
. Before competing in Bergen, Seden Kutlubay was replaced in the quintet with Candan Erçetin.
At the close of the voting the song had received 53 points, placing 9th in a field of 20 competing countries. It was the highest ranking Turkey had received in the Contest up to that time.
Bergen
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, Norway
Norway
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.
The Turkish national final to select their entry, the 1986 Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali, was held on 15 March at the TRT
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
Studios in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, and was hosted by Erkan Yolaç.
Four songs competed in the final. An "expert" jury of sixteen people decided the winner. However, at the end of voting, two of the four songs received eight votes each, causing a deadlock. To break the tie, the head of the jury ended up having his vote counted twice.
After the tiebreaker, the winner was "Halley
Halley (song)
"Halley" was the Turkish entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was sung by Klips ve Onlar in Turkish.On the night of the final, the song performed in the eighth position , and at the close of the voting had received 53 points, placing 9th in a...
," performed by the quintet Klips ve Onlar
Klips ve Onlar
Klips ve Onlar was a Turkish band of the 1980s.They represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song Halley which reached 9th position, the highest ever for the country until then....
(Sevingül Bahadır, Gür Akad, Emre Tukur, Derya Bozkurt and Seden Kutlubay) and composed by Melih Kibar
Melih Kibar
Melih Kibar was a Turkish composer.-Biography:Born in Istanbul, he graduated from the German High School Istanbul and studied chemical engineering at Bosphorus University. He received a Master's degree from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.At the age of eight, Kibar enrolled at the...
with lyrics by İlhan İrem.
National final
Both winners of the vote are in bold. The eventual winner emerging from the tiebreaker is in gold,bold and italics.| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klips ve Onlar | Halley | 8 | 1st (tie) |
| 2 | Seyyal Taner | Dünya | 8 | 1st (tie) |
| 3 | Nil Burak and Ibo | Yaşa yaşa | 0 | 3rd (tie) |
| 4 | Nilüfer | Bu film bitmeli | 0 | 3rd (tie) |
At Eurovision
Klips ve Onlar performed eighth on the night of the contest, following the NetherlandsNetherlands
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and preceding Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Before competing in Bergen, Seden Kutlubay was replaced in the quintet with Candan Erçetin.
At the close of the voting the song had received 53 points, placing 9th in a field of 20 competing countries. It was the highest ranking Turkey had received in the Contest up to that time.