Dön Artik
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"Dön artık" was the Turkish
entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
, written by Erdinç Tunç and Canan Tunç and performed by Tuğba Önal with Grup Mistik.
The song was performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Slovenia
's Darja Švajger
with "For A Thousand Years
" and preceding Norway
's Stig Van Eijk
with "Living My Life Without You
". The song received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.
The song was succeeded as Turkish entry at the 2000 contest
by Pınar Ayhan with "Yorgunum Anla
".
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 for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...
, written by Erdinç Tunç and Canan Tunç and performed by Tuğba Önal with Grup Mistik.
The song was performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
's Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger was born in Maribor, SR Slovenia in 1965. Darja is one of the country's most popular singers but perhaps most known internationally for representing Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice.-Early life:...
with "For A Thousand Years
For A Thousand Years
"For A Thousand Years" was the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, sung by Darja Švajger and performed in English, the first time a Slovenian entry was performed in English...
" and preceding Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Stig Van Eijk
Stig Van Eijk
Stig Andre van Eijk is a Norwegian singer, composer and lyricist.Stig Andre van Eijk is known for his Grand Prix career. In 1999 he won the Norwegian final of Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Living My Life Without You", which he wrote. In the European final of the Eurovision Song Contest in...
with "Living My Life Without You
Living My Life Without You
"Living My Life Without You" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in English by Van Eijk.The song is an up-tempo number, heavily inspired by urban music, in which Van Eijk takes the role of a man whose lover has left him...
". The song received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.
The song was succeeded as Turkish entry at the 2000 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...
by Pınar Ayhan with "Yorgunum Anla
Yorgunum Anla
"Yorgunum anla" , was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Pınar Ayhan, who performed the entry with her backing group, the S.O.S., also co-wrote the song....
".