Eurovision Song Contest 1999 Country Turkey Selection process 22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali Selection date(s) 12 March 1999 Selected entrant Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik Selected song "Dön Artık" Selected songwriter(s) Final result 16th, 21 points
Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik with the song "Dön Artık".
Before Eurovision
22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 12 March 1999 at the TRT 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
Artist
Song
Lyricist
Composer
Place
1
Sedat Yüce
"Bırak Beni"
Savaş Savaşan
Savaş Savaşan
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2
Tuba Önal & Grup Mistik (Aysun Sökmen, Bike Baran, Gülden Özgediz, Tuncay Arığ, Uğur Erdoğan)
"Dön Artık"
Canan Tunç
Erdinç Tunç
1
3
Meltem Büyükuğurgör
"Vazgeçme"
Hakan Süersan
Hakan Süersan
—
4
Volkan Eröz
"Kolay Mı Bırakmak?"
Özgür Yedievli
Özgür Yedievli
—
5
Kaan Yalçın
"Neredesin?"
Emel Atilla
Can Atilla
3
6
Sibel Mirkelam
"Selam Sana Toprak Ana"
Figen Çakmak
Nino Varon
—
7
Birsen Tezer
"Haydi El Ele"
Semra Öztan
Semra Öztan
—
8
Neslihan Demirtaş
"Döne Döne"
Mehmet Kartalkanat
Mehmet Kartalkanat
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9
Feryal Başel
"Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda"
İhsan Köseoğlu
İhsan Köseoğlu
2
10
Group M-B (Menent Savaş, Berk Özbek)
"Her Nefeste"
Günay Çoban
Mertol Şalt
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At Eurovision
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]
Voting
References
Participation Artists Songs
"Bana Bana "
"Beşinci Mevsim "
"Deli "
"Didai Didai Dai"
"Dinle "
"Dön Artık "
"Dönme Dolap "
"Düm Tek Tek "
"Esmer Yarim "
"Everyway That I Can "
"For Real"
"Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim "
"Halay "
"Halley"
"Hani? "
"İki Dakika "
"Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde "
"Live It Up"
"Love Me Back"
"Opera"
"Pet'r Oil "
"Rimi Rimi Ley"
"Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne "
"Seninle Bir Dakika "
"Sev "
"Sevgiliye Son "
"Sevince "
"Seviyorum "
"Shake It Up Şekerim "
"Sufi"
"Süper Star "
"Unutamazsın "
"We Could Be the Same "
"Yaz Bitti "
"Yorgunum Anla "
Note: Entries scored out signify where Turkey did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"All Out of Luck"
"Believe 'n Peace"
"Como tudo começou "
"Diamond of Night"
"Dön Artık "
"For a Thousand Years"
"Happy Birthday "
"Je veux donner ma voix "
"Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat "
"Like the Wind"
"Living My Life Without You"
"Marija Magdalena "
"No quiero escuchar "
"One Good Reason"
"Przytul mnie mocno "
"Putnici "
"Reflection"
"Say It Again "
"Strazdas "
"Take Me to Your Heaven "
"Tha'nai erotas "
"This Time I Mean It"
"When You Need Me"