Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

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Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Country|  Turkey
National selection
Selection process| 23\. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)| 18 February 2000
Selected entrant| Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S.
Selected song| "Yorgunum Anla"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Sühan Ayhan
* Pınar Ayhan
* Orkun Yazgan

Finals performance
Final result| 10th, 59 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The country was represented by Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S. with the song "Yorgunum Anla" written by Pınar Ayhan herself together with Sühan Ayhan and Orkun Yazgan. The entry was chosen by a professional jury. Although the song was originally in Turkish, during the contest it was sung partially in English.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### 23\. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali[edit]

The final took place on 18 February 2000 at the Ari TV Studios in Ankara, hosted by Yasemin Pamukçu and Ömer Önder. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]

Final – 18 February 2000  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Lyricist  | Composer  | Place

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1  | Sibel Mirkelam  | "Duy Beni"  | Selim Korkmaz  | Selim Korkmaz  | —
2 | Pınar Ayhan & Grup S.O.S. (Sühan Ayhan, Orkun Yazgan, Selim Öncel) | "Yorgunum Anla" | Pınar Ayhan, Orkun Yazgan | Sühan Ayhan | 1
3  | Işın Karaca | "Bir Kırık Sevda"  | Günay Çoban  | Aslıgül Ayas  | 2
4  | Semra Sarpkaya  | "Aşkımız Bir Masal"  | Müge Baysal  | Tolga Gürdil  | —
5  | Feryal Başel  | "Son Defa"  | İhsan Köseoğlu  | İhsan Köseoğlu  | —
6  | Semih Bayraktar  | "Bu Aşk Yasak Bana"  | Semih Bayraktar  | Semih Bayraktar  | —
7  | Ayça Dönmez  | "Bak Rüzgarlara"  | Bahadır Şahin  | Can Atilla | —
8  | Feryal Başel  | "Sana"  | Ebru Ekşi Köseoğlu  | İhsan Köseoğlu  | —
9  | Semih Bayraktar & Grup Avrasya  | "Aşık Oldum"  | Devrim Aydın  | Umut Erdoğan  | —
10  | Zeliha Sunal  | "Yarım Kalan Senfoni"  | Müge Baysal  | Tolga Gürdil  | —

## At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the contest Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S. performed 22nd in the running order following Latvia and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Yorgunum Anla" had received 59 points, placing Turkey 10th out of 24 competing countries.[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[4]

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Turkey[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |

* France
* Netherlands

10 points  |  Germany
8 points  |
7 points  |
6 points  |
5 points  |

* Austria
* Macedonia
* Switzerland

4 points  |  Finland
3 points  |  Belgium
2 points  |
1 point  |

* Denmark
* Norway
* Sweden

Points awarded by Turkey[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Sweden
10 points  |  Norway
8 points  |  Croatia
7 points  |  Ireland
6 points  |  United Kingdom
5 points  |  Malta
4 points  |  Austria
3 points  |  Netherlands
2 points  |  Estonia
1 point  |  Denmark

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 2000".
2. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 2000 Final".
3. ^ "Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
4. ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.242-244
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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Artists|

* ~~21\. Peron~~
* Çetin Alp
* Athena
* Pınar Ayhan
* Burak Aydos
* Ayşegül
* Buket Bengisu and Group Safir
* Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra
* Can Bonomo
* İzel Çeliköz
* Kenan Doğulu
* Arzu Ece
* Sertab Erener
* ~~Maria Rita Epik~~
* Grup Etnik
* Gülseren
* Hadise
* Reyhan Karaca
* Kayahan
* Klips ve Onlar
* Lokomotif
* Manga
* MFÖ
* Grup Mistik
* Modern Folk Trio
* Mor ve Ötesi
* Nazar
* Neco
* Nilüfer
* Tuba Önal
* Şebnem Paker
* Pan
* Ajda Pekkan
* The Short Waves
* The S.O.S.
* Seyyal Taner
* Tüzmen
* Sibel Tüzün
* Can Uğurluer
* Aylin Vatankoş
* Semiha Yankı
* Sedat Yüce
* Yüksek Sadakat

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

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Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Latvia
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Romania
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Alsou
* Nina Åström
* August and Telma
* Pınar Ayhan and the SOS
* Jane Bogaert
* Brainstorm
* Charmed
* Nicki French
* Ines
* Goran Karan
* Sofia Mestari
* Olsen Brothers
* Claudette Pace
* PingPong
* Roger Pontare
* Stefan Raab
* The Rounder Girls
* Nathalie Sorce
* Taxi
* Eamonn Toal
* Voice
* Linda Wagenmakers
* XXL
* Serafín Zubiri

Songs|

* "100% te ljubam"
* "All to You"
* "Colgado de un sueño"
* "Desire"
* "Don't Play That Song Again"
* "Envie de vivre"
* "Fly on the Wings of Love"
* "Kad zaspu anđeli"
* "A Little Bit"
* "Millennium of Love"
* "The Moon"
* "My Heart Goes Boom"
* "My Star"
* "No Goodbyes"
* "Nomiza"
* "On aura le ciel"
* "Once in a Lifetime"
* "Sameach"
* "Solo"
* "Tell Me!"
* "La vita cos'è?"
* "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
* "When Spirits Are Calling My Name"
* "Yorgunum Anla"

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