Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The country was represented by Sedat Yüce with the song “Sevgiliye Son” written by Nurdan Güneri and composed by Semih Güneri.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (24. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 2001 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sedat Yüce | |||
| Selected song | "Sevgiliye Son" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 41 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
24. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 23 February 2001 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Meltem Ersan. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
| Final – 23 February 2001 | |||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
| 1 | Özgür Yedievli | "Yalnızım" | — |
| 2 | Feryal Basel | "Oysa Şimdi" | 3 |
| 3 | Nurdoğan Yurtseven | "Delicesine" | — |
| 4 | Grup GMG | "Sen Her Şeyimsin" | — |
| 5 | Ceynur Biçer | "Kayıp Bir Melek" | 2 |
| 6 | Semih Bayraktar | "Çok Geç" | — |
| 7 | Sedat Yüce | "Sevgiliye Son" | 1 |
| 8 | Işın Karaca | "Kaderimsin" | — |
| 9 | Semih Bayraktar | "Uyan kalbim" | — |
| 10 | Ceynur Biçer | "Hep Aşık Olsun" | — |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Sedat Yüce performed 15th in the running order following France and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting Sevgiliye Son had received 41 points placing Turkey 11th. Seven participants had voted for Sevgiliye Son. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Estonia.[1]
Voting
Votes of the Turkish jury:[2]
References
- Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.247-251
- Scoreboard
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