Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 explained

Year:1980
Country:Turkey
Preselection:Artist: Internal selection
Song: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finalil
Preselection Date:24 February 1980
Entrant:Ajda Pekkan
Song:Pet'r Oil
Final Result:15th, 23 points
Prev:1979

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The country was represented by Ajda Pekkan with the song "Pet'r Oil" written by Şanar Yurdatapan and composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu.

Before Eurovision

4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 24 February 1980 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. All songs were performed by Ajda Pekkan and the winning song was determined by an expert jury in two rounds. In the first round, the lowest-scoring song was eliminated. In the second round, "Pet'r Oil" was selected as the winning song. [1] [2]

First Round – 24 February 1980
Draw SongLyricistComposerPointsPlace
1 "Olsam"Adnan YumukŞerif Yüzbaşıoğlu92
2"Pet'r oil"Şanar YurdatapanAttila Özdemiroğlu111
3 "Bir Dünya Ver Bana"Fikret ŞeneşCenk Taşkan23
Second Round
Draw SongPointsPlace
1 "Olsam"102
2"Pet'r oil"121

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Pekkan performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Greece. At the close of the voting the song received 23 points, placing 15th in a field of 19 countries. This result was seen by disappointment both by Pekkan and the Turkish audience.

The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TURKISH FINAL 1980.
  2. Web site: Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1980.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of The Hague 1980 . European Broadcasting Union . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412105308/https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final/results/turkey . 12 April 2021 . live.