Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 explained

Year:2010
Country:Turkey
Preselection:Internal selection
Preselection Date:Artist: 12 January 2010
Song: 3 March 2010
Song:We Could Be the Same
Sf Result:Qualified (1st, 118 points)
Final Result:2nd, 170 points

Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "We Could Be the Same" written by Evren Ozdemir, Fiona Movery Akıncı and Manga. The song was performed by Manga. The entry was selected through an internal selection organised by Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT).[1]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

Following Hadise's fourth place in 2009 with the song "Düm Tek Tek", several artists were rumoured in Turkish media as potential Turkish representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, including singers Murat Boz, Tarkan and Ziynet Sali.[2] [3] [4] Tarkan was tipped as the favourite to represent Turkey with agreements being confirmed, however this was later denied by both TRT and the artist's management.[5] [6] [7] [8] Nazan Öncel was rumoured to be writing the Turkish Eurovision 2010 entry, however Öncel denied any contact with the broadcaster but mentioned an interest in writing a Eurovision entry for Turkey.[9] [10] On 22 September 2009, it was revealed that 1980 Turkish Eurovision entrant Ajda Pekkan had been approached by TRT but declined the offer as she did not want to interfere with younger artists.[11] Five artists were later reported by the media as candidates: Deniz Arcak, Hadise, Manga, Şebnem Ferah and 2006 Turkish Eurovision entrant Sibel Tüzün, with Manga being the favourite after winning the "Best Turkish Act" and "Best European Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009.[12] [13] [14] The band later stated that they were yet to be approached by TRT but would accept the offer should they receive one.[15] [16]

On 7 December 2009, TRT opened the suggestions for the public to nominate potential artists for consideration until 11 December 2009.[17] Three artists were shortlisted following public input: Emre Aydın, Manga and Şebnem Ferah and were therefore approached by TRT.[18] On 2 January 2010, Ferah declined the offer stating that Eurovision was no longer a musical contest.[19] On 7 January 2010, TRT announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement with Manga to represent Turkey in Oslo following the refusal of Aydın.[20] [21] Manga was confirmed as the Turkish representative on 12 January.[22] [23] Three songs, all written in English, were submitted by the band to the broadcaster in February 2010 and a ten-member selection committee selected "We Could Be the Same" as the song they would perform at the contest.[24] [25] [26] [27]

On 3 March 2010, "We Could Be the Same" was presented to the public during a press conference that took place at the TRT Tepebaşı Studios in Istanbul, broadcast on TRT 1 as well as online via the broadcaster's official website trt.net.tr. In addition to the presentation of the song, the band performed a mini concert during the press conference.[28] [29] The song was written by Evren Ozdemir, Fiona Movery Akıncı, as well as Manga themselves.

At Eurovision

Turkey competed in the second semi-final of the contest on 27 May, performing in the 17th slot, and qualified for the final. Turkey came 1st with 118 points: the public awarded Turkey 2nd place with 119 points and the jury awarded also 2nd place with 93 points.[30] [31] In the Final on 29 May, Manga came 2nd with 170 points. They performed in the 14th slot.[32] The public awarded Turkey 2nd place with 177 points and the jury awarded 8th place with 119 points.

Voting

Detailed voting results

+ Televoting results from Turkey (Semi-Final 2)[35]
DrawCountryVotesRankPoints
0137612
023,07138
0340392
0443483
0514816
0648374
0713,352112
0882956
09389101
101,04047
1116715
1229313
1356065
1438411
1527214
163,422210
17
+ Detailed voting results from Turkey (Final)[36]
DrawCountryResultsPoints
JuryTelevotingCombined
VotesRankPoints
011258,4741122412
022,12214
031594221
0452,455115
0590020
0684,62765138
071,79415
081,21918
0975621
102,45511
114,7165663
1252123
1326,3934795
14
15102,779101117
161,37717
1741,3779261
184,225744
1933,8828362
2072,2181374
2111,154210106
22610,787381410
2326624
241,11119
251,73116

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurovision-turkey.com/portal/sayfa.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2369 TRT Karar Veriyor
  2. News: Avci. Özlem. 2009-08-19. Ve Tarkan Eurovision'da. tr. Sabah. 21 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Anadioti. Eva. 2009-11-21. Murat or Tarkan for Oslo?. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212151940/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6039. 12 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  4. Web site: 2009-09-14. Ziynet Sali interested for Eurovision 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030153/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6410. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  5. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2009-08-19. Tarkan to represent Turkey at Eurovision 2010. 21 November 2009. ESCToday.
  6. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. 2009-08-20. TRT: Tarkan not to represent Turkey in Oslo. 21 November 2009. European Broadcasting Union.
  7. Web site: Costa. Nelson. 2009-08-21. Tarkan's manager denies Eurovision participation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030741/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6235. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  8. Web site: 2009-08-21. TRT also denies Tarkan's participation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030756/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6236. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  9. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. 2009-09-07. Nazan Öncel to write Turkish entry?. 21 November 2009. European Broadcasting Union.
  10. Web site: Coroneri. Alenka. 2009-09-06. Nazan Öncel wants to bid for Eurovision 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030340/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6352. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  11. Web site: 2009-09-22. Ajda Pekkan (1980) refused TRT proposal for Eurovision 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030142/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6458. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  12. Web site: Coroneri. Alenka. 2009-09-29. Local press claims 3 names, TRT still denies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030548/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6498. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  13. Web site: Al Kaziri. Ghassan. 2009-11-08. Manga, a strong candidate for Oslo?. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030821/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6773. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  14. News: 2009-11-19. Eurovision'un favorisi maNga. tr. Milliyet. 21 November 2009.
  15. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2009-11-08. Manga would represent Turkey. 21 November 2009. ESCToday.
  16. Web site: Coroneri. Alenka. 2009-11-19. There is no Eurovision proposal, says Manga band. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030404/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=6859. 6 February 2010. 21 November 2009. Oikotimes.
  17. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2009-12-07. Turkey: TRT launch email poll to choose Eurovision representative. 12 January 2010. ESCToday.
  18. Web site: Hakan. Yalcinkaya. 2010-01-12. Turkey: Three artists in the running for Oslo. 12 January 2010. ESCToday.
  19. Web site: Hondal. Victor. 2010-01-02. Sebnem Ferah rejects Eurovision proposal. 12 January 2010.
  20. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. 2010-01-07. Turkish megaband maNga to Eurovision?. 12 January 2010. European Broadcasting Union.
  21. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2010-01-07. TRT and Manga reach preliminary agreement. 12 January 2010. ESCToday.
  22. Web site: Victor. Hondal. 2010-01-12. maNga to represent Turkey in Oslo. 12 January 2010. ESCToday.
  23. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. 2010-01-12. It's official: maNga for Turkey!. 12 January 2010. European Broadcasting Union.
  24. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2010-01-17. MaNga will choose the possible songs next week. 23 February 2010. ESCToday.
  25. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. 2010-01-18. maNga: We'll do our best for Turkey!. 23 February 2010. European Broadcasting Union.
  26. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2010-01-13. MaNga's song will be in English. 23 February 2010. ESCToday.
  27. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2010-02-11. TRT will select Turkish song tomorrow. 23 February 2010. ESCToday.
  28. Web site: Yalcinkaya. Hakan. 2010-02-23. Turkish song launched on March 3rd. 23 February 2010. ESCToday.
  29. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. 2010-02-23. maNga introduces Turkish song on 3rd of March. 23 February 2010. European Broadcasting Union.
  30. Web site: Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010 . European Broadcasting Union . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427152138/https://eurovision.tv/event/oslo-2010/second-semi-final . 27 April 2021 . live.
  31. Web site: Bakker . Sietse . EBU reveals split voting outcome, surprising results . European Broadcasting Union . 28 April 2021 . 28 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100701074004/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=18893 . 1 July 2010 . dead.
  32. Web site: Grand Final of Oslo 2010 . European Broadcasting Union . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427152137/https://eurovision.tv/event/oslo-2010/grand-final . 27 April 2021 . live.
  33. Web site: Results of the Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010 . European Broadcasting Union . 28 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210428144055/https://eurovision.tv/event/oslo-2010/second-semi-final/results/turkey . 28 April 2021 . live.
  34. Web site: Results of the Grand Final of Oslo 2010 . European Broadcasting Union . 28 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210428144042/https://eurovision.tv/event/oslo-2010/grand-final/results/turkey . 28 April 2021 . live.
  35. Web site: Uluçay . Serkan . 2010-06-05 . Turkish jury and televoting details are revealed . 2024-04-27 . EuroVisionary . en-GB.
  36. Web site: eurovisiontimes . 2010-06-04 . Some jury votes revealed! . 2024-04-27 . The Eurovision Times . en.

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