Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest
Megahit - logo.png
Host
VenueAntalya, Turkey (2002)
Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey (2003–2004)
Presenter(s)Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu (2002–2004)
Tuğçe Kazaz (2002)
Çağla Kubat (2002)
Viktor Lazlo (2003)
Azra Akın (2004)
Deniz Seki (2004)
Executive supervisorSerhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu
Host broadcasterTRT (2003)
Show TV (2004)
Participants
Number of entries9 (2002)
14 (2003)
15 (2004)
Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest

Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest (Turkish: Megahit-Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması) was an international song contest hosted in Turkey featuring participation of singers from Mediterranean countries. There were three different editions of the event. Nine countries participated in the first event that was organized in 2002 in Antalya, the second and third events were organized in Fethiye, Muğla. The number of participants grew and reached 14 in 2003, and to 15 in 2004. Winners were of Israel, Sedat Yüce of Turkey and Linda Valori of Italy respectively.

History[]

Azra Akın (left) and Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu during 2004 Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest.

Created by End Productions, the first edition of Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest (Turkish: Megahit-Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması) was organized in Aspendos Theatre in Antalya in October 13, 2002.[1][2] 9 Mediterranean countries participated to the contest and each of them were represented by one representative. Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu, also the president of End Productions, hosted the event with Tuğçe Kazaz and Çağla Kubat.[3] Israeli singer won the contest with "The Puppet Show". Croatian singer Goran Karan completed the contest at second place with "I'm Falling Into Dark", Hüseyin Özkılıç of Turkey placing at third place with "Bir Kez Daha".[1] The winner of the contest was awarded with $5.000 and a plate that specially created for the event.[1][2] Also, some of contestants that had chosen by the jury were awarded with International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF) Special Prize and City of Antalya Special Prize.[2]

Deniz Seki (left) and Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu during 2004 Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest.

The second edition of the contest was organized in , Fethiye, Muğla on September 27, 2003.[4][5] There were 14 participating countries in the contest that hosted by Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu and Viktor Lazlo.[4] Sedat Yüce from Turkey won the contest with "Nereye Kadar?".[4] International Federation of Festival Organizations Special Prize was given to Egyptian singer Amira Ahmed and Municipality of Fethiye Special Prize was given to Croatian singer Claudia Beni.[4] Also, top three performers were awarded vacations from Lykia World.[4] On the other hand, the event was chosen the best music festival of the year by FIDOF, and Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu was awarded with Annual Golden Transitional Media Ring of Friendship as being the best festival host of the year.[6][7][8] On the other hand, the contest was broadcast on TRT 1.[9]

The third and last edition of the contest was organized in Fethiye Stadium on September 15, 2004[10] The number of participating countries raised to 15. This time Azra Akın and Deniz Seki were the hosting partners of Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu.[10] Italian performer Linda Valori won the contest with "E Vai" and also was awarded with €10,000 prize.[10] Julie & Ludwig from Malta was placed to the second place with "Mood Swing", and Slovenian performer Nuša Derenda completed the contest at third place with "Devil".[10] Lifetime Achievement Prize was awarded to Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz and Elias Rahbani, Fethiye Special Prizes were awarded to Greek contestant Chris Vamos and Portuguese contestant Ricardo Costa.[10] The event was also broadcast live on Show TV.[9]

Editions[]

Contest Date Host Venue Participants Winner
1. Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest October 13, 2002 Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu, Tuğçe Kazaz and Çağla Kubat Aspendos Theatre, Antalya 9  Israel
, "The Puppet Show"
2. Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest September 27, 2003 Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu and Viktor Lazlo , Fethiye 14  Turkey
Sedat Yüce, "Nereye Kadar"
3. Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest September 15, 2004 Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu, Azra Akın and Deniz Seki , Fethiye 15  Italy
Linda Valori, "E Vai"

Participants by year[]

2002[]

Country Singer Song
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Deen "Lazi Me"
 Croatia Goran Karan "I'm Falling Into Dark"
 Israel "The Puppet Show"
 Italy Franco Masi "Il Filo"
 Egypt Donia Samir Ghanem "Peace and Love"
 Slovenia Jade "Tisoc"
 Turkey Hüseyin Özkılıç "Bir Kez Daha"
 FR Yugoslavia Jellena "Carobnjak"
 Greece Sofia Arvaniti "Na min figis pote"
Reference:[1][2][11]
  • Note: Georgina was going to represent Malta with "Fomm il-Vjolin", but later she rejected from the contest.

2003[]

Country Singer Song
 Albania "Si Vere E Embel Ti Me Je"
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amila Glamočak "Kao Leptir"
 France Soliman "Cemile"
 Croatia Claudia Beni "Bolesna"
 Spain Dulce "Dejame"
 Israel Ketti el-Hay "Pina Balev"
 Italy "No Man's Land"
 Lebanon Fady "Les yeux de Leyla"
 Malta Gunther Chetcuti "Light of My Life"
 Egypt Amira Ahmed "Ma Ashikna"
 Serbia and Montenegro Želimir "Give Me One More Chance"
 Slovenia Tinkara Kovač "Reason Why"
 Turkey Sedat Yüce "Nereye Kadar"
 Greece Nikos Vertis "Asteri Mou"
Reference:[12]

2004[]

Country Singer Song
 Albania Eneda Tarifa "Sye Tek Ti"
 Bosnia and Herzegovina "Prepolovljena jabuka"
 France Anne Warin "Tolerance"
 Croatia Goran Karan "People are the Energy"
 Spain Mike Vera "Dame de tu amor"
 Israel Adi Alfasi "Yatsata Gadol"
 Italy Linda Valori "E Vai"
 Lebanon Aline Lahoud "It's Over"
 Malta Julie & Ludwig "Mood Swing"
 Egypt Ayat "Koun aw la Takoun"
 Portugal Ricardo Costa "Ao Carteiro de Neruda"
 Serbia and Montenegro Madame Piano-Franco Masi "Un Incontro Per Sempre"
 Slovenia Nuša Derenda "Devil"
 Turkey Burçin-Tamer "Suskun Aşkım"
 Greece Chris Vamos "Always and Forever"
Reference:[10][13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Megahit 2002 1. Akdeniz Uluslararası Şarkı Yarışması". . October 14, 2002. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Megahit 2002 1. Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması". . October 8, 2002. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Aspendos'ta travesti dansöz". Mynet. Antalya: İhlas Haber Ajansı. October 14, 2002. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Dabaoğlu, Melis (September 30, 2003). "'Akdeniz'in galibi Türkiye". Fethiye: Radikal. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004.
  5. ^ Dabağoğlu, Melis (September 16, 2003). "'Bay Riziko' sunuyor". Radikal. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005.
  6. ^ Segard, Christophe (June 12, 2014). "Serhat le dandy-chic que l'on adore" (in French). Aficia. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Acartürk, Muharrem (September 16, 2004). "Megahit zirveye doğru...". Türkiye. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Festivalde bir numarayız". Türkiye. February 11, 2004. p. 2.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Akyıldız, Tolga (September 17, 2004). "Megahit'e destek gerek". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Cankuş, Erdoğan; Baksi, Ufuk (September 13, 2004). "Şarkılar Ege'de yarıştı". . Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  11. ^ 2002 Megahit-International Song Contest advertisement brochure. End Productions. 2002.
  12. ^ "2003 Megahit-Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması katılımcıları". End Productions.
  13. ^ "Megahit 3. Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışmasını İtalya'nların simgesi kazandı..." magazinci.com. September 12, 2004. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "2004 Megahit-Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması katılımcıları". End Productions.

External links[]

Media related to Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from ""