Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

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Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process24. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)23 February 2001
Selected entrantSedat Yüce
Selected song"Sevgiliye Son"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Semih Güneri
  • Nurdan Güneri
  • Figen Çakmak
Finals performance
Final result11th, 41 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

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.

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
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.[1][2]

Voting[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.247-251
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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