Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

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Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)8 March 2003
Selected entrantSertab Erener
Selected song"Everyway That I Can"
Selected songwriter(s)Demir Demirkan
Finals performance
Final result1st, 167 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with Sertab Erener. There was no national final in 2003. Instead, TRT decided to send well-known singer Sertab Erener to Riga to represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.

The song was such a success at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 that it brought Turkey its first Eurovision victory ever.

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

TRT announced Sertab Erener as the Turkish entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Her song "Everyway That I Can" was released on 8 March 2003.[1]

At Eurovision[]

On the night of the final, Sertab performed 4th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Malta. At the close of voting "Everyway That I Can" had received 167 points (including a maximum 12 from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Netherlands) placing country 1st and winning the contest for Turkey its best result to date.[2] This guaranteed Turkey automatic qualification to the final of the 2004 Contest.

Voting[]

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest[]

Main article: Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Everyway That I Can" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the Congratulations 50th anniversary show in 2005. It was the only Turkish entry to appear in the main competition. The song was drawn to perform tenth, following "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall and preceding "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Celine Dion.

At the end of the first round, "Everyway That I Can" was not among the five songs proceeding to the final round. It was later revealed that "Everyway That I Can" finished ninth with 104 points. It received a sole 12 points from Turkey themselves, who (unlike in standard Eurovision editions) were allowed to vote for their own entry.[4]

Voting[]

Points awarded to "Everyway That I Can" (Round 1)[4]
Score Country
12 points  Turkey
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Finland
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

References[]

  1. ^ Bakker, Sietse (March 8, 2003). "Tonight: Sweden, Turkey, Croatia and Ireland". Esctoday.
  2. ^ "Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Congratulations: Results from the voting (Round 1)" (PDF). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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