"Don
artik" (Come
back) performed by Tuba Önal
& Grup Mystik
(right) won the Turkish final on March 12th, and will represent
Turkey in Jerusalem. As usual no other placings were given.
Turkey 1999
"Don
artik" (Come
back) performed by Tuba Önal
& Grup Mystik
(right) won the Turkish final on March 12th, and will represent
Turkey in Jerusalem. As usual no other placings were given.
A pretty good show, well presented with some fine songs, and a good interval act.
You can hear Real Audio full length clips on the links below:
"Don artik" -Tuba Önal & Grup Mystik
"Unuttugumu sandigin anda" - Feryal Basel
The latter one being my favourite. See if you think they got it wrong!
There were substantial changes to the details provided before the contest, and these are now rectified below.
I have left the original preview comments by Alp Tuncaci and added my own thoughts in blue italics.
Alp has nothing to do with those!
Alp Tuncaci
(please visit his
web site on Turkey at Eurovision
for more) brings us up date on Turkey's plans to select its entry to
go to Jerusalem in May:
The Turkish Final
will be held in Ankara on the 12th of March. The ten finalist songs
are the following (in running order): (Turkish letters are avoided to
make all read them easily)
1. Birak
beni- Leave me
Composer: Savas Savasan Lyricist: Savas Savasan Sung by: Sedat
Yuce
Savas and Sedat
appeared in TR final 96. Savas is 24 and a big fan of ESC. He's a
member of OGAE Türkiye since 96. They all are from Izmir and
their song should be one of the favorites ( I heard it and it's
good). Upbeat - male singer. Four dancers -
all in black.
Picture - Yonca Evcimik - part of the Interval act>
2. Don
artik- Come back,
Composer:Erdinc Tunc Lyricist: Erdinc+Canan Tunc Sung by: Tuba
Önal
& Grup Mystik
Last year's family
is back. Erdinc who composed "Unutamazsin" is back with a
very different type of song. It's a very promising entry for Turkey.
Can Attilla who wrote song 9 above arranged it. Erdinc is also a
member of OGAE Türkiye since 97. Female
lead singer. Upbeat. A bit like last year's entry by Sebnem
Paker, Cal. Not quite my cup
of tea, though.
3. Vazgecme-
Don't give up Composer: Hakan Suersan Lyricist: Hakan Suersan Sung
by: Meltem
Buyukugurgor
This is Hakan's
third appearance in a row as a composer a in Turkish Final. Meltem
sang his song last year in the final (the 3rd song in the running
order). Medium paced, westernish
4.Kolay
mi birakmak-Is it easy
to leave? Composer+Lyricist: Ozgur Yedievli Sung by: Volkan
Eroz
Unknown people.
5. Neredesin-Where
are you? Composer: Can Attilla Lyricist: Emel Attilla Sung by: Kaan
Yalcin
The song's title
indicates that composers and lyricists in Turkey started to watch ESC
and they even imitate some stuff. Can appeared in TR final 90-91 if I
remember well as a composer and arranger. He's from Ankara.
Picture - Citir Kizlar - part of the Interval act>
6.Selam
sana toprak ana- Hello
to you motherland Composer: Nino Varon Lyricist: Figen Cakmak Sung
by: Sibel Mirkelam
Nino Varon is a
famous figure in Turkish pop scene although he doesn't compose so
many songs. Figen Cakmak is the president of FIDOF and she usually
appears in the jury during TR finals (if you watched some of the
finals, she's the lady who smiles all the time in the jury). The
singer (I'm not sure but I think she is) is Mirkelam's wife who's a
very popular Turkish Pop singer. She sang
this slower song at the piano dressed in white.
7. Hayda
el ele- Turkish
expression to say "let's take hand in hand to dance".
Composer: Semra Oztan Lyricist: Semra oztan Sung by: Birsen
Tezer
That's should be an
interesting song with a Turkish rhythm. I know the composer very well
and it's her 3rd attempt in TR finals. She's the only female composer
this year. The song is interesting but that's it. Good backing group
though. Rather dramatic and ethnic, sung by
a female singer.
8. Döne
Döne- Composer:
Mehmet Kartalkanat Lyricist:Mehmet Kartalkanat Sung by: Neslihan
Demirtas
Unknown people. Another
rather ethnic piece with some rotating camera views on the female singer.
9.Unuttugumu
sandigin anda- The
moment you think I forget Composer: Ihsan köseoglu Lyricist:
Ihsan köseoglu Sung by: Feryal
Basel (pictured
right>)
I don't know
anything about Feryal Basel. The composer is known but not a famous one.
This one is the tragic shame of the entire Eurovision Song Contest
this year. A very lively cheerful Western-sounding song that was so
right for Eurovision. My favourite of the year this far. Check it out
for yourself with the Real Audio clip at the head of the page.
10. Her
nefeste- In every
breath Composer: Mertol Salt Lyricist: Gunay Coban Sung by: M-B
The lyricist wrote
many lyrics for the Turkish final. He also wrote "Çal" Sebnem
Paker's 98 entry in TR
final. M-B is a group but I don't have any information about the
members. The group is made for TR final. A
man and a woman with a pianist. Undistinguished.
The interval was filled by the Turkish "Spice Girls", Citir Kizlar who have been going several years now, and by Yonca Evcimik, long-time star of the Turkish scene, now with dark hair.
As ever, no votes were given from the in-studio expert jury.
Thanks to Alpy
for the preview details.
Thanks!