Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Turkey
National selection
Selection process	27. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)	11 February 2005
Selected entrant	Gülseren
Selected song	"Rimi Rimi Ley"
Finals performance
Final result	13th, 92 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Gülseren with the song "Rimi Rimi Ley".

Gülseren was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her parents moved to France when she was only seven. She had to face a new country, a new language and a new culture but she's been living in Paris ever since. She studied at the INALCO (French university of oriental art, literature and culture) to gain a complete understanding of the country she comes from without forgetting her roots. As she loves sharing, Gülseren teaches Turkish to children in Paris. She started to play the darbuka (Turkish drums) which she stills plays on stage at a very young age. Gülseren has appeared on several albums and in 2001 she released an album of her own.

National final

After two years of selecting an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest internally, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) decided to return to the public national final system used previously. Ten songs were short-listed by an internal committee at TRT to take part. All songs had to be written in Turkish. "Rimi Rimi Ley" (Love Will Find a Way), performed by Gülseren, was the eventual choice to represent Turkey in Kiev. The song was written by Göksan Arman and composed by Erdinç Tunç.

At Eurovision

The spokesperson who revealed Turkey's votes for other countries was TRT and national final host Meltem Ersan Yazgan.^[1]

Voting

Points awarded by Turkey

Semi final 12 points  Moldova 10 points  Macedonia 8 points  Hungary 7 points  Romania 6 points  Israel 5 points  Bulgaria 4 points  Ireland 3 points  Belarus 2 points  Norway 1 point  Poland

Final 12 points  Greece 10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 points  Malta 7 points  Moldova 6 points  Hungary 5 points  Macedonia 4 points  Romania 3 points  Israel 2 points  Albania 1 point  United Kingdom

References

Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1975 1976 to 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 to 2017
Artists 1970s 1970 to 1974 Semiha Yankı 1976 to 1977 Nilüfer and Nazar Maria Rita Epik and 21. Peron 1980s Ajda Pekkan Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül Neco Çetin Alp and The Short Waves Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra MFÖ Klips ve Onlar Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif MFÖ Pan 1990s Kayahan İzel, Reyhan and Can Aylin Vatankoş Burak Aydos 1994 Arzu Ece Şebnem Paker Şebnem Paker and Etnik Tüzmen Tuba Önal 2000s Pınar Ayhan and The SOS Sedat Yüce Buket Bengisu and Safir Sertab Erener Athena Gülseren Sibel Tüzün Kenan Doğulu Mor ve Ötesi Hadise 2010s maNga Yüksek Sadakat Can Bonomo 2013 to 2017
Songs 1970s 1970 to 1974 "Seninle Bir Dakika" 1976 to 1977 "Sevince" Seviyorum 1980s "Petrol" "Dönme Dolap" "Hani?" "Opera" "Halay" "Diday diday day" "Halley" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sufi" "Bana Bana" 1990s "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" "İki Dakika" "Yaz Bitti" "Esmer Yarim" 1994 "Sev" "Beşinci Mevsim" "Dinle" "Unutamazsın" "Dön Artık" 2000s "Yorgunum Anla" "Sevgiliye Son" "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" "Everyway That I Can" "For Real" "Rimi Rimi Ley" "Süperstar" "Shake It Up Şekerim" "Deli" "Düm Tek Tek" 2010s "We Could Be the Same" "Live It Up" "Love Me Back" 2013 to 2017
(Note: Entries scored out are when Turkey did not compete)