Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. The country was represented by Ayşegül Aldinç and a trio named Modern Folk Üçlüsü with the song "Dönme Dolap" written and composed by Ali Kocatepe.

National final

Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processNational Final (5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali)
Selection date(s)14 February 1981
Selected entrantAyşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü
Selected song"Dönme Dolap"
Finals performance
Final result18th, 9 points[1]
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 14 February 1981 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. Six songs competed and the winner was determined by a jury consisting of members of the public.

Final – 14 February 1981
Draw Artist Song Composer(s) Points Place
1 Kayahan "Dostluk" Aydın Esen, Leyla Seber — 6
2 İbo & Group Vize "Nerede o eski tangolar" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz — 5
3 Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü "İstanbul İstanbul" Cenk Taşkan, Ülkü Aker — 3
4 Coşkun Demir "Miras" Ali Kocatepe — 4
5 Füsun Önal "Bigudi" Selçuk Başar, Ayse Irman Manioğlu 60 2
6 Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü "Dönme Dolap" Ali Kocatepe 87 1

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Germany. At the close of the voting the song received 1 point from Luxembourg, 3 points from Jugoslavia and 5 point from Finland. Thus Dönme Dolap shared the 18th-19th place with Portugal. Norway was the last. Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[2]

Voting

Points awarded by Turkey
12 points Germany
10 points Spain
8 points United Kingdom
7 points Belgium
6 points Austria
5 points Netherlands
4 points Yugoslavia
3 points Ireland
2 points  Switzerland
1 point Denmark

Points awarded to Turkey
Points awarded to Turkey
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. https://eurovision.tv/country/turkey/profile
  2. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, p.83-84
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