Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Pet'r Oil", composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu, with lyrics by Şanar Yurdatapan, and performed by Ajda Pekkan. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
TurkeySong: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finalil
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) | |||
| Country | Turkey | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finalil | |||
| Selection date | 24 February 1980 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Pet'r Oil" | |||
| Artist | Ajda Pekkan | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 23 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) held the national final on 24 February 1980 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. All songs were performed by Ajda Pekkan and the winning song was determined by an expert jury in two rounds. In the first round, the lowest-scoring song was eliminated. In the second round, "Pet'r Oil" was selected as the winning song.
| R/O | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Points | Place | Result |
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| 1 | "Olsam" | Adnan Yumuk | Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu | 9 | 2 | Advanced |
| 2 | "Pet'r Oil" | Şanar Yurdatapan | Attila Özdemiroğlu | 11 | 1 | Advanced |
| 3 | "Bir Dünya Ver Bana" | Fikret Şeneş | Cenk Taşkan | 2 | 3 | N/a |
| R/O | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Olsam" | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | "Pet'r Oil" | 12 | 1 |
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on TRT Televizyon (with commentary by Bülend Özveren), and on radio station Radyo 3 (with commentary by Şebnem Savaşçı).[1][2]
On the night of the contest Pekkan performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Greece. At the close of the voting the song received 23 points, placing 15th in a field of 19 countries.[citation needed] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.[3]
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