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Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

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Country
  
Turkey

Selection date(s)
  
1 March 1985

Final result
  
14th, 36 points

Selection process
  
National Final

Selected song
  
"Aşık Oldum"

Selected entrant
  
Mazhar Fuat Özkan (MFÖ)

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The country was represented by a music trio named Mazhar Fuat Özkan (names of the members) with the song “Aşık Oldum” written by Mazhar Alanson (Mazhar) and composed by the trio. The entry was chosen by a professional jury.

Contents

National Final

9 songs Participated in the national final held on 1 March 1985. The first three were the following

After the preselection the song was arranged for the big orchestra by Garo Mafyan.

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Mahzar Fuat Özkan performed 7th in the running order following France and preceding Belgium. The name of the trio was announced as MFO (abbreviated for Mahzar Fuat Özkan) and the name of the song as Didai Didai Dai. At the close of the voting Didai Didai Dai had received 36 points placing Turkey 14th. 8 participants had voted for Didai Didai Dai. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.

References

Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Wikipedia