Country Turkey Selected entrant Can Bonomo | Selection process Internal selection Selected song "Love Me Back" | |
Selection date(s) Singer: 9 January 2012
Song presentation: 22 February 2012 Semi-final result Qualified (5th, 80 points) | ||
Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Turkish entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Turkish broadcaster TRT. Can Bonomo represented Turkey with the song "Love Me Back", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 7th in the final, scoring 112 points.
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Internal selection
On 9 January 2012 during the evening news program on TRT, the internal selection of Can Bonomo was announced.
On 22 February 2012, TRT aired a presentation program where Bonomo premièred the Turkish entry "Love Me Back".
At Eurovision
Turkey competed in the second half of the second semi-final (13th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following Georgia and preceding Estonia. Can Bonomo received 80 points and placed 5th, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.
In the final, Turkey was drawn to perform 18th, after Sweden and preceding Spain. The Turkish entry scored a total of 112 points and placed 7th in the final.