TURKEY |
"Gözlerinin hapsindeyim" - Kayahan ve Demet
"So many days, while my thoughts flamed in longing for you, I the madman, I'm still captive in your eyes"
The Turkish Final was held at the Ari TV studios in Ankara on February 24th, hosted by Korhan Abay. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries.
1 | Bir perdelik ask | Love in an act | Sonat & Seda Bagcan | 23 | 8th |
2 | Selam yabanci | Hello foreigner | Izel Çelicöz | 2 |
15th |
3 | Kime ne | Hardly important | Sibel Tüzün | 16 | 9th |
4 | Hersey müzik | Everything is music | Sevingül Bahadir | 6 |
14th |
5 | Sen benimlesin | You are with me | Sertab Erener | 44 | 6th |
6 | Serseri asik | Male lover | Oya Kücümen | 28 | 7th |
7 | Zamanda gezinti | A journey through time | Tülay Saygin, Adalet Güzey, Elif Öztürk & Çelik Erisçi | 12 | 10th |
8 | Sensiz olamam | I can't live without you | Kurtalan Ekspres | 7 |
13th |
9 | Gözlerinin hapsindeyim | Captive in your eyes | Kayahan ve Demet | 86 | 1st |
10 | Bilinmeyen bir yerlerde | A place nobody knows | Piramit | 9 |
12th |
11 | Komedi | Comedy | Ultraviyole | 56 | 3rd |
12 | Yildiz beyazi | White star | Cenk Sökmen | 11 | 11th |
13 | Hep o sarkilari söyle | Always sing songs | Rüya Ersavci, Can Ugurluer & Gülgün Yildiz | 62 | 2nd |
14 | Daha kolay | Easier | Cihan Okan & Candan Erçetin | 55 | 4th |
15 | Özledim | I long | Fatih Erkoç | 47 | 5th |
Kayahan & Demet previously came 2nd in the 1989 Turkish Final. Kayahan also took part in the Turkish Finals of 1981 (6th), 1984, 1987 & 1988. At the ESC, Kayahan & Demet came 17th. Sevingül Bahadir & Candan Erçetin were the two female members of the group Klips ve Onlar that represented Turkey in ESC 1986. Members of the group Ultraviyole included Gür Akad who was the guitarist with the group Klips ve Onlar & Seden Kutlubay who was one of the original members of Klips ve Onlar who won the 1986 Turkish Final, but she refused to go to the ESC and was replaced by Candan Ercetin.