The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating its 70th anniversary. That is a wonderful milestone. We at Eurovision Universe love diving into the history of the contest. That is why we are taking a closer look at the contests of the past 70 years. 2002 For the first time, the Eurovision
Selami Karaibrahimgil passed away. Selami was one of the members of the Modern Folk Trio. They accompanied Aysegül Aldinç at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest. The group sang the song “Dönme dolap”. The song ended up in 18th place. Selami Karaibrahimgil finished school at TED Ankara College. He completed high
Today the sad news came to us that Özkan Uğur passed away. Uğur represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 1985 and 1988, both times as a member of the group MFÖ. Özkan Uğur was 69 years old. Early years Born on February 16, 1954, in Ankara, Turkey,
And again, we will have two matches in the European Soccer Championship. The first match will be between Italy and Wales. For this one we are going to look at male duos. In 1987, Umberto Tozzi and Raff, both big stars in Italy and abroad already, represented their country. They
İbrahim Eren, director of the Turkish broadcaster TRT, talks with the EBU about Eurovision. Mr. Eren confirms this news in the Turkish newspaper Miliyet. Turkey wanted to withdraw already after the contest of 2011, when they did not reach the final. They only participated in 2012 because the contest was
Again, three matches in UEFA 2020. To start with Finland against Russia. Where have we seen this battle before? Well, remember the 2006 contest. Lordi from Finland won with a landslide. Their song “Hard rock hallelujah” broke all the records. It was hard for Dima Bilan from Russia to get
With a year of delay, Euro 2020, the European soccer chiampionship, has started. The fun thing for a Eurovision fan is that a lot of matches remind us of Eurovision Songs, because it’s with (partly) the same countries. Yesterday, Italy won the match from Turkey. Many people on the internet
About Quick Facts NameŞebnem Paker Born20 July 1977 Nationality🇹🇷 Turkish National Selection1998 21. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali1997 20. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali1996 19. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali In Eurovision1997 Dublin1996 Oslo SongDinle (1997)Beşinci mevsim (1996) Biography Şebnem Paker (born 20 July 1977) is a Turkish singer, guitarist
About Quick Facts MembersFiliz ZeynoDeniz FilizmenBülent UralYasemin AkkarSavaş UçarCihan Özden Active1999-2002 Nationality🇩🇪 German🇹🇷 Turkish National Selection1999 Countdown Grand Prix In Eurovision1999 Jerusalem SongReise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs’e Seyahat (1999) Biography Sürpriz is a German-Turkish pop music group best known for representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. The six-member
About Quick Facts NameTarkan Tüzmen Born07 March 1968 Nationality🇹🇷 Turkish National Selection1998 21. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali1997 20. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali1996 19. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali In Eurovision1998 Birmingham SongUnutamazsın Biography Tarkan Tüzmen (born 7 March 1968) is a Turkish singer and actor. He was born