Turkey took part in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song " Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the Euro ...

. The country was represented by a music trio named

Mazhar Fuat Özkan The ''mazhar'' ( ar, مزهر; plural ''mazāhar'', مزاهر) is a large, heavy tambourine used in Arabic music. The mazhar's frame is generally made out of wood. Its single head is considerably thicker than that of the ''riq Daf ( fa ...

(names of the members) with the song "Didai didai dai" written by Mazhar Alanson (Mazhar) and composed by the trio.

Before Eurovision

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The final took place on 1 March 1985 at the Istanbul Atatürk Kültür Merkezi in

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, hosted by Başak Doğru and Orhan Boran. Nine songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.

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 ''MFÖ'' (abbreviated for Mahzar Fuat Özkan) and the name of the song as "Didai didai dai". The song was also arranged for the big orchestra by

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. 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.Michael Kuyucu: ''Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision'', İstanbul, 2005, , pp.131-134

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

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