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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
TurkeyTurkey/1981/GRAND FINAL

Dönme Dolap

Modern Folk Trio & Ayşegül

18thFINAL RESULT
9TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEturkish
RUNNING ORDER2
SONGWRITERSAli Kocatepe
TEMPO / KEY103 BPM · Bb major
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

Yaşamak oyun değil arkadaş
Dünyaya gelmenin bir bedeli var
Dost bildiklerin tükenmez arkadaş
Sevgi insanların hamurunda var
Yaşamak dönme dolap gibidir
Onun da iniş ve çıkışları var
Talihlidir hep çıkanlar arkadaş
Gerçek dost inenlerin yanında var
Nefes almak değildir yaşamak
Düşünmek ve hissetmektir yaşamak
Sen gülmeden geçen günlere acı
Dönme dolap iner çıkar arkadaş
Yaşamak oyun değil arkadaş
Dünyaya gelmenin bir bedeli var
Dost bildiklerin tükenmez arkadaş
Sevgi insanların hamurunda var
Yaşamak dönme dolap gibidir
Onun da iniş ve çıkışları var
Talihlidir hep çıkanlar arkadaş
Gerçek dost inenlerin yanında var
Nefes almak değildir yaşamak
Düşünmek ve hisѕetmektir yaşamak
Sen gülmeden geçen günlere acı
Dönme dolap iner çıkar arkadaş
Arkadaş… arkadаş…

FAN SCORE

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—/12

Vocals7.8
Staging6.6
Catchiness7.2
Energy8.2

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 18th Place 9 Points Running order 2
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final18th9 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Grand final points received from every voting country · jury and televote side by side

0SETS OF 12 POINTS
3 / 20COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
0 / 0TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
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YugoslaviaYugoslavia
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LuxembourgLuxembourg
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SCALE12 pointstelevote 6–10jury 6–10no points
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Modern Folk Trio & Ayşegül Dönme Dolap No past participations found
COMPOSER Ali Kocatepe No past participations found
SPOKESPERSON Başak Doğru
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COMMENTATORS Bülend Özveren
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ARTIST PEOPLE Ahmet Kurtaran No past participations found
ARTIST PEOPLE Ayşegül Aldinç No past participations found
ARTIST PEOPLE Doğan Canku No past participations found
ARTIST PEOPLE Selami Karaibrahimgil No past participations found
CONDUCTOR Onno Tunç
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SONGWRITERS Ali Kocatepe No past participations found

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Modern Folk Trio & Ayşegül

Modern Folk Trio & Ayşegül represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Dönme Dolap." Their performance was in Turkish, and they finished in 18th place with 9 points. The group combined traditional elements with modern folk influences in their Eurovision entry. They remain part of Turkey's Eurovision history as representatives of the early 1980s era.