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Beş Yıl Once, On Yıl Sonra

Group members:Mehmet Horoz
Nilgün Onatkut
Esma Erdem
Atakan Ünüvar
Active:1982-2001
Nationality:Turkish
   
National Finals:Turkish national final 1983, 1984
ESC Entries:Halay (1984)
   
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Biography

Beş Yıl Once, On Yıl Sonra was a Turkish group, using the Abba-format of two men and two women. The name of the band meant Five Years Ago, Ten Years Later. They released their debut album in 1982. Releasing their second album in 1983, in the same year they participated in the Turkish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. However, their song “Atlantis” became second and they had to wait for yet another year to represent their country. In 1984 they sang “Halay” at the Eurovision stage. In 1985 they teamed up with Ajda Pekkan to make an album together. After 1988, they didn’t release any records until the last one in 2001.

Entries

Country:Turkey
Year:1984
Language:Turkish
   
Artist:Beş Yıl Once, On Yıl Sonra
Song:Halay
Lyrics:Ülkü Aker
Composer(s):Selçuk Başar
Conductor:Selçuk Başar
   
Backings:
Results 
Points:37
Position:12
Running order:15