Bana Bana

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Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry
Country
Artist(s)
  • Hazal Selçuk
  • Arzu Ece
  • Sarper Semiz
  • Vedat Sakman
As
Pan
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Timur Selçuk
Conductor
Timur Selçuk
Finals performance
Final result
21st
Final points
5
Entry chronology
◄ "Sufi" (1988)   
"Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" (1990) ►

"Bana Bana" ("To me, to me") was the Turkish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by the group Pan.

Hazan Selçuk, one of the two soloists of Pan, the other being Arzu Ece, is the daughter of Timur Selçuk, [1] who was the composer and lyricist of the song, as well as the conductor for the entry.

The song was performed 5th on the night of the contest, following the Netherlands' Justine Pelmelay with "Blijf zoals je bent" and preceding Belgium's Ingeborg with "Door de wind". The song received 5 points, placing 21st in a field of 22. In 1990, it was remixed and released as a hit-single in Sweden.

The song was succeeded as Turkish representative at the 1990 contest by Kayahan with "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim".

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References

  1. "Turkey in 1989". Biography. ESCToday. 1989. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
Preceded by
Sufi
Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
1989
Succeeded by
Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim