Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country
Turkey
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
8 March 2003
Selected entrant
Sertab Erener
Selected song
"Everyway That I Can"
Selected songwriter(s)
Demir Demirkan
Sertab Erener
Finals performance
Final result
1st, 167 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can" written by Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener. The song was performed by Sertab Erener, who was internally selected by the Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) to represent the nation at the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. "Everyway That I Can" was presented to the public on 8 March 2003 during the TRT 1 show Sayısal Gece. This was the first time that the Turkish song was performed entirely in the English language at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Turkey competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 3, Turkey placed first out of the 26 participating countries, winning the contest with 167 points. This was Turkey's first win in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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