Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with Sibel Tüzün. There was no Turkish National Final in 2006. Instead, TRT decided to send Sibel Tüzün to represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song "Süper Star" which is written and composed by her. TRT presented the song that Sibel will sing in a special televised press conference, and presented the video clip which involves Sibel wearing a red hat with the Turkish flag on it. The song is a kind of modern disco with oriental elements.
Because Turkey placed 13th at the 2005 contest, Sibel was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, performing 14th, following Russia and preceding the Ukraine.She qualified to the final, placing 8th in the semi-final and scoring 91 points.In the final she performing 23rd following Sweden and preceding the Armenia Turkey placed 11th in the final, scoring 91 points (including maximum 12s from France,Germany & Netherlands). As Turkey failed to reach the top 10 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest.
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