Penelope
striking, unique, 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳
Anyone up for an absolutely STINKING whiff of the souk, the decade's daffiest debutantes, a slice of Scandi and a blast of Caucasian persuasion? Voting open until 3pm Sunday 16th Jan.
TURKEY
Having spent the best part of the 80s and 90s propping up the bottom of the scoreboard with entries that often felt like a wild goose chase in search of a decent hook, Turkey finally stumbled onto the art of a decent chorus this decade - and, coupled with the expansion of the contest, the rest was history. Along with Greece, this was essentially their decade, with five top tens, a win that really gave the contest a kick up the arse, a perfect qualifying record and only two entries on the right hand side of the scoreboard. Some real peaks and troughs, but a good amount to be getting on with here for my money.
2000: Pınar Ayhan & Grup SOS - Yorgunum anla
2001: Sedat Yüce - Sevgiliye son
2002: Buket Bengisu & Grup Safir - Leylaklar soldu kalbinde
2003: Sertab Erener - Every Way That I Can
2004: Athena - For Real
2005: Gülseren - Rimi rimi ley
2006: Sibel Tüzün - Süperstar
2007: Kenan Doğulu - Shake It Up Şekerim
2008: Mor ve Ötesi - Deli
2009: Hadise - Düm tek tek
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NUL POINTS
TURKEY
Having spent the best part of the 80s and 90s propping up the bottom of the scoreboard with entries that often felt like a wild goose chase in search of a decent hook, Turkey finally stumbled onto the art of a decent chorus this decade - and, coupled with the expansion of the contest, the rest was history. Along with Greece, this was essentially their decade, with five top tens, a win that really gave the contest a kick up the arse, a perfect qualifying record and only two entries on the right hand side of the scoreboard. Some real peaks and troughs, but a good amount to be getting on with here for my money.
2000: Pınar Ayhan & Grup SOS - Yorgunum anla
2001: Sedat Yüce - Sevgiliye son
2002: Buket Bengisu & Grup Safir - Leylaklar soldu kalbinde
2003: Sertab Erener - Every Way That I Can
2004: Athena - For Real
2005: Gülseren - Rimi rimi ley
2006: Sibel Tüzün - Süperstar
2007: Kenan Doğulu - Shake It Up Şekerim
2008: Mor ve Ötesi - Deli
2009: Hadise - Düm tek tek
12
10
08
06
05
04
03
02
01
NUL POINTS