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** Topic: Eurovision Song Contest **
 * Group Name: 3Tips (Gökçe Özer, Sümeya Samıkıran, Gülsüm Ören) **


 * 1-SOME INFORMATION ABOUT EUROVISION ** (Gülsüm Ören)



Firstly, I want to talk about the reason for our choosing this topic. As you know, Eurovision Song Contest will be held in May this year. Can Bonomo is selected for this contest and there is news about this. While we were thinking about what topic we will choose, we heard this news and decided to mention about Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Adventure which began in 1956 was born in San Remo Song Festival. The first contest took place on 24 May 1956, where seven nations participated. The winner in that night is Switzerland with the song “Refrain”. As the Contest progressed, the rules grew increasingly complex and participation levels rose to pass forty nations at the end of the 20th Century.  From 1965 to 1965, there was no rule restricting the languages in which the songs could be sung. However, in 1966, it is ruled that the songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating. This restriction continued until 1973. In that year, performers were again allowed to sing in any language they wished. In 1999, the rule was changed again to allow the choice of language once more. After these changes of language choice, several countries have chosen to sing their songs in a mix of languages, generally English and the national language of the country. The purpose of this contest is to stimulate the output of original songs of high quality in the field of popular music, by encouraging competition among authors and composers through the intentional comparison of their works. Until today, Ireland is the country the most times winning the contest by winning 7 times. The country where the contest was held the most is The United Kingdom which is the winner of the contest 5 times. Turkey was the winner once with “Every way that I can” sung by Sertab Erener.  In the Eurovision contests, it is obligatory to hold a referendum since 2003. In 2004, attendance was so much that the contest began to be held with two-stage as semi-final and final.
 * And, here is the Eurovision Contest’s history: **
 * ** Edition ** || ** Finals date ** || ** Year ** || ** Broad- **


 * caster ** || ** Venue ** || ** City ** || ** Countries ** || ** Winner ** ||
 * ** 1st ** || ** 24 May ** || [|**1956**] || [|SSR] || [|Teatro Kursaal] || [|**Lugano**] || 7 || [|Switzerland] ||
 * ** 2nd ** || ** 3 March ** || [|**1957**] || [|ARD] || [|Großer Sendesaal] || [|**Frankfurt**] || 10 || [|Netherlands] ||
 * ** 3rd ** || ** 12 March ** || [|**1958**] || [|NTS] || [|AVRO Studio] || [|**Hilversum**] || 10 || [|France] ||
 * ** 4th ** || ** 11 March ** || [|**1959**] || [|RTF] || [|Palais des Festivals] || [|**Cannes**] || 11 || [|Netherlands] ||
 * ** 5th ** || ** 25 March ** || [|**1960**] || [|BBC] || [|Royal Festival Hall] || [|**London**] || 13 || [|France] ||
 * ** 6th ** || ** 18 March ** || [|**1961**] || [|RTF] || [|Palais des Festivals] || [|**Cannes**] || 16 || [|Luxembourg] ||
 * ** 7th ** || ** 18 March ** || [|**1962**] || [|CLT] || [|Villa Louvigny] || [|**Luxembourg**] || 16 || [|France] ||
 * ** 8th ** || ** 23 March ** || [|**1963**] || [|BBC] || [|BBC Television Centre] || [|**London**] || 16 || [|Denmark] ||
 * ** 9th ** || ** 21 March ** || [|**1964**] || [|DR] || [|Tivoli Concert Hall] || [|**Copenhagen**] || 16 || [|Italy] ||
 * ** 10th ** || ** 20 March ** || [|**1965**] || [|RAI] || [|RAI Television Centre] || [|**Naples**] || 18 || [|Luxembourg] ||
 * ** 11th ** || ** 5 March ** || [|**1966**] || [|CLT] || [|Villa Louvigny] || [|**Luxembourg**] || 18 || [|Austria] ||
 * ** 12th ** || ** 8 April ** || [|**1967**] || [|ORF] || [|Hofburg Imperial Palace] || [|**Vienna**] || 17 || [|United Kingdom] ||
 * ** 13th ** || ** 6 April ** || [|**1968**] || [|BBC] || [|Royal Albert Hall] || [|**London**] || 17 || [|Spain] ||
 * ** 14th ** || ** 29 March ** || [|**1969**] || [|TVE] || [|Teatro Real] || [|**Madrid**] || 16 || [|France]

[|Netherlands]

[|Spain]

[|United Kingdom] ||
 * ** 15th ** || ** 21 March ** || [|**1970**] || [|NOS] || [|RAI Congrescentrum] || [|**Amsterdam**] || 12 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 16th ** || ** 3 April ** || [|**1971**] || [|RTÉ] || [|Gaiety Theatre] || [|**Dublin**] || 18 || [|Monaco] ||
 * ** 17th ** || ** 25 March ** || [|**1972**] || [|BBC] || [|Usher Hall] || [|**Edinburgh**] || 18 || [|Luxembourg] ||
 * ** 18th ** || ** 7 April ** || [|**1973**] || [|CLT] || [|Nouveau Théâtre Luxembourg] || [|**Luxembourg**] || 17 || [|Luxembourg] ||
 * ** 19th ** || ** 6 April ** || [|**1974**] || [|BBC] || [|Brighton Dome] || [|**Brighton**] || 17 || [|Sweden] ||
 * ** 20th ** || ** 22 March ** || [|**1975**] || [|SR] || [|Stockholm International Fairs] || [|**Stockholm**] || 19 || [|Netherlands] ||
 * ** 21st ** || ** 3 April ** || [|**1976**] || [|NOS] || [|Congresgebouw] || [|**The Hague**] || 18 || [|United Kingdom] ||
 * ** 22nd ** || ** 7 May ** || [|**1977**] || [|BBC] || [|Wembley Conference Centre] || [|**London**] || 18 || [|France] ||
 * ** 23rd ** || ** 22 April ** || [|**1978**] || [|TF1] || [|Palais des Congrès] || [|**Paris**] || 20 || [|Israel] ||
 * ** 24th ** || ** 31 March ** || [|**1979**] || [|IBA] || [|International Convention Centre] || [|**Jerusalem**] || 19 || [|Israel] ||
 * ** 25th ** || ** 19 April ** || [|**1980**] || [|NOS] || [|Congresgebouw] || [|**The Hague**] || 19 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 26th ** || ** 4 April ** || [|**1981**] || [|RTÉ] || [|Royal Dublin Society] || [|**Dublin**] || 20 || [|United Kingdom] ||
 * ** 27th ** || ** 24 April ** || [|**1982**] || [|BBC] || [|Harrogate International Centre] || [|**Harrogate**] || 18 || [|Germany] ||
 * ** 28th ** || ** 23 April ** || [|**1983**] || [|ARD] || [|Rudi Sedlmayer Halle] || [|**Munich**] || 20 || [|Luxembourg] ||
 * ** 29th ** || ** 5 May ** || [|**1984**] || [|CLT] || [|Théâtre Municipal] || [|**Luxembourg**] || 19 || [|Sweden] ||
 * ** 30th ** || ** 4 May ** || [|**1985**] || [|SVT] || [|Scandinavium] || [|**Gothenburg**] || 19 || [|Norway] ||
 * ** 31st ** || ** 3 May ** || [|**1986**] || [|NRK] || [|Grieg Hall] || [|**Bergen**] || 20 || [|Belgium] ||
 * ** 32nd ** || ** 9 May ** || [|**1987**] || [|RTBF] || [|Centenary Palace] || [|**Brussels**] || 22 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 33rd ** || ** 30 April ** || [|**1988**] || [|RTÉ] || [|Royal Dublin Society] || [|**Dublin**] || 21 || [|Switzerland] ||
 * ** 34th ** || ** 6 May ** || [|**1989**] || [|SSR] || [|Palais de Beaulieu] || [|**Lausanne**] || 22 || [|Yugoslavia] ||
 * ** 35th ** || ** 5 May ** || [|**1990**] || [|JRT] || [|Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall] || [|**Zagreb**] || 22 || [|Italy] ||
 * ** 36th ** || ** 4 May ** || [|**1991**] || [|RAI] || [|Studio 15 di Cinecittà] || [|**Rome**] || 22 || [|Sweden] ||
 * ** 37th ** || ** 9 May ** || [|**1992**] || [|SVT] || [|Malmö Entertainment Centre] || [|**Malmö**] || 23 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 38th ** || ** 15 May ** || [|**1993**] || [|RTÉ] || [|Green Glens Arena] || [|**Millstreet**] || 25 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 39th ** || ** 1 May ** || [|**1994**] || [|RTÉ] || [|Point Depot] || [|**Dublin**] || 25 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 40th ** || ** 13 May ** || [|**1995**] || [|RTÉ] || Point Depot || [|**Dublin**] || 23 || [|Norway] ||
 * ** 41st ** || ** 18 May ** || [|**1996**] || [|NRK] || [|Oslo Spektrum] || [|**Oslo**] || 23 || [|Ireland] ||
 * ** 42nd ** || ** 3 May ** || [|**1997**] || [|RTÉ] || Point Depot || [|**Dublin**] || 25 || [|United Kingdom] ||
 * ** 43rd ** || ** 9 May ** || [|**1998**] || [|BBC] || [|National Indoor Arena] || [|**Birmingham**] || 25 || [|Israel] ||
 * ** 44th ** || ** 29 May ** || [|**1999**] || [|IBA] || [|International Convention Centre] || [|**Jerusalem**] || 23 || [|Sweden] ||
 * ** 45th ** || ** 13 May ** || [|**2000**] || [|SVT] || [|Stockholm Globen Arena] || [|**Stockholm**] || 24 || [|Denmark] ||
 * ** 46th ** || ** 12 May ** || [|**2001**] || [|DR] || [|Parken Stadium] || [|**Copenhagen**] || 23 || [|Estonia] ||
 * ** 47th ** || ** 25 May ** || [|**2002**] || [|ETV] || [|Saku Suurhall] || [|**Tallinn**] || 24 || [|Latvia] ||
 * ** 48th ** || ** 24 May ** || [|**2003**] || [|LTV] || [|Skonto Hall] || [|**Riga**] || 26 || [|Turkey] ||
 * ** 49th ** || ** 15 May ** || [|**2004**] || [|TRT] || [|Abdi İpekçi Arena] || [|**İstanbul**] || 36 || [|Ukraine] ||
 * ** 50th ** || ** 21 May ** || [|**2005**] || [|NTU] || [|Kiev Sports Palace] || [|**Kiev**] || 39 || [|Greece] ||
 * ** 51st ** || ** 20 May ** || [|**2006**] || [|ERT] || [|Olympic Indoor Hall] || [|**Athens**] || 37 || [|Finland] ||
 * ** 52nd ** || ** 12 May ** || [|**2007**] || [|YLE] || [|Hartwall Arena] || [|**Helsinki**] || 42 || [|Serbia] ||
 * ** 53rd ** || ** 24 May ** || [|**2008**] || [|RTS] || [|Belgrade Arena] || [|**Belgrade**] || 43 || [|Russia] ||
 * ** 54th ** || ** 16 May ** || [|**2009**] || [|C1R] || [|Olimpiyskiy Arena] || [|**Moscow**] || 42 || [|Norway] ||
 * ** 55th ** || ** 29 May ** || [|**2010**] || [|NRK] || [|Telenor Arena] || [|**Oslo**] || 39 || [|Germany] ||
 * ** 56th ** || ** 14 May ** || [|**2011**] || [|NDR] || [|Esprit Arena] || [|**Düsseldorf**] || 43 || [|Azerbaijan] ||
 * ** 57th ** || ** 26 May ** || [|**2012**] || [|İTV] ||  || [|**Baku**] ||   ||   ||


 * 2-TURKEY IN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST ** (Gökçe ÖZER)

I want to mention this topic because we are on the eve of the Eurovision Song Contest and our representative declared latterly. Young performer Can Bonomo will represent us in the contest this year. Without doubt everybody is curious about the song that he will perform and the success that we will achieve in the contest. I am curious, too. Another topic that I am curious about the contest is our achievements in the history of this contest, so I decided to mention about Turkey in the history of Eurovision Song Contest. Now, let's take a look at our history in this contest. Although this contest has been held since 1956, Turkey decided to participate in the contest in 1975. That decision caused a great excitement. TRT took that seriously. They wanted a song from each composer and at the and there were 300 songs. Some were eliminated and finally best 16 songs left. Songs were presented for weeks and public was asked to cast their votes by letter to choose their representative. At the end both public and a committee from TRT chose our representative, but two songs had equal vote. One was **Delisin** from **Cici Kızlar** and another was **Seninle Bir Dakika** from **Semiha Yankı**. They held a draw and Semiha Yankı won it. So the first time when Turkey participated in the song contest was the year 1975. Semiha Yankı represented us by performing Seninle Bir Dakika. Unfortunately, we couldn't get a remarkable achievement. Actually we were the last one in the contest. For a long time it lasted like that.

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The first time we got a notable achievement was long after. In 1997, we completed the song contest in third place. Our representative was Şebnem Paker and the song she performed was Dinle.

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The first time-and the only-we completed the contest in first place was in 2003. Sertab Erener was chosen to represent Turkey in song contest and asked to choose her own composer and song. She decided to work with Demir Demirkan and they wrote our first song in English-Everyway That I Can. The song and show was really successful that we could be the first eventually. There was another reason that helped us to win. The year 2003 was the first time when tele-voting and SMS was used to vote. With the help of that system Turkish people who resided abroad could vote for Sertab Erener. After we achieved such a great success with a song in English, there has been a lot of debates on whether we sould choose an English song or a Turkish one. These debates still continue and it seems they will continue for a long time.

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 * 4- THIS YEAR, EUROVISION ** (Sümeya Samıkıran)

The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is coming closer and closer! Preparations for it are at full speed and on schedule.Just recently days there were meeting between European Broadcasting Union(EBU) and the Host Broadcaster Ictimai TV to check-up on how everything is going!

According to Eurovision Song Contest's rules, the contest takes place in the country which won the competition of the previous year. Last year, Eldar& Nigar who are from Azerbaijani won the contest, so this year the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will be in Baku, Azerbaijani.It's mid-final in 22 and 24 of May. Then, there will be a big final in 26 of May. This year is the 57. year of this contest.

43 year have announced that they will participate. Many of them have choosed their representer and also their song. For instance, songs of France and Iceland are ready. On the other hand, there are many country who do not join this activity such as Poland. It will not be in contest because of being the main place of 2012 Europe Football Champion.In fact, there are many various reason which force countries to attend this contest or not. Also, some countries do not attend it, because they think this competition is not fairly. Moreover, they think this competiton includes political elements in it and the winner is shaped to appropriate these elements.

The other important issue about the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is that there are many polls to have an opinion about public thought. One of the greatest questionnaire has made recently. According to this poll, Adele who is an English singer is the first one but she does not want to attend this contest. I am sorry about her unenthusiasm to this contest, because I like her very much. On the other hand, I thank God because of her stituation, because if she join it, there will be no opportunity for us to win.

Turkey has announced her representer,too. This year Can Bonomo will race for our country. Let me introduce to you now.He is from İzmir. He began his music career with playing guitar when he was eight years old. He studied at Cinema- Television Department, Bilgi University. He was working as a radio broadcaster when he studied at unversity. He made lots of concerts in İzmir and İstanbul. Lastly, he made his first album which is called 'Hazırım'. After 2 years than that, he published his second album 'Meczup'. We hope he will be successful at the contest.

In addition, there is a preparation for the arena of the contest in Baku. It is noted that an arena will be built at near the Baku's Flame Ground. It will be at least for 20.000 people. In 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, there will be a change in rating system. Rating will start as soon as performances finished and it will take only 10 minutes. Also,like every year, the organizers put a significant effort into security and safety of all fans media and delegates during the event weeks.

Have enjoy with it :) Ankara, Turkey - Broadcaster TRT has just announced that the honour representing Turkey in Baku has befallen the all-round musical and television talent Can Bonomo.  During the main news bulletin on TV channel, TRT-1 in Turkey, it was tonight announced that Can Bonomo will represent Turkey at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku in May.  Can Bonomo who started to play the guitar at the tender age of 8 has a lot of irons in the fire, being a professional musician, TV presenter, radio producer and writer. He has worked with some of the biggest companies in the industry including MTV and has appeared in many TV adverts in Turkey.  This combination of skills will surely come in handy with in May he will represent Turkey at the 2012 edition of Europe's favourite TV show in Baku, Azerbaijan.  In 2011 Yüksek Sadakat failed to qualify past the Semi-Final stage, something broadcaster TRT want to rectify this year by sending Can Bonomo to Baku. Further details will be released as we get them so stayed tuned! The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest takes part on the 22nd, 24th and 26th of May in Azerbaijan's capital.
 * THE NEWS ** (Gökçe Özer)
 * Can Bonomo to represent Turkey in Baku **

Ankara, Turkey - Broadcaster TRT has just announced that the honour representing Turkey in Baku has befallen the all-round musical and television talent Can Bonomo **(noun clause, realtive clause-reduction)**. During the main news bulletin on TV channel, TRT-1 in Turkey, it was tonight announced that Can Bonomo will represent Turkey at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku in May **(complex sentence, noun clause)**. Can Bonomo who started to play the guitar at the tender age of 8 has a lot of irons in the fire, being a professional musician, TV presenter, radio producer and writer **(relative clause)**. He has worked with some of the biggest companies in the industry including MTV and has appeared in many TV adverts in Turkey **(relative clause-reduction)**. This combination of skills will surely come in handy with in May he will represent Turkey at the 2012 edition of Europe's favourite TV show in Baku, Azerbaijan **(relative clause-reduction)**. In 2011 Yüksek Sadakat failed to qualify past the Semi-Final stage, something broadcaster TRT want to rectify this year by sending Can Bonomo to Baku. Further details will be released as we get them so stayed tuned **(complex sentence)**! The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest takes part on the 22nd, 24th and 26th of May in Azerbaijan's capital.
 * GRAMMATICAL ANALYSE ** (Gülsüm Ören)
 * Can Bonomo to represent Turkey in Baku **


 * For our discussion questions, here is the name of the page: 3Tips-Eurovision, Discussion Questions **


 * Thanks for reading:) **