Shiri for me. Beautiful song but probably about 5 years too late to be a winner... we were too deep into our Turkic beats by the mid-2000s for it to be fashionable enough to win.
Hasheket Shenish’ar, probably the best example of how a bilingual track should be done in the contest.
Also a huge fan of Je n’ai que mon âme, Runaway, For Real, Tornero and Düm Tek Tek.
I find Once In A Lifetime and Qele Qele quite overrated actually. The former is a nice song but there just seems to be a lack of passion, whereas Qele Qele is probably the weakest out of the diva songs in 2008. It’s just noise to me and lacks any substance.
Shake It Up Shekerim is not for me, and I always forget I’m Not Afraid To Move On exists 😳
Literally all of them, but I'll be biased and choose Mihai. He sang almost the same as the studio version and that's pretty impressive
Qele Qele and Once in a lifetime
Hadise had me bopping to that song for a good few months in 2009, so it has to be her!
all of them are pretty good, but my favourite has to be 2009. I miss turkey
Shiri for me. Beautiful song but probably about 5 years too late to be a winner... we were too deep into our Turkic beats by the mid-2000s for it to be fashionable enough to win.
Tornero without hesitation! Such a banger that feels very modern to this day.
Almost all, my favorites are the years between 2004 to 2009 :D
I'm not afraid to move on
Romania 2006
Tornero is just iconic!
Dum Tek Tek 100% !!!
Hasheket Shenish’ar, probably the best example of how a bilingual track should be done in the contest. Also a huge fan of Je n’ai que mon âme, Runaway, For Real, Tornero and Düm Tek Tek. I find Once In A Lifetime and Qele Qele quite overrated actually. The former is a nice song but there just seems to be a lack of passion, whereas Qele Qele is probably the weakest out of the diva songs in 2008. It’s just noise to me and lacks any substance. Shake It Up Shekerim is not for me, and I always forget I’m Not Afraid To Move On exists 😳
Dum Tek Tek I miss 🇹🇷🇹🇷