1975 Turkey: Semiha Yankı - Seninle Bir Dakika (19th place at Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm)

Performed by: Semiha Yankı Music by: Kemal Ebcioğlu Lyrics by: Hikmet Münir Conductor: Timur Selçuk Language: Turkish Placing: 19th (3 points) Other versions: English Born into a family of circus artists, Semiha Yankı performed as a circus acrobat in her childhood and youth. After her brother, a tightrope walker, died in an accident while performing, she left the circus and switched to music. In 1975 she represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Seninle bir dakika (German: “One minute with you“). In the Turkish preliminary decision, there was a tie between Seninle bir dakika and Delisin (English: “You’re crazy“), which was sung by the girl band “Cici Kızlar“, which was very successful in Turkey at the time. The subsequent draw between the two songs made Semiha Yankı the first representative of Turkey at the competition by luck. In Stockholm, she finished last in Turkey’s debut with just 3 points from Monaco. Lyrics: Seninle bir dakika Seninle bir dakika, mutlandırıyor beni Bir dakika siliyor canım, yılların özlemini Seninle bir dakika, mutlandırıyor beni Bir dakika siliyor canım, yılların özlemini Hasret tükenmez gibi, kavuşmak bir dakika Sevmek bir ömür sürer, sevişmek bir dakika La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... Seninle buluşmamız, bir dakikada geçti Gözlerim gözlerini canım, bir dakikada içti Seninle buluşmamız, bir dakikada geçti Gözlerim gözlerini canım, bir dakikada içti Hasret tükenmez gibi, kavuşmak bir dakika Sevmek bir ömür sürer, sevişmek bir dakika La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... Hasret tükenmez gibi, kavuşmak bir dakika Sevmek bir ömür sürer, sevişmek bir dakika La la la la la la la... English: A minute with you A minute with you, makes me happy One minute darling, to forget these lost years A minute with you, makes me happy One minute darling, to forget these lost years Desire is endless, seeing each other only lasts one minute Love lasts a whole life, making love only a minute La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... We met each other, only one minute Darling, my eyes were drinking from your eyes for one minute We met each other, only one minute Darling, my eyes were drinking from your eyes for one minute Desire is endless, seeing each other only lasts one minute Love lasts a whole life, making love only a minute La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la... Desire is endless, seeing each other only lasts one minute Love lasts a whole life, making love only a minute La la la la la la la...