eurovision 2002
Buket Bengisu
Buket Bengisu represented Turkey at Eurovision 2002 in Tallinn with “Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde”, finishing 16th of 24.
Turkey
2002
- who
- Turkish singer
- born
- 19 July 1978, Istanbul, Turkey
- contest
- 2002
- best result
- 16th, 2002
- music
- pop
- sang for
- Turkey
Biography
Buket Bengisu is a Turkish singer who learned the piano, the guitar and singing as a child, graduated from the national conservatory in 2000 and went on to study drama and musical theatre. In 2002 Bengisu became the singer of the group Safir, and together they took “Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde” to 16th place in Tallinn.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (Dutch), “Buket Bengisu”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2002 Tallinn
“Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde”
16th of 24 Finished 16th of 24, with 29 points.
- Billed as
- Buket Bengisu and Group Safir
- Sung in
- Turkish, English
- Written by
- Figen Çakmak, Fani Hodara, Sami Hodara
- Running order
- 19th of 24
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Latvia: Marie N, “I Wanna”
The story of Eurovision 2002: A winner that was nearly not allowed to enter
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