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Serhat
Serhat sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2016 and 2019, for San Marino. The best result was 19th place in 2019, with “Say Na Na Na”.
- who
- Turkish singer
- born
- 24 October 1964, Istanbul, Turkey
- contests
- 2016, 2019
- best result
- 19th, 2019
- music
- pop, disco
- active
- since 1994
- studied at
- Istanbul University, Deutsche Schule Istanbul
- sang for
- San Marino
Biography
Serhat is a Turkish singer, songwriter, producer and television presenter, born and raised in Istanbul, who set up a production company in 1994 and produced and hosted the quiz show Riziko! on Turkish television. Serhat has sung for San Marino twice: “I Didn’t Know” went out in the semi-final in 2016, and “Say Na Na Na” finished 19th in Tel Aviv in 2019.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Serhat (singer)”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2016 Stockholm
“I Didn't Know”
Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 12th of 18, with 68 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz, Nektarios Tyrakis
- Age on the night
- 51
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Jamala, “1944”
The story of Eurovision 2016: A new way of counting, and a winner who topped neither vote
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2019 Tel Aviv
“Say Na Na Na”
19th of 26 Finished 19th of 26 in the final, with 77 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Mary Susan Applegate, Serhat
- Running order
- 7th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 8th of 17, 150 points
- Age on the night
- 54
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Duncan Laurence, “Arcade”
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