eurovision 1999
Sürpriz
Sürpriz represented Germany at Eurovision 1999 in Jerusalem with “Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat”, finishing 3rd of 23.
Germany
1999
- contest
- 1999
- best result
- 3rd, 1999
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Sürpriz was a Turkish-German band from Munich. The band came second in the German selection of 1999 and was sent to the contest after the winning song was disqualified for having been released before. “Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs’e Seyahat” finished third in Jerusalem.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (Dutch), “Sürpriz”.
At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1999 Jerusalem
“Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat”
3rd of 23 Finished 3rd of 23, with 140 points.
- Sung in
- German, Turkish, English
- Written by
- Bernd Meinunger, Ralph Siegel
- Running order
- 21st of 23
- Won that year
- Sweden: Charlotte Nilsson, “Take Me to Your Heaven”
The story of Eurovision 1999: Any language, no orchestra, and a winner knocked off her feet
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Sürpriz, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1999 The result
Germany was third with a song whose title came in two languages, English and Turkish: "Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat". Spain was last, with one point.
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