eurovision 2011
Yüksek Sadakat
Yüksek Sadakat represented Turkey at Eurovision 2011 in Düsseldorf with “Live It Up”, and went out in the first semi-final.
- what
- Turkish rock band
- formed
- 1997, Turkey
- contest
- 2011
- music
- rock
- active
- since 1997
- sang for
- Turkey
Biography
Yüksek Sadakat is a Turkish rock band formed in 1997 by the bass player Kutlu Özmakinacı, which became popular in 2006 with a first album. “Live It Up” went out in the semi-final in Düsseldorf in 2011, the only time a Turkish entry has missed the final.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Yüksek Sadakat”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2011 Düsseldorf
“Live It Up”
Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 13th of 19, with 47 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Ergün Arsal, Kutlu Özmakinacı
- Won that year
- Azerbaijan: Ell and Nikki, “Running Scared”
The story of Eurovision 2011: Italy comes back, the champion defends, and Azerbaijan wins
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