For Real (song)
Encyclopedia
"For Real" was the Turkish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
, performed in English
by the band Athena
. The song is in the punk rock genre.
In the final, it was performed 22nd on the night of the contest, following Cyprus
' Lisa Andreas
with "Stronger Every Minute
" and preceding Romania
's Sanda
with "I Admit
". At the close of voting, it had received 195 points, placing 4th in a field of 24.
The song was succeeded as Turkish representative by Gülseren
with "Rimi Rimi Ley
".
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by the band Athena
Athena (band)
Athena is a ska punk band from Istanbul, Turkey. Its current line-up is composed of Hakan Özoğuz , Gökhan Özoğuz, Umut Arabacı , Emre Ataker and Alican Tezer .- Band history :...
. The song is in the punk rock genre.
In the final, it was performed 22nd on the night of the contest, following Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
' Lisa Andreas
Lisa Andreas
Lisa Andreas is an English singer of Cypriot descent. At age 16, she represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and came fifth with her performance of "Stronger Every Minute". Andreas was the youngest singer taking part in the competition that year.-2001 - 2003:Andreas won a...
with "Stronger Every Minute
Stronger Every Minute
"Stronger Every Minute" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Lisa Andreas. The song was finished 5th in the final....
" and preceding Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's Sanda
Sanda Ladosi
Sanda Ladoşi is a Romanian singer.As a child, Sanda sang in various choirs and groups. Near the age of 10 she began to study music and learned the piano, classical guitar and singing.Sanda was born into a family of teachers and pursued studies in education...
with "I Admit
I Admit
I Admit was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Sanda.The song is an up-tempo number, with Sanda confessing her feelings to her lover...
". At the close of voting, it had received 195 points, placing 4th in a field of 24.
The song was succeeded as Turkish representative by Gülseren
Gülseren
Gülseren Yıldırım Gomez , known on stage simply as Gülseren, is a Turkish born French singer, whose output covers a wide range of genres, including pop, Latin, techno and traditional Turkish music...
with "Rimi Rimi Ley
Rimi Rimi Ley
"Rimi Rimi Ley" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Turkish.In the final, it was performed sixth, following the Norwegian entry and preceding Moldova's Zdob şi Zdub with "Boonika bate doba"...
".
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 56 |