Live It Up (Yüksek Sadakat song)
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"Live It Up" is a song performed by Yüksek Sadakat
. It was the Turkish
entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
and was sung in English
. It failed to make the finals, after performing in the semi-final on May 10th making it the first ever Turkish entrant not to progress to the finals.
Yüksek Sadakat
Yüksek Sadakat is a Turkish rock band that was formed in 1997, but became popular in early 2005 with their album with the same name. The bass player used to be the editor of a music magazine called Blue Jean. Their music is a mix of pop rock with powerful beats utilizing Turkish instruments,...
. It was the Turkish
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1975, represented by Semiha Yankı performing "Seninle Bir Dakika", but did not achieve any considerable success until the late 1990s...
entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
and was sung 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...
. It failed to make the finals, after performing in the semi-final on May 10th making it the first ever Turkish entrant not to progress to the finals.