In early 2005 , Gülseren threw her hat in the ring in the competition to represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest . After tentative plans for a public televote were dropped , the selection of the country 's Eurovision entry instead rested with a seventeen-strong jury , for whom Gülseren 's performance of " Rimi Rimi Ley " proved to be the decisive favourite . The song was uncompromisingly faithful to Turkish musical traditions - somewhat in contrast to the country 's entries in 2003 and especially 2004 - and was criticised by 2003 Eurovision winner Sertab Erener for lacking the broad international appeal necessary to achieve a good result . However , it can also be seen as a response to the result of the 2004 contest , in which identifiably ' ethnic ' songs , including the Serbia and Montenegro entry , proved to be successful vote-grabbers
2003 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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