In January 2003 , TRT announced that Erener would represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 . In February the name of the song was announced as " Everyway That I Can " and it was stated that the lyrics were in English . Turkish Language Association called for using a Turkish song instead to properly represent Turkish culture . Erener responded to the criticism by saying : " It has to be in English to comply with world standards . Half of the world listens to English music , why should they not listen to a Turkish artist who sings in English ? ... People do not understand Turkish . If we find it difficult to sing a suitable song in our own language , why should we ? When TRT asked me to write a song , I gave them my conditions . I said ' I want to sing the song in English ' . " The song was released on 8 March , and on 24 May in Riga , it earned 167 points earning Turkey its first victory in the contest and making it the host for the 2004 competition . " Everyway That I Can " entered the music charts of many European countries . In Sweden and Greece , it topped the official lists . Due to the song 's commercial success in these two countries , it received a gold and platinum certification from the two of them respectively
Everyway That I Can
Everyway That I Can
Sertab Erener