At the age of eight , Kibar enrolled at the Conservatory of Istanbul Municipality . He started his musical career in the school years and won a first prize as composer at the Milliyet High School Music Contest in 1970 . Until 1975 he worked with Timur Selçuk . One of his earliest compositions was '' Çoban Yıldızı '' , a jingle for Eurovision Song Contest national selection . Since 1975 , he composed 273 tunes , 9 musicals and 32 film musicals in cooperation with various artists , in particular with lyricist Çiğdem Talu . In 1976 , he received the Golden Orange prize for the soundtrack of the film " '' Hababam Sınıfı '' " . Melih Kibar participated in various international festivals and was winner of many prizes in Turkey and abroad . At the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen , Norway , his song " '' Halley '' " and at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin , Ireland , his another song " '' Sev ! '' " represented Turkey . Melih Kibar died of skin cancer on 7 April 2005 at a hospital in Istanbul . He was taken there two days before his death . He was laid to rest at Nakkaştepe Cemetery following the religious funeral held at Bebek Mosque . He is survived by his wife Ethel and his daughter Merve
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Melih Kibar