Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest
| Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest | |
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| Host | |
| Venue |
Antalya, Turkey (2002) Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey (2003-2004) |
| Executive supervisor | Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu |
| Host broadcaster |
Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu (2002-2004) Tuğçe Kazaz (2002) Çağla Kubat (2002) Viktor Lazlo (2003) Azra Akın (2004) Deniz Seki (2004) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 9 (2002) 14 (2003) 15 (2004) |
Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest (Turkish: Megahit-Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması) was an international song contest hosted in Turkey by participation of singers from Mediterranean countries. There were three different editions of the event. First event that 9 countries participated was organized in 2002 in Antalya, second and third events were organized in Fethiye, Muğla. Number of participants raised and reached to 14 in 2003, and to 15 in 2004. Winners were Eyal Shachar of Israel, Sedat Yüce of Turkey and Linda Valori of Italy respectively.
Created by End Productions, the first edition of Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest (Turkish: Megahit-Uluslararası Akdeniz Şarkı Yarışması) was organized in Aspendos Theatre in Antalya in October 13, 2002. 9 Mediterranean countries participated to the contest and each of them were represented by one representative. Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu, also the president of End Productions, hosted the event with Tuğçe Kazaz and Çağla Kubat.Israeli singer Eyal Schahar won the contest with "The Puppet Show". Croatian singer Goran Karan completed the contest at second place with "I'm Falling Into Dark", Hüseyin Özkılıç of Turkey placing at third place with "Bir Kez Daha". The winner of the contest was awarded with $5.000 and a plate that specially created for the event. Also, some of contestants that had chosen by the jury were awarded with International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF) Special Prize and City of Antalya Special Prize.
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