Turkey to compete in Eurovision song contest semi-finals in May

Turkey will compete in the semi-finals of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest on May 10.
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany between May 10 and 14.
"Yuksek Sadakat" band will represent Turkey in the contest which will be participated by 43 countries.
Turkey will compete against Albania, Finland, Armenia, Switzerland, Norway, Georgia, Russia, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, San Marino, Iceland, Portugal and Greece in the first semi-final day on May 10.
The Netherlands, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, Greek Cypriot administration, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Slovakia, Moldova, Israel, Macedonia, Denmark, Belarus, Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, Slovenia and Ireland will compete on the second semi-final day on May 12.
A total of 25 countries will compete in the finals after the semi-finals.
Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Britain will directly join the finals which will take place on May 14.
Yuksek Sadakat, a rock band, 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, keyboard and guitar solos. The name of the band is a literal translation of the term "High Fidelity" (Hi-Fi) into Turkish. Their second album "Katil & Maktul" was released in 2008.