FILM · 1965 · TURKEY

Cici Kızlar

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1. #001

   When the group was first formed, it consisted of three singers: Şebnem Aksu, Bilgen Bengü and Sibel Egemen; Egemen left the group because she could not pursue her education alongside music.

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2. #002

   When the decision was made in 1975 to enter Eurovision with a Turkish-language song, Birnur Bilginoğlu was added to the group.

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3. #003

   The candidate song they prepared for the contest was "Delisin", composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu.

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4. #004

   They received the second-highest score from the public jury after Ali Rıza Binboğa, while they shared first place with Semiha Yankı, who received a higher score from the professional jury.

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5. #005

   As a result of the draw to determine the song that would go to Eurovision, Cici Kızlar were eliminated and Semiha Yankı represented Turkey.

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6. #006

   After "Delisin" became a hit, they quickly released other 45 rpm records and appeared in the film Delisin, which featured Tarık Akan.

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7. #007

   The group disbanded at the end of 1976; Bilgen Bengü and Sibel Egemen continued their music careers as solo artists.

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8. #008

   Group member Bilgen Bengü was known by the nickname "Kıvırcık" and was the only member to continue her music career.

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9. #009

   Sibel Egemen performed solo music between 1975 and 1993; after her last album she withdrew from music and worked as a public relations specialist at Yurtbank between 1995 and 2005, then moved to İzmir and from 2005 became a professor of public relations and advertising at Ege University's Faculty of Communication.

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