A TURKISH EUROVISION ARTIST PASSED AWAY

Norbert of ESC from Dublin to Amsterdam informed ESC Covers that Ozkan Uğur passed away.

Raif Özkan Uğur (17 October 1953 – 8 July 2023) was a Turkish pop and rock musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and actor. After starting his career in 1970 he became a founding member of Kurtalan Ekspres in 1972. After switching several bands for the next few years, Özkan Uğur formed MFÖ together with Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in 1980.

Together with MFÖ, Özkan Uğur represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 1985 with Didai Didai Dai where they finished 14th, and in 1988 with Sufi which placed 15th. In 2017, the group released their first album in 5 years. Özkan Uğur was the only member of the band to not have released a solo album.

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