Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , which was held in Istanbul (Turkey), was represented by Athena with the song For Real (from the English - “In Reality”). Having scored 53 points in the final, they took 9th place. As representatives of the host country of the competition, the group did not participate in the semifinals, but immediately reached the final, where, having scored 195 points, it took 4th place. This was the third result of the country in the competition since the start of participation.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||
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| final performance | ||
| National selection | ||
| A country |  Turkey | |
| Selected Artist | Athena | |
| Selected song | For real | |
| Song language | English | |
| Composer (s) | Gokhan Ozoguz, Gahan Ozoguz | |
| Poet (s) | Gokhan Ozoguz, Gahan Ozoguz | |
| results | ||
| Final result | 4th place, 195 points. | |
| Other participation | ||
| Conduct: 2004 | ||
Artist
Athena - Turkish punk rock - ska band. Currently, the team members are Gökhan Özoğuz, Hakan Özoğuz, Ozan Musluoğlu, Dogach Titiz. At different times, Turgai Gulaydin, Asrin Tuncher, Ozan Karachukha and Chanai Chengen played in the group. By 2009, managed to release 6 studio albums.
National Selection
To represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest, Athena was selected by TRT .
At the television final, which was held on January 24, 2004, the group performed 3 songs. TRT channel emphasized that preference was given to songs in English, although up to this point all the albums of the group had been recorded in Turkish. The final selection of the winning song was made by viewers.
| Song | Interest | A place |
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| For Real (from the English. - "In reality") | 79% | one |
| Easy Man (from the English. - "Easy Man") | eleven % | 2 |
| I Love Mud On My Face (from English - “I love the dirt on my face”) | ten % | 3 |
Speech
In addition to the main composition of the group, a trombonist and a dark-skinned girl playing darbuk took part in the performance. In the finale of the performance, the girl was dancing.
Voting
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