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Can Bonomo, Turkeyâ€™s representative in Eurovision 2012: The song that I will sing in Baku will be about friendship and brotherhood

12 January 2012 08:22 (UTC +04:00)

â€œWe want my song to be about friendship and brotherhood, it is impossible to think about other theme on Baku stage,â€ Can Bonomo said in his interview to TRT, APA reports.

Can Bonomo said it is a pride for him to represent Turkey.
â€œI am both excited and happy. It was a great surprise for me. I am grateful to TRT for having chosen me. Actually, this decision also aims to support young musicians in Turkey. I indeed feel pride,â€ he said.

Can Bonomo said he thinks about various songs for Eurovision 2012, but he wants to choose the best song for the contest.
â€œIt is a great feeling to represent a country and stand under the flag. I have some plans - to sing both in Turkish and in English. We have not made a decision yet. I think Turkeyâ€™s participation in Eurovision song contest has been very successful. Up to now, we all have rejoiced at Turkeyâ€™s success and felt sorry for unsuccessful results. My goal is not only to win the contest, but also to represent Turkey properly,â€ he said.

Turkeyâ€™s representative said his song can be accompanied by Kaman, darbuka and saz.
â€œThis will be a song fitting the format of Eurovision song contest, but we will not go beyond the recent album. I will do my best to represent Turkey properly,â€ he said.