Eurovision Song Contest won twice for Ireland, with "What's Another Year" in 1980 and "Hold Me Now" in 1987). Several other winners were well-known artists who won the contest mid-career after they had already established themselves, including Katrina and the Waves, winners in 1997 with "Love Shine a Light", Lulu, winner in 1969 with "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and Sandie Shaw, winner in 1967 with "Puppet on a String". Women have dominated the contest since its inception, either performing solo or as a member of a group on 50 of the 67 winning entries . The 2017 winner was a solo male performance by Salvador
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. The country was represented by Şebnem Paker and Grup Etnic with the song “Dinle” written by Mehtap Altıntemiz and composed by Levent Çoker. Both Şebnem Paker and Levent Çoker had represented Turkey in the contest of the preceding year.The entry was chosen by a professional jury. The professional jury announced the results on 1 March 1997 in Ankara. On the night of the contest Şebnem performed 2nd in the running order following Cyprus and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting Dinle had