Pet'r Oil (or Petr'Oil, as it is listed in the official Eurovision website upon the on screen title when broadcast) was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague, Netherlands. The song was sung by Ajda Pekkan in Turkish.
The song talks about the petroleum and its importance for the wealth of the nations and for this reason people love it.
The song was performed 2nd on the night, following Austria's Blue Danube with "Du bist Musik" and preceding Greece's Anna Vissi with "Autostop". At the close of voting, it had received 23 points, placing 15th in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as Turkish representative at the 1981 Contest by Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Trio with "Dönme Dolap".
Famous quotes containing the word oil:
“Is a park any better than a coal mine? What’s a mountain got that a slag pile hasn’t? What would you rather have in your garden—an almond tree or an oil well?”
—Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944)