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{{short description|Turkish-Swiss songwriter (born 1950)}}
'''Atilla Şereftuğ''' (born 16 November 1950)<ref>[http://www.andtheconductoris.eu/ And the conductor is...]</ref> is a Turkish-Swiss songwriter, born in [[Istanbul]].
==Career==
In 1986, Şereftuğ participated in the Swiss heats of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] as composer of the song "[[Pas pour moi]]". The song's co-composer was [[Nella Martinetti]]. "[[Pas pour moi]]" won the Swiss final and, performed by [[Daniela Simmons]] represented Switzerland in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] held in [[Bergen]], [[Norway]]. It was voted into second place behind the Belgian entry.
In 1988, along with [[Nella Martinetti]], he once again qualified for the Swiss Eurovision heat, this time with the song "[[Ne partez pas sans moi]]," performed by the Canadian singer [[Celine Dion]]. By a small margin of seven votes the song won and went on to the final in [[Dublin]]. Consequently, in 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest, by an even smaller margin of just one point, with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi."
==See also==
* [[Eurovision Song Contest 1988]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [[Hürriyet]] Newspaper Online - [http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2005/01/24/589139.asp ''News on Atilla Şereftuğ and Celine Dion''] {{in lang|tr}}
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