Country: Türkiye / OGAE Türkiye
Artists: manifest X Ajda Pekkan
Song Title: Hileli (en: Cheating)
Composer: Ateş Atilla
Author: Ateş Atilla
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKhNI4DLHM
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/track/4eBE6hpwm7aJxIY4iwgwU8?si=9b4890e9dec048ff
Artist bio:
manifest is a six-member girl group formed in Istanbul, Türkiye, by Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Lidya Pınar, Mina Solak, Sueda Uluca and Zeynep Sude Oktay.
All six girls won the talent show Big 5 Türkiye.
They released their first single “Zamansızdık” in 2025 and, in the same year, they also released their debut album titled “Minifestival” which reached the number one spot on the sales chart.
This is the second time that OGAE Türkiye is represented by manifest. The first time was in 2025 with the song “Zamansızdık”.
Ajda Pekkan was born in Istanbul, Türkiye.
She began her musical career in the early 1960s when she appeared in nightclubs as a member of the group Los Çatikos.
In 1963 she also became known as an actress acting in about fifty films over six years.
In 1964 she recorded her first record and over the years has become one of the most successful artists of all time in Türkiye.
Many of her songs have also been released in other countries, mainly in France.
She held many concerts around the world, in places like Japan, Iran, Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom, France and many others.
She also holds the title of “State Artist” and has been awarded the honorary distinction of Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government and the Art-Cultural and Human Artist Awards in Azerbaijan.
In 1980 she represented Türkiye at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Pet’r Oil”.
Spotify Playlist with all the participants: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zgMuzg0a7CtPGhlSGvXl5?si=67c08694aa18413b&pt=4f33ecd2438f27548f78c78bf392011d
YouTube Playlist with all the participants: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcL8_PSJ4sqs
