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Sürpriz were a six-member German-Turkish musical group who represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Tel Aviv with the song "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e seyahat", which finished in third place.

The group was formed in 1999 specifically in order to enter that year's German Eurovision selection with the song "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e seyahat" ("Journey to Jerusalem"), which had been written by regular Eurovision composers Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. At the original selection held in Bremen, "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e seyahat" finished in second place behind Corinna May's "Hör den Kindern einfach zu", which was eventually disqualified as it had been previously released by another singer. As runners-up, Sürpriz were therefore offered the Eurovision spot, but this too caused controversy when allegations of self-plagiarism.  The matter was taken to the European Broadcasting Union, where a panel of experts concluded that the similarity was not sufficient to disqualify the song on the grounds alleged.

Their good showing at the Contest failed to translate into substantial sales, and "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e seyahat" failed to chart in Germany. The group recorded a self-titled CD, which was released in Turkey only in 2000, and continued through several personnel changes before disbanding in 2002.

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participants
Flag of Lithuania Aistė SmilgevičiūtėFlag of Belgium Vanessa ChinitorFlag of Spain LydiaFlag of Croatia Doris DragovićFlag of United Kingdom PreciousFlag of Slovenia Darja ŠvajgerFlag of Turkey Tuğba Önal & Grup MistikFlag of Norway Stig Van EijkFlag of Denmark Trine Jepsen & Michael TeschlFlag of France NayahFlag of The Netherlands MarlayneFlag of Poland Mietek SzcześniakFlag of Iceland Selma BjörnsdóttirFlag of Cyprus Marlain AngelidouFlag of Sweden Charlotte NilssonFlag of Portugal Rui BandeiraFlag of Ireland The MullansFlag of Austria Bobbie SingerFlag of Israel EdenFlag of Malta Times ThreeFlag of Germany SürprizFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Merlin & Béatrice PoulotFlag of Estonia Evelin Samuel & Camille
Songs
Flag of Lithuania StrazdasFlag of Belgium Like the WindFlag of Spain No quiero escucharFlag of Croatia Marija MagdalenaFlag of United Kingdom Say It AgainFlag of Slovenia For a Thousand YearsFlag of Turkey Dön ArtıkFlag of Norway Living My Life Without YouFlag of Denmark This time I mean itFlag of France Je Veux Donner Ma VoixFlag of The Netherlands One Good ReasonFlag of Poland Przytul mnie mocnoFlag of Iceland All Out of LuckFlag of Cyprus Tha 'ne erotasFlag of Sweden Take Me To Your HeavenFlag of Portugal Como tudo começouFlag of Ireland When You Need MeFlag of Austria ReflectionFlag of Israel Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet)Flag of Malta Believe 'n PeaceFlag of Germany Reise nach JerusalemFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina PutniciFlag of Estonia Diamond of Night
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