Following Hadise's fourth place in 2009 with the song "Düm Tek Tek", several artists were rumoured in Turkish media as potential Turkish representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, including singers Murat Boz, Tarkan and Ziynet Sali. Tarkan was tipped as the favourite to represent Turkey with agreements being confirmed, however this was later denied by both TRT and the artist's management. Nazan Öncel was rumoured to be writing the Turkish Eurovision 2010 entry, however Öncel denied any contact with the broadcaster but mentioned an interest in writing a Eurovision entry for Turkey. On 22 September 2009, it was revealed that 1975 Turkish Eurovision entrant Ajda Pekkan had been appoached by TRT but declined the offer as she did not want to interfere with younger artists. Five artists were later reported by the media as candidates: Deniz Arcak, Hadise, maNga, Şebnem Ferah and 2006 Turkish Eurovision entrant Sibel Tüzün, with maNga being the favourite after winning the "Best Turkish Act" and "Best European Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009. The band later stated that they were yet to be approached by TRT but would accept the offer should they receive one.