High School Music Contest
The High School Music Contest, also known as Fizy High School Music Contest for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music contest that is organized in Turkey with the participation of high school students. It started to be held in 1998 by the Kadıköy Municipality Health and Social Solidarity Foundation, and was open to the high schools in Istanbul. In the following years, some award winners started to represent Turkey in various international contests. At the 13th contest which was held in 2010, Eti Crax became the first named sponsor of the event. Starting from the 14th contest in 2011, Vodafone was the main sponsor, and remained so until 2016. Since the 15th contest in 2012, it is open to the participation of high schools from all around the country. The final stages have been held at the Bostancı Show Center in Kadıköy, Istanbul, while the one in 2016 was held at the Volkswagen Arena Istanbul. Fizy became the main sponsor of the event in 2017.
Contests
1st Istanbul High School Music Contest
It was held in 1998 at the Bostancı Show Center in Kadıköy, and organised by the Kadıköy Municipality Health and Social Solidarity Foundation. It was only open to the participation of high schools from Istanbul. There were only two award categories, the Pop Arrangement Award and the Pop Performance Award.2nd Istanbul High School Music Contest
After the qualifications that were held between March 8–10, 16 high schools that were selected by the jury members contested in the final stage on March 17. The final results were:| General contest | Special Barış Manço Prize |
Kabataş Erkek Lisesi
| Kabataş Erkek Lisesi |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| İstek Vakfı Özel Acıbadem Lisesi | Kabataş Erkek Lisesi |
3rd Istanbul High School Music Contest
It was held between March 21–30, 2000 with the participation of 19 high schools, and had 9 award categories while two of them were special prizes. The final results were:| Best Singing Performance | Best Orchestra |
Darüşşafaka Lisesi
| Darüşşafaka Lisesi |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi | Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi |
| Barış Manço Composition Award | Best Stage Performance |
| Darüşşafaka Lisesi | Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi |
| Special Maltese Song Prize | Special Blue Jean Prize |
| Kabataş Erkek Lisesi | Kartal Anadolu Lisesi |
| Special Alem FM Prize | - |
| Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi Haydarpaşa Anadolu Lisesi | - |
4th Istanbul High School Music Contest
It was held on March 30, 2001 and was hosted by DJ Füsun Tuncer. The final results were:| Best Singing Performance | Best Orchestra |
| Haydarpaşa Anadolu Lisesi | ?
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| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
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| Barış Manço Composition Award | Best Stage Performance |
| Haydarpaşa Anadolu Lisesi | ? |
| Best Show Dance | Special Malta Prize |
| Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi | Ümraniye Anadolu Lisesi |
| Special Alem FM Prize | - |
| Kartal Anadolu Lisesi | - |
5th Istanbul High School Music Contest
The qualifications were held between March 19–21 with the participation of 34 high schools, and the finale was held on March 28, 2000 with the participation of 22 high schools. It was hosted by DJ Füsun Tuncer and Ataman Erkul.6th High School Music Contest
The qualifications were held between March 18–19, and the finale was held on March 27, 2003. The final stage which was hosted by DJ Füsun Tuncer and Ataman Erkul witnessed the participation of 36 high schools. The final results were:| Best Singing Performance | Best Orchestra |
Maltepe Anadolu Lisesi
| Üsküdar Çağrıbey Anadolu Lisesi |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| Özel Doğuş Lisesi | ? |
| Barış Manço Composition Award | Best Stage Performance |
| Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi | Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi |
| Best Show Dance | - |
| Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi | - |
7th High School Music Contest
The final stage was held on March 28, 2004, and consisted of two sections, music and show dance, and saw the participation of 26 and 5 high schools respectively. The final results were:| Best Singing Performance | Best Orchestra |
Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi
| Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi | Vefa Lisesi |
| Barış Manço Composition Award | Best Stage Performance |
| Kadıköy Anadolu Ticaret ve Meslek Lisesi | Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi |
| Best Show Dance | 16 YSK Best Instrument |
| Kültür Koleji | Özel Avrupa Lisesi |
| Special Blue Jean Prize | Special Hey Girl Prize-Most Trendy Girl |
| Bahçeşehir Atatürk Lisesi | Darüşşafaka Lisesi |
| Special Alem FM Prize | Special Jury Prize-Music |
| Maltepe Kadir Has Anadolu Lisesi | Mustafa Saffet Anadolu Lisesi |
| Special Jury Prize-Dance | - |
| Bahçeşehir Atatürk Lisesi | - |
8th High School Music Contest
The qualifications were held between March 19–20, and the finale was held on March 26, 2005. The winner of the Best Singing Performance category represented Turkey at the 1st World High School Music Contest, the winners of the Best Male Singer and the Best Female Singer categories represented Turkey at the International Song Contest in Malta.| Best Singing Performance | Best Orchestra |
Dede Korkut Anadolu Lisesi
| MEF Lisesi |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| MEF Lisesi | Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Lisesi |
| Best Show Dance | Best Stage Performance |
| Kültür Koleji | MEF Lisesi |
| Best Instrument | Special Alem FM Prize |
| Kültür Koleji | İstanbul Kadıköy Lisesi |
9th High School Music Contest
The qualifications were held between March 24–26, and the finale was held on April 8, 2006. The final results were:| Best Singing Performance | Best Orchestra |
Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi
| Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| MEF Okulları | İstanbul Lisesi |
| Barış Manço Composition Award | Best Stage Performance |
| Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu Lisesi | Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi |
| Best Instrument | Special Jury Prize-Singing Performance |
| Antalya ATSO Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi | Gaziantep Kolej Vakfı Özel Lisesi |
| Special Jury Prize-Composition | Special FIDOF Prize |
| İzmir Amerikan Koleji | Fatih Davutpaşa Lisesi |
| Special Alem FM Prize | Special Kadıköy Culture and Arts Association Prize |
| Antalya ATSO Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi | Özel St. Georg Avusturya Lisesi ve Ticaret Okulu |
| Special Gazete Kadıköy Prize | Most Gentleman Audience Prize |
| HEV Okulları Özel Kemerköy Lisesi | Notre Dame de Sion Fransız Lisesi |