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 (Kadıköy Belediyesi Sağlık ve Sosyal Dayanışma Vakfı, KASDAV), 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 (Kadıköy Belediyesi Sağlık ve Sosyal Dayanışma Vakfı, KASDAV). 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 İstek Özel Acıbadem Lisesi (2nd) Özel Semiha Şakir Lisesi (3rd) 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 Galatasaray Lisesi (2nd) Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi (3rd) Darüşşafaka Lisesi Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi (2nd) Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi (3rd) Best Female Singer Best Male Singer Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi İstek Acıbadem Lisesi (2nd) Galatasaray Lisesi (3rd) Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Kartal Anadolu Lisesi (2nd) Şişli Terakki Lisesi (3rd) Barış Manço Composition Award Best Stage Performance Darüşşafaka Lisesi Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi (2nd) Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi (3rd) Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi Special Maltese Song Prize Special Blue Jean Prize Kabataş Erkek Lisesi Kartal Anadolu Lisesi Special Alem FM Prize Cağaloğlu Anadolu LisesiHaydarpaşa 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 ? Haydarpaşa Anadolu Lisesi Best Female Singer Best Male Singer ? ? Barış Manço Composition Award Best Stage Performance Haydarpaşa Anadolu Lisesi Galatasaray Lisesi Ataşehir 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 Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Üsküdar Çağrıbey Anadolu Lisesi Dede Korkut Anadolu Lisesi Emlakbank Ataşehir Lisesi Best Female Singer Best Male Singer Özel Doğuş Lisesi Üsküdar Çağrıbey Anadolu Lisesi Robert Lisesi ? Barış Manço Composition Award Best Stage Performance Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Üsküdar Çağrıbey Anadolu Lisesi Emlakbank Ataşehir Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Şenesenevler Lisesi Üsküdar Çağrıbey Anadolu Lisesi Best Show Dance Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi Göztepe İhsan Kurşunluoğlu Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız 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 Maltepe Anadolu Lisesi Vefa Lisesi-General Ali Rıza Ersin Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Özel Avrupa Lisesi Maltepe Anadolu lisesi Best Female Singer Best Male Singer Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Özel Eyüpoğlu Lisesi General Ali Rıza Ersin Lisesi Vefa Lisesi Kartal Anadolu Lisesi İzzet Ünver Lisesi Barış Manço Composition Award Best Stage Performance Kadıköy Anadolu Ticaret ve Meslek Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi İzzet Ünver Lisesi-Darüşşafaka Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi General Ali Rıza Ersin Lisesi Özel Avrupa Lisesi Best Show Dance 16 YSK Best Instrument Kültür Koleji Maltepe Anadolu Lisesi Kartal Süleyman Demirel Lisesi 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 Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi MEF Lisesi Dede Korkut Lisesi Kültür Koleji Best Female Singer Best Male Singer MEF Lisesi Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi İstek Özel Uluğbey Okulları Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Lisesi Dede Korkut Anadolu Lisesi Kültür Koleji Best Show Dance Best Stage Performance Kültür Koleji Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi General Ali Rıza Ersin Lisesi MEF Lisesi Dede Korkut Anadolu Lisesi Bakırköy Lisesi Best InstrumentSpecial Alem FM Prize Kültür Koleji Avrupa Lisesi-Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi Ahmet Burhan Lisesi-Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesiİstanbul 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 Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu Lisesi İstanbul Lisesi Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi Deutsche Schule Istanbul FMG Kayseri Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Best Female Singer Best Male Singer MEF Okulları Gaziantep Kolej Vakfı Özel Lisesi Konya Çimento Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi İstanbul Lisesi Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu Lisesi Galatasaray Lisesi Barış Manço Composition Award Best Stage Performance Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu Lisesi Özel Darüşşafaka Lisesi MEF Okulları Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi Galatasaray Lisesi-Deutsche Schule Istanbul İstanbul Lisesi Best Instrument Special Jury Prize-Singing Performance Antalya ATSO Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Vefa Anadolu Lisesi İzmir Amerika Koleji FMG Kayseri Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu 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(Most Innovative Performance) Antalya ATSO Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Özel St. Georg Avusturya Lisesi ve Ticaret Okulu Special Gazete Kadıköy Prize(Most Promising Performance) Most Gentleman Audience Prize HEV Okulları Özel Kemerköy Lisesi Notre Dame de Sion Fransız Lisesi
10th High School Music Contest The finale of the contest was held on April 28, 2007 and saw the participation of 36 high schools. The winner of the Best Female Singer category represented Turkey at the 5th Alexandria International Song Festival in Egypt in July 2007, and the winner of the Best Male Singer category represented Turkey at the Amberstar 2007 in Latvia in August 2007. 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 Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi Best Composition Best Instrument Kenan Evren Anadolu Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi (2nd) Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi (2nd) Best Stage Performance Best Dancing Performance Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Özel Kültür Lisesi Tarhan Koleji (2nd) Special Gazete Kadıköy Prize(Most Promising Performance) Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi
11th High School Music Contest The qualifications were held between March 7–9, and the finale was held on March 29, 2008. 106 high schools participated in the contest while 35 of them made it to the finale. The final results were:
Best Female Singer Best Male Singer Özel Kemerköy Lisesi-Saint Benoît Fransız Lisesi Özel Kadıköy Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi
12th High School Music Contest With the participation of 132 high schools, the qualifications were held between March 13–15, and the finale was held on April 11, 2009. The final results were:
Best Singing Performance Best Orchestra HEV Okulları Kemerköy Lisesi Hasan-Sabriye Gümüş Anadolu Lisesi (2nd) 50. Yıl Tahran Lisesi (3rd) Otakçılar Lisesi Mensucat Santral Anadolu Lisesi (2nd) Özel Saint Joseph Fransiz Lisesi (3rd) Best Female Singer Best Male Singer Özel Saint Joseph Fransız Lisesi Galatasaray Lisesi (2nd) HEV Okulları Kemerköy Lisesi-Özel Moda Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi (3rd) Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Anadolu Lisesi Prof. Faik Somer Anadolu Lisesi-Özel Ataşehir Adıgüzel Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi (2nd) Özel İtalyan Lisesi (3rd) Best Composition Best Instrument Özel Moda Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Üsküdar Cumhuriyet Lisesi (2nd) Galatasaray Lisesi-Özel Saint Joseph Fransız Lisesi (3rd) Otakçılar Lisesi Mensucat Santral Anadolu Lisesi-Bateri (2nd) Mensucat Santral Anadolu Lisesi-Gitar (3rd) Best Stage Show Best Arrangement Semiha Şakir Anadolu Lisesi Florya Tevfik Ercan Anadolu Lisesi (2nd) Özel Saint Benoit Fransız Lisesi (3rd) Selimpaşa Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi Özel Darüşşafaka Lisesi (2nd) Prof. Faik Somer Anadolu Lisesi (3rd) Mensucat Santral Anadolu Lisesi-Gitar (3rd) Istanbul Bilgi University Outstanding Achievement Prize Most Supportive Audience Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Anadolu Lisesi Özdemir Sabancı Emirgan Lisesi Special Gazete Kadıköy Prize(Most Promising Performance) Special Kadıköy Culture-Arts Association Prize(Most Innovative Performance) Erenköy Kız Lisesi İTO Anadolu Ticaret Meslek Lisesi FIDOF Youth Prize International Special Achievement Prize Davutpaşa Lisesi Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Anadolu Lisesi Special Press Prize-Person Special Press Prize-Band Özel Moda Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Özel Moda Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Davutpaşa Lisesi Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Anadolu Lisesi Special Jury Prize-Person Special Jury Prize-Band Notre Dame de Sion Fransız Lisesi Özel Kıraç Lisesi
13th High School Music Contest