The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation chose young singer Can Bonomo as the country's representative in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in May in Baku, Azerbaijan. What many people do not know is that Bonomo comes from a Jewish family -- making this selection somewhat surprising in light of the tense relations between Turkey and Israel. This year Turkey decided not to hold a pre-Eurovision competition and have a professional committee select the Turkish entry instead. The names of quite a few critically acclaimed local singers were mentioned, but the winner was a young and promising singer who is just at the start of his career.