Ece made five appearances in the Turkish Eurovision Song Contest selection as follows:[1] Following her victory with Pan in 1989, Ece went forward to the 34th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 May.
[2] Ece's appearance, with the more mainstream ballad "Sev", at the 40th Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin on 13 May 1995 resulted in a slightly better placement – 16th out of 23.
None of her Eurovision songs were major hits in Turkey, Germany or elsewhere in the Turkish diaspora.
Ece married Ali Otyam in 1999;[4] the couple had a son but divorced in 2007.
[5] Ece was diagnosed with leukemia in 2009, and underwent treatment, including chemotherapy.