Tarkan

Tarkan Tevetoglu More popularly known as Tarkan Born 17 October 1972 is a TurkishGerman singersongwriter Since the early 1990s with the successful sales of his albums he has been a prominent figure of the Turkish pop music being known in both Turkey and Europe Tarkan was born and raised in Alzey RhinelandPalatinate In 1986 he moved to Turkey together with his family Tarkan who had been interested in music since his childhood went to high school at Karamursel and took music lessons In the following years he met the owner of Istanbul Plak Mehmet Sogutoglu and signed a contract to release his own album Tarkan released his first album Yine Sensiz in late 1992 with Kil Oldum being chosen as its lead single His second and third albums Aacayipsin and Olurum Sana were released in 1994 and 1998 respectively The song Simarik from Olurum Sana became popular in a number of countries In 1998 he signed a new contract with Universal Music Group In 1999 his compilation album Tarkan received platinum and gold certifications in several countries In 2001 he made music videos for the songs Kuzu Kuzu Hup and Verme from his fourth studio album Karma Two years later the album Dudu performed well on the sales charts and in 2006 with the release of his first English album Come Closer he became known in Europe Bounce and Start the Fire were the lead singles of this album The lyrics of the songs included in the album Metamorfoz were praised by the Turkish Language Association In 2010 his seventh studio album Adimi Kalbine Yaz became the bestselling album of the year in Turkey In 2016 his ninth studio album Ahde Vefa which has a Classical Turkish theme was released Alongside his music career Tarkan has taken part in numerous social projects and is known as Megastar and Prince of the Bosporus in the press One of few European singers who has managed to span chart success without singing in English he is also noted for his live stage performances Tarkans effect on Turkey has been compared by the Washington Post to that of Elvis Presley in the US around 1957 and Atlantic Recordss cofounder Ahmet Ertegun described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen He has also been listed by Rhapsody as a key artist in the history of European pop music with his signature song Simarik as a keystone track that moved the genre forward His albums have sold over 15 million copies Throughout his career he has won four Turkey Music Awards six Golden Butterfly Awards and one World Music Award and has received various nominations IMDb Mini Biography By yusufpiskin