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| Tarkan is a huge Pop sensation in Turkey and is Turkey's first true international pop star. Born in Alzey near Frankfurt on October 17th, 1972, Tarkan Tevetoglu grew up in Germany. In 1986, his father decided to relocate his family back to his homeland in Turkey. Tarkan began to study music in Karamürsel. His road to fame began when he moved to Istanbul to prepare for University entrance exams in 1990. In 1991 he met Mehmet Sögütoglu (owner of Istanbul Plak, a prominent Turkish record company) who made him a star. Most commentators term this year as his "Year of Destiny". His debut album Yine Sensiz (Without You Again) sold 700,000 copies. His second album A-acayipsin (Oh - You're Something Else) sold more than 2,000,000 copies in Turkey and 700,000 copies in Europe. This was a first-time-ever feat for a Turkish performer. In 1994 Tarkan spent time in the USA to learn English where he met Ahmet Ertegün (the Turkish founder of Atlantic Records). Ertegün has been quietly grooming Tarkan for an American career ever since. In 1997, after a 3-year break, Tarkan released his third Turkish-language album Ölürüm Sana (I'd Die For You), and on the tour that followed he filled the Hippodrome in London, the Bataclan in Paris, and the Arena in Berlin. This album broke all record sales in Turkey. It sold over 3,500,000 copies. When the album's single Simarik (Kiss Kiss/Chanson Du Bisou/Besos) was released in 1999 in Europe, it reached No. 3 in France and Germany, No.1 in Belgium. Following that he released a compliation album for Europe entitled Tarkan. He won a World Music Award in Monaco in the same year. Tarkan released two more singles in Europe under the Universal ticket, Sikidim (Shake) and Bu Gece (Tonight). In 2000 the self-titled album was released in the USA with a Universal Latino ticket. In 2001 Tarkan released his first-ever single in Turkey called Kuzu Kuzu (Like A Lamb). Tarkan's following albums Karma in 2001 and his latest Turkish-language album Dudu (Woman), released in the Summer of 2003, cemented his popularity in his parents' homeland. He has been the face of Pepsi in Turkey and was the official mascot of the Turkish National football team for the 2002 World Cup, recording the football song Bir Oluruz Yolunda (United For You) which became an anthem for the fans. He also released his own perfume range entitled "Tarkan" at the start of 2004. from Musicmoz.org (by Ali Yildirim) |
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| Tarkan you ar the hottest man on this planet. | |