Tarkan Tevetoolu (Turkish Tarkan Tevetoğlu; October 17, 1972, Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate), better known as simply Tarkan - Turkish singer, winner of many awards both in Turkey and in the world. Started my solo career at the beginning of 1992. Tarkan has released several platinum albums, selling a total of about 25 million copies.
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He is also a producer and is the owner of the music company HITT Music, founded in 1997. For his enormous influence on Turkey with his shows, Tarkan has been compared many times to Elvis Presley and his influence on America in 1957 (reports the Washington Post). Ahmet Ertegun, co-owner of Atlantic Records, described Tarkan as the best showman he had ever seen.
Tarkan was able to climb to the top of the charts without singing songs on English language. He took high places in the charts of Russia, Europe and South America with the song "Simarik". Due to its widespread success, "Rhapsody" recognized Tarkan as a key artist in the history of European pop music with his hit "Simarik", which was the basis of his further promotion.
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Hüsametin Tarkan Tevetoğlu(tour. Hüsamettin Tarkan Tevetoğlu; 17 October, Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), better known as simply Tarkan- Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. Known in Turkey as "Prince of Pop" for influencing the country with his shows during concerts. Tarkan has released several platinum albums, selling about 19 million copies. Owns a music company "HITT Music", created in 1997. Tarkan is the only artist who managed to become famous in Europe without singing a single song in English. Tarkan also became the first and remains the only musical performer from Turkey, who received the “The World Music Awards.”
Music portal "Rhapsody" recognized Tarkan as a key artist in the history of European pop music with his song “Şımarık”.
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His parents, Turkish by nationality, immigrated to Germany after the country's economic crisis. On his father's side, Tarkan's ancestors are military men, for example, his grandfather is a hero of the Russian-Turkish War. Tarkan has a brother and sisters - Adnan, Gyulay and Nurai, from his mother's first marriage. And brother Hakan and younger sister Handan. When Tarkan was 13 years old, his family decided to return to their homeland. In 1995, Tarkan's father died of a heart attack at the age of 49. Tarkan's mother married for the third time, to the architect Seyhun Kahraman.
The beginning of a musical career
After Tarkan's family moved to Turkey, he began studying music in the city of Karamursel before going to study at the Istanbul Music Academy. In Istanbul, he had no friends or money, and he had to earn extra money as a singer at weddings. During one of his visits to Germany, Tarkan met the head of the label "İstanbul Plak" Mehmet Soyutoulu. He subsequently produced Tarkan's debut album, “Yine Sensiz,” which was released in 1992. During the recording of the album, Tarkan met an almost unknown composer at that time - Ozan Cholakolu, with whom he works to this day. The album was successful among Turkish youth, because Tarkan introduced Western notes into traditional Turkish music.
“Most likely this happened for the first time - Turkish slang began to be actively used in the lyrics of the brave guy with green eyes”- this is how the Turkish magazine described Tarkan’s debut album "Milliyet".
In 1994, the second album "Aacayipsin" was released. At the same time, Tarkan began working with composer Sezen Aksu, who wrote two songs for the album, including “Hepsi Senin Mi?”, which later resulted in a European single "Şıkıdım". In the same year, Tarkan went to the USA to continue his studies in New York and learn English. The video for the song was also shot there. "Dön Bebeğim". In America, Tarkan met Ahmet Ertegun, who was the founder of the American label Atlantic Records and wanted to start producing Tarkan's English-language songs. But Tarkan’s first English-language album was released after Akhmet’s death, in 2006.
Success in Europe
In 1997, Tarkan released his third album “Ölürüm Sana”, and in parallel the single “Şımarık”, which was successful in Turkey. But in Europe the single was released only two years later along with “Şıkıdım”. After the success of the songs, the collection “Tarkan” was released in Europe. In the same year, Tarkan received the World Music Awards for album sales. Afterwards the single “Bu Gece” was released.
In 2000, Tarkan quarreled with Sezen Aksu, who wrote the songs "Şıkıdım" And "Şımarık". After the contract was terminated, Sezen began selling copyrights to various artists who covered these songs. For example, Holly Valence as "Kiss Kiss", and Philip Kirkorov as "Oh, Mama Chic Dame".
Army
In 1999, Tarkan was drafted into the army, from which he had a deferment from 1995, ending in 1998. Due to being drafted into the army, he did not return to Turkey after releasing the collection in Europe "Tarkan". This aroused great interest in the press, and the Turkish Parliament also discussed the issue of possibly depriving Tarkan of Turkish citizenship. After the Izmit earthquake at the end of August 1999, a law was passed on a 28-day military service, provided that the future soldier pays 16 thousand dollars to the earthquake relief fund. Taking advantage of this, Tarkan returned to Turkey in 2000 and completed 28 days of military service. Before leaving for the army, Tarkan gave a concert upon his return to Istanbul, the money from which also went to charity. Tarkan said about his military service: “It was January and wild snowfall. It was difficult, the food was terrible. Eighteen months of my life for nothing. I think my dreams are more important".
2001-2002: Karma
In 2001, Tarkan became the face of Pepsi in Turkey. At the same time, the album “Karma” and two singles “Kuzu-Kuzu” and “Hüp” were released. The album was released both in Turkey and Europe. And in Russia Tarkan became the most popular singer not Russian origin. The album sold 1 million copies in Europe. Fans refer to the period from 2001 to 2002 as "period of karma", because the album is radically different from the previous and subsequent albums. Together with musical style, Tarkan’s appearance also changed. He grew his hair long and began wearing tight trousers, unbuttoned shirts and T-shirts. This trend has been adopted by many young guys in Turkey. . At the Woodstock festival, Tarkan met his future manager international affairs Michael Lang, according to “Tarkan is a wonderful artist and his current success is just the beginning. He will be a star in five years and will not disappear. No, he will remain a star."
The book went on sale in 2001 "Tarkan: Anatomy of a Star"(Turkish Tarkan - Yıldız Olgusu), but after some time it was withdrawn from sale by court decision, since the book violates copyright. Also, another scandal erupted after the release of the video for the song. "Hüp", people who saw the clip claimed that the kissing scene was too pornographic. But the video was not banned, and it was nominated for an award from a Turkish music channel. "Kral".
After Tarkan became the face "Pepsi", he also became the official mascot of the Turkish football team at the 2002 World Cup, for which he wrote the song “Bir Oluruz Yolunda”, which became an anthem for the fans.
2003-2004: Dudu
In the summer of 2003, Tarkan released the mini-album “Dudu”, which became the first album released on his own label “HITT Music”. The album sold 1 million copies in Turkey, and in Russia the song "Dudu" became "Song of the Year". Also this year, Tarkan released his own perfume called “Tarkan”.
Once again, along with the musical style, the singer’s appearance also changed. He cut his hair short and began to wear simpler clothes, implying that looks and glamor were no longer the way to sell his music - “It doesn’t matter how sexy I look or how I dance, what matters is the music I make.”
2004-2006: English album
The idea to release the album in English came to Tarkan back in 1995, when he met with Ahmed Erteun, but due to problems with his old producer, the release was postponed. In October 2005, Tarkan finally released his first single in English, “Bounce”. And the album “Come Closer” was released six months later on the Universal Music label. Tarkan was helped with the recording of the album by authors who worked with many famous singers. A second single, "Start The Fire", was released in August. In the fall, Tarkan went on a European tour. The album was not as successful as the producers had hoped, and sales in Turkey amounted to only 110 thousand copies.
2007-2008: Metamorfoz
In 2007, after the failure of the English-language album, the album "Metamorfoz" was released in Turkish. The album sold 300 thousand copies in the first two weeks. Videos were shot for four songs. The new album caused great controversy among critics, some said that Tarkan returned to his past, others on the contrary. In 2008, a collection of remixes of songs from the previous album, “Metamorfoz Remixes,” was released.
2010-2011: Adime Kabine Yaz
On July 29, 2010, Tarkan released his eighth studio album, Adime Kabine Yaz, consisting of eight new songs and one remix for each of them. The album received an enthusiastic reception from fans and critics and sold 300,000 copies throughout Turkey in its first week. After its release, Tarkan partially goes underground, only periodically giving concerts, but almost never appearing in the press.
2016-present: Return
In 2016, Tarkan came out of the shadows when the digital release of his long-awaited ninth album “Ahde Vefa” took place on March 11. On this album, the singer again experimented, recording all the songs in the style of Turkish folk music. Despite the complete lack of advertising and the release of singles, the album became a hit immediately after its release, taking first place on the iTunes charts on the American continent, in England, Denmark, Holland and Germany - in total in 19 countries around the world, thereby proving that Tarkan still popular.
On June 15, 2017, the tenth album was released, which was simply called “10” and marked Tarkan’s return to dance pop music with oriental motifs. Tarkan wrote some songs again in collaboration with Sezen Aksu. On the 27th, a video for the single Yolla was released.
Personal life
Drugs
On February 26, 2010, Tarkan was detained by the Istanbul drug police at the villa of the famous musician Omerli in Turkey, along with ten other people, after which they were taken to the police station, where they underwent a medical examination and then interrogation. Tarkan was detained as part of a Turkish police operation to combat drug trafficking. Tarkan faces one to two years in prison on charges of “using, acquiring, storing and selling drugs.” This is stated in the indictment of the Istanbul prosecutor's office. 12.5 grams of hashish were found at Tarkan's villa. During interrogation, Tarkan allegedly admitted that he started using drugs six years ago and wanted to undergo treatment. But this turned out to be untrue. Three days after his arrest, the singer was released from custody. At the same time, his lawyer denied claims that cocaine was found at Tarkan’s villa.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1992: "Yine Sensiz"
- 1994: "Acayipsin"
- 2001: "Karma"
- 2010: "Adımı Kalbine Yaz"
- 2016: "Ahde Vefa"
- 2017: "10"
- 1999: "Tarkan"
- 2008: "Metamorphoz Remixes"
- 1998: "Şımarık"
- 1999: "Bu Gege"
- 2001: "Kuzu-Kuzu"
- 2001: "Hüp"
- 2005: "Bounce"
- 2006: "Start The Fire"
- 2016: "Cuppa"
- 2002: "Özgürlük İçimizde"
- 2002: "Bir Oluruz Yolunda"
- 2005: "Ayrılık Zor"
- 2008: "Uyan"
- 2010: "Sevdanın Son Vuruşu"
- 2012: "Benim Sadik Yarim Kara Topraktir"
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- Turk Prince of Pop (undefined)
Tarkan can safely be called the most famous Turkish singer and musician. He managed to gain almost worldwide fame by performing songs only in Turkish.
He was adored and idolized by the public; Tarkan was literally carried in their arms and called the Prince of Pop. This was just ten years ago. Now his popularity has fallen, but people continue to enjoy listening to the songs of this impressive performer.
Hüsametin Tarkan Tevetoğlu was born in Germany, in the city of Alzey. By the way, the first part of his name is translated as “ sharp sword" After the economic crisis occurred in Turkey, his parents decided to move to Germany.
The boy grew up in a large family. The mother already had two daughters and one son from her first marriage. In her second marriage, in addition to Tarkan, she also had a son and a daughter. Despite the change of place of residence, the family carefully preserved the traditions of their people. Turkish music was always playing in the house.
In 1985, the family decided to return home to Turkey. Ten years later, his father died of a heart attack. Soon the mother got married for the third time. Her choice was a Turkish architect.
After returning from Germany, Tarkan decided to go study music. He was thirteen years old then. Later its musical education he continued in Istanbul, at the Music Academy.
Tarkan's musical career
During his years in Istanbul, he had to earn his own living, singing in restaurants and at weddings. One day, while in Germany, he met a person directly connected with the record company.
His name was Mehmet Soyutoulu. He listened young guy, appreciated his vocals and offered his help in recording his debut album.
During the recording of the album, fate brought Tarkan together with another talented person– composer Ozan Colakol. He, like the young performer, was practically unknown in those years. The acquaintance continued with many years of successful cooperation.
The success of the first album in 1992 was deafening. In it, Turkish melodies are intertwined with Western motifs, resulting in a unique color and sound. Two years later, the artist’s second album was recorded.
Soon Tarkan went to the USA to learn English and sing in it. True, the album in this language was released already in 2006. He also continued his musical education in the USA.
Tarkan's albums became popular not only in his native Turkey, but also in Europe. In 1997, his third disc was released. The performer began to receive prestigious music awards.
Despite his growing global popularity, his duties as a Turkish citizen have not been canceled. Namely, he was threatened with military service, the reprieve from which had ended by that time.
In Turkey this is very strict; evasion can lead to jail time; the country’s authorities have discussed depriving the singer of his citizenship. Everything was decided by the earthquake that occurred in Turkey in 1999.
Then parliament passed a law allowing, if one contributes 16 thousand dollars to help the victims, to serve only 28 days. Tarkan took advantage of this right and also gave a charity concert in Turkey.
In total, to date Tarkan has released 8 albums and recorded many video clips. The last disc was released in 2010. Many of his works became real hits. The performer was incredibly popular in Russia.
Personal life of Tarkan
The singer, despite being old enough to get married, is not yet married. At one time, rumors about his homosexuality were actively circulated in the press.
This was initiated by a Turkish publication that placed a photo of Tarkan kissing another man on the cover of its magazine. As it turned out later, it was a photomontage.
However, the photo created a lot of hype. Tarkan explained in an interview that he has a girlfriend and that he is not gay, although he does not condemn same-sex relationships.
For several years he dated a girl named Bilge Ozturk. However, the marriage never took place. Tarkan was generally not too eager to go to the registry office, saying that an open relationship is better and that marriage needs to be suffered through. Or it is necessary for his fiancee to be pregnant.
Now the singer lives on a ranch in Istanbul, where he grows plants and takes care of animals. He also has expensive apartments in New York.
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Singer Tarkan, biography: family
He was born on October 17, 1972 in the German city of Alzey. The father and mother of our hero are purebred Turks. How did they end up in a foreign country? Ali and Neşe Tevetoğlu immigrated to Germany. They were forced to leave their homeland by the economic crisis that broke out in Turkey.
Hüsametin Tarkan Tevetoglu is the real name of our hero. It’s not easy for a Russian person to pronounce this. The first name (Khyusametin) is translated as “sharp sword.” And his parents named him Tarkan in honor humorous book, which is very popular in Turkey.
The future artist was brought up in a large family. He has two sisters (on his father's side) - Gyulai and Nurai, and a brother Adnan (from his mother's first marriage). That's not all. The singer has a brother (Hakan) and a sister (Handan).
What kind of child was Tarkan? His biography indicates that he grew up as an active and inquisitive boy. He liked outdoor games and dancing.
Return to the homeland of our ancestors
In 1986, the family left Germany. They decided to return to Turkey. By that time, the economic situation in the country had improved. Tarkan continued to study at school. My father and older brothers got jobs. And mom did household chores: cleaning, cooking, and so on.
In 1995, grief happened in the family. Tarkan's father died of a heart attack. The man was only 49 years old. The singer and his relatives took this loss seriously. Some time later, the singer’s mother married for the third time. She was of a considerable age. Therefore, there was no longer any talk about having children.
Passion for music and first difficulties
Immediately upon returning to Turkey, the young man decided to begin realizing his old dream - to become a singer. To begin with, the boy entered music school, located in the city of Karamursel. He studied piano.
After graduating from school, the guy went to Istanbul. At first, Tarkan had a hard time. He rented a small room in which several people huddled. Tarkan earned money by performing in restaurants and cafes. The biography and personal life of this period do not contain any outstanding facts. The guy's priorities were study and career.
He managed to enter the local music academy the first time. After receiving his diploma, Tarkan began to implement his creative plans. Let's take a closer look at this.
The beginning of a musical career
During another trip to Germany, our hero met the director of the İstanbul Plak recording studio, Mehmet Soyutoulu. They were united not only by their Turkish roots, but also by their love of music. This man offered Tarkan cooperation. The guy couldn't miss such a chance.
In 1992, the debut album of the Turkish artist Yine Sensiz was released. While working on this record, the singer met composer Ozan Colakolu. Their mutually beneficial cooperation continues to this day.
Singer with fashionable name Tarkan has gained incredible popularity among Turkish youth. Guys and girls heard European notes in his songs. They really liked it. In total, over 1 million copies of the Yine Sensiz album were sold.
In 1994, the second album of the sweet-voiced singer went on sale. The record was called Aacayipsin, which translates into Russian as “You are beautiful.” The album sold 2 million copies in Turkey. Producer Ozan Colakol managed to “promote” his ward abroad. Almost 1 million copies of Tarkan’s second album were purchased by people living in European countries.
Our hero was not going to stop there. He literally disappeared into the recording studio, working on creating a new musical material. And his efforts were not in vain. Together with Turkish pop-performer Sezen Aksu, he recorded the song Hepsi Senin Mi. Subsequently, this song became a real hit. In Russia and Europe it is known under the name Şıkıdım.
Tarkan was invited to radio and TV shows. In Turkey, his music sounded from almost every window. The singer's work schedule was scheduled by day and hour.
Conquest of the USA and Europe
Tarkan wanted to announce himself to the whole world. Soon such an opportunity presented itself to him. In 1994 he went to the USA. The young man began to study English. Friends helped him rent an apartment in New York. Soon the Turkish performer began recording an album aimed at English-speaking listeners. The album was planned to be released in 1995. But I had to put it on the back burner.
The singer went on a tour of Europe. The local public liked Tarkan's work. And so in 1997 he introduced new albumÖlürüm Sana ("Crazy about you"). Tarkan also released the single Şımarık, which immediately topped the European charts. In Turkey, the entire circulation of the album Ölürüm Sana (3.5 million copies) was sold out in a few weeks.
Career continuation: 2000s
In 2001, Tarkan pleased his fans with his fourth album - Karma. The singles Kuzu-Kuzu and Hüp included in it conquered the European charts.
In 2003, a new album, Dudu, was released. This time the singer recorded compositions on his own label HITT Music. Turkish fans purchased 1 million records.
Tarkan has been working on creating an English-language album since the early 1990s. He recorded several fiery songs. And only in 2006 these compositions were presented to English-speaking listeners. It must be said that the Come Closer album did not live up to Tarkan's expectations. So he continued to write songs on
Achievements
Tarkan, whose biography we are considering, released 9 studio albums. Total circulation Records sold amounted to 19 million copies. The Turkish singer has toured almost all of Europe. He was also in Russia. Everywhere his performances were warmly received.
Tarkan, biography: personal life
The sultry brunette was never deprived of female attention. In his youth he had affairs with beautiful girls. Then the guy calmed down. He wanted Serious relationships. And soon the Almighty sent him great love.
In 2001, Tarkan met Bilga Ozturk. The guy made every effort to win the beauty's heart. And he succeeded. Soon the chosen one moved to Tarkan’s apartment. The singer's friends and relatives were confident that the lovers would get married. However, fate had its own way.
In 2008, Tarkan and Bilga announced their separation. They managed to maintain friendly relations. After some time the girl met new love. And Tarkan continued to carry the status of a bachelor.
Despite his advanced age, popular singer not married. He has no children. At one time, rumors about his gay. And to many people this version seemed plausible. Such rumors only amuse the Turkish performer. He had never been attracted to men. At the same time, our hero does not condemn which are allowed in several European countries.
Our hero dreams of a magnificent wedding. Let's hope that this wonderful event will be added to in the near future. The wife must be thrifty, caring, faithful and, of course, beautiful. These are the demands that the famous singer makes of his potential chosen one.
Russian fans
Tarkan first came to our country in 1998. Thousands of fans came to his concert. They sang along with him, not knowing Turkish.
Soon Philip Kirkorov performed the song “Oh, Mom, I’ll give you some chic!” Listeners immediately recognized the motives in it famous song Tarkan Sıkıdım. Many people were quick to blame the king Russian stage in plagiarism. However, they were wrong. The fact is that Tarkan ripped business relationship with the author of the song Sezen Aksu. She, in turn, began to sell the rights to perform her compositions to various performers. Philip Kirkorov liked the song Sıkıdım. He acquired the rights and translated it into Russian.
Appearance
Today many of us know who Tarkan is. The singer's biography, height, weight - all this interests his fans. About childhood creative activity And personal life we described the Turkish performer above. Now let's look at his external data. He has naturally thick black hair. Eye color is green. A pleasant timbre of voice is another advantage that Tarkan has. Biography, height of the prince of the Turkish stage - not only fans of his talent, but also producers and directors want to know about this. With a height of 174 cm, our hero weighs 70 kg.
With such figure parameters and external data, Tarkan could well build successful career in the modeling industry. But he chose music. Although he still managed to appear on the covers of fashion magazines. But the photographers saw him not as an attractive model, but famous performer songs.
Gossip
Around popular and talented individuals There is always a lot of unpleasant gossip. Our hero was no exception. Several years ago, information was circulated in the world press that he was gay. Tarkan is also suspected of alcoholism and drug addiction. The Prince of Turkish Pop denies this. However, not all rumors are unfounded.
In February 2010, Istanbul drug police raided the villa famous singer. Tarkan and 10 of his friends were detained on suspicion of using prohibited substances. The star faced up to 2 years in prison. But everything worked out. Three days later, our hero was released from custody. The circumstances of this case have not been disclosed.
Finally
Now you know what path Tarkan has taken to global popularity. Photos, biography and details of the performer’s personal life - all this is presented in the article. We wish Tarkan success in his work and great love!
Tarkan Tevetoğlu (Turkish: Tarkan Tevetoğlu; October 17, 1972, Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate), better known simply as Tarkan, is a Turkish singer, winner of many awards both in Turkey and in the world. He began his solo career in early 1992. Tarkan has released several platinum albums, selling about 25 million copies. ...
Tarkan Tevetoğlu (Turkish: Tarkan Tevetoğlu; October 17, 1972, Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate), better known simply as Tarkan, is a Turkish singer, winner of many awards both in Turkey and in the world. He began his solo career in early 1992. Tarkan has released several platinum albums, selling about 25 million copies. He is also a producer and is the owner of the music company HITT Music, founded in 1997. For his enormous influence on Turkey with his shows, Tarkan has been compared many times to Elvis Presley and his influence on America in 1957 (reports the Washington Post). Ahmet Ertegun, co-owner of Atlantic Records, described Tarkan as the best showman he had ever seen.
Tarkan was able to climb to the top of the charts without singing songs in English. He took high places in the charts of Russia, Europe and South America with the song “Simarik”. Due to its widespread success, "Rhapsody" recognized Tarkan as a key artist in the history of European pop music with his hit "Simarik", which was the basis of his further promotion.
